The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-12

letters tallies with that at the bottom of
the authors own letters" And as the lazy
saw the handwriting she pondered q
moment. murmured THAT Is very singu-
lar" left the room, and In
few ,st moments iseD,io sturhi in their
handwriting to those in the hand oil my
editorial fried. The letters which the lady
had were from one OF the Dest-knoWn SO.
ciety women in the city. But sbe dldn't
tell my friend this fact. who went TO the
house indicated unSnowin0ly. he fonnd
the house to be q perfect mansion. and as
he stepped up to the door rienlJ attireo
woman whom be instantly recognized
at the curb. Ny friend asked for the only
name be knew. aud for moment my
lady" hesitated. Then she asked MIN IN.
The rest is plain. She was leader In So
ciety and had adopted nom De plume 70
do some casual writing. But she failed TO
notify her servants OF the fact ana hence
the letters and kilograms were returned.
And yet they say that editors fear trouble.
THE AUTHOR OF "BEULAH."
For the first time in many years Mrs.
Augusta Evans Wilson Is paying visit 10
New York as the guest Of her married
daughter. Mrs Wilson has about her all
the charm that surrounds the individual
ity of the Southern woman. Living life
of ease and comfort in her beautiful home
Ashland. near Mobile, Mrs. Wilson shows
her years very lightly. In fact. to the
friends around the Southern plantation,
l.he is still Miss Augusta" Her face Is
calm and unwrinkled. and has
,eweetness added TO 10 as 1t looks
at you from under the light lace cap
of spotless white. Ii is thoughtful lace,
foo seen In any light. and. at rest, wears
q cast of sadness TINT tells the gentle
nature has been touched by trial. But
this is evanescent. aud quickly erased 10y
the smile of peculiarly winning sincerity,
and the CLEAN OF Kindly. eo.or-shlitlng
eyes. The figure is of average height and
slight model, but no Wise spare; the hands
and feet OF peculiar delicacy aud symmetry,
and the walk Of quiet, easy dignity that
has mnch of decision and energy IN II. Dur
ing the past year the authors health has
not been good and hence her physician has
ordered her to leave the South and spend
season In the more vigorous climate OF New
York city. friend OF miDe told me. not
long ago something about Mrs. W ll5on's
methods of life and com position. He said
that che is singnlarly systematic in the dis
tribution of her time. Each day she first at
tends 10 her housekeeping duties arranging
the various domestic details. and tnon
comes the care of her plants Returning to
the house, the mail ia examined. and then
cOmes study or writing until the dinner
Sbour The afternoon 10 generally spent 60
in2 over the garden and farm fields, ana in
week. on Saturday, the house Is thrown
open TO visitors from 10 until O'Clock. and
Ffne constant stream OF visitors upon these
occasions attesfs the popularity of tho
nostess. Mrs Wilson Is not q rapid liter
,ary worker. In the writing of novel she
never begins the manuscript until the en-
tire plot and characters stand out clearly
Before her. SO clearly photographed is the
btory upon Mrs. Wilson's mind that she
pould rs easily begin by writing the Clos
ang chapter OF o book as the opening pOr-
tion.
PLANS AND DOINGS OF AUTHORS.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes will as rs
NAL go TO his country place at Beverly
larms Mass. for the summer. and do far
more resting than writing.
Sarah 0rne Jewett, Louise Chandler
Monitor and Frank Il. Stockton are already
IN Europe.
Mr. Howells leaves the city In n week for
months stay IN Boston. spending the bal
ance of the summer or the New ENGLAND
coast writing ais novel fo- girls, to be pub
lshed In the autumn.
Cen Lew Wallace will remain at home
all summer. working upon his Constantine
pie novel
Frances Hodgson Burnett will be seen at
some of the principal resorts during the
first part of the summer. and later Will 80
abroad.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Anna Katharine
Green have both chosen resorts on the Con-
Eecticut shore.
Maurice Thompson remains in bis Indiana
study.
The poet Whittier will go to the White
mountains for brief period.
Will Carleton is on the Pacific coast. and
upon his return Will summer at the Thou
sand islands. EDWARD w. Box.
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