The Frankfort roundabout., 1892-11-19

Bennett. From the sketch the fol-
lowing excerpt was taken:
Born at Paducah, the third daugh-
ter of Capt. Dick Fowler, formerly
the well-known partner of Ed. Nor
ton, she was so unfortunate as to lose
her parents when child, and having,
therefore, no fixed home, she has
been a welcome visitor in so many
households and in so many parts of
Kentucky and other States that it is
hard to tell where she has the most
friends, or what town in Kentucky
can with most right lay claim to her,
unless it be her birthplace, or per-
haps Lexington, where she has lived
for the last six years previous to her
visit to Virginia.
Rather above the medium height,
with beautiful face, in which white
and brilliant red struggle for suprem-
acy, with hazel eyes looking out from
under black eyebrows, and with a
wealth of dark brown hair above,
Miss Fowler most probably appears
to the best advantage in the ball
room, where her faultless 1.-the figure
and her beautiful arms and her grace
of bearing, added to the charms of
her face, make her one of the most
attractive bellies in whatever assem-
blage she appears.
1t is no small compliment to be Sc
lected by an author of Gen. Lew
Wallace's reputation, as the embodi-
ment of Esther, his leading female
character in Ben Hur, the greatest
story of modern times. Upon a
young lady of this city, Miss Selena
Harris, who visited Charlottesville,
Indiana, the home of Gen. Wallace,
the past summer, has that honor been
conferred of sitting for picture of
her, of whom, in describing her, the
story says:
"With eyes black and inexpressibly
soft, + + graceful in form, of regu-
lar features, rosy with youth and
health, bright with intelligence,
beautiful with the outshining of a de-
voted nature-a woman to be loved
because loving was habit of life ir-
repressible with her."
Gen. Wallace is preparing an ele-
CANT volume of Ben Hur for his own
private library and the illustrations
have been delayed some time await
ing the selection of suitable type of
young lady to represent Esther and
to complete the series of female char
acters in the work. Miss Harris was
seen by Gen. Wallace walking on the
street in company of resident of the
city, with whom the author was well
acquainted, and polite note that
evening contained the formal request
to sit for Esther. Three different sit
tings were made and on Saturday
they were forwarded to Miss Harris
for her inspection and approval. AS
a work Of art they challenge criticism
and as a likeness of the original they
are perfect in every feature and su-
perbly shadow forth the lovely
daughter Of Simonides whom Ben
Hur crowns with the love and de-
vorion of his life.
The Louisville Times, of Satu rday,
contains the pictures and compli-
mentary notices of two young ladies
of this city. The picture Of one,
Miss Ruth Stanton, is fairly good, but
the picture Of the other, Miss Todd
Saffell, is not recognizable.
OF Miss Stanton, in referring to the
that she will be mar
ried to Mr.. George l.. Willis, at the
Methodist Church, in that city, on
December 14th, the Times says:
"Miss Stanton is a lovely girl and
the daughter of Poet Henry II. Stan
ton. Her beauty is Of the nut-brown
kind, her manner is vivacious, and
her accomplishments are varied.
Last year she represented the Capital
City as Maid of Honor the Satel-
lites' Ball"
"The wedding is to be sumptuous
affair, and will occur in church. Lieut..
Gov. Afford will be best man, and
one of Gov. Browns daughters will
be bridesmaid. After brief bridal
trip, Mr.. Willis Will resume his news
paper labors."
The foregoing was partly erroneous,