St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-26
OTHERS OF THE CRAFT.
Minor Gossip OF American and
English Authoresses.

LuStISu n uGuOFtSSCSs
Miss Amelia B. Edwards, the author
who, it said, is soon TO visit America,
has travelled over pretty much the rest
of the globe already, and it is to be
hoped that she will not find us less in
teresting than her friends the Dolo-
mites and the tribes who live along the
Nile, a fayorite field of travel OF Miss
Edwards. When not ION the road" as
it were, the author spends most of her
time at her quiet home near Bristol,
Eng. She is great believer in vigor-
GUS and systematic exercise, and in her
grounds she has laid out walk, the
two makes one mile. On this ''track."
in all seasons, rain or shine, she walks
her half mile before breakfast, touch
ing an index finger at the end of the
path to see that she faithfully performs
her stint, and walks another half mile
directly after breakfast. At dinner
time she repeats the mornings perform
ance.
Most of her time has been spent of
late years in the service of the Egyp-
tian Exploration society, an enterprise
in which she is profoundly interested.
Her novel writing is done with iabOrl-
GUS care. and often two years pass after
story is begun before it is finished.
Her plot is laid out most deliberately.
altered and arranged over and over
again until it is both consistent and
striking. and when the work of writing
is begun every scene described is either
visited or vigorously read up" Moth.
ing is stated which is not verified; II
her characters are fictitious, the scenes,
''ship talk or whatever she may be
describing are founded on fact. Oddly
enough, it is rule of the author never
to draw any character from real life.
Miss Edwards has strong, handsome
face, and will aSsuredly find many read
ers of her novels in this country to give
her hearty welcome.
1t is said that Mrs. James T. Fields is
spiritualist, and that she frequently
holds seanceS in her home on Charles
street, Boston. The truth of this story
may be doubted, but if she does hold
these communings with departed spirits
she has in her house an extraordinary
array of mementoS to receive the ghosts
of famous men. During the life of her
husband. the publisher, he collected
constantly autograph letters of great
men, annotated editions and original
manuscripts. His opportunities for
gathering such material were, of course,
very great in his own connection with
the authors, but he also spent much
time and money collecting additional
varieties in Europe. If the spooks are
in the habit of visiting Mrs. Fields
house. they will certainly find much to
interest and recall to them the days that
are gone.
A friend recently asked Lucy Lar
com what were her literary plans, and
her answer was an interesting one:
81 never have plans l get interested
in what am writing and wait myself
to see how it will come ont. Ii l told
what was thinking about or trying to
do [ should never finish anything; l
fear it would take away my own inter-
est in the matter. After thing is done
and off it is different. Then can let it
go; not before"
Miss Kate Sanborn, who compiled
much-quoted volume OH s'The Wit OF
Women" is preparing volume OIL the
Eminent Women of New York"
Gail Hamilton has been visiting Mrs.
Harriet Prescott Spofford, at the latter's
home in NeWburypOrt, Mass. and also
at the poet Whittier's.s
Miss Victoria Stuart MOSby, the
twenty-year-old daughter of Col. John
S. Mosby, is now almost entirely deyot-
ing herself to literary work. She is eX-
ceedingly clever, writes well, and ner
productions thus far have reflected the
highest credit upon her literary powers.
Miss Mosby is diligent reader, close
student, and is happiest with pen or a
book in her hand. Together with her
distinguished father, she will spend the
greater part of the winter in Washing
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