The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-20


sether in mob. The lawyers. doctors and
themselves.
Even the novelists are essentially dra.
matte In their style. Miss Kings own
stories, for instance, contain striking dra-
matte situations, and the same is true OF
many another one OF tho authors whose
names are familiar In New orleans. For It
is one of the beautiful things that they
seem all inclined to talk In praise OF each
other, and give the occasional visitor the
pleasure OF hearing facts. where before he
knew only Of fancies. Delicious, indeed,
to hear of Latoadio iiearn from a friend:
"Oh, yes, I.afcadio was odd. think he
was terribly sensitive over his appearance.
He had lost one eye and the other was af
fectcd, so he had fallen into the habit OF
thinking himself preposterously hideous,
and he Stunned mankind But he was
wrong. He wasn't handsome. no. but his
profile was excellent, and he had such
soft, winning manners that no woman
could know him aud not be interested IN
his forlorn personality. oh. he dressed
abominably He didn't care what I've wore
and hardly how much or how little, but
then he had been miserably poor! before
he came to New Orleans he was agent for
a cheap chrome company in Ohio. Fancy
liearn, with all his exquisite constituencies
to color and form, selling those dreadful
pictures.
When ne came here he tried many ways
OF getting living, and walked the streets
hungry sometimes, fear, and slept In them
when he had no money for lodgings, He
was we'll educated. yes, but Silent, morose
and accomplishing. Perhaps no couldn't
help but be old, His mother was Greek
and his father Irish. Lafcado WAS born on
one of the Grecian islands. but NRfter
time the family moved to Ireland. aud,
think, there his father either died or got u
divorce and his mother married and Went
10 live IN Asia Minor. Did you ever hear
such 1 huddle muddlo Of places? The boy
latcadio was sent to Males to be educated
and studied for the priesthood, but gave IT
up finally ana came 10 America. He made
his first hit as a novelist with "Chiia,"
story OF Lost Island, one OF the group in the
Mexican Gulf 1t came about frem the sue
cess of his work on the Times Democrat
such brilliant work IL was that he WAS
sent to roam at Will about the gulf. lie
made a regular study of that group OF is
lands. Then he wrote 'louma, story OF
q tropical island and then he went to Japan
''s''i'iNA "a S"l'~AhNSN N''N' N"Nl'NN@ NA'N
tuna and customs of that country and has
gotten out several splendid Japanese books,
| don't suppose he makes much money, but
ne never cared Tor tlat. ne Is anu ar
WAYS was me true artist ana now no MAS
leisure Tor his art and Is happy
huV lteNru ma"e hls li'ora'E tvPuIailv"h
N New orleans SO dld George w Seole'
the latter luuisianan by birth And Mira.
Ruth McEuery Stuart comes 70 the city OF
roses yet. and the Bislands in New York
Nrluf GU" ''''"s's "l '.ir'i gu .O't1 ""eu
eN,r 9Voas'ou gives 10 '"''i ''"' i''''s''V ''4
'''Pi'So'
A.. ,,.,.,,o o.,,,,.,,.. l.. ,,o.,,-
mere !" "'' "o'a'' 'V'"''''s ~ pV"N
uiul TOMB over the woman VINO as fear'
Rivers was the first OF her sex to enter
ncvysr.ncr work In New Orleans and who
aS "'s' H'V""is' "'eN oN''o' anu pio'''e'''
Of the Picayune. In her day and genera
ton the enterprise was more than Ques-
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'
my brothers hrst saw me III PRINT 'hey ie''
,,p.ss Whom tbcv discovered that I actual.
ly wrote for money they folt that ! had
alsgraced the lamily beyond any 'cpuF"'
p.., q, ,.,. ,,.o,,., lu, Mr.. Nicbn,. who
made many things possible to their sisters
in the Southland. Catherine Cole is a
ouaunol' WI o,, ,,,.rd ,i, no,,,nns H.
ohout to publish n new work, "Catherlne
Coles Book 1t may be called which viii
be the crowning stone OF noble ed'hoe OF
en ,,'' L., .,o Gut, o ,o,,o-
known Than Mrs Mollio Il. NJ. Davis,
whose stories of Texas and Louisiana lIfe
get htst mo an tne Dest hlaea@iheS, anu
then between aehshuui covers from we
best FURNISHING houses, me NAN rIs,
ar llne Al Ia rose blahche anu ne
Eiephahi rack ure eNai'p'es' M'S
Davis ~ leAah by pirth' put Is MAJ
To Major Davis, managing euitor OF tue
picayunc, ana IVes IN an aamlraDio old
French honse III rue royal inoro rs .nc
hlaSslNo pat'eI." uoor' olenvn 10 Nis,.o .s
by handmaiden bearing tns pohuerous
utio OF Karen iappauch' ana mere are
the galleries over IN" courtyard win us
palm ueea ana nus FOUNTAIN very ms
toric old house Is inns IN Wh'eh 'he Da''S
family lives ana entertaihs'
For Mrs Davis Is famous hostess, nef