The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03

sketch even before she could write her
name. Her life was singular and extreme
iy romantic
One Of her Washington friends said last
week: She had a fashion OF rolling her
eyes In manner that fascinated every
man who met her. Her eyes are really
wonderful. such great deep eyes: and with
mat gold hair OF hers and her fresh color
and classic profile. she was quite stun
ming. One would never have imagined
het 10 be an authoress or anything. just
sweet. pretty. iackadaisical young girl.
who lived only TO be sweet and charming
TO Feeite poetry and roll her eyes. Dress7
Oh. around the house she looked like an
angel but on the street she wore stunning
things. Paris gowns and all. that were
perfect dreams Her figure wasn't much
10 speak OF, but her head was well shaped
and beautifully set on her shoulders. and
her race was certainly charming She
wasn't very good cOnversa;ionalist. nor
very dignihed or majestic. but Just Co
qusttish and pretty"
ihe princess has given a description OF
herself to an artist who desired 20 color
her photograph. and wrote through
friends requesting f.
paint Afit EEiT "a HEhL Ent-
zen brown rather than yellow, growing
lighter In tint toward the ends as the
knot OF hair at the back Is brighter than
close 20 the head. mention this because
an even, uniform tone would make Il
look unlike mine, The skin should be TO
accurately represent nature. not absolute
ly fair. but with a tinge OF yellow in Il.
The eyes are dark steel blue. with dark
eyebrows and black lashes. II f. so very
difficult TO describe colors that ] fear this
gives a most inadequate description, but /
can do no better"
1.-THE Qnies or the Dead"
When The Quick or the Dead" was
published she was only eighteen. The
furore created by that first effort is a
mystery tC critics to-day. OIL
Her father, Col. Rives, was in France
az the time. being connected with the
Panama Canal work, and the young au-
thOress submitted her manuscript 10 one
OF her relatives, a learned professor in the
University Of Virginia. He strongly ad-
yised her not to publish it without her
fathers permission. She refused TO ac-
cept his advice. The book proved an In
slant success, although Il provoked
storm Of criticism, and the young wo-
mans name was enrolled among the ris-
ing authors Of the day She WIS over
Whe!med with requests for stories from
magazine and other publishers, and in
the few years following the appearance
Of her book wrote for the Atlantic
Monthly, Harpers. and Lippincotts,
among her more celebrated efforts being
"HerOd and Marianne" Virginia of Vir-
ginia," The Witness of the SUM-" THE
Farrier Lass o Piping Petworth," "Athel-
wold," According 10 st. John" and 9TH
ers. None, however, attracted the atten-
! Iion accorded her first work.
Ameiie Rives married John Armstrong
Chanler in 1888. II was an unhappy mar
ridCt, and they separated. He is now i'm
! IN insane asylum in New York, and she
/ i married TO the handsome young Rus
| sian prince, whom she met in Italy, ami
welded in Paris She has lived much IN
| England.
Her life has been full of new scenes
| and sensations, and now she has returned
! 10 her fathers home broken In health and
spirit, 10 the house which she has SYM
pathetically described as gloomy in con-
| tour and atmosphere but cheered by
/ bright hangings and flowers like an old
face with smiles"