The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-10
SHE is LIKE HER BARBARA
Amelie RiVeS Chanler is Most Rom
tiiul.
Enjoys Herself in Summer A. n,
Home at Little Bears Head-sh--'
Society and Spends Days on =.
Rocks and Water. 'A'
From The Boston clone

From the Boston Globe.
Little Bears Head, Sept. 2 --rb!-
hghtful spot, which is a paradise f1...... ue'
mer homes, has been receiving fresh b ,,,,l'
ors this season, from the fact that j. I S'
been selected by so many disting,,i.i las
people as fireplace in which to nass 'o, .{
heated term. PE0a Jne
Among the noted women here is. Ar,o,,.
Rlyes, as she Is usually spoken Of. or Nir9
John Armstrong CHAMBER WIS
She has been the sensation of H.
son, just as her famous novel uTboI sea, sea
or the Dead" was the sensation ~ l ty
hour when it first appeared 'ue
Mrs. Chanler has been living a p1o,;o,.-
~ independent life here all sufnme1. S u.s.
is very fond of out-of-door-sport ana 3ue
passion for being in the open air has l,a lieE
thoroughly gratified -' Ooea
Not one step has she gone into so,;o...
but her entire time has been spent on ~
rocks, in her pretty little yacht or in vi, St'
ing. Al rlu'
Her fondness for the ocean amount 9 IA
a passion. When the within seizes ba,, ~ !"
will spend hours in her little catboat s sIs
ing along the coast with a skipper ana
some of her friends. "Du
Every day, when pleasant. she goae o,,+
morning and afternoon, and during ~
moonlight. nights their cruises would or
tend far into the early hours of the NON.
ing.
When not sailing she is riding b,n
never along the beaten paths,u for tba
driver is always ordered by her tn go
through the back roads, along the by'
ways. or, as she says, Anywhere, so loHo
as it is through the woods.n
Odd stories were told regarding her ev.
a1I1Ci rbaN, cI n -
that she never went out unless she was
heavily yelled which was fact.
Curiosity at that time to see the bril,
liant authoress ran high, and heroine wor.
shippers resorted to almost every known
means to get glimpse of her face
People sat and waited on the rock.
along the road, or on the verandas. marina
glasses in hand, waiting for her to bass
They would rush to the windows to see
her, attracted by what they had heard Of
her beauty and genius.
The first thing about Mrs. Chanler izs
surprise. She is so very young, lust
girl And yet she has made such an i'm.
preston by her books-and she is a lovely
girl
OF course every one who has heard Of
her wants to. know if she is really as
handsome as she has been described The
Globe woman can almost emphaticallv
say that she is exquisitely beautiful
No picture which has ever been Dub.
lished of her, or ever will be, could DOS.
sibly do her justice, for it would take all
the skill of a great artist to Reproduce
the lovely coloring of her face.
No wonder she wrote IF | could keen
only one gift from those of wealth,
position. success, riches and beauty which
Providence has given me, would choose
haQ1Ifyy orI 1at tho -,
of friends and health, I value beauty
Her form is slender and below the av.
erage hight, but her face is exquisite
She does not look more than "sweet l6o
Such fair fine skin, such delicate, thin
nostrils, such bright eyes, lovely mouth
and wondrous Furnished golden hair, one
rarely sees She is like her Barbara
Pomfret, "a lovely golden thing"
She dresses very much the way that
Barbara is described in her first famous
novel. Those who have read it reme1
Der Barbara wore corduroy skirt AMI
blue tam o'shanter.
Mrs. Chanler wears a simple suit o.
dark navy blue serge, with a dark red
tam o'shanter perched coquettishly On
her golden hair. Her hair, which is very
heavy and long, is usually braided down
her back.
1t is said she wrote friend not long
after the Quick or the Dead" came out;
Il hope no one will think I am Barbara
OF course everyone is on the alert 10
know if she is writing a new story. Her
private secretary, an athletic-looking
young man, is here, and it is said that
when the whim seizes her she spends
whole day at her desk dashing off a story
poem or play.
Most of the life of the young authoress
hog !, btY
and her brush All Virginia girls can ride,
and of Mrs Chanler it is said that when
in the saddle she can leap fences, Jump
bitches, run races and perform wonderful
feats of Craftsmanship.
where is the cottage where Amelie
Rives is staying?" is the question stran'
ger always asks, and the answer is: ut
is the one on the corner with the immense
stone bowlder in the front yard
In fact, she is occupying Cliff cottage
which was formerly occupied by the
family of Senator Kittredge of Boston
1t is pretty, unpretentious house an
ideal summer home with its wide veranda
and an outlook over the broad Atlantic
that is inspiring.
The front door lets one directly from
the veranda into a large room, which
the reception room, parlor and living
room all in one.
In her attractive summer abode Mrs
Chanler has entertained her nearest
friends Her sister, Miss Daisy Rlyes,
and her sister-in-law, Miss Bessie Chan
Ter, are with her, as well as other young!
friends. In fact, it is a jolly party Of
young girls, and the leader in all the good
times is the lovely young authoress.
She is surrounded by full retinue OF
servants, who are said to adore her. Tor
she is most kind-hearted and thoughF
full mistress.
One day last week as an evidence OIL ner
consideration for others, she ordered tho
Farragut house tally-ho sent over to her
house from Rye beach, and with her en-
tire family, servants and all, spent inc
day in having a good time. AS the tally,
no drove from the house Mrs. Chan!er
was seated on the box seat with th7
driver laughing and chatting with thoSo
on the back seats, seemingly bent on
good time and determined all the others
should have it with her.
One of her household who Oughts not 70
be forgotten is a beautiful scotch coins
dog, to which she has given the preItF
name of Leall.
A little incident which illustrates ner
kindness and generosity is shown IN Ino
following: A young girl violnlst OF rA! 10
talent visited here a few weeks ago "
give a concert to assist in raising funus W
enable her to pursue her musical stuulo'
abroad. OF those who interested Jheu-
selves in this talented little girl, was one
of the most prominent women among ~
cottagers here, who gave musicale ~
her one afternoon at her cottage. nIIS'
Chanler was invited, but was not tneIG.
After the musicale she sent messe