The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13
LITERARY
A Noted Washington Correspondent.

Every woman who reads the papers at
all has seen something from Mary Glenn
mer's pen. Her letters are probably the
best known, the best writer OF all the
mass of correspondence emanatlng from
the capitol. 1t is eleven years since hrst
i read her fresh, bright description OF the
great men and strange customs OF Wash
inoton. 1t is eleven days since first saw
the writer. The tired young mothers
who have read her letters while they have
rocked their babies to sleep, the girls
who have poems pasted In their scrap
books: the care-worn housewives who
have slips hidden in their work-baskets;
the cav women whose lives never seem
so meaningless as when they see this Wo-
mans work, Il know can have no pleas
anter hours occupation than to 60 with
me and see Mrs Clcmmer in her home. A
brick house covered by vines, on Capitol
hill, in sight of the great capitol building
itself an inspiration-high up,and over
looking the city and the Potomac. A lit
tie black house-maid opens the door, and
saws Miss Mary is at tea. A hall with
dark bare floor spread about by rugs;
parlor with carpet OF gray velvet, Dor
dered bv blue aud maroon; chairs IN
white covers; curtains crisp and frosty
pictures Oh the walls, pictures on easels
room heated from unseen fires; fragrance
OF roses in the warm air. Before we are
seated the back parlor door opens, land our
hostess comes in with a manner OF natur-
alness and sincerity reaasurins. She Is
younger than | expected, scarcely 30
Her form is tall and elegant, she wears q
black grenadine trailing in the stylish
way that only tall people can manage. A
narrow pink ribbon is tied about hel
waist in girlish loops, and a bit Of the
same ribbon fastens her linen collar
Her arms are plump and white ano
braceeted, and shown to advantage by
elbow sleeves. There are no ink STAINS
on her fingers, nor ragged hose peeplns
above her neat slippers, nor any sugges
tion of the blue stocking in look or con
yersation. She talks of her flowers, ant
we bend together over the vases titled b.
roses. that are scattered over the table
and mantles.
..The last. | cut the last bud from m
garden to-day, and the frost has touches
my cypress vine that was hanging full G
little red stars. Tomorrow must cut
down. am moving my house plants IL
doors to-day. Are you fond OF flowers
| thought so. | am glad"
You are admiring that little paintin
"a spray of arbutus. 4 young girl gay
me that and this glove-box. Isn'tlt love
lv2 Too pretty to put upstairs. Sh
tainted them both, and this little candle
stick and candle. She sent them for tn
pleasure had given her by my letter.
She has more than repaid me IN pleasure
am sure.
The box is of wood, painted pale blu
with pink and white mornlng-glorlt
dronped over it. The candlestlck blu
with morning-glories wreathed about
and the wax candle is painted IN spray
The design and work are lovely.
Mary Clemmers father and motht
live with her. The mother she brings
and introduces with sweet pride. "isn
If shame for such little mother to hay
50 bio daughter. l can carry her a
over the house in my arms" Inc h1t
mother has big clear eyes ana smoo
shining hair. and when we talk toSeth
OF her daughter, and | say "How prot
YOU must be-" she answers quietly, 4
it is something to give children to q
world who make it better, even IL ma
not done much myself outside q hume
home. Tie children take up and car
out the work l should have liked TO DO
had locke d at the cool freshness
the window curtains until no longer
press my admiration of them. 81 MAJ
them myself. There is more than
hundred yards of hand sewing on them
said my hostess. | examined them clos
IL. the rolled hens in the muslin sms
as a hair, the wide Cluny insertion WIN
ped on the wide Cluny edge. You c.
sew, then. as we'll as you write9" "B'
ter" is the answer. I have no daugl
err to leave them to. They ought to
down to posterity, there is SO much VIC
on them.n Then the linen covers 1
lifted. and show me alternate blue a
maroon satin chairs, to match the bort
If the carpet. I am taken to the t