CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-10-13

with further correspondence, iii now uu-
published between these Two noted men.
Other topics dealt with are: <Organized
Self Help and State Aid In Ireland by
by the Right Honorable Hoface Piunkett.
NJ. p; Gable Cutting In war" by G.
f. Walsh: Danger of FotltQcai Apathy" "
studies.' by Kate Gannett Wells: How
Can Homicide be Decreased'. BY the Rev.
w. Rede. d. D.; and boys Clubs by
Winifred Buck.
The life of varina Anne Jefferson Davis
or Winnie Davis, as she wax more COM
monty Called began amid the stoms OF
war. June n 1861. In the White House OF
the South, III Richmond. Mis- Davis was
educated in France and Germany. and be-
came her fathers companion and secre-
tury. and assistant in his literary work
In social life Miss Dayiz took the rank
to which her birth. natural talents, and
education entitled her. According to u
writer in Harper's Bazaar. she was gra-
cious in manner, kindly In disposition
and counted her friends by the score.
without regard to lines. sectional or geo.
graphical At an early age she showed
marked literary inclinations. aud this
tendency in later life she turned to active
use. Her first novel was THE Yelled
Doctor" story OF southern life which
showed elements OF strength and dram-
ceived, and her second one. "A Romance
of Summer Seas" which appeared about
two months ago, shows a great advance
In storytelling power. and Is marked by
n sprightly style and an undercurrent Of
humor- often verging on wit Miss Davis
was just making for herself a position In
the field of literature when death stopped
the busy pen. But the love that was hers
in life goes beyond the grave. and holds
| In tender recollection one who combined
in her person all that was noble. gentle
and true in southern womanhood
| What Stevcnson's wife was to him. only
she and he entirely knew. Though she
was several years older. there was never
| woman more fitted for his wife. Their
| interest in each other. their power OF un-
derstanding each other. their ever-present
perfection of sympathy is best exemplt-
| fied in the fact that they often, years az
| ter they were married, were known to re-
main talking all night long until the sun
| rose.
/ / cannot attempt to describe what Mrs.
Stevenson was, and to certain extent il
| like, half as well an American journal
list who interviewed her recently In New
| York, on her way to this country. The
| language seems a little stilted and sensa-
tional. but it is a very accurate descrip-
j tion on the whole.
I Mrs. Stevenson is slight woman. Her
eyes are like black velvet. sombre. In
| scrutable. fathoniless. Her face is the lace
| of n sphinx; her nose straight and Or
| iental. there is the ghost of n dimple In
| her eyes. thickly fieeced with silver, cut
short, falling in curls about her neck
| and growing low about the temples. She
/ is composed. intense. repressed in man.
ner; she makes no gestures. she sits in \
chair both hands uoaded with barbaric
rings) resting lightly on the arms. Hei
| very attitude again suggests the sphinx
| crouching In tho desert.
when you look at her daughter. Mrs
rfsIx I...~ .ff.r.t IT
color. lustrous-eyed, with the face OF q
| gypsy, a sibyl-you see what she musI
| have been when Stevenson fell in love
with her. Mrs. Stevenson was her hus-
bands comrades He taught me how &c
live she says. as a faraway reminiscent
look steals into her eyes.-(M. A. p.
A New York paper has something to say
about Zangwell.
He is a man OF annlogies and compari
son. this Zangwell. quick fencer at re-
partec, even with dozen sharpepec
points thrust at him. and a keen inquirer
into the ways and temper of countr,
Of which he knows nothing.
A physiognomist would find In him AT
interesting study. He has the large. stront
nose, and the hign check bones of forcs
and courage. and rounded mouth and mo
bile lips of poesy; the dark. clear eyes
set well apart giving evidence of grasI
and penetration. His forehead is higf
ory well disciplined and well controlled
Combatativeness. In the phrenologicl
sense liz small; self esteem and increduiit,
are large. and the cranlal Formation
known as veneration not being well deve.
oped, he is unwittingiy and unconsciousi,
a cynic. Not so caustic perhaps as Car
lyle. nor SO diffusive as Richard Mans
field-and wide is the leap of analogy
but a cynic, nevertheless OF the latter da,
variety. with material and familiar appli
cations of his own philosophy.
II lcctured on the ghetto in England.'
said he. land on the drama. The ghctt'
ceased nearly toi exist and the drnma i
not at ALL My first visit TO America! fs,
am told that the hospitality here is 81
generous and effusive that a lecturer Il
killed almost by kindness"
This was the expectation. Coming Il
what he had already realized. the autho
said that he had been most impressed
''and you have not put the question yet.
he fnterpolated--"with the artichokel
served in the waldorf-Astoria. More that
that" he added, II WINS taken with tn.
view OF the city from the roof garden o
the hotel.
From that point 1t looked like the wori
OF the children of giants who had pu
blocks together in square and dquadrangIe-
Brobdignaxian city. II you please. mas
4 sivs. towering. magnificent. But he add
ed suddenly. why do you have such rapis
moving lifts In your buildings. and wher
you have the lifts. why have staircases?
'-DreyIus. ne ecnOeu IN reply 10 aHotnc
inquiry. II believe him to be an innocen
man Race prejudice, probably. was re
sponsibie for his prosecution I'm the out
start. but the pride Of the army was re
sponsIble for it's continuance. Attack tn.
integrity of that organization and II form
4 Instantly In phalanx against you. Al
who stood up in defense of Dreyfus suf
fered. Labori certainly lost by standing
up for zola. the champion of Dreyfus.''
And of Zola?"
Sincere in his convictions but won
derful example of contradictions. he saIt
more than he knew. Few men have writ
ten more of realism than zola a realism
that seemed actual. and few have showr
such lack of knowledge OF real life. of III
actual intrigues and plots and counter
plots. His realism on paper was perfect
His realism in practice was failure
He likes the capture of the stage, tn.
glare of the limelight."
Are your opinions on the indecency o.
the stage the same, now that you havi
taken TO the stage yourself. as they wer'
a Few years ago?"
Mr.. Zangwili. whose facial counter re-
minds one strongly Of Disraeli permitted
his features to relax into a broad smile
that extended from hfa chin 10 his M "A