The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-25
A BRIGHT GEORGIA WOMAN.
Maude Amulet Andrews CIrs. Joseph
OhD, of The Atlanta Constitution.
Special Correspondence


OhD, of The Atlanta Constitution.
Especial Correspondence
ATLANTA, Oct. 13.-The most versatile
piquant independent woman journalist in
the south is Maade Amulet Andrews
Mrs Joseph K Ohl), of The Atlanta Con
stitution. Her husband is also journal
list, young man of broad culture and
varied information, and one who will at
an early day be known as one of the bright
est, most progressive young editors in the
land. Maude Andrews, as she is known al
though thorough newspaper woman, is
very womanly in her tastes. She says:
II utterly detest the accepted idea of a
bluestocling the woman buried in books
and careless of home and person. love
pretty clothes, an attractive house, plenty
of pictures and flowers always-every-
thing in fact that appeals to the eye and
the mind Of an artist; and l should have
been painter if my love for writing had
not been the stronger bent. From my
school days 1 always said l wanted to be
regular journalist"
Her girlhood was hampered by many
crosses and deprivations, her days being
spent in Washington, Ga, where, although
the society is exceptionally refined and
intelligent, there was little to stima-
late girl with such aspirations. Her first
poem was printed in The Augusta ga
Chronicle when she was only 10 years of
age. Her next, a real creation THE Wind
and the Lily printed first in The Mont
gomery Advertiser. was widely copied
She has written many poems of profound
feeling and tender grace, great deal of
light and airy matter, both in prose and
verse, for Puck, Life and kindred papers,
and the brightest. raciest, most entertain
ing letters from New York city to the At
lanta Constitution that have ever come to
a southern paper. She is now on the reg
ular staff of That paper, and is the best "all
round" woman l know.
She is as ready to write an article on
beautiful charity a. she is to tell of phys
zeal culture. She is as quick and unerring
in a critique on the latest book as she is
happy and graceful in her account of a
luncheon. She writes of dress, morals.
reforms, housekeeping, street waits, soci-
ETY., everything that is worth writing
about and worth reading about, all with
dizziness, a clearnesS and a fearlessness pc
Culiarly her own. She is sometimes dar-
Ing, discussing with freedom topics not
often touched upon, but she always in
vests her subject with absorbing interest,
and stamps it with her originality Her
poem The Jester, printed in The Cent
fury, made a decided impression by its
grace and oldtine flavor. 1t was as pun
gent and sweet as a bunch of treasured
lavender or the scented grass so beloved of
the creole housewives.
Mrs Oil and her husband, or Mr. Oil
and his wife-how shall put it?- remind
one in their perfect harmony of lives and
occupations c'two hardworking bread
winners as they call themseives) of the
happy union of the lovely, lamented Flea
nor Putnam and her talented husband,
Arlo Bates. Mrs Oil is blooming, hand
some young woman, with full healthful
figure, quick step, an alert manner and
very soft, loving eyes She is. | firmly be-
lieve, only trying her prentice hand"
now on the hap-hazard work demanded
by daily paper She has done tine work
but there is better 10 come Her ideals are
too high not to expect high results. She
says: My time is too absorbed in this sort
of writing. wish could have time to
wait for inspiration, for do believe in it,
and my view of any kiad of art is almost
religion. Art is God given blessing, and
il should be treated sacredly. Ihate to hear
writer confess that he does his work only
for money. No one can do any sort of art
just for that and succeed. The desire for
success is itself an inspiration, but love is
the highest inspiration for all things. and
love must lie at the riot OF all labor 10
give character and strength"
MIL 4. CoLoUITT.