The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-14
A CULiUaLD DUoiONlAN.
The La and Literary Work of Mrs. Edna
Especial Correspondence. I

ID. Cheney.
Especial Correspondence
BosToN, June Mrs Edna d. Cheney,
of this city, who has just published sequel
to Ibsen's play, a Dolls House" under
the title of ''Noras Return, - is a very in
teresting figure in Bostonian life Hen
home is in the beautiful suburb of Jamaica
Plain, which is the old family residence OF
the Tcknors and where Charming also
used to live. Mrs. Cheney's maiden name
was Edna Dow Littlehale She was born
in Boston in 1924 In 1856 she married Seth
w. Cheney, an artist of local prominence,
who died three years later. leaving her
with one child, Margaret, who grew up TO
be a gifted and beautiful young woman
and died some four years ago in all the
brilliant promise of her life. Miss Cheney
was one of the few women admitted 10
study at the Institute of Technology. Of
which Gen. Francis J. Walker is president,
and her memory is preserved by the Mar
garet Cheney Room" an apartment fur
nished with articles closely associated with
her, and which is dominated By a fine por-
trait of the lamented friend and pupil
Mrs Cheney's life has been wholly de
and work Her early womanhood was
passed under the most stimulating infu-
ences. She was member Of one Of those
famous conversation classes which Marga-
ret Fullerinstituted in the decade Of 1S3O-40,
when the peerless Margaret" led a tran
scendental talk which made itself the
fashion Of the hour in Boston. There was
rogenerative sort Of gospel in the air The
Ill -
should educate and cultivate the soul, not
the soul the earth. Margaret Fuller held
infinite faith in her own spiritual capacity
and that of others. Mr.. Claiming said Of
her:
Margaret cherished trust in her powers,
= confidence in her destiny, and an ideal Of
her being. place and influence 50 lofty as
70 be cxtravagant In the morning hour
and mountain air Of aspiration her shadow
moved before her. Of gigantic size. upon
the snow white vspor This high prisstess
Of culture found no devotee at her shrine
more ardent and moro receptive than Miss
Littlehale now Mrs Cheney TIE watch
word Of the hour was individual develop
ment and enlightenment Emerson, Mr..
Alcott James Freeman Clarke and Dr.
Hedge were the early friends and com
panions Of Mrs Cheney. An accom- plishsd
scholar. she grew up in an atmosphere Of
choice scholarship and thought
Her l.terary work has been more distinct
i've in quality than great IN quantity she
has written a book called 'Gleanings in
the Fields Of Art" she hss translated
many Of the poems Of Michael Angelo. AID
collected these. with other treusiatioBs
prepared expressly Tor her, into a voIu ne
which j. a valuable contribution 70 con
temporary literature
Mrs Cheney = q leading member Of the
New England Woman's club, and. u the
absence OF lis president, Mrs Howe, usE-
ally presides over its meetings She j. al
officer. too. IN many prominent organic
tons, and = one OF the most influential
mem bers Of the Free Religious Association.
BODY Of rs.iIcsI thinkers which Is the OF
s0ring II Theodore PsTksTis tsschiEgs. ard
whose ueet4 ngs have bseG- UntI rsce1tly
held N the Parker Memorial hall Td-s
edIfce bss E8vv ben sold, passing into zbe
csntroI q TIE c.ty. and IEc Frue Religious
association LIS. % prese1t. 10 Local haei-
ta-Ioa. OF Emerson Ars- Casncy ctlal
speaks As TIE EtE31zzs1, the most spir.r
rzl aud tie Ezos- lacellecr32l7 1n1.zezce -
her LIE
IN writing n imaginary sequel q T.
sens ceIebrate1 drama. Mr. C1eley aAs
attempted - recas~lle Nora sc-s and &
alrsLtt.s b. z-3xlz- "a; as ulss isara