Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-08
ANECDOTES OF NOTABLE WOMEN.

ANEUDUIES UF NUlAbhE WUAEF'
Personal anecdotes are always inter
esting, and here is batch that is es-
pecially so. One is told by Mrs. Gen.
Lander. of Washington, one OF the
most original and attractive women OF
the capital:
Formerly Mrs. Lander was an actress,
known as Jean Davenport, and once,
when playing Camille" in California,
she was supported by Edward Booth in
the role OF Armand" Booth had not
reached the age of 81 years at the time,
and Mrs. Lander was somewhat an
moved that she was obliged to have so
young q Heading man." Her annoy
ance, however, disappeared the trst
evening they played in public.
Booth had proved keen and bright,
anxious to learn and to please the star
actress. At rehearsal he said:
miss Davenport, how shall kneel
in the death scene?"
"Be sure to kneel before me, so that
l can look down upon you, was the re-
ply. =,
The story Of the performance should
be told in Mrs. Lander's own words:
The evening came. The opera house
was packed. Ny boy, to the astonish-
ment Of all, played with the very soul
of genius. He fairly trembed with
emotion. He forgot all my careful d.
rections. and acted his part with
the self-forgetfulless and aban-
don of an old actor whose in
tuitive knowledge is sufficient
to him. came near forgetting myself
in the admiration l felt for my lover,
nv boy lover. The death scene came,
and Armand was missing. l looked
hastily behind me, and there, Instead OF
kneeling at my feet, with his head be-
fore me, he had bowed himself In an
gnish on the back OF my low couch.
There was no time to move, TO speak,
or change word or position. l SIM
DIV turned 80 l could look aG him. HIS
stricken attitude was pitiful. Never
had l seen grief so naturally portrayed.
| was carried out OF myself l stretched
my arms toward his bowed head, and
the house rose with applause. lie
lifted his face to mine and | moaned
aloud from real pity and pain"
Two other interesting stories are about
the Empress Frederick, whose imperi-
Gus disposition is well known. When
the Empress was q child she was not a
little jealous of her brother, the Prince
OF Wales. She resented the fact that
one younger than herself should be
treated with greater respect, and, With
out doubt, that was the case with the
heir apparent. Whenever he went In
or out OF the castle it was the custom
for the guard to salute him, and the at
tendantS, in order TO warn the men that
the Prince was coming, would give
peculiar stamp of their feet.
This was not lost on the observing
Young Princess. and one day, when she
was going out for a walk, just before
she came in sight of the guards, she
paused and gave the regulation heir
apparent stamp. Sure enough, the SOL
dierS presented arms just as the small
but delighted Princess dawned upon
their astonished eyes.
Another anecdote OF the small girl is
quite as characteristic. The royal chill
dren were attended in Illness by old Dr.
Brown, of Windsor. Probably on &C
count of the unpalatable doses he gave
them the Doctor was not popular with
the little Princess aud Princesses. They
accordingly took great delight In cali
ing him Brown" to the utter ignoring
of his title and also the great indigna-
tion Of their royal mamma. The Queen
took them apart on one OF these occa-
sions and said that the next one who Of
Tended in that way should be despatched
TO bed. DR.. Brown came soon again.
The little Princess Royal knew he was
coming. She also knew that her moth
er had meant what she said. 1t had no
lettering effect. She walked into the
room and promptly remarked:
Good morning, Brown; good eve
ming. Brown. am going to bed. "And
to bed she went before any one had a
chance to send her.
OF another variety is the following
story about Julia Ward Howe. Que
day, when her daughter Laura was only
two years old, Mrs. Howe happened TO
step in the nursery-the room was In
the fourth story-where she had left
the baby in care OF the nurse. The
nurse had disappeared. The baby
was discovered by her Mortified
mOLOtT EOllluS duOub Ou blO
broad window sill, and the window was
wide open. Only few inches were be-
tween the child and the edge OF the sill,
and then-the street, fifty feet below.
Mrs. Howe stepped back out OF sight,
and called gently: Laura, come here,
dear; come to me. have something TO
show you" A moments agoniZed pause
followed, and then she heard the little
feet patter on the fleor, and in another
instant held the child safe in her arms.
Later years found Mrs. Howe en-
gagged in literary WORK, and while she
was, first CT all, wife, mother, and
homemaker, she became q thorough
scholar as well. She reads In half
dozen languages, and Is familiar with
the writings Of the great philosophers
and metaphysicians. She is slow
writer. Ten years were spent on her
volume OF Later Lyrics" The Battle
Hymn OF the Repu blic," which has be-
come a poem OF worldwide fame,
brought her only five dollars.
KEEPING A FAMILY on $500 4 YEAR.
Kate Epson Clarke once made re-
mark which will be Keenly appreciated