Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-16

Sketches of the Descendants of the
Puritan5." This was not particularly
successful. Two years later-in 1851
the first number of her serial entitled
Uncle Toms Cabin" was published in
the National Era of Washington.
While writing it Mrs. Stowe is said to
have made the remark to n friend that
if the profits of the story should be
sufficient to buy her a new silk dress
she would be satisfied. The book made
an instantaneous hit, and the proceeds
since then have been something cnor-
nous. The authoress' desire for a new
silk dress has been gratified, and with
the qualification of the simple desire
has come almost unlimited fame and for
tune. Mrs. Stoves later works have
all been kindly received by the
public, but her early venture was her
chef d'oeuvre, and subsequent books
have added nothing to her reputation.
In later life she was for a time editress
OF Health and Home. Almost all her
stories have first been published in
serial form in some one or other OF The
magazines, and later in book form. At
present Mrs. Stowe is quietly residing
in Brooklyn. She bears her advanced
age well.
Among the female novelists in Amer
lea Mrs. Emma Southworth, Us she is
| generally known, or Mrs. Emma ID. Il.
Nevitt,a she should properly be called,
is perhaps the most conspicuous figure.
She was born IN Washington, December
20, 1918, and was married to Mr.. hewitt
in lS4l. Unforeseen circumstances soon
threw her upon her own resources
a few years later, and h turned her
attention to magazine and newspaper
writing. Like Mrs. Stowe, she sent
| her first mDnnSppint tn the National
Era, and in l749 that journal began the
publication of a serial from her pen Gu
titled '~Retribution." Tho publication
of this novelette, was scarcely finished
when she began work on Il story Of a
similar nature, and for many years
thereafter she welded a most prolific
pen. Her works gradually attained
popularity, and in later years
have been widely read in every section
of the country. All, or nearly all, are
OF the society order, and us is generally
the case with novels Of this character,
are especially sought after by mi i.
Mrs. Southwarth's plots all depend upon
the more or less thrilling adventures Of
the inevitable lovers or married couple,
but her clear, smooth-fowing style OF
narrative and intimate acquaintance
with human nature, save her stories
from monotony. For many years her
name has been a familiar n to Amer
lean and English novel readers, and the
demand for her works continues steady.
Her books have such titles as 1.-The
Fatal Marriage, "'"The Wife's Victory, y
THE Lady OF the Isle," etc., and a
glance at a list Of her writings gives an
excellent idea of her constant theme.
OF late years she has written but little,
and passes most of her time in the Sc
clusion OF her homo in the o utskirts Of
New York city.
OF equal repute in her W field was
that charming writer, Louise May
Alcott, whose death Il few months age
brought sadness to the hearts of thou
sands who had passed many o pleasant
and profitable hour in reading hel
stories. Her father, Amos b. Alcott
who was a writer aud philosopher of ne
NEAR repate, resided at Concord, Mass.
al the time of her birth, in 1888, ant
there Miss Alcott passed the greater
part of her busy life. When but II
years old, she began to write for tn,
newspapers, but her work then attracted
no special attention. At the breaking
out of the war she went to the front a!
a nurse in tn. union hospitals, and sem
home letters describing the sorrowfu
sights and scenes which she there wit
messed. These letters were afterwardi
published and attracted some attention