Telegram-herald., 1889-04-26

and successful a. least % tlts extent OF
plIng up . tiS bank account. They have
been r0undly abused by tho reviewers for
their books. AID have been accused os
ssnsatlonaiism. and OK panderiug 20 the
aahsslthy lovers II the FreAca school ot
ronlancers
Mrs ArAerton s a widow. aua lives IA
lat ia tifty-uiutA street. New York, vita
beg maid. S1e aboV, - years Of age. and
ls ~ oman of fascinating manners aad ap-
p-arance. she is tail and sraeef4l, her hair
IS ~ = golden hue, her eyes are dAgk blue
and capable OF y variety Of expressions
When called she WAS dressed IN black
velvet lea gown. trimmed with white lace
down the front, and she wore a particularly
handsome opal pin.
Where 10 you get your characters
trong she was asked. 'Age they from
life, or the creations OF your own fancy"
Il DO not draw my characters direct
from l.fe. sle replied. but still they are
al types % men aud women that are 10 be
met constantly
What books DO you like 20 read''
inquired. by way of learning the spring OF
her Inspiration.
We'll. should Ike frat 10 say that l
10 not read French novels. say this be
cause = prominent reviewer has recently
made the assertion that I read and copy
them rs much as possible. This - alto
gether untrue have not read "A dozen
French novels IN my life. Ny reading IS
chiefly confined 70 essays, history and
poetry. | am extremely fond of poetry.
never cared for novel reading very much,
but still have taken sort of pride in
keeping up with the novels OF to-day Ny
g. A ~r.fh h,-
thorne aud Bret Harte, but / much prefer
he English novels. consider the
most remarkable novel cf the past few
years IS THE Story of an African Farmer"
by Olive Shoiner, a young English girl.
am also great admirer Of Herbert
Spencer and his philosophy. l consider
that be has proved rs cOncluSively "a any
one yet that there is no such thing as free
will"
How did you begin your literary
work 20
Il have had tho creative faculty from q
child. II is q natural gift. | read stories
from the time | was four years of age, and
as I grew older l wrote stories. When
girl at school some OF the other girls W. uld
bring blank books 10 me and | wrote
stories for them. | continued 20 write
after | left school, and at that time had
great desire To become an author, but
through combination OF reasons did not
publish. | wrote for the san Francisco
4rG0n0ut. NJ. Summers was AZ that time
editor. He did more 20 train NE in regard
20 ostyie than any other person though have
never studied any other for style.
Il don't know anything about current
literature, but cannot understand why
the word sensational is so often used ~
al epithet Of opprobrium. Why almost
all tho great writers have been 'sensa-
tiOnaL' Shakespeare WAS sensational. Take
Macbeth a an example, that Is a melo-
drama. Jane Eyre Is sensational, and
even Daniel Derouda' Is sensational and
that is the reason it = the most readable
thlng "Gsorgr Elliott" ever wrote l OBJ
isct % being ciassed with the 'erotic
school, It Is not probable that I shall
ever write two novels alike. Iwrite on the
subject which occurs 10 me. I hate sO-
,iety and don't care 20 write about t.:
prefer 70 write a story nearer 10 nature.
The scene % my next story will probs oly
De laid ia California
"What 10 you think Of Ameilo RivesS'
II havs never read any of her books
througA. I thiak she "a a clever girl but
somewhat impctuous. She wrote her
novel. Tho Qaick or tho Dead" under
pressure 81 great excitement. She was n
country girl and had nothing 20 do but
think about herself, and got into a state
Of great excitement. L - really not an
immoral book bat a very hysterical book" -"
CHAT WITH MISS DAINrRET.
Miss ianra Daintrey was NJ home when
caAeA she occupies rooms il Twenty