The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-08

writer, who spoke OF her limitations she
promptly replied: There is no Limitation
to hard work. But while she is an e1
expincation Of her own doctrine, she ais,
works with moderation. Rest. exercise Z
and recreation have their proper place.
and in the summer. closing her home, she
spends the months in foreign travel o,
at some inyigorating resort, For time,
from tedious trouble with the eyes. she
employed a stenographer, and lest the e1-
pertinent should not be successful. she
armed her, against possible discontinue
by saying: you must tell your friends
that you have taken a lady on a weeks
trial" Her interest In the struggling
among her own sex Is, indeed. one OF her
most salient characteristics, her SYM
PATTY shaping itself to fit the needs OF
each individual case The young stenoE-
rapher, working with the regularity of
an automaton and the tactfulness and
intelligence of human being" proved
n every way satisfactory. But although
an expert, she found 1t difficult to keep
pace with her dIctation, and Miss Sea-
we'll describes herself as both q slow
and rapid writer. making the first draft
quickly, and then going over 1t again and
SPARES NO EXPENSE.
She spares neither tro Nple aor e1Pense
to gain the desired result, and while writ
Ing "The House OF Egremont." for which
she received $1,000 as an advance pay
ncnt. when only few OF lts chapters
were finished, she read dozens or DOCKS
TO acoualnt herself with the period anC
| people and made O special trip to ST
0crmain's. in France. to acquire the To-
cal color Since the publication Of
ORANGES Ro. one of the six best-selling
books OF the season. she has written q
short story, 1.-THE Romance of Life,
| brought out by the same firm. and Isl
| now in treaty for the dramatic rights of
IL It has been her policy to have num-
Der OF publishers, that the failure OF any
one of them might not seriously affect
her. for as she quotes: 1T is a bad plan
to put all Of ones eggs in tho same bas-
| ket."
She confines herself to her own line Of
work, and last winter declined an offer
| Of $500 from New York paper to write
"from a womans standpoint" an account
OF a sensational trial then taking place in
| Washington.
Miss seawel does not know what led
her to enter literature, being much OF
pogberry's opinion that "readng and
| writing come by nature Nor can she
tell which Of her books she considers the
best, having like n fond and foolish moth
er. soft place In her heart for each Of
the children Of her brain.
| NJ lue stutHoES W WHOM SNe lS lNNeuLeu
| for inspiration, and who influenced her
during the plastic period, she puts Thaok-
cray first.
Often" she says, while writing
thing, it suddenly occurs to me: Thacke-
ray would call that trash; throw It In
the waste basket, But In the next mo-
ment comes the thought; Yes. but he
would say, You can do better than that.
| Try again.
"a good way to get strong infusion
| OF n writer Is to read him constantly for
a month and every year or SO read a
half-dozen OF Thackeray's books conse-
cut!yey."
II think Macaulay, too. who ! hear Is
coming into fashion again-he never went
out with me--aftords excellent study for a
writer. He has such a tremendous com.
mand OF the English language, and his
| power of expression has been developed
| to such "a high point that he cannot fail
| to be helpful to those seeking to acquire
| the art Robert Louis Stevenson Is am
other author's author, and while one cnn-
not make ones self great writer, ono
can by study and practice acquire o good
clear literary style.'
I G1LBHRTA 3. WHITTLA