Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-31

Persons not acquainted with Miss Morris
might suPpuSe, from her highly emotional
acting that she was hardly Of a dumestlc
turn but she loves her home and STAYS IN II
more than almost any woman uf the drama.
| likcn,ri her n"lc uf life somewhat TO PATHS,
VIII" has castle in Wales and comes down 10
London 10 sing, often by express train, and
EotS back h-twt.n her nights Mr Harriet
her husband, h'u--ht place of about THREE
acp7~ and a half. IN the midst II fine country
estates, and only few rnls hack uf the Hud-
son river He rents, h,sid,s, alout eighteen
acres uf ground for 80 wear whrr. b..
mak,> crops and has hay and pasture They
Keep five servants on the grounds rails, fruits
l-rll,~ ami fancy things, have five or Six
vehicleS IN the stables, and krel both Saddl,,
ami CarrlaT" hnr>,~ She l. a iint. rider AMI
oft. n C"S over that high lufatuatlus ruuu-
try. The huus" - rmhuwvud IN hedge. stone
wall and >hruhE'rN, and Is IA frame houS,,
ln,d with hrick, quite compact and rest
giving. In front i a naTroW, high porch.
with easy seats for kunEing, on the sid,
toward the city Is a purts C1,chere and on the
northern side Is a glass NeTanla.
Entering Tiara Morris hIuSr, Won notice
that there arc fine dogs around. both for
watching and for pets BY the way. one Of
the mon had he,'n hltt,'n toy dog day or
t"" hefore- In that part Of the country thrv
sN'in t. keep - many dogs that thyY are eIl
teElug th" drmt~n,S Of the nrlghhOrS. and
sometimes rumr IN t. bite. There Is a broad
hail IN the hul~'. and un the right is a con
verSatlon room, dlled with souvenirs aG the
stage, sketch hunkS, albums. presents from
contemporaries. and | observed "A pair Of
"aS-S ah"ut a. high "A grown man In the
rear NJ tbs Tuor'l l. the dInlng room. retired
from acCN=SS al very Cnzy and agreeable.
ACT'~s the ha-. IN the 'front.' Is Mr. Har-
riots literary and correspondence r,om
Tho cellar contains winu closet and fine
larder.
FAITHFUL HUSBAND.
Mr.. Harriet l. u good business man and
huuN' keeper: he manages the infinite amount
Of Curpsl ondcnce required to make the en-
gagementS of his wife, and go,> along to su-
pnrnt"nd both her health and her playing
She travels with a company, and the procur-
ing Of this and keeping things i'll order nocu-
pies mans whole time from Septemhec until
April Mr.. Harriet says that there are moro
theatres bling erected in AmeTica now than
at any time IN his experience, and that nearly
every theatre wants some prominent star to
come and oI"n II, - that he Is btset,
There i hardly any artISss of our DAY with
the literary qualifications Of Clara Morris
This Is the more remarkable because h,r
health Is very preCariuus Nevertheless She
looks better now than for the past ten Years.
her flesh stenlS harder, the lines Of h,r inter
estinS face more expressive, and she hs.~ NJ
Ss'elng ryFN which not only ar,
mental force, hut a ~ rtaln kind of Inspiration
In her conversation she l. very original &. az.
excellent critic and iSguite capable uf takiu.
a play "a pr,rs and tran>pooInG II ~ Il, a.
mend the defects of the author who may
have made an aHti-ClimaX when She can Spr g!
chance for a climax She desires 20 pluN
some new parts but the demand Is greater
for her 10 cnnriuue in the roles she has b,--:l
giving for almost twenty years think SIC
Is about 81 years Old. hut at home she looks
Ia be a Young girl who had hardly yet en-
tered upon married life. Her mother. Mr..
Morris, Is a quiet. happy naturcd woman
greatly absorbed in her daughter "-"Guth- :"
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