The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-06
DEATH OF KATE FIELD

The Talented Woman succumbs to Pneu.
mOnia in Honoiulu-Actress, Journalist
and Authorist, She was n Success lie
Every calling and a Leader of Thought
and Molder of Public OpinIon-Leading
Traits of Character.
CHICAGO, May 3I.-Kate Field is
dead. The sad news was received last
evening in Il cable message reading as
follows:
Yokohama. Kohlsaat, Times-Herald,
Chicago:
Kate Field died, May 10; Honolulu;
pneumonia. THURsroN.'
The sender of the c~ab,egran was the
eX-minister from Hawaii to the United
States.
Miss Field was born in st. Louis,
but the numerous biographical
Sketches OF this brilliant woman do.
not say what year she was born in.
Her father. Joseph NJ. Field, and her
mother, who was Eliza Lapsley Rid
die. of Philadelphia, were able to give
her rare educational advantages and
through Them she inherited brilliancy
and versatility, her mother being
a charming actress. Kate was
educated in Boston, Italy and
England, ana travelled all over
the world. she was essentially cos
mopUiitan. After her classical educa-
ion she gave special attention to mu-
steal studies, becoming a pupil of Gar
ella and William Shakespeare, the En-
glish tenor. She made several visits
10 Earope, and during her stay abroad
became correspondent of the New
York Tribune, Philadelphia Press and
Chicago Tribune, besides doing work
Tor periodicals.
In lSGi she appeared as an actress in
Booths theater, where her dramatic
talent asserted itself.
Since leaving the stage she has de-
voted her talents and energies to lee
turing and journalism, in which she
achieved the greatest success. Among
her published works are "Pianchette's
Diary, Adelaide Eistori,' Mac On
Purpose IA comedy, Pen Photo
graphs of Charles Dickens Readings
"ilaphazard," Ten Days i'll SPAIN
History of Bells Telephone.
She founded the National Review"
several years ago, and in 1899 began
IN BNO-4NdIApl vi IlCI ldllOuS hdlc
Fields Washington. in the national
capital. She remained the editor, pub
Usher apd sole owner OF the unique
weekly publication, the only one in
the world which pore Il woman's name.
An attack of the grip in the winter of
1>94-5 left her untitled for hard edi-
tUrial work, and on this account she
was compelled to suspend publication
OF her paper and travel for health, do
ing occasional occurring and light Jour-
nailStlc WORK.
Last fall Miss Field was sent to the
Hawaiian islands by the Times-Herald
as special correspondent, and was thus
engaged when removed by death.
As editor of the little Washington
weekly Miss Field became "a creator
and manipulation of public sentiment
and vas accorded her full due of high
rank among prominent men at tine
capital, who both courted and feared
her vigilant and powerful pen and
speech. Yet she WAS the most popu-
lar woman in Washington among
statesmen. She frequently stirred the
country to 4 sense OF its shortcomings.
Her home was at the Shorcham hotel.
The latest advices received by the
Times-llerald from Miss Field stated
that she had made the perilous ascent
to the crater OF the active volcano
Mauna LOa, where no white woman
had ever trOd before, and that she had
been greatly benefited in health by
the trap. Inis letter was dated May.