The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-07

upon the peachy softness of her cheeks
and dreamed in tender luxuriance upon 1 me
warm ivory of her throat and arms rms: Due Due
Is n tropical woman-this Elizabeth Dis
land-a wonderful, radiant flower wollia u
one who might have been born from Ine
marriage of an Amaryllis ana inasioii"'
One of the brightest and most Interest
ing Young southern women now ma IIs
her way in New York musical NE IS t snlss
lean Faure, who went to New YORK 1rG rom
New Orleans about year ago anu VII, WY
has during that t,;t time s,,r red0u an en1abe
Mace for herself. Miss Faure IRON nea
Early childhood had the desire to pecoilie
a cultivated vocalist. She possessed nlIS
voice. and she determined thai sne "U ,,ara
Pnrisions living in New Orleans, ana she
determined to 20 abroad to cultivate her
elf IN her art. As soon as she lett schooi
she accomplished this purpose, eolns 10
Paris, where she lived IN Ihe a;l,iii tbo va
some relatives. She studied music .here
number of years under the best masters;
ard returned to New Orleans equipped
TO teach and sing in private concerts ana
in churches. She made splendlu III
come there, but finding the Climate 1891 e1'e, =
yatinp and feeling that she needed
stronger and more invigorating environ
ment' she went to New York. There she
has fine choir position, gives lessons az ana
sings at private entertainments: I .i
story of her success Is one dlsplaylhs .he
most marvellous cleverness and daunuess
nluck. She is thoroughly cultivated ana
accomplished woman, me !lnqulsti; d
great reader and an intensely interesting
talker. She has fine soprano voice, "hlcn
she uses with more Intelligence tlan nni
singer | have ever heard. She sings VIII,
n great deal of dramatic spirit ana origlnai
expression so that she always makes upon
her audiences an unusual ana altose.iea
charming impression. She is making
l,oc mn,
fine income now, and she mas Iia'y Wai
and influential friends drawn 10 her ny
nature magnetic and refined.
One of the most thoroughly interesting
men in New York journalistic lite IS JaiIles
r. Ford, author of numbers or clever hu,
morous stories, contributor 10 Lach all III
numbers of other comic papers, ana an an,
round capable and useful man lot eulCorl" !;
and critical work "His Hypnotic Tales
gathered from and published by Puck ana
illustrated by G. Jay Taylor ana otner
Puck artists, is delightful DOCK u 'N'i''
Besides a lot of miscellaneous Work, ME- .
| Ford holds the position of edltor-ln-chle.l
| of Truth, whose pages sparkle Win LIS
| original wit and delightful raiery; ter-
as his writings would lead one to beleve'
| and to find funny man funny behind the
| scene. in his every day life is an unusual
| and delightful experience. Mr. FORD Is a, Il
| New Yorker by birth and most certainly
by education for no man, ! VIII Ven yentuTVS or 10
| more thoroughly than he. His nature Is
| Thoroughly Bohemian and he knows more
| queer characters and can tell more inter
esting, absurd stories than any man on
earth. uu
He is a bachelor about thirty-five years
| old. tall and fine looking. and he mas a
way of throwing the words from his tongue
as if he were playing baseball with the IAN
| guaCe. o.4
kindly side TO his nature He is quick in
his sympathies, generous, impulsive ana Ill
together lovable.
A frnny story and one fully Illustrative
of the different strata in literary IRE IN
| Now York was told me about IN agent VINO
! went to n certain wel-known literary woman
| tn oct her to contribute her picture and some
| selections from her writings to volume
| of American women writers. In orcer "
induce this grande dame Of letters 10 40
| so he boosted of the fact that Ella Wheeler
Wilcox had just given her consent 10 con
tribute to the volume. The. dainty lltera,
teur throw up ! her. tn nd cr In horror =
The man gave a despairing gesture.
''What am I b. do with Won womenY he
exclaimed. ''Now, Ella Wheeler Wilcox
refused first because I told her Laura
jean can Libby was upon my list allow,
how these different sets of htera-
ry women feel toward each 9th
er. OF course the distinctions in
the aristocracy of intellect are so definite
| than titles could possibly bring. But wo-
men are far more squeamish IN such mat
| tiers, perhaps, because they bring their per-
sonalities into all acts of their lives more
| strongly than men.
1t is, however, a poor policy to bring in
| ~ iDdICpmpnt n fac or
| that another will bear him company. The
| man or woman, for instance, who asks a
| lot of literary folks to dine with the idea
| that the mere fact of their being literary
| folks will make them congenial, is almost
| sure to have stupid and unpleasant affair
| Nothing is aggressively unpleasant in hui
man association as a lot of people who are
forced to talk to one another because they
| follow the same trade. People of any ar
tistic vocation are all Of them sure to pos
sess that combativeness which leads to
combustion when brought into too close
quarters with the combativeness of others
Then, too, among artistic people, as every
where else, there are crude common bOres
as well as the finest of gentle folks. Be
cause these bores have been blessed by ge-
MUS Is no reason for making them guests
at an elegant gathering. It Is not under
any conditions safe plan to make up
party of professional genuses. A few of
such celebrities scattered among the clever
people who read after them and these spcpd
with some rafting pretty young girls and
some young men who listen will make an
ambrosan banquet of the simplest meal
and n flow of clever jollity as delightful as
any book ever printed.
MAUDE ANDREWS.
For strengthening and clearing tho voice, use
browns Bronchial Troches."-"I have COM
mended them to friends who were public speak
ers, and they have proved extremely Service
able."-Rev Hsdry Ward Beecher.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Two Men Stricken to Death by tho
Storm.
Gainesville, Ga, June 3.-(Special. 1.-The
Gghtning's flash did it's cruel work in Hall
county today. Three men We're instantly
killed and two others hurt.
In the early afternoon Mr.. Jim Sweatman,
with his three sons, Reeves, Tillman and
Ws'ter, and Zach Sweatmln, q brother, of
the first named, went TO the Chattahoochee
rlyer 10 fish.