The Florida star., 1901-09-13

with very young girls. The mothers OF
households are acquainted with Marion
Harland through her writings on
household toplcs- She originated and
popularIzed the 50 called literature of
household economies Every one knows
that Marion HarIand has a daughter
who Is a well known literary woman.
This Is Mrs. Christine Terhune Her
rick. one OF the best known writer's
and lecturers in the household econom-
ic domain. Very few are aware that
Albert PaysOns Terhune. one OF the
rising writer's OF the younger genera
ton, Is her son. In private life Marion
Harland is Mrs. Mary Virginia Ter
hume. She is the widow OF a well
known clergyman. Her son graduated
from Columbia college In 1893 and
shortly after went abroad. His first
book was the result OF a horseback
journey taken through Syria. Publish
ed in 1896, IL Is called syria From the
Saddle" and makes interesting reading,
for the author lived an exciting life
with the Bedouins of the desert. In
vestigatlng leper settlements and rath-
er seeking for stirring adventures than
trying TO. escape them. Other books
followed swift upon the first. among
them being Columbia Stories" which
did not quite meet with the approval
OF the college authorities. because the
author dared tell the truth on points
which they would have preferred ig-
nored. "a Galahad OF Park Row" was
written IN collaboration with his moth
er. Mr.. Terhune supplying the local
color. as he had by this time gone into
newspaper work in New York. 1t was
the first time a mother and son had
ever tried such q literary partnership.
His last book. written also with his
mother and entitled "Dr. Dale" is
rated by its publisher as one or their
four best selling novels. Verses. maya
zine stories, humorous sketches and
two additional books may be credited
to this interchangeable young man. who
has certainly demonstrated that what
ever scorn may be cast at the sons Of
great literary men the son OF one dis
tinguished literary woman in talent,
energy and perseverance has made a
better showing than the majority OF
those WHO aspire TO fame not over
Swallowed by the greatness OF the Gel
ebrated parent.
Mrs. Amelia Barr. who succeeded TO
a measure OF the Rev. e. p. Roe's pOpu-
larity with young people, has followed
the general literary fashion OF inditlng
a historical novel. Her latest story
''The Maid of Maidens' Lane" is cast in
the latter part of the eighteenth centu-
ry and deals with people OF rank, al
though the scene OF the novel is laid In
old New York. Mrs. Barr writes Sc
charmingly of simple, everyday scenes
and commonplace people that it is like
ly TO be a matter of regret with her
readers thai she did not give them q
study Of contemporary life. There are
so many historical novels published
now that we are all beginning to be a
little weary of them. and even Mrs.
Barr's talent fails to make her maid
OF Maidens' Lane" quite satisfactory
For instance. one OF her characters II
singing the English version
OF st. ChrysOstOm's hymn, Jerusalem
the Golden" DIR. John NJ. NeaIe, tn,
hymn writer who adapted ii from tn,
Latin. was not born until 1913, while
the period Of the story is about 1871.
CAROLINE WETHERELL.
Mr.. G.. A. Stillman, a merchant o.