Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-21

From the Boston Herald.
Mrs. Stowe composes with perfect facility. hce
thoughts flowing so freely and uninterruptediy,
and her pen being so obedient TO their course
that her manuscript always goes TO the printers
In Its first DRAFT. She never goes back 10 revise
or correct, and does not even take the trouble
was quite different in this respect, for, with his
manuscript, he was continually hesitatinc
scratching out and changing expressions over
and over again. Mrs. Stowe has no regular
hours devoted to literary labor, but writes
when she feels most In the mood. When tired
OF the pen she relieves herself by taking M
palette and brush having q decided artistic
talent which she exercises principally In flower
painting, . lore for flowers being one OF her pas
sions.
Mrs. Stowe is OF medium height. with a slight
figure and a thoughtful face. full OF refined
character. her features combining strength and
delicacy In expression. Her gray hair Is almost
snowy. She dresses with extreme simplicity
and In good taste. She has an easy, unassum-
ing way. an air of genuine old New England do
mesticity, which shows that her numerous
papers on house and home topics are based ON
practical experience.
Her regular home lie in Hartford, place en-
deared to her by the associations OF girhood.
Her house Is on Forest street. IL is OF brick
with tastefuIly plain exterior painted light
buff, and Ia surrounded by pleasant grounds
The three celebrated authors who may be said
TO form Hartford literary trio are near neigh
bors. Mr.. Clemens (''Mark Twan') living next
door, while Charles Dudley Warmers home is
not five minutes away. The interior OF Mrs.
stoves house Is unassumingly comfortable.
There are many souvenirs OF travel and interest
ing associations including portraits presented
her by distinguished foreign friends gained by
her labors for the cause OF freedom. On the
walls are also many Of her own flower paintings,
the clustered favorites OF her beloved New Eng
land fields being side by side with the gorgeous
flora of Florida.
Mrs. Stowe and her family live In an atmos-
phere OF perpetual summer their winters for
the past sixteen years having been spent amid
the orange groves Of Mandarin her Florida es-
tate on the st. John river. Her picturesque
cottage Is shaded by the dense foliage OF mag
nincent live oaks. and from the point on which
II stands there Is an uninterrupted view for
miles, both up and down the broad and beautI-
full river. Notwithstanding her abolition ante
cedents, she and her family have received moth
ing but kindness from her southern neighbors
although the press, I'm some instances has been
violent in its assaults. or the celebration of
her SEVENTEEN birthday. Mrs. Stowe saws that
she feels a little embarrassed, since IL will be
the first birthday she has ever celebrated, she
having been brought mp I'm the old-fashioned
manner, which MADE no account Of birthdays or
OF few other sentimental occasions. She never
could succeed In remembering when the day
came around, and once, having made q number
OF good resolutions for the occasion, after the
manner OF many other people, she found that
she had made them on the wrong day.