The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-24

Mss Mary Berri Chapman, who mar
ried Senator Hansbroush. of North Da-
kota, a few days ago at Washington, d.
c., is q poet as well as an artist. She
lived quietly in an nnpretentious house
with her mother in Kinghman Place.
Washington. This she had decorated and
furnished with exquisite artistic taste,
and many cultured people gathered IN
the attractive home to do honor to the
gifted young woman, who had already
won fame for herself by her literary
work Mrs Hansbrough illustrated her
own poems occasionally. thus adding to
their charm and interest. She is de-
scribed as slender and fair, with gold
brown hair, a tea rose complexion, per-
feict features, blue eyes and with grace
full figure She is said to nress with
wonderfully good taste. and looks like
the poet that she is.
Mrs. Hansbrough has BEEN writing
verses for years, ard as early as 1888 hsr
poems were published in book form by
Frederick A. Stokes. Maude Andrews
in Sundays Constitution gives very in
teresting word picture of the talented
young bride The following is one of her
latest poems:
Which are the hands we love the best
Those that are folded between our own,
Or those that move us to strange unrest
BY feathery touch, that is quickly HOWL!
Which, ahi which do we love the best,
Hands caressing, or hands caressed?
Which are the eyes we most adore
Those rejecting our every Thought
Or those whose glances or hearts I'M
Whose fire will neither be tanned or taught,
Which. ah! which are we drawn most to-
Hearts adoring, or hearts adofcd?
Which is the heart O, hearts we prize,
That which sways with passionate power,
Or that which yields as sacrifice,
Gente. and generous day hoyyo and n6oy hour'
Hearts most loving, or hearts we love?
Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett has
grown so stout Of late that che has found
1T advisable to resort to the massage
treatment and has had arranged in the
basement of her Washington home g.
complete massage outfit, which is run BY
gas This apartment Is made comforta-
BILE with rugs, easy chairs and tapestries,
into 1t the sun shines much of the day.
When weary wit sitting in a cranped
position any length of time. engaged in
here literary labors, Mrs. Burnett puts
on a loose house gown. finds her way
10 the massage room, takes her position
In the padded chair. turns Oh the gas
and receives the desired treatment from
the novel machine She has reduced her
weight already twenty-five pounds, and
she intends to continue the process until
she can boast Of her former sylph-lke
proportions. Mrs Burnett is writing a
new novel, 1.-THE Duke of Osmond," and
while she writes she is attired in the
most fetching muslin tea gowns, elabo-
rately trimmed with delicate laces. She
often entertains her lady friends while
she Is undergoing the machine massage
treatment; they drink tea, and talk VI
vaciously while the wheels whirl. When
Mrs. Burnett began to grow stout she
adopted the English fashion of taking
long walks then she tried the effect of
bicycle riding, and yet she continued to
increase in avordupois in an alarming
way, until in despair she resorted to
the massage.
Mrs Burnett. has always been addict
ed to hygienic fads, and for some time she
was a victim to the hot water cure. She
is much given to dieting, and exercises
great self-denial in regard to eating, new
err partaking of certain delicacies OF
which she is very fond, because of their
effect upon her digestion.
Mrs. Jordan. Mrs. Burnett's sister, re-
sides with her and relieves her of the
cares of housekeeping. Mrs. Burnett re-
ceives no guests, not even intimate
friends, during the morning hours, as she
is at that time busy with her literary
work. Her new novel will bring her
the handsome sum of $4,000 when COM
plcted besides a large royalty
The marriage of Miss Mary H. Morton,
daughter of the late Ecksteine Morton,
former presiderI: of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad to Mr.. Henry Edwards
I'oney, son of-Mr William A. Toney, of
New York has been announced. lit wifi
be celebrated November 10 at the home
of the brides mother, at ST. Georges,
S. arten Island.
Mr William III. Skaggs, formerly of
Alabama, and at one time mayor of Tal-
qadega, Is connected with the Chicago
Inter Ocean as corresponds mt, ard IS now
tuvelng through the south writing up
This section. He is a forcible and vigor-
Gus writer, and being a southeTner, his
synspathies are naturally with his people.
His letters 20 the Inter Ocean may do the
south much good.
Mr. Bert Blach will leave today for
Nashville, where he will permanently re-
side.
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Mrs. Dan A. Greene and children re-
turned d few days ago from wish, TO
White Sulphur Springs.
The Treble Clef club will meet this
morning ait 10 O'Clock at the home of Mrs.
James Bowron, on the South Highlands.
MIR. and Mrs william j. Cameron, of
Montgomery spent Sunday and Monday
in the city, as ehe guests of Mrs. George
r. Ward.
Miss Aurie Armstrong is visiting rela-
tives at Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurry Coffin and their lit
tie daughter have returned from Atlanta,
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Coffin, ON nwen.ieth street, South High