The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-08-05
MISS CLEVELAND.
A Correspondent Visits Her at Holland
Patant-She viii Write "a Book Giving
Her Experiences.


Holland Patent is quiet village of
500 inhabitants. Miss Cleveland's home
occupies conspicuous position in the
centre of the village, and stands upon
lawn of five acres, studded with shade
trees and ornamented with flowers.
The name of the village dates back to
colonial times. One OF the Georges en-
dowed one Holland with tract OF 25,-
600 acres by '1etters patent" and on
one corner of this ancient estate stands
the village of Holland Patent
Miss Cleveland's home is a two-story
cottage, originally the Cleveland home
stead, which she has recently purchased,
together with the five acres surrounding
it
The correspondent stated to Miss
Cleveland that the announcement that
she had become editor of literary
magazine in Chicago had created wide
spread interest, and those people who
had only known her as the sister of the
President and the dispenser of social
courtesies in the Executive Mansion
were anxious to know something about
the literary side of her life.
81 don't like being interviewed" she
said. I've had enough of that business
in Washington. The omnivorous, ON
nipresent reporter followed me every
where with his argus eyes. | think if
Pharaoh, King of Egypt, had been smit-
ten with plague OF reporters he would
have let the children Of Israel 60 much
sooner than he did. Imagine his being
walked up at night every half hour by
somebody inquiring after the health of
his imperial serenity"
i She spoke but little of her engage
ment with the Chicago publication. She
stated her chief reason in connecting
herself with literature in the West was
that the magazine in question had aims
and ambitions IN entire harmony with
her own views. She believed that the
time had arrived when the West, rec
ogniZing its needs, could and would
support literature of purer, deeper and
more thoughtful intelligence, of higher
aims, of grander sentiments, and of
more refined culture than that which
had proved remunerative to its pub
fishers in the past. She believed that
as the commerce of Venice gave birth
to its spiendors of art, so the commerce
OF Chicago on the shores of the West
ern Adriatic would give birth to liter
ature and an art that would surpass
that Of any other city in the country.
She would not say Just when she would
go to Chicago, but it would be after her
summer holiday was over.
In reply to u question as to the fnan-
cial success OF her work on George Eliot
she replied: Il received $4,000 from
my publisher for that book, and the
first thing | did with the money was to
purchase and refurnish the old home
stead. l live here III the enjoyment of
refined tranquility. | have realized a
long cherished dream of my life. Attend
ed by two maids and secretary, | am
ehappy in my seclusion. If it interests
you to know it, L may say | am going
to write a book entitled 'Ex-Rex and
Rex which will embody my experien-
ces OF Washington society. No one car
imagine what the sensation is to be
suddenly elevated from obscurity to the
very apex of society in moment, as it
We're, without Warning-to a position
entirely unsought and undreamed Of
and then to descend from that position
and look back upon that glittering year
of my life, with its wealth of asSocia-
JlOuh, VIII It's LldL NtIOlio CAI)tIItnC0S.
These things | cannot tell you of. /
must write them in a book | will
write of Washington, not to make my
book sell, but for the love Of telling my
past feelings. l have nothing but praise
and love for the ladies of Washington.
| met there some OF the noblest people
in the world. | met ladies born and
reared in af1iuence and position. They
infinitely charmed me. L have no means
OF knowing yet how they regard me,
but | will ever regard them with the
kindest of feelings, particularly the wife
of Senator Logan, who is. perhaps, the
most popular person in Washington.
Miss Cleveland is not a mere book
worm. She has a splendid horse and
road-cart. and is a good and fearless
driver, and when she gets upon Michi-
gan avenue she will let Chicago see a
new type of author who can make time
on gravel as well as pilot literary
magazine. - Holland Patent (N "
Cor. Chicago Tribune.