St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-22
E..AIDENS, WIVES AND MOTHERS.
Restaurants for ShoppersDomestic Calishencs--hrs'
Frances Hodgson Burnett and Little Lord Fauntie-
roy" in 1S92---Fashon and Gossip

aunt who was considered the best
housekceper in the county. but she was
the terror Of her nearest OF KIN. ] nave
still very vivid recollection OF the un-
watering neainess OF that old house;
and still more vivid remembrance OF
sundry adm0niiiOns emphasized by a
capable but unsparing hand. Opposed 10
this harsh picture IS another type, VINO
tries Intellectually to shoulder tine cares
of home. church and state. This sort OF
woman attempts everything, and ac-
composites nothing satisfactorily. PM
anthrophy. religion, education and I'M
darned Stockings fit through her
troubled dreams. and every week IN the
year IS Just two days short 10 allow her
10 finish the work she has mapped our.
The third object Of commisseratlon Is
the wOman-generally OF limited educa-
ton and culture-whO starts out Win
the idea that it is extremely bad FORM 10
know anything about hOuseWork; that
it Is the proper caper 10 leave All mousse
hold details TO the servants. l scarcely
know which of the three types IS the
most reprebensible. But ali illustrated
nv first statements. that we are eXtrenl-
lists. Travel aud the condensed. though
diversified knowledge contained IN the
daily press and magazines, Is dong
much toward replacing this extremlsin
with cosmopolitan ideas that Will no
doubt I'm time control the misdlrected
energies Of the American woman. An
other factor in bringing about this re-
suit will be the advice Of sensible phy-
scians. who are already recommending
hOuSework for growing girls as one OF
the best methods Of exercising all the
muscles Of the body IN a uniform ana
beneficial manner. IL is not necessary
that your daughter become household
drudge in order TO perform daily some
particular branch OF home Work thaL
will bring the roses to her cheeks,
while it fits her for the sacred position
of wife and hOmekeeper. ! like that
title, 'homeseepcr," and | verify be-
lieve that domestic calisthenics' VIII
make more OF them ia a country now
oYerridden with only "housekeepers.
"Lord FauntIeroy's' Author.
Frances IIodgson Burnett, the author
Of Little Lord Fauntleroy," That
Lass o Lowries," and many other de-
lightlul stories, has honestly earned the
eminent position in literature that she
now adOrns. Few authors are read with
greater enjoyment than Mrs. Burnett,
and few have shown her versatility.
The accom- anying cuts are of her aud
her tifteen-year-O son Vivian. the
original Of "ifauntlerOy," contrary to
the general belief. The idea somehow
got abroad that the original of this
charming character was her elder son,
Lionel, who died some little time back.
Mrs. Burnett herself IS authority tor the
statement that this is not the case. She
says that the traits of the elder lad sup
piled paragraph here and there
through the work, but that the charac-
ter in the main was copied from Vivian.
who is Still very much alive, and his
mothers right hand man.
Mrs. Burnett is occupying her Wash
ingtOn house this spring, having re-
turned from England about the FIRST of
March. Vivian is with her, and amuses
himself by publishing little newspa
pr called the "AlOOn." He has whole
miniature printing outfit located in the
basement Of their handsome mansion on
Massachusetts avenue, and here lie
gathers the latest news about the young
people in his set anu puts it into cold
type. The little paper is said TO pre-
sent quite creditable appearance. and
his mother is now writing him n story
about boys club in London that he
will publish in his own organ as soon
as it is completed.
In "A recent interview Mrs. Burnett
was requested to tell the story of her
first published manuscript. and replied:
The story is an old one, aud | don't
believe it viii bear retellng, but there
are some things about it that are rather
interesting. My first story was Miss
Carruthers' Engagement and sent it
away, because | wanted to make some
money. | had begun the story several
years before. but had not finished it,
and when | got this desire for money
for some purpose or other | wondered if
| could not make some out of my writ
ing. ] sent it to BallOu's Magazine and
sent note along with it asking them to