New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
MARY RUSSELL MILFORD.
GIRLS REM .lIsCENCES OF TIE At
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which the spendthrin father OF MARY Russell
Milford built out OF his daughters money and
sold 10 pay has debts, has SGT down for II ne
hrCosy her "reminiscences Of the author Of
Our village The little homo in which Mss
Milford spent 50 many years IN poverty She has
herself described as quantity attractive IN It's
bower or roses and boneysu, klcs. but that she
greatly ideaiiled Il is the testimony Il the
writcI. who, as a young gin. often visited her.
On ono Of these occasions She with two other
YOUNG people. had been summoned ty Miss
Mitioid IN "onc OF her bttlc three-corncred
notes-scraps Of paper tom OF from copy
short hurried, 50 charactcristi, Of the writer
ana were blddcn to eat fresh straw bones and
cream as prelude to her recital Of the first
scenes from her new play, Inez &c Castro,
shorty 10 be produced al Cpyont Garden, whore
sh" conhd nifty hoped tha; I would meet with
no Jess success than REM and thc Foso ar
That she should have chosen to waste her
breath upon 50 juvenile an audience would have
surprised those who were less web acquainted
with The simple minded woman, lut Il was one
OF ,hc secrets Of tn influence Sac exercised un-
consciously Oh all around her that she brought
everybody W 20 hey own level never crc"i-inf
that the b. iFht might he too cIoa: 20 sui i"Fs
lofty jnteilects. and READY 10 elv' away ro"u'
thought fan.iee. enjhusasms 20 ID" baiy -
She lane no offered hoy cows'ips a. fr'ell - g
III, most niehnovn - h.r associates.
w walked straipht into the novo, r"t2,n.
and made welcome lay the knd"st ,ooK~ and
most carcssing IL Noic"s and led mt" what "a
sober prose, would be caii'd an ou'houS" IHl-
manly, perhaps Il barn. Nv" SIDES disguised =
little 10y rows Of plants ~ pots. Il spa" To- lnp
left III tho middle for wooden Table and :: i"v
chairs Of IN" most u .nitiv" description. h"l
faVOrItc dog. Dash ;h' mos unl"Ven y IN"
most intelligent az pets. leading ~ way WITH
The pp'itc demonstrations ~ approval pra' iis'd
by The saGacIoUs -! his KIND. Ia 'front.' 9. tl"
suniiIi,I -bouse. 50 very properly .all'd. "a =
wholly uIu,h;,bitabo in winter.
stage. on which was ARRANGED - mIn"tTi' ally.
accord ny 70 height and size, pyramid Of g"ia-
NUNS, Tho prd" and glory % HI grove
heait but 50 often threatened 10y IN" uncertain
humOrs OF wind ard weather That II may be
doubted II the show occasiOnod her ~ much do
light az disappointment. Miss Mluoid, o.
missy" as We had The imp"Itjncn-c 20 call her
had drawn our chairs as close az possible to her
own, and, taking a Crumpled manuscript from
her capaciOus pocket. began with a short Sket n
of the play, that "" might the bctter unGci-
stand the scenes she about to read. i-ik"
most aSIirants, hoT ambition had always been
TO write for the stage. MaoreadV had mad"
success OF Julian Charles the First vas
to follow, and ii - nOt surprising mat she fulN
counted oh her dramati" talent for her future
fame; She thought little of her simple. rustic
stories, far from dreaming that Il would chiefly
lish unaffected r1turalness and innocent poetic
charm has never been matched. it would be
impossible 10 give the leas. idea of the manner
In which she intoncd the verses she road-blank
verse, indeed but intorspcrscd with lyric poetry
the slng-sOng Of II can hardly be imagined, but
to chdlkc ears that was half the battle, and
gave a tuDefulnoes to the performance which ""
no doubt believe TO BE- the htting languag" Of
exalted pcIsOnaScs; commonplace dctIon for
crowned heads, heroes and heiclnCS NCulG BE
manifestIy incongruouS
Strawberries and cream and glimpse Of
Finden's Tabeaus Of which al ! IAN recoiIett
was a group Of Hndo0 gins floating their lamps
upon the GanIes IN Illustration Of ono II Eliza
beth Bairctts carrier poems, and tnen we were
sent away to make room FOR the crowd Of
visitors by HON morning ant evening duiing
the summer months she was befraddled ,hor
own world, making her cottage. as she said q
sort Of tea garden or rural Bcuah spa.
We returned home laden with treasures,
books flowers poetic dreams! NcI mad We ihc
mos. Temot" idra that thcIc vas al ythinS 60
rpassonate in the comparison between the
than modest quarters We had left ana our
own rOomy and comfortable house whicn should
OF night have been hers, but of which she mad
been deprived by the reckless extra, agance Of
her father 10 whom, ~ spite Of all, she dod-
Gated lifelong loyalty and DEVOTION
or Miss Mitf~d's personal appearance this
writer says that II i almost impossible 20 CIV"
just Idea OF tit must always seem mass Of
! contradictions and must altogether faii 20 cN-
! plain the attractivcncss &C wholly ind'p' ndont
of external advantages:
Very short and square She suffered from a
slight curvature Of the spine, which she made
the more apparent by wearing broad band
| behind, crossed under her shoulders. Her race
without beauty OF line or colorng won con-
| Gdence at first sight by its sweet and uanqul
! EXPRESSION II r eyes, with amused look
which came and went were very expressive,
they seemed to catch hold Of everything that