Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-02-24

RICH WOMEN WHO ssLscT BOOKS
AN0 READ THEM.

Mrs. Ohm Mackay's PArisian Library
He,eo Gould 80 a Bibnophiis-Mr.
Frank Leslie NJ "a Reader ana a Liasais..
SIrs. i'sran stessa.' Taste.
In Mrs. john Msckays Partisan home
the library has a surplus " American
books. The Princess Colonna, he dauph.
ter OF the house, says this is 10 assuase
her fathers Inconsistencies. Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Washington irving, Long
fellow and James Russell Lowell's works
hold irst place. Mrs. Mackay love Of
patriotism uas tempted Eer 10 nj tina
apartments With American curiosities.
including many CID indian wood cary.
ings, framaworks and brackets of dried
shells and herb roots and antique impie-
ments ct warfare. AT their residence in
Italy the Mackays have 4 small hut ex.
pensiys collection Of books If antiquity
and goodly number II the standard
novels, ency elopediaS aud histories iiut
! II is IN London that this American Qs;een
shows to the full her pride IN me fam
ily library. Here she mas gwen over a
SUIT Of sunny square rooms 70 tue de-
votion of books and their authors
The furnishings Include valuable eusts
Of the Greek poets, the early Ensu,h
writers aud some American ard Gernan
philosophers.
Many pleasant morning and afternoon
4 lectures are heard in this retreat, and
some Of the finest scholars of ourcentury
have made taair debut as pabuc speak.
ers here.
The great family libraries Of the As.
tors, the Goulds, the Nanderbilts, the
Belmonts, the Goelets aud the Townsend
Burdens find have been almost Wholly
/ furnished after the design aud estes Of
/ the women of the families. In all these
old residences there is the library, where
\ themaster ct the house seclndes himself.
aud where each member Of the family
I goes to study or imbibe by atmospheric
influence the beauties, decorations aud
/ books.
Miss Helen Gould has a library of her
own. and it is more interesting from the
/ fact that she has chosen every book in it
herself and arranged them to snit her
fancy. For financier's daughter. it
may seem peculiar that her mind runs to
poetry. Miss Gould in her library makes
a pleasing picture. She is tall, slender
and dignitied. She is not fautless in
face and figure. but she is in character.
Her coloring is excellent. and she has
| the manners of Boston girl.
/ She has upon long series Of shelves
| full set of the books by modera poets,
clothed in white and gold. She has a
fancy for collecting all the poetical
works of women, and she has several
hundred volumes by almost unknown
| feminine poets. Histories. art books and
encyclopedias, with the standard philos-
i ophies. make up fine realm of study,
and Miss Gould is a student. She enjoys
the ultimate friendship of Mrs Russell
Sage the wife of the millionaire, who is
a graduate Of the Emma Willard semi.
/ nary and well read and much Travelled
woman. Mrs. Sages mind turns to his
torical novels and works OF fiction. but
| owing TO her husbands love of religious
books she has made collection Il tho
works of Sayce, Renan. Madden Lumby.
/ Hooker, Woodhouse, l4eatHt aud other
/ great sacred writers.
/ Mrs. Theodore Sutro, a distinguished
society leader. has royalty furnished Ii.
brary. The decorations are dark, stump
tuous and steadfaSt There are two mar.
| quetry desks of value in the room and one
old English escritOire. The woodwork
is of Wine colored mahogany, and there
are small beyeled glasses on All sides.
which make everything appear dnubly
/ luxurious. Shelves are set into the walls
and the curtains shielding thcm are of
| Persian Iabrics, filled la with silver and
| gold geometrical figures, circles and ara.
besques. Mrs. Sutro's library has ever
| so 900 worth OF books in It,
Mrs Frank Leslie has $40, 000 library
at her business oilice and much more
costly one at her home in the GeIlnch
| hotel. Mrs. Leslie has multitude Of
foreign books. She possesses n taste for
studying languages and speaks wei IL
i've tongues.
Mary Scott Rowland's ecccntricity Is
boarding mp books upon health and
/ beauty She has hundreds of these vol.
umes yellow with age aud bound in the
! choicest leather. A recent gift Of hers
to Patti was an antique reprint on tho
| toilet Uf n Roman maiden. Mrs. Row
land has spent many seasons abroad
| picking up The writings Of noted French
and German writers upon that subject
Learest 10 woman's heart beauty.
Mrs. PaIan Stevens owns Il celebrated
classical library, and am told reveis in
the study 81 Greek plays and Greek po-
etTy.
Mime. Albert. whose palatial resi-
dence at 5j7 Fifth avenue - filled with
valuable paintings and exquisite bric-a-
| brac. has library Of Gothic fashion.
Everything in It partakes Of that quaint
and inimitable style. Each article Is
made for specific use, and the whole air
is that Of dignity. Mime. Albert. being
OF intensely artistic temperament. mn
derstands the wonderful beauty Of break
ing lines md the changeful color Of drap-
cry and uses it everywhere, topping the
manteis upon which small books rest.
| hanging on the shelves. rolling IN folds
across tables and enriching chair and di-
van. These draperies usher one into
mysterious moods BETTING the home Of
books. The silken scarfs and long sasbes
are entirely covered with hand work.
| frequently open spaces Of plain, rich
silk between broad bands Of velvet, ia
which triangles, rings and squares en-
circle griffins, peacocks, swallows. tigers
heads, apples Of gold. halt moons Of sii-
yer and branches Of palm.
| Madam Is Of metaphysical nature
and loves books of mysticism, philosophy
and fiction, and She has them Is the hun
dreds. She is among the great DeIsarte
| leaders Of the day. aud she ccliecssmany
books by and about the great French
master Of spiritual and physical expires.
sion. MARGHERITA ARLlNA HAYli.
New York.
Blind Cupid.
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