The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-23

Gently married TO Hiss Mary Croker,
a millionaire heiress
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger's pen
name of Julien Gordon is familiar 10
two continents. Her husband. the late
Colonel s. Van Rensselaer, Cruger. was
q representative Of one OF the families
of the old New York Knickerbockar
aristocracy. and their home on Thirty
fifth street was center fer brilliant
circle of literary and musical dilettante
from the ultra fashionable set Mrs.
CrugT's first book, Puritan and Pa
gan made q distinct success After
that she published several volumes.
among them The Vampires and "A
Triple Alliance. both eff which were
well received.
Miss Alice Duer. now Mrs Henry
Wise Miller was one of the cleverest ~
magazine versihers. She IS adauEhter IL
James Gore King Duer Of New York ana
3 descendant Of the witty and beautiful
Lady Kitty Duer OF Washington
court Miss Duer published a Jew years
ago book of verse which won bar
much favor with the critics. and since
then she has contributed great deal
90 the magazines.
The most beautiful poetry which has
been written for a Ions time BY cnv
American woman was that published Z
few years ago by AIRS. Spencer Trask.
wife Of the banker. The volume was
entitled Under King Constantine" 1T
contains tales Of kniEhtly men and NOS
BILE women told in gracefully howiDs
verse. The scenes are laid Ga the ro-
mantio period IN history following upon
the death of King Arthur and The
breaking UP OF his round table.
Not only are the poems exquisite in
literary finish, bur they are dued vita
elevated thought and are simple end
sincere in expression. The three hero
knights. Sanpeur. hathau0l and Chris
ITALIAN. are splendid types of manhood.
The poems were FIRST published anouv-
mousiy Their success was so great
that the author later affixed her name
60 them. OF the anonymous writer ~
the verses Richard Henry Stoddara.
himself "a poet OF high order, sali.
That we have poet in this writer
whose name is not given is evident on
every page
AIRS. Trask's second book was now
81. John Leighton. Tt. too. met With a
warm reception. Now She has publish
ed a collection OF short stories called
Lessons In Love" which, while not ale
together new 90 the public. since ther
previously appeared In the magazine
have already every Indication of
achieving one Of the successes OF the
season. They are earnest and sincere.
two qualities in which even the most
brilliant cf modern fiction iswoeCuiig
dcient The stories show tine same mass
terly touch that characterized her othr
work. and as the theme IS one that IS
OF she widest interest to humanity le
audience win doubtless be q large one.
Mrs. Trask was Miss Katrina Nichols
a daughter of one of New Norks ola
time business men. Mr. and Mrs. Trask
reside IN Brooklyn during the winter
spending the summer az Saratoga
Springs. where they have built a hand-
some residence. surrounded by a sna-
cious park. The beautiful woodlands
Of the estate they have generously
thrown open 20 the public
Mrs. John Viuton DahIgren is num-
bered among the women az leisure who
have written excellent fiction Mrs
John King Van Rensselaer, of New
York. whose story, THE Good Vrouw 80
Manabata," dealt Interestingly wiib
the Dutch colonial Hfe of Manhattan. ls
q daughter 81 the late a. Oracle king
Of Weehawken. N. J.. and a bottle "a
New York society. In her mauiIer
years She has given much time 90 it-