The daily critic., 1890-09-10

tic late eucampment Indeed. every
aC. essible point around Boston extended
mbcrless courtesies TO pie sure seek
es, and
FAR-FAMEb SALEM
was rot behind iu entertaining visitors
On 'he day of the press banquet flowers
fruit music and sailing on tie bay were
among the tributes the Salem residents
offered.
Boston may be a city of creels and
eycIusiveuess i'm social literary circles,
but when in Salem we felt akin l5
something greatet than creeds.
Our proximity to the home OF Whit
tier and Oliver Wendell Holmes sum
mcr residence made us cognizsnt of q
royal heritage Of such grandeur Of
genius as TO make Its possessors kin TO
Che whole world
We have our Intellectual idols, from
which no creed can separate or exclude
U.S. When some of our party paid q
visit % these beloved poets, and were
received with DELIGHTFUL c0rdiality, 10
added another link to the univers II
kiuship Of real, genuine greatness. As
o rule our greatest writer's are the most
simple, modest and approachable. They
never put q barrier between themselves
and lheii humble admirers.
Salem, too Is the home Of Mrs. Kate
Tannaih Woods, who possesses rare in
tellecual gifts, and she Is a favorite Of
these great, grand poets She was left
at the death Of Colonel Woods with two
sons 10 train and educate Her in
I heriiauCe Of means was small, for
| everything was sacrificed for home and
country.
Bravely indeed has this gifted
woman met the variable fortunes Of a
brave soldiers wife. Her sons have
been thoroughly educated, and the eld
est is now q professor in a Western in
stituto, and the younger q successful
reporter
"Maple Nest, - her uupretenlious cot
/ tage home, is pretty as q real picture
within, Rare old paintings, silver aud
china and books, representing the best
authors, are found at every turn.
On one corner OF the piano is a page
| Of The Boston Globe, printed on heavy
/ white satin and containing poems from
| the leading poets Mrs Woods IN.
| cluded) as a memorial sheet issued after
/ he death OF James A. Garfield.
As a type Of Independent exclusive
ness, Mrs Wilton Stone, whom we
met Gt Salem, may give US a study.
| Possess sed Of abundant wealth. sur
| rounded by everything 10 administer 90
refined taste In her Boston residence,
| this lady has no special incentive % DO
literary work except for the love Of It,
! Her poetiCal inspirations come during
| her drives about the picturesque por.
! tiOns Of Boston aud its suburbs.
With o decided personnel! bright and
vivacious and quite frequently sarcastic
iu expression, She can choose her OWE
| CiClC and no doubt dictate terms q
those who might seek her patronage.
The value Of her rare china is osli
mated at $4,000 Her husband Is q
| literary gentleman and both have sim
| llar literary tastes, and their residence
Is p1latial IN ii5 appointments.
During cnCampmCut week she gave
! magnificent lunch party In honor O
Mis- Judge RobY of Chicago. Mrs
BOby, who Is the originator OF Oh,
Ladies' Auxiliary Of the c. A. r.. lu,
| is national counsellor, Is possessed O
! much wealth and has a delightful resi-
denCe iu South Chicago. But, With al
her wealth, position and lumC Sue i
! simple. Wprellutious aud practical
one might select types Indefinitely
and glance over hundreds of suoctsstu
Boston writer's, among them Mrs. Saili
JOY White, who has accomplished 81
! much and been 50 successful iu he
special Geld Her husband Is q pro
fessor OF music, they have two Lowell.
dauuhteIs, and, during the summe
months, occupy their out-ot town resi-
lenCe.
4 press aristocracy may be tosterc
for great mental giants, who have IN
heIited OF attained vast wealth, but
will be left 70 the heroic and undauute
brain workers aud bread ad-winners @
Boston and every other literary centr
10 elevate the press by bringing II, an
those who read, up TO their standard q
intellectual greatness.
September s Bessie BEECH,