The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-08
WV and SOCIETY

NH ISS ETHEL MARIE ARMIES, for M merly of Washington but who, with her family removed to Birmingham few months ago, was for several years A member of the staff of the Washington Post She is a brilliant young writer and her work has covered a wide range of subjects. Her feature work was characterized with such charm and orig inality as to make 1t essentially leading feature and placed her at once in the class of newspaper writers whose talents are closely akin to authorship
 Miss Armes' work is notable for many distinguishing features. She writes in a vein that is most fascinating and clothes her facts In such picturesque garh as to lift even the most commonplace sub jects Into the realm of real literature.
 Her sketches of art life are written with characteristic atmosphere" and are re- plete with local color. She writes with intelligent discrimination, with the keen appreciation of detail, and her work is clear cut, finished, revealing her fine quail lties of intelligent observation, the char acteristics of the student, and a rare power of fluent expression.
 During her connection with the Post. Miss Armes did a great deal of inter- viewing, Washington naturally affording wide opportunities for this line of news paper work
 As the place of residence of the powers that be-" the diplomats. and celebrates, this class of work is entrusted to the best informed writers on the newspaper staffs. Miss Armes has interviewed foreign diplo- mats on grave subjects involving inter national affairs, and on the other hand she has frequently interviewed for her paper the many interesting women. who, like Madame Wu, lent 6 charm to the foreign embassies. Authors, artists, high dignitaries in the church and men ana women prominent in the affairs of the ma ton. have been subjects for Miss Armes pen.
 Miss Armes represented the Post dur ing the Confederate reunion in Atlanta, and some of her best descriptive work was done in the typical" scenes of that memorable occasion She wrote a special story of Winnie Davis, a story that brought tears to every hero who wore the grey, to every one thrilled at the devotion of the south for the Daughters of the Confectionery"
 On the occasion of Miss Armes visit to Atlanta, she met Joel Chandler Harris, whose modesty and extreme reticence in discussing his personal affairs made Miss Armes successful interview a remarkable and difficult accomplishment.
 Mir. Harris declined to be interviewed. At first he refused to even see his caller, but finally he walked out upon his bal cony and said emphatically that he would not talk.
 Miss Armes fingered. Little by little she drew him to speak of his life. his tastes the books he loved, his garden. his fondness for children. When she had her story she asked Uncle Remus" if he would see her again If she came with a lot of little children.
 Yes" said Uncle Remus.
 Will you talk to us?"
 See you. but won't talk" declared Uncle Remus, bidding Miss Armes good bye.
 Miss Armes' interview, which was pub lished in the Washington Post, gave pos sibly more correct picture of MT. Harris than anything that has ever been written about his home life.