Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-18

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in book form in 1852 and in five
| years 800 900 copies Of it were sold. 1t still
sells and it has been translated into the
| Armenian, Bohemian, Danish, Dutch,
Finish, French, German, Hungarian,
Polish, Portuguese, modern Greek, Rus
sian, Seryian, Spanish, Swedish, Welsh and
several other languages. Mrs. Stowe has
written from that day TO within few years,
| but she has not spent much of her time here.
Much of her work has been done in her
Florida home and some in Connecticut,
where she is now living.
Kate Field Is devoting all her energy to
her Washington paper, and she has become
one of the lady lterateurs of the Capi-
tai. She is said to be weIl-to-do. She made
pile of money out OF lucky investment
in telephone stock some years ago
and she has been very fortunate in
the labor field. She is woman of many
parts and she can talk, act and write al
most eqnally well. Her father was an
actor and playwriter, and, like Kate, he
had not lazy bone in his whole body
Kate Field is very methodical in her work
and she takes very good care of Kate Field.
She takes enough horseback rides every
week to keep her digestion in good order
and tones up her stomach before every meal
with glass of hot water. She has a little
every Sunday night, and she is one Of the
most popular women with the statesmen of
Washington.
1t is not generally known that Constance
Fenimore Woolson did some of her best
work in Washington. 1t was here that she
wrote her novel "Anne," which made such
hit the scenes of which are laid in Vir-
ginia near here. When the book was COM
pleted Amos Townsend, then the representa-
tive from Cleveland, o., in the House.
nailed 1t up in shoe box for her and sent
it off to the publishers.
The widows of two of Americas most
famous soldiers are turning out consider
able good manuscript. These are Mrs.
General John A. Logan and Mrs. Admiral
Dahlgren. Mrs. Dahlgren. as long ago as
and poems under the pen name of "Cor-
inne, She has home at South Mountain,
In Maryland. where she writes ghost stories
and pens blood-curdling tales OF love and
longing. She is one of the devout Catho-
lies of the country, and has translated from
the French work on Plus TX, and from
the Spanish book entitled Catholicism,
Liberalism and Socialism," and for this
she received the thanks of the Pope.
MRS. LoGAN's MAGAZINE.
Major Tucker tells me that Mrs. Logan's
magazine is making lots Of money. Its circu-
lation now approaches 100. 900, and it is in
creasing right along. She does her literary
work at her home, Calumet place, and she
pens her articles herself and does not die
tate. 1t is my idea that she could do better
it she used shorthand amanuensis, for she
talks well, and her conversation is always
interesting enough to publish.
Olive Risley Seward has been writing
more or less ever since she went around the
world with her adopted father, the Secre-
tary OF State. During this time she wrote
Stewards book, he debating the matter to
her. She especially excels as a writer OF
childs' stories. She is now writing the story
of Pennsylvania, historical work.
Several Congressmen's daughters have the
literary bent. Judge E. B. Taylor, who
represents Garheld's district in Congress,
has very bright daughter who though now
married keeps her pen going to good advan-
tage. Her name is Mrs. Harriet TAYLOR
Upton and she is the authoress of the finely
illustrated and very interesting series OF
articles which are now being published
about the "Children Of the White House"
Mrs. Upton is an honest worker and the
facts presented in these articles are gathered
first hand from the descendants of the
Presidents. Annie Laurens Dawes, the
daughter of Senator Dawes of Massachusetts,,
is a great student of political economy and
social science. You would never suppose
that her books were written by a woman.
She has remarkable intellect and among
her published works are "How We Are Gov
erned; an Explanation of the Constitution
and Government of the United States"
She has also written book on "The Modern
Jew; His Present and Future" and she is
Que of the high-priced contributors to the
magazines. Miss Dawes is the founder of
the Wednesday Morning Club, the finest
woman's literary club in the United States.
ENCOURAGING LITERATURE.
Mary Halleck Foote, who is so well
known as a magazine writer, is a sister-in-
law of Senator Hawley, and the wife of Sem
ator Springer has just published new
book. am told that Mrs. Senator Spooner
has the literary bent, and there are a num-
Der OF women iu Washington who encour-
age literature. Mrs. Senator Stanford is one
OF these, and there is no more kind-hearted
woman In the United States than this mill
ionaire's wife. She does not parade her gifts,
and the story which here relate came to
me from the woman whose book she pub
lished. This woman had considerable abil-
ity as poet. She wrote Republican songs
which were sung all over the country dur
ing number Of Presidential campaigns,
and whatever she published was copied
the land.
Through her able work for the Republi-
can party she got good position in the
Department, but when President
came In she WAS removed. She
had large family to support and at the
time OF her discharge her daughter was very
sick. She saw no way In which 10 keep the
wolf from the door except in the publica-
tion Of her poems. She collected them to-
gether and sought q publisher. She could
fnd none, and she received cold
answers everywhere. At last one |
Of the editors of WASH |
ington newspaper advised her 10 90 and |
see Mrs. Stanford and he arranged an ap- |
pointment for her. When the day came she
was compelled to stay at home at her sick |
daughters bedside, but on the following |
day she went to the Stanford mansion. II |
was raining and the darkness Of the clouds |
was not half so black as the darkness OF her
heart.
MRS. sTANFoRD's KINDNESS.
Mrs. Staniord's butler came to the door
Ind she told him she would like TO see
Mrs. Stanford. He replied that she was
busy and had said that she did not want to
zee anyone. She begged him to take her
name upstairs. He did 50 and q moment
ater she was asked up. The moment she
entered the room Mrs. Stanford came to
her, took her by the hand, nut her arm
,round her waist and led her over to a sofa,
Al. /