New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-14
GEOEGE ELIOT AND GEORGE LEWES.

MISS FIELD DEALS EFFECTIVELY With AN AssML'
ANT-E%GLI>u TFSIIMONY-TROLLOPE, DU MAU-
RIER. AND OTHERS.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: On the death of George Eliot was asked by
yen TO furnish for the next days tribune an article
upon this gifted woman. did all that was pos
siblc for me to do IN two hours, recalling first
interview with George Eliot, which occurred
when was very young. My "reminiscences sue
crcdcd an obituary notice written IN TIE lRBUNE
Oilicr, and as there happened to be a discrepancy
between the two, The ironing Post of December 2l
made it the subj of the following leader
mis-, KATE FIELDS RrMINIscENCFs.
II dstrep~s - be- able, but we ike to gci a.
an tx lc Understanding oil lhiuss' IN ihE lEib, ~
ci'o:i sk'jc. OF Geogr E1oi IL T. SAID ta ny Lev -
lUt her novel, Adam Bel, tnat T'g'rllHs UNI t
novel rs WORK o. genus Mr.. L'"tn Sp ,t
ing Otter mean, Of gai ing that acguninlanc",
he aUdrc sed letter to hcr htrOdi,ing hlWse, We
have no qudrrr that version OF the aiiIr Il Is as
good Frooahc. aad rs tiu' donll - s any oi Tue
accounts giVea ADD contr"1'ct'd rom lhne |"
IT,, % S mad, t,r"t,. Ellot in r. l. TruGpr's house
reports cuAyc. -a;ipl Win George EIO me- So Whch
p.zz cs not ntir: According 10 Mss Fields AZ
war, vi or reviews hecausr knew little
| Of humanity md dOup whether should ever nave
y,fIur,,I u,1l Il LOyrl hAd Mr.. Lives m 10
| H. 10 ltm eubuitt ms Scem'S Of Clerical L!".'
tn,r s,a.r5 81 t.r worth Ol winch was NJ G0un MI
Lew, u,i,ed rpoE their publication, and the success
| nu N end to niy rcy!ew~. All ny manu-. cripts pass
iirI, his sutls before they admitted 10 toe pub
| ne. ii - NY rrit q ANA ny mslriton"
Sow lie 3.u.s o. CeiicaI Le" w,r' publ shed botn
-cltiy auI IN hook i"rin be ore - 'nm Is d' was
printed aud II pz2ts rs % Huu"lstlhH 40" hs' i.N's
| happened 70 submit the stories 10 9ir L,"c' before
nrr pai' itlon more n 10 ~" St SH t%ra ~,
tacifd Dir. LcwrF' a. cntio' D',oio M - VS. "t
her that introducing hIhsrl, aud before the bo"h
or written. H. 1H TRRuSE say, Mr. Lewcs1 ntten-
toh was nr-' a'rir,,d 10 scr Ad III h,ar' we AN,
aa. Fen, that p" dOuD.rl net nrr shr ever would have
v.niuicd up'n novel had no. Nh 1--we, urged mr. 10
We au ~ II this nat .cr closely because Miss Felos
rom ,sc"ur. t;r all r. rctcc7-'p'nd or i'cr
va lr upon ,Icr accuracy ana % 81" Remembers t"dt
& ORG. Eiui sd L2s NiIch sIc could not ,aI" "i'd,
nrr cOpfl,ion ~ m $40 tngnwS painu dnlb's upon
thc arcrIy al tl1t sue ir4 us -, tina; evening We
canuu lei -uc cS. %, tue "m.rul' pnar' ~ j. a
.rolopr- uouSr. q" II "a" g nm mrn III RIA. y; We
r,c o. DC rpt Mis- III 'd- rec election Ol he tact
in 'solt Nlud- ais tie hAiinS ,"iaso and Warm II
r,i lcu1ualr oUr ~ thc sprci"l'i'S {" Fllu" IIos
iupc" lIoc ,an be surc that IL Wa noi carct or
Roman puucA
cunic,, That | WIS somewhat nrttlcd Ivy this
article and gave expression 10 ms feelings in
h;rf TpIDrNr A:aIn the LrNiqg Post returned to
tie cl.are,. aud IN much NOR. c"rrtrouS lanSHagr
t.an that previously ustd ca..od upol me 10 make
good nv statement, rs what The lKiBu%E had SAID
was:
In accordance win the common understanding,
1--we, unili FIR Ad3n Il de vs. puu7lro Ihtt hd7
0rrn tue uuvcraa UNDER AMI < ana ''lci,m i i
rr,ird IN tna, brHc ~ ls attrnp 10 measure t.' III
H. nee OF l. Yves, learning and thOaLht upon ueoIBc
E.tt,t
her rr"Uneciun ~ WAht was shld ~ Ii'IV , i'''t
TINS under landing IS utterly wrong and nor only tlI
Later worii, OF GrOrEr lot IN 'AhAh bedu A.'o, ui
nnssihv ry.u tnr sr,nrs u. C. ctictl Iir. were writ
Ten inter- L"wrs4 Influence became directing force I'D
novel written by Gcpr-e Eipt winch can cpnl i'ntly
re ard wholly FREQ from The nAen @ OF hrL aSsocui
ton with n very learned and plu'Ohnd philosophical
thinker whOs- philosophy may hnYr gwen c"."l 10 ~
tina, -ho wrote. Thi-. 1t .eonS TO u.s. - an ~
matter with which the pubtc has "a rlHht 10 c3.t'Ih
l,sell etc. etc 10 Is imp 'rant to know wneh OF th'so
l pOi hcsr- correct both OF them cnlho oe anu US
OF
III Very important pm licnlAEs' VIC ""n' ~ A"o"
the facB, etc, ctc., etc.
Now, Mr. Editor, | had repeated a conversation
which had been so wildly impressed upon my mind
os 70 he absolutely true--to mc-but my memory
ON December % varied not one hairs breadth from
nv memory on December %, what answer could
make that would satisfy the scrpticf NJ only plan
was 70 write to England for the memory
of Others This | did, aud L have received
answers from tho wife of member ol
Parliament from Anthony Irollope, ana llom
George Du Maurier, the arlst. all ot whom
were intimatcs ut The Prory" The lazy writes
" / cannot give you accurate int0rmalOh' thou-"
was an old and intimate friend OF George 'AoV
and mourn her loss deeply. In default sehd you
The Acddenly which gives the truest holice 'I'' ms
vet been written: but hate newspaper goaslppn9
articles especially OF one 81 dear 10 me- " %
hardly my fault That am guli'V ol ""I' '''' ''"
sitive Englishwoman dlsapprovo''
What saws The lcddcnyf 1T was after sho thu'
bccame TN. W #, of Mr. L"wos that all the WORKS OY
which She IA hest known were gwen 10 ITO Woill'
So far. SO good. Mr.. Anthony lroIiope replies
hardly know how to answer yohr let'oF' o'cHu'c'
thouph WAS very intimate with George EIlol, she
meyer smoke TO mo of her life before knew her, nor
"A far rs am aware did she To her other friends
Noy did no. lie was a friendly. aiiechohate man.
but very reticeut. especially as 10 those matters
which concerned her.
81 10 not know whore George Elot anu L7"os
bccome Acquainted. think it WAS in the pages or
Back wood if the word rhere can be appheu TO
meraz.ne. think may say that the TWO were
ocouaipt,d some time before Adam Bcie came
ONT. knew them, living together shortly
after the publication of Adam Bede' Bat my III
formatlon though feel sure of 1t for my own pnF-
noses. cannot DO taken as positive assertion
Fortunately for Inc, one of my correspondents con
assert IA n fact what my memory recalled. MT Dn
Nourier whose gtnus SHINES through THPc"'
writes "a follows: II know very little OF tho pr
sonal history of George Eliot but can NJ
lrast answer part of your question: l"u
| ore ouite right in stating that the friend
| sbin between her and the late George Henry LeweS
hogan before the publication OF "Saenes OF CIercal
Iifep This know from what ho himself has tolu
me. But do not know when they first met 4