The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-05
WITH NOTED WOMEN.
Mrs. de Cottes Tells of Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Others.

New Dreams, Tuesday, March 3. I came to New Orleans to meet Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and I have met her.
 The two women in the world concerning whose personality I have for years had most curiosity are Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Olive Schriner. have now the op- portunity of studying the one to my hearts content, but, as yet, I, do not see my way clear to convincing The Adver- tiser that its duty lies in sending me to South Africa to investigate the author of ''The Story of an African Farm and those wonderful Dreams"
 When I received the tempting invita- ton to be one of the ''pampered celebri- ties" of this muster of the great in this famous woman's home, I was delighted beyond expression.
 The invitation came from a mutual friend of ours, Miss Helen Pitkin of The Times Democrat, who is herself one of the most radiant of creatures, physically and mentally. She is young-about 3- beautiful, learned and brilliant. She is a close friend of Mrs. Wilcox and has wis., ited her either at her home in New York or her summer home, '"The Bungalo," in the mountains, every summer for the past ten years.
 Arriving Monday morning. found that Mrs Wilcox was expected that evening. and that the program was that I would have dinner at 6 with Miss Pitkin with one other friend at the Louisiana" and that we would go afterward to the sta- ton to meet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. We did. and I tried as the throng of passen- gers poured toward the exit gate to pick her out. failed. Not one of them looked as if she had said the things Ella Wheeler Wilcox has said.
 Before knew 1t Miss Pitkin had rush. ed forward and the two were embracing, and batting each other on the shoulder like school girls. Getting in the carriage we drove to the St. Charles Hotel. Mrs. Wilcox is rather short, a plump, pretty figure, an interesting and interested face, eyes rather small than large, long chin, hair with touch of red, "a dark auburn.
 Settling in the carriage she with a deep breath of satisfaction said: "Oh. I wrote such pretty poem today on the train"
 Why didn't you rest?" Miss Pitkin asked.
 "Oh, rested all right" Mrs. Wilcox replied. 'I have not been tired but twice this week. I always write when travel. Going abroad last I wrote sixteen edito- rials and several poems. I wrote The Queens Last Ride on a boat"
 Ella Wheeler Willcox's "The Queen s Last Ride,' 1t will be remembered, has been set to music by order of the King of England and also by his order it was sung at the tomb of his mother on the anniversary of her death.
 Reaching the St. Charles Hotel we spent just little time chatting. Reporters were seeking this one of the ten best known women in the world, but she refused to ha ipf hot toI,S here; that is enough" she said But one more persistent than the others got a promise of half an hour at noon today, and in the meantime before she suspected herself, she had answered two or three questions as to her plans. That man learned that she and her husband are travelling for pleasure, that she will be here until Saturday morning, that she came direct from Washington that they go from here to California, and that MT. Wilcox was detained in Wash ington and will join her here tomorrow.
 The two large entertainments that are to be given in honor of Mrs. Wilcox are: reception on Wednesday afternoon at which Miss Pitkin will entertain, and one on Thursday evening which the Wo- mans Club will give at the Palm Gar den. St. Charles Hotel.
 There are to be several small affairs one box party of ten with supper af- ter. and another a breakfast at Begues when there will be thirty guests. At this breakfast l am told I will have the pleasure of sitting by Dorothy Dix, that wonderfully bright woman who has re- gently told us that the first symptom of boys being in love is when he first voluntarily washes behind his ears," and who in various magazines is constantly telling us something on that line that we know Is true, but that we didn't know We knew until she told us.
 Some other celebrities who will be at this breakfast are: Dr. E. A. Alderman of the Tulane University, Miss Grace King the story writer; Miss Sophie Wright. the woman of free night school for men and boys: Miss Jean Gordon, President of the Era Club MT. Page Baker. editor of The Times Democrat: Mrs. Mathews. President of the Wo- mans Club: Roswell Field of The Chi cago Evening Post; Miss Kate Tannalt Woods. author of "Six Little Rebels" Mollie Moore Davis, author and her daughter. Pearl Davis: Amye Reade Ja- net. wife of the Governor of Tabasco and niece of the English novelist Reade: George w. Gable. author and lecturer: Bertha Runkie novelist; Mrs. l.. H. Stan ton. daughter of "Xariffa:" Mrs. Mary Ashley Townsend. Mrs. Reuben Bush. poet and society woman; Miss Josephine Nichols. author of one of the six best selling books of the month, and daugh- ter of the Chief Justice of Louisiana; Miss Cora Richardson of Carnival Queen fame; Mrs. l.. A. Monroe, wife of a Judge of the Supreme Court, and Judge D. D. Shelby. formerly of Huntsville. Ala
 This will surely be one of the most fa- nous of Begnes famous breakfasts,
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