The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-07
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Mrs. Frank LeslieS generous heart and in
teliigent sympathy for everything that is
bright, clever or interesting make her par
lors gathering place for many of the most
delightful people. Her quick intuitions and
the shrewd Judgment which enabled her to
become a successful woman publisher guides
her in the selection Of her guests. 1t is not
only the great and famous who are to be met
in Mrs. Leslies parlors She IS beautiful, tai
ented and rich, her reputation rs a literary
worker of the first rank and business wo-
man among business men is assured, and she
can afford to recognize genius in whatever
guise 1T may present itself.
Mrs. Marion Fortescue, now Mrs. Judge
Robert B. Roosevelt, Was the founder of the
/ Pot Luck Clue, al organization which had
the honor of first entertaining Mr.. Oscar
! Wilde on his visit to America. Her house
was the center of the more politely Bohemian
set, and very jolly place it was, too. Mrs.
/ O. B. Bunce, aunt Fanny" Barrows, Mrs.
Erminnie Smith and several others gathered
about themselves groups of bright people
more or less connected with literature and
art. Mr Edmund Clarence Steadmau's Sun
/ day evenings and Mr.. Richard Henry Stod
/ dards occasional receptions always bring out
a fair quota of genuine literary people, but
! in both instances the hosts far oversnadow
the guests. II is but natural that these ladies
and gentlemen should have swarm of imi-
! tators, and there Is where the fr1 comes in.
The Chrome Literary" set is one of the
most amusing features Of New York society.
/ 1t is so unconvcn:jonally picturesque, so
weird in its make up, and, above all, so ter
/ ribly in earnest. Here one can meet all the
/ ''ologieS' and 'iSms' under the sun. Nine.
Blavatsky's TheosopbIcal society grew to be
very 'chromoey" IN character before the
madame went to England. There IS most
delightful hostess who shall be nameleSs
whose house was dubbed by the irreverent
! The Museum She Is rich and hospitable,
and known almost as well in genuine ''socie-
/ ty' as among the literary set" and its
! chrome hangers on; the best people III New
/ York Srs on her visiting list but she hss
/ peuchant for brains
Sometimes her charming optimism leads
/ her 10 see genius where there Is really moth
/ ing but eccentricity AMI pFetense, but it is,
after ali, an error II al admirable direction.
! There is one thing about The Museum, if
the ehromos are tRere the masters ara there
| too. The wild ana uoouy novelist Of the
| wilderness Is elboEed BY the SSvant whose
fame is the property or two continents. Tue
latest PoeteSs Of green apple passion sits side
by SIDE With tue librarian whose works are
familiar to the reading world Foreign caleb
rites and hsusGred geriEssS, recognized ana
uurecoguizsd, asset a. The Museum" On
o>rnmcn footing. TIE charming hostess has
the same cordial welcome fer all, and. appVe-
| ciating her sincerity, tie public sorgives her
/ mistakes.
/ For season cr more the Marquis &c Leu
J vile was one % TIE bright psrttcular stars OF
The Museum" cotsrle. Finally thar greasy
: and ignpecunisus old huzsoug exhausted his
/ credit on this siae ef TIE scean ani vas
+ obliged - seek BROADER -ielS of action in
London. where t1s He- ,o~giss IN & sort of
second hand furniture business. dividing his
3 time between selling antique chairs aud pos
/ ing aS re iici OF passionate Br1-ptou. as
( Punch dubbed the London chrome LIBRARIANS
1 De LsuTile was lar exazp!e u the