Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-25
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Six Literary Woman.
JEwErT, HARRIS. HowITT. ALcoTT, BUR-
NETT AND SANGSTER.

Miss Sarah Anne Jewett, whose written
works have attracted so much attention OF
late for their natural beauty. is a bright
and handsome Young woman of 30 years,
who in features is represented as bearing
somewhat of a likeness to the Princess OF
Wales. She resides with her mother IN
pretty homestead at South Berwick. Me-,
her birthplace, and among whose woods
and hills she acquired, as q child. that love
of nature which she so charmngly man.
ifests in her writings. As child she was
dreamy and imaginative. and owing to her
delicate health was allowed to enjoy, to
her hearts content. the outdoor life her
narnre craved The woods and hills OF
Berwick. saws friend. were her play
ground. and the birds and flowers her COM
panions. Miss Jewett is passionately fond
of outdoor sports, and rarely summer
afternoon passes that she does not ENJOY
exercise with the oar. In other times OF
the year she can be found in the saddle of
a favorite young horse. galloping through
1.-The country, her face flushed with health
and excitement. In person Miss levitt
IS tall and dignified with high-bred grace
and courtesy of manner which she extends
Ito friend and stranger alike. Her con-
versation is bright and interesting, and
fund of charming wit never tails her. She
manifests the deepest interest IN her lit
erary work. composing and writing quick
", in a bold, neat chirograDhv. All her
works have met with flattering success
among a wide constituency, for whom she
writes all too little.
For children, especially the name of
Hope Ledyard' has peculiar fasclna-
ton The pseudonvm represents bright,
clever womaS known in private life as
Mrs. F. McCready Harris, who resides in
comfortable circumstances in Degraw
street Brooklyn Mrs. Harris has written
moderately of late, chiefly owing to the cares
and anxieties attendant upon the careful
education OF a1arge family OF boys, to whom
she devoted and loving mother. Only
a short time ago Mrs. Harris was as well
known as a lecturer as writer, but tor
nearly two years she has not appeared in
that capacity. The clever little woman
whose writings have been SO much rel
ished by her young readers is precisely
as her books portray her-bright, cheer
full and tull of genial warmth and cordial
tv that wins for her a constantly increas-
ing circle of friends. She is both relig-
ious and charitable, and has sympathe-
tic nature that is Immediately responsive
to any suffering or distress of her fellow
beings Her family of boys is scarcely
less interesting than herself; all are stud
ious. lovers of literature. and bear unmis-
taxable evidences of the mothers careful
training
The statement recently made by ltera-
ry periodical, in answer to an inquiry
from one of its subscribers, to the effect
that Mary Hewitt had died some years
since, was an evidence of how almost en-.
: tirely forgotten is this gifted literary wo-
man. Although nearly SO years OF aye,
Mrs. Hewitt still possesses excellent
health, residing in beautiful Old manse
at Meran, Austria, which she has named
"Marion's Rest" Her surroundings are
of the most pleasant character. her garden
surrounding the house being the favorite
spot OF the venerable au,horess. My
health is as good to-day, if not better, than
90 wears ago" writes Mrs Hewitt, under
date of Dec. IA, land my mental faculties
unimpaired." She is at present actively
engaged in literary work tor the English
periodical Good Words, by which she is
, under agreement to write several papers
during the present year in continuation OF
finds no difficulty in writing or compos-
ing "My thoughts run freely although,
of course. cannot accomplish so large
an amount of work as formerly"
Miss Louisa May Alcott has decided to
pass the winter and spring in Boston, in
the company of her father. Miss Alcott's
methods OF work are exceedingly peculiar
r and she is said to have the wonderful pow
&c ia1op nlosc in how
head at a time, thinking them over when.
, ever she is in the mood. In this way she
l will sometimes carry a plot for years, and
will suddenly find it all ready to be
5 written. Often in the dead waste and
ton, she lies awake and plans whole
chapters, word for word. and when day
light comes has only to write them as il
she were copying. la her hardest work
, ing days she used to write fourteen hours
, in the twenty four. sitting steadily at her
work and scarcely tasting food till her
daily task was done. When engaged in
! the work of composition. her characters
seem more real TO her than actual people.
They will not obey her: she merely writes
6 of them what she seems to see and hear
, and sometimes those shadows whom she
. has conured almost alright her With their
: willful reality. She composes rapid =,
and makes but few correction. or inter
lneations. Il know exactly what | want
, to say" she explains, land there is no
occasion tor correcting or writing over.
, Once put paragraph or a sentence
down, there it is and there it remains I'M
' til put in type 1t is said that very fire.
q quently Miss Alcott never reads over what
o she has written.
n Mrs. Frances Iodgson Brunette, entire
;. " recovered from her recent illness. has
p resumed her literary work at her luxu-
, rious Washington home. She is n lady OF
b. tolerably petite stature. a pleasing and
rather handsome face, with features large
= and expressive Her hair is of reddish
tinge. not unlike that of Ella Wheeler
the poet. She is a most vIvacious and en-
tertainug conversationalst, and finds nc
Il difficulty in interesting as well "a charm
It ing the gatherings of friends who regularly
: assemble at her home. Mrs. Burnett has q
y decided tendency for dress. and her ward
y robe is as costly as it is strikinglv indica
: tive of good taste. Her husband DR.. Swar
:, NJ. Buruette. who is a physician of large
practice in Washington. is devotedlv at.
= tached to his gifted wife, and it is through
:, him that all her literary engagements are