The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-11

sur,ber of rare editions of old books,
including copy of the first edition of
Thomas Moore's poems, Elzevirs and
prints Of the Alepeus classics.
Mrs. Sullivan directs in detail her
household, which is administered by a
devoted attendant who has been with
her for eleven years. Nothing is ever
forgotten or neglected. The Same
splendid, well-trained mind which en-
ables her to conduct, single-handed
and alone, the Characterization OF
great conventions, which she has done
for many years, without taking sin
gle nota, makes it possible for her TO
direct the complexity of q modern
household IN addition to doing the
most difficult and demanding Of liter
airy work. Mrs, Sullivan is also a fine
musician, linPuist and art connoisseur.
In homes wide sovn throughout the
land the name of Clara Doty Bates is a
household word. Some Of the most ex-
quisite poetic verse that has been writ
ten for children is from her pen. She
Is the first since the time of Socrates,
TO put Hsop's fables into verse and as
all that remains Of this particular work
of Socrates which he did to amuse him
eelf when he was prisoner is the &C
count Of it, hers is the only volume Of
the sort extant- Mrs. Bates has pub
lished several other books. Among
them ia From Hearts Content. "On a
Tree Top" and number of little vol
umes Of twelve poems each which ara
collections from those publishedin Wide
Awake, st. Nicholas and other publ
cations for young people.
So spontaneous is her work that she
says it seems always to her, as it did
when she was child. IS Il things
wrote themselves. She states that she
cannot remember the timo when she
did not write verses, and relates that
her little playfellows were won't to
make an inclosure Of chairs and other
portabl objects and compel her 10 stsv
IL IT until she made them a certain
number Of rhymes, which she always
did to their great satisfaction in short
space of time.
Mrs Bates is a modest, retiring
woman of essentially domestic tastes.
She has a passionate love for nature. IS
her works Enthusiastically evidence.
While most Industrious. she is q some
what erratic worker. She waits upon
her own willingness. but when the
spirit does move she works rapidly and
there is no hating in her verse, which
flows on steadily to completion once It
Is begun. II is often said that as n
rule an author should only re known
by his works. but such is her fine apnre-
citation. her winning personality and the
dainty order with which she surrounds
herself that 70 know Mrs. Bates in her
home is to more perfectly appreciate
her work
II write without conscious effort and
Il Is not c labor. bat pleasure said
Mrs. Eloise Randall Richberg in speak
Ing OF her work. What Mrs Richbu
has done in literary way has been in
addition 20 her duties as 4 hoCselsecper
and mother. Her firSt venture in the
book Line was the bright little novel
cite, Bunker k3n % Chicago This
unpretentious story evidences subtle.
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sight which is full Of promise. She IS
especially hsppy il character study,
and IN a fcicitOCs fashion Introduces
IN all her work hero and there a CLEAN
OF humor and q touch Of pathos.
Mrs. Rchberg i essentially a pr
PoSeful writer Her mother was DR..
n. Randall who was one OF the first
women physicians 10 graduate il
Philadelphia, and from her she in
herits certain strong tendencies which
make i impossible for her % - ainicss 4
in anything she undertakes Her
second b0ok. ghiah IS now nearly