The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-11

The French Ambassador is spending Sun
day in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Bromley will return
to Washington on the 18th instant. They
are now at Townsville, Ga.
Anna Katharine Green. author of The
Leavenworth Case" and other detective
! stories, who has been spending few days
with Mrs. A. L. Barber has returned to
her home. In speaking Of her literary
work the novelist. who is Mrs. Charles
Rohlfs of Buffalo, n. Y, eyinces a reti-
cence that is in refreshing contrast to the
majority of writer's. She did not seek her
career Her girlish ambition was to be-
, come a poet, and when she commenced her
first novel she was so sure that her father
would consider it a descent in her aspira
lions that she kept ii secret from him
until it was more than half completed. He
read it. made few criticisms. and finally
approved OF it, though it was still his
opinion as it is hers. that her gift finds
truer expression in her poems than her
prose. 1t is so natural for her to write
that she says she can scarcel understand
how It is that other people who appear to
be equally as clever as she cannot do the
same. Her power is Intermittent however.
varying so that on one day the words seem
can do absolutely nothing.
Mrs. Rohlfs has an extremely kind face,
with friendly grey eyes, and a smile as
bright as sunshine. She is not given to
fads OF any sort but enters with interest
into every pleasant thing that comes a.ong
She is devoted to her home life, and there
is nothing in her temperament or environ
ment to encourage the peculiar bent of her
genius. Her first book brought her fame.
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That Affair Next Door to be one Of the
most powerful detective stories ever writ
ten. And Conan Doyle ought to be judge.
The passengers from Washington who are
booked TO sail for Europe next Wednesday
on the st. Paul are Major Henry E Al
word. DR.. Z. o. Belt, Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ
Dunlap, Mr.. w. H. Evans. Mr.. John Ray
mond, and Mrs. 5. l. Slack
There will be an. open meeting of the
Manor House Chapter, d. a. r.. at the
Riggs House on Saturday March Il. al
p m Mrs Belva Lockwood will deliver an
address on The Women of the Revolu-
ton" Mr. Barry Buckley will give reel
tation and Mr.. Rieman and Miss DuBosc
will sing.
The Travel Club will meet tomorrow
club was organized in 1881 II was decided
that the officers were to include a guide"
TO preside at the meetings; a courier" |
whose duty it was to secure speakers and |
readers. an executive committee to arrange |
an itinerary, and a journalist to keep a |
record of the various Journeys" which the |
organization should make,
Senior Romero. the late Mexican Minister
appeared before the club I'm the early DAYS
Of its career. when he gave an interesting
description of his native land. George Ken
nan told the members of his experiences in
Siberia, and the Hon John W Foster and
Mrs. Foster have each contributed papers
ambodying their opinions Of Russia and
SPAIN other notable speakers have been
Mr.. A. R Spofford, Hon George S Bout
we'll Prof. Loomis. Olive Logan, c. C.
coffin, and " c. Croffut.
Miss May Ii. Morgan. daughter of the for
ner United States Treasurer, and Miss
emma s. Green. Of Morristown. n j.. are
he guests OF the Misses Buss, 1872 Tween
y irst Street.
Mrs. Edward F. Droop and the Misses
)rOoD will be at home tomorrow at 1855
Bacon Street Columbia Heights.
Mrs. John n. Culbertson, President Of the
Noman's Foreign Missionary Society OF the
of Washington city. has been
appointed delegate tc the ecumenical coun-
ii of missions. which meets in New York
ity April q to May ].
Mr. and Mrs. Clarendon Smith have an
bounced the engagement of their niece
iallie o. heyes, TO Mr.. Horace Cleveland
'handl0e.
The members of the French Club and
heir friends held pleasant reunion last
Wednesday evening at the residence of
Mss MacNaughton, in Q Street. A pro
,ramme was given, which included must
al numbers by Miss Marie Becker and Mr.
Walter Humphreys; one-act play, Les
in which Miss Parret, Miss
Becker. Mr.. Reed Page Clark, Mr. Andre
'ontaine. and Mrs. Sheridan took part. and
comediette. "Apres la Noce," in which
he characters were sustained by Miss