The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-21
lYacr,l0:l sseql5ter
IN occasional correspondent
Il'rTTER l'c FROM NEW YORK.

occasional Correspondent'l
TIFTlBR FROM NEW YORK.
,y,.r to v,n"'e nesm-Hes ,.cM c"re., e.
an Aru-t-Fashions-Ho" to
"..,-Ihe FIRST Snow.
NV YoRK, November Is. 1872.
,trors Of the Register: :,
last | laid l would give an
,,,opD, Of one or two interviews had
~ Ir;,b Winnie Ream. Many of your
,I.-s no doubt, know all about Vim
b,, still one likes to hear what the
,I,t-,ted Of the country say and dc
-, person comes in personal con-
w., with them. | was introduced to
I.sho,t ten days since. by a mutual
.,j At the Brooklyn Rink. Miss
DAM hal at that time, an extempor'
~ .,nd.o at the Rink, and was the
,,,,,. Of attraction to thousands who
.r.,5sdthe exposition. Many thronged
'.,,oi the rallied enclosure, where she
,,J intent upon her work, as utterly
,5,orbed as though alone
NJ friend stepped inside the enclo~
r.. following him closely. As soon
,..bs perceived him she came forward
al with a peculiar look at her hand,
,,i,b was covered with clay, rubbed it
.,r. s;de o. her blouse and frankly
.s,,L hands with him; she then pre-
,.,,sd her hand to me, with a smile
,.,n one SIDE OF her mouth, as much
.,fo.,y Il shall not blame you if you
,.Y., to take t." | did not refuse and
m,Dl that the clay dii not soil my
,5y, In person she is rather under
~ medium size, with fine features,
,s.r ms.rous brown eyes, her hair
,S.owp back from broad forehead and
.,iog in natural curls TO her waist.
g.- teeth are regular and she shows
nm when she laughs, which is but
..iom. but smiles chase each other
.:ym eve 10 Up in continual stream.
HOW WAS SHE DRESSED ??
Wait Mrs. Grundy until | try a@d re.
rsmbsr. was so much interested in
v,cnrny her at work aud in hearing
her talk | almost forgot to notice her
lies All, YES, | remember now, Tor
heard one of the Gundry family re-
mark: "Well, suppose she could not
he dressed NJ mucn to DO such dirty
work. (?), but do think she might
box little better than that :!
Dirty work, to create as it were, out
Of tn dustof the earth, forms OF beauty
which delight the refined and pure in
slmost everv land | turned and
noticed the dress OF the lady who had
msie the rem ,rk and she might have
answered for a fa-hion plate in one o.
our leading journals. i then noticed
Mss Reams dress 1t consisted OF
SIMPLE black alpaca skirt and calico
bop.e high neck and long sleeves, very
.oO.. and comfortable. All the time
.he talkei to my-e,f and friend sht
keyt unconsciOu~ly moulding little
pece OF clay, and l could not keel
from smiling as observed the differes,
forms it assumed under her dett fingers
During her .tav at the rink SIZE mod
slei ilrDm Ii e Mr.. Powell, the Mayor o
B-ooslyn Mr. Cornell and two litl'
cl'lir-n, and su ceeded admirably il
each Gaze.
AT WORK.
While At work her lips are tight,
cos i, an earnest sadness settles owe
her tra'urts, aud her eyes seem TO b'
g,z Dg r sht into the model before her
lis strange II fad the crowd arounc
her 50 silent. They wa'ch every move
4.nt with the utmost intensity. The
blsr, or whatever she happens TO be a
Eo's npon, is PLACID on u common
c)untng-hOusa stool; a colored girl
Thom -he called Fanny, moistens tn'
cav and works it a. though 1t were
d)u,n aDtil it becomes Of the proper
cons st-ncv tor use. Miss Ream hold'
small quantity in her lett hand anc
with the irgrrs of the right she place:
."te bns here and there, putti"g them
hTa, rubbing them up, smoothing
with the end o. her torefinger, making
little rdS Se- and valleys, until 10! out o
Tue cav spring the breeze blown curls
c'aLby creeks and pouting lips o
children, the massive brow and sterr
Np' OF manhood, and the ideal creation
o. her own Imagination.
Mss Ream, who, bv the way, is o
Scottish descent, and boasts "the blue
blood OF the isles" was born in Madi'
'lN, Wisconsin. Her father at one time
"'s State Treasurer. Winnie WAS edu'
Gated at the Christian College, o
G'.umbls, Mo. During the stormy
lays OF the rebellion her family resided
a. Washington. A few visits to th'
sumo Of q sculptor in that city decided
tne bent Of her genius She wen
nome, procured clay and commenced tt
Io!eI, until the Violet" an ideal hns
ayoung girl, garlanded with violets
,"ced the critic of the Capital to &C.
ADn"Ieig ige the presence Of a new artist
her fr,t work from life was the mod
~ Togo Of the twin daughters Of Mr.
DaIS, the architect of the Capitol, 6
So'X So'X which served to confirm the yer.
t az, which the universal voice OF taste
u'l Already pronounced.
OTHER IDEAL WORKS,
me Morning Glory" and the But
"'IS' and busts OF Thaideus Stevens
- Nsverty johnson, and OF the la
usoied President Lincoln, followed ir
'ap1a succession, and filled the Capita
,,' "''n me anne of the fair sculptures. A
.~endld IDEAL design Tor a fountain
'sP'esentlng the Goddess Of Liberty
;SalT9oded by female figures represent
Last, West, South and North, was
'el nrst great worl and uon upiveraQl