The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24
NOTABLE PERSONS
SAIL FOR EUROPE.
The Reverend Charles II. Sheldon
and His Book on Serv-
ant Girls.
HATES PERSONAL INTERVIEWS.
Lily Langtry Departs Wan Much
Money and Grateful Feelings
Toward America Nine.
Ncvada's Long Tour.
ErPTELTC SPECIAL

EFrTRLTC SPECIAL.
New York. May c2-Sevoral notahle per
sons were among tho passengers VINO sailed
to-day on Outgoing steamers The Rever-
end charles NJ. Sheldon. author Or In His
Steps, and ers;while editor Of the Topeka
Capi,al. took passage on the Cunarder TeI-
tonic. Mrs. LanG;ry and Nine. Emma
Nevada sailed on the St Louis
Frank J, Could also goes abroad on the
s.. Louis 20 join his brother. Ho"Ard
Could. IN Europe. Mir. Gould. at the Same
,.;:.e, is acting as an escort 70 tidy mary
eacEy,Ie. who has hceu the guest OF Mrs.
George J. Gould N Lakewood turing the
--inter. Mrs. George Gould and Miss Helen
Gould were at the pier when the st LOUIS
sailed
A reporter found Mr.. Sheldon on the
promenade deck ~ the Teu.ouic Just before
that vessel beaded for Liverpool
Yes" said he. I'm going 70 London
On Invitation ~ the International christian
Frfeavo-. Z am TO speak there. also in
Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh. shfll
corare myself to temperance ard religions
subjects. speaking always in churches
.whe Will your new book on the Ser
want Girl Redemption he done ne was
asked.
Now, ! don't want 70 he 0iscHhr'H'c7'
said the clerryman-author. "but. really.
amt tell. I haven't begun 70 think about
1t yet"
"Are you 70 study servant girls ahroad?'
They're different there, you know
sighed he
DO you think the Topeka Capital could
be made a permanent success on yonr lines.
OF Chr.st's l!nes?'
Now. | might tell that later. You see. /
DON'T believe IN personal Interviews.
But you quite admit New York papers
arc ideal papers, OF course
II never saw one he said YEARLY. You
see. these personal irterv:e"S| cldht toI-
crate them On the Capital
"rHays YOU ever thought Of running q
New York daily paper as Christ would run
IT."
Tho Reverend Ny. Sheldon shifted his
weight from one foot tn the other. lis
wife shook ner head and walked TO the
raiI.
"RealIv." said he. Il don't know. never
sew a New York paper. These personal in
erviews-now really
But didn't you have the New York dai-
lies on your exchange list
II have TO say good-by," said ne, ana:
shaking hands with the reporter, ne lolrel
his wife
Mrs. Largtry's room on board the 81
Louis was generously filed with flowers.
contributed by her American friends.
IN spite OF all that has been said as 10
NY tcur and the morality OF the DeEen-
crates " she said I have just completed &
most successful tour. l closed last evening
al Worceste-. Mass. and arrived IN the
city during the night. l have been IN ms
country about five months. Ii Is true thAt
in some quarters | was NOT received Wen,
hut that occurred tr small places. Where
they tried 10 be smarter than IN the large
cities.
However the play was we'll received. and
the receipts were good In Boston We played
to SI5ts. during one week. IN other cities
Tire receipts NeCe large lncfsd, most oI
the latter part Il my trip l had TO make
speeches
Il am going away from the country with
Tha kin6est IF feelings. Indeed. every one
almost without exception. has been KIND 10
me. and anything that may have h2pp-ned
which was not pleasant has already been
forgotten.
Il am going home now for rest and rec-e-
alton. for / have been working very hard
and feel the need Of rest. In me fall l
Will make a toIr - the Provinces with
The DtEsueTates' Then Will follow the
London season. and then | am coming
over 10 the States again
Nine. Nevada, who is a fellow passenger
Of Mrs. ianEtry is accompanied by her
husband. Doctor Palmer, and her dauEh-
ter. Mignon. She IS going - Paris, where
she viii reside fer a time:
Nine. Nevada arrived here in October
and since than has sung In eighty-one con-
certs. travelling as far West as san Fran
cisco While in the Ws5; she met her sis
te-. whom she had not seen IL twenty-five
years.