The morning times., 1896-02-09
HOW /.
WOMEN
WRITER'S
SEEK
IDEAS
ADY WILLIAM BEREsFoRD is re-
ported busy collecting and writing
the memoirs Of her eventful life for
the perusal of the heir who comes

ported busy collecting and writing
the memoirs Of her eventfuI life for
1~a@ the perusal of the heir who comes
to her so-late in life that she eannot
expect to follow his career long onward
IL Her Ladyship is really at work upon
such a volume there will be a collection OF
International society statistics that will
be the most valuable reading for the future
generations Lady Beresford has written
several pretty pieces Of poetry and prose
Women who are ambitious TO put their
thoughts into printed wOrdS-and all woman
are-should take pattern by Katrina, wife
or Spencer TraSk, the banker
Mrs Trask is beautiful woman OF young
| middle life few years ago she lost a
housefuI of little children. who died OF an
infectious disease within short time OF
each other. Siace that time. Ito beguiie
the lonely hours" as Mrs Trask says in her
preface. she has written verse and poetic
prose Her books are brought out in ex-
quisite form. and they win very fair praise
from the critics. which is saying a great
deal for the work OF society woman.
MRS. TRAsK's RAILING.
When Mrs. Trask eOmposes her verses
she likes to seat herself upon the railing
OF one OF the balconies of 'Yaddo," her
Saratoga summer home, and there plan
the motif for the verses. This she after
wards works over in T%etty room with
vines at the windows From q distance
she can see the peaks or the AdirOndaeks
where they eyerhang Lake Champaign, and
| her vision takes in Mount NcGregoF and the
lOVeIiueSs OF MANY counties
IL was seated here that Mr.. Trask had
his wife painted life size for the family
| portrait gallery.
The methods. motives, etc. OF Annelie
Rives ChanIer are altogether different,
hut they would suit many a temperament
Amelie Rives' family circle is passion
ately devoted to her. IL it were not for her
peculiar home surroundings she could never
/ have done her famous early stories MY
| daughter is a worker sHperbi Marvellous
exclaimed her father to friend aboard
steamer taking them to Panama, land
| we aid her by our sympathy"
The sympathy" consists in letting heI
| alone. An eye Mt the keyhoie tells the fam
| ny that AnleIie is writing. Immediately
| the Railways are hushed, and the only person
who comes and goes Is the great African
woman who has been Amelie's companion
from childhood. even accompanying her
| on her wedding tour.
| MISS sLoANE'S IDEALS"
| Emily Vanderbilt Sloane, the newest mem,
| Der OF 1.-THE nice set TO dabble with the
| pen. planned Ideals mostly while horse
back riding. The book is a compilation.
/ but the extracts were made in the Inspira-
| ton of the breezes Bernhardt does her
/ choice bits of prose while bicycling. Either
way the breezy tone ofthe work is complete
! In ideals, the 1oftiest sentiments are plucked
! from the writings OF the older authors.
| written IN their best mood. There is
| no maudlin sentiment. just the hearty,
healthy tone one gets in the open air.
Marguerite OF Italy. who has Just some
out with book. dictates her works walk.
ing upon veraEda, which is also ths
quccnly fashion OF Carmen sylvia of Rou-
mania
| Marguerita's book is journal OF her
travels in the Alps afoot, whence she went
to subslue a heart trouble caused by en-
boupoint Walking upon a piazza with
| King Umberto by her side. Marguerite
dictates her choicest sentences, looking TO
the King snIlingiy for d confirmation of
her journal
John Strange Winter aud Mrs Humphrey
Ward are the two writer's who have passed
beyond the honIe-letteTs into the profess
sional world. Yet they work very unlike.
After breakfast Mrs Ward seeks her
| boudoir. closes the door and gets OUT her
writing pad. IL caller drops in the maid
enters silently and stands still and looks
at her mistress Should genius be burn
ing Mrs. Ward does not look up, and the
maid goes back to say ''enga ged'' to the
caller. Should genius be fitful that morn
ing. the mistress looks up, mods and the
caller is shown in. Callers know this aud
are prepared for the worst.
HOW MRS. CRUGER WRITES.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger works 10
has been known to jot down her
thoughts anywhere. In her reception room,
back of the drawing room, there is white
enameIIed ledge that lets down from tht
wall. Over it is an electric arc. Here
lies the stationary of the house; aud here
often, the aGthoFess sits down to note the
latest rhyme or the brightest thought that
has popped into her head
lit is only beginners and amateurs whC
set apart a day for writing" says Mrs
Sherwood. the lecturer II write when
have the thoughts, and anywhere happeI
to be-
The younger women writer's, and the.
are coming from the best classes Of pe0
pie, have pet ways OF getting inspiration
| And how they iot dowu an idea upon tab
let, envelope. or cuff, and how they stea
| away to write 1t down in the pretties
language, is a secret they tell only 4
some one who wants TO go and do like
wise