The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16
Copyright, 1902, by John R. Welsh.)

I consult her physician before returning
| to England.
At present she Is said to be at work
upon her memoirs, which are not to
be published until after her death, ana
| which are to present not "A mere col
lection OF idle gossip and personal
anecdotes, but a serious history of the
Third NGpoleon's reign, written by the
only person who could write ich
book from intimate knowledge.
The "Pathfnder's" Widow Forgot
ten.
In America are living three Grand
Old Women" who may look back uron
days of brilliancy and power from re-
tirement almost complete.
Mrs. Bette" cambridge, the niece
of Zachary Taylor, who, in 1S49. a
mere girl of "a years, was mistress
Of the White House, is living in Win
chester, Va. II is given to few wom-
en- to be married at 10, and Within
eighteen months to be both widow
and orphan. 1t is given to yet fewer
TO retain, when the eiGhtieth birth
day is so near, such splendid health
as is that of the mistress of this CEN
ter of old time Southern hospitality.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis does not enjoy
this blessing of continued health. She
has never quite recovered from her
serious illness of last summer, nor has
she ever been her old self since the
death of her daughter, Varina, "the
Daughter of the Confederacy." some
years ago. She passes her time at the
cottage of her friend, Mrs. Joseph
Pulitzer, at Bar Harbor. or at one of
the quiet New York hotels.
On the other edge of the Continent
at Los Angeles, there is living a
gracious, charming old lady of
rs, Mrs. John c. Fremont.
undimmed by the passing of the years
and an unfaltering devotion for her
famous husband.
When Jessie Benton, the daughter
of the great senator from Missouri
ran away from Washington to marry
the young lieutenant who was to write
his name in history as 1.-THE Path
finder" she was known to all the
country for her brilliancy and beauty
For years after her popularity was
phenomenal. Daughters and dolls
and dogs without number were named
after her, yet to-day the white-haired,
pale-faced old lady. living alone with
so brave spirit in her rose-covered
little house, is practically forgotten by
the nation which received from her
husband the gift of a State. For her
self she does not seem to care, but
she is keenly jealous of the fame Of
her husband. "Pathfiaders die, but
the paths remain open," she says.
Three Women of the stage.
1t is only a short step from those
who have actually ruled on the worlds
stage to those who rule on the mimic
stage beyond the footlights. In their
ranks stand three women famous both
for their consummate skill in their
art and for the long years through
which they have served it, Madame
Francesca Janauschek, at ~ and
Adelaide Ristori, at 81. are no longer
on the stage, though Mrs. Gilbert.
porn in 1921, in Lancashire, England,
still charms her audiences and wins
their love.
The last years of Janauschek AMI
Ristori have been strangely different
The one has lived through all her tri-
umphs to know what it is to be for
gotten and in want; the other cele-
brating her S0th birthday In the great
est theater in Rome, found herself
surrounded by court officials and the
Famous men and women of all Europe
Both have played Judith, Lady Mac
beth, Phedra and Deborah; both nave
given long lives to the profession
which they have graced, yet Janaus-
chek is neglected and Ristori is
courted.
Mrs, Gilbert made her first appear
ance on the stage when girl of %,
as dancer in one of the smaller -he-
aters in rural England. The same
year she married another dancer,
whose name she has made famous, and
three years later they came to Amer
lea Almost from the first she was
given the leading "old woman" char
acters, and almost from the first her
place in the hearts of those who saw
her was secure. To many there is no
pleasanter sight on the American
stage than the quick turns of the head
the bright eyes, flushed che eks and
merry little laugh of this lovable cid
lady. When, few weeks ago, she en-
tered the stage on her S1st birthday,
the ovation she received showed the
esteem in which she is held
In Literary Realms.
In the realms of literature are two
names to be mentioned Amelia
Barr and Julia Ward Howe. Tie last
named is distinctly the Grand Old
Woman of American Letters" For
so many years she has been closely
identified with the literary life OF Bos-
ton that few know that she is d New
Yorker born OSLO. Before she was
II years old she had begun her
writing. She published essays at II.
but creditable as all her work has
been her fame rests upon her Battle
Hymn of the Republic" written in
1861, under the inspiration Of the
swinging refrain of John Brown :
Body" and the sight of a review Of
troops in Washington.
John r. Welsh.