New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-01
LAURA,s LECTURE.
Hrs. Fairs Latest FOI1y-An Interview
with the New Lectures.

I
| From sae San Francisco Chronicle. November 10
| The announcement made exclusively in
| yesterdays Chronicle that Mrs Laura D.
| Fair was about to aspire to the honors OF
| the rOstrum created profound sensation
| IN this city. What COMPOUNDED impu-
| dencep what pure, unalIoyed, aAadul-
! terated, cussedness y What stupendous
! cheek r. g. What glazing brass; what cool,
| calm effroutery = were the expressions
heard on every corner. The announcement
! absolutely stunned the community, and
! hundreds there were who could not believe
| but that the whole thing was a joke perpe-
| trated upon the Chronicle, until they saw
I for themselves the enormous yellow posters
| and read that touching auusiOD to the
| sunny cline in which the coming IeeturesA
| WAS born.
THE LECTURES AT HOME.
! Anxious to secure the fullest particulars
| of Mrs. Fairs coming debut IA the lecture
| field and to find out what are her literary
| plans for the future, d Chroaia5s reporter
| last evening called on her ut her library,
| No. 40 kearney street. Mounting the
| staircase the reporter pulled bell, and in
| few moments response came in the per-
son of motherly looking lady, whom he at
! once recognized as Mrs. n. & Smith. Mrs.
| Smith is we'll known for her kindness to
! literary people of all classes. Said the re-
! porter MIS-. Sultuf uOSS MIS- 4 AiGf the
| distinguished lecturesg, reside heref
Yes, SIR" was her response, F'y0u will
| find her in room No. 6. Thas is her study.
| She is doubtless buried up to her ears in her
| books and papers. She is very busy noy
| with her literary Iabors, which ct this time
| are very heavy; bdt walb in; perhaps she
| San spare YOu moment
IN THE LECTURES LIBRARY.
| The reporter tapped on the door, and p
sweet, giihsh Voice from %ithin aaid:
Who's theref ~
| Can l see you moment, Mira. Fairs
This door opened instantly, and be8uti
full white haRd grasped the reporters in "a
cordial welcome. The hand vaS bespat
tered with ink and thise together with the
mass eli books, papers and manuscripts
which bestre ged the floor, betrayed abe
pro ession Of the person before him.
''Xou find mo terribly upriQe d0%n, Mp.
p" valid the lecturesR, but am very
glad TO see you. You SEQ am preparing
au entirely news lectures to be gi@en on
Thursday Right. and am up to sny eyes i8
work"
s. Saving, Mrs S'uir ewcpg gracefully to
her sost, and pushing aside IL pile Of manu-
script. prepared 10 listen bn What GhS re"
p0T5eG dad to saJo
THg LhCTURESs 9IEGsEf.Ro
Mrs PAit was looking remarkably sell
Size had en- ~ plain though FFEP :ich black
silk the skirt out with q tremendous br;Lin
@n. wholly devoid Of :r.mmiug, The waist
Rg u trimmed Wiz. deep Hack lace and BatiD
piping. and the SeaNes were SUIT long and
Rowing. 4 GgJA:. g hite lace solar. gath
cred at the fhrna: "ith q BLACK Jet Qins
formed the only soIabrRnfRs OF beg attire.
Mrs. Fair WaHrs no valuable ornaments.
Besides the pin referred to, ehe had jos ear
dvups aud bracelets. and long black thick
cord around her neck. formed OF siik braid
ami jot beads. Her golden hair was ar
ranged q !s Gree IN her forehead and fell
down hey back IL d protQsjon of SugIa and
amber Sresseso
Az RoUB WIFE THE EEGTUGEa9.
Tier large writing table Ras % mass OF
literary surroundings. Books, manuscripts.
diariyg,, volumes by distinguished authors,
pens, paper-boldcIs, pen-wipes, Jlottiug.
pads, dictionaries and piles OF cards, notes
and Othrr correspondence lay scattered
about in the most charming literary con-
fusion. Among the volumes the reporter
noticed the works OF V0i!aire. ." Bakers
Saints Rest" Bunyun's ''Pilgrim's Prog
ress.' 'Stobef on Insanity" e The Life of
Daniel McFarlnnd," Lille and Times OF
Daniel l. SickIrs" ''Gyndaie's Fragments
of Science" MIS-. Stoves ''L4Idy Byron"
hull" gher" was also e complete TIE of
the Ne,cs Lister and bound volume vi JLe
Letters OF Lady Mary WORTHY Montague.
The fepor6rg made brief survey 0E all
Cheese evidences of literary culture and
then said: "'Wel. Mrs. Fair. the announce
meut that you we're about fk" th+' lee
Eure felc! in San FE4nci G has RFoaSai cone
siderable @1citen!"nt III h4's'ry s41' 5"siA'
ionaOIe circles"
Mrr. Fair (with clear, 'iivery taught:
YesB Well. I'm not much prBed as
that. Yuu know I am At!eTGte&r b. pro.
fession. { hen. with misohIevouB lookt,
You have Doubtless seen SVIne O$ any ygILo
ingse have you n0tS
AER FIRST LITERARY EFFORTS.
Reporteg--f Yes: remember veil sour
adlnirh BILE letters an She a"l' Iee and prac
lice OF love. h!cb. l believe were UnGs
oolated ia volume were theS aOtS
AIRS Fair with another beasltlui !nugh i !
Oh Yes ShOse letters have been xGettly :
admired. but they wa5" "mong my earlier =!
productions &pd can hardly be regarded 40 !
l. test OF NY abilities yheP ere Nlere !
fragments Of sentiment as ] fit It 1T III. !:
time, and were Aey9y really Intended ios !
publication. !
ReYorter-H presume your coming lecture !;
will excite great Sn.cSo8o IN tito city; Gl4l i: ;
MOTT
Mrs Faiy~-Oh. presume SO. hus do nc: !
fear that It viii or.Bt.' such onthueiitsm as !
might produce enl0B1TiAsemt { know
there are many here who mAy censure rnT
course, in making debut SO soon. bat de
not believe that GLASS Of 0eopia are ORin'T. 7
Gus.
Reportpr~OO you nos fear that the sui-
deunres OF your determination may produce /!
sing del&OnHtrASl0B an the D ghC al
your lectures
MIRA y ir-Nn iptayine noH. 2 eupOps.