The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-27
Her Days Are Passed in Pleasant
 Duties of the Sisters
IDENTITY IS KEPT SECRET
Is Known to the Inmates of Epiphany Retreat as Mrs. G." and Is
 Happy in Her New Sur roundings.

New York March 26-(Special)-Mrs' Maybrick is not in Aylesbury prison now, either is she free. Her mother writing to a friend in this city, tells of her whereabouts and adds many oe- tails of her life at present.
 For the first time in nearly fourteen years she has put off her prison garb, but she must not speak during meals, ana san talk only at certain times during the day. Her companions are aristocratic ladies' many of them titled, who only know the pale brown-haired little wo- man in black as Mrs. G." They believe her to be in religious retreat like them selves.
 How their pious meditations would be startled and distracted had they the slightest inkling that their sister recluse was the world renowned prisoner, Mrs. Maybrick.
 Her jailers are the gentle sisters of Church of England order. With them she works and walks, and for the first time in all these years her feet touch the green sod of the clean, quiet English country.
 Her retreat is the home of the Sister
 
 hood of Epiphany beautiful spot in the outskirts of the cathedral town of Truro, in Cornwall, England.
 Mrs Maybrcks mother, the Baroness von Roque, writing of her daughter says
 She is wearing her own clothes, she sleeps in a comfortable room, she begins to think of life outside of a cell and to dress her lovely hair By the way, some of the papers said she was in seclusion to allow her hair to grow. l laughed as her hair has never been touched, and Is lovely, only the light has failed and the lustre is wanting.
 'eThen another paper said she had lost her teeth. What thing to say of lady! No her teeth are lovely, and only were loosened by the diet at one time.
 Nerves Are Shattered.
 "She is very delicate. all press news to Ihe contrary notwithstanding. Her nerves are shattered and her health is quite un- dermned by the same food for years, which included nothing fresh and no veg etables."
 Mrs. Maybrick's days are spent in very much the same manner are those of the other "vistors" to this retreat of the strict Church of England sisterhood. She must be in bed by o'clock and must rise by S. She must read only the books pro-
 
 prohibited and once when one found it's way into Mrs Maybrick's hands she was reprimanded.
 Religious ceremonies, a little work meals and walks in the open air through the quiet country roads, fill the days or both sisters and visitors.
 Mrs Maybrick sews with the sisters during some hours of the day, for the sis ters make all of their own clothes, and r,,io er1a will no inn tpG n manner as do the other ladies'
 Her presence does not excite the least curiosity among these aristocratic wo- men. She Is just another lady who has seen a lot of trouble,'' as the maid said who showed her to her room But it is at the recreation hour when the guests and the sisters chat together that Mrs. Maybrick retires to her own room and secludes herself from the others. Awk- ward questions might be asked and her long isolation from all social intercourse has made the poor little woman shy and sensitive to the last degree. Still, even her isolation excites no comment, it is understood she is not well. These well bred ladies are not over-curious, espe- cially when the refined exterior of one like Mrs. Maybrick stamps her as gen. tlewoman.
 She wears simple black gown with a tiny white ruche about the neck. But as the other ladies all wear plain dresses of black gray this again in no way distinguishes her from the rest
 The habit of the Sisters of the Epi- phany is navy blue with an ample hood, which falls from a white linen cap over the shoulders. broad white collar, with tabs in front lightens the dark gown, and the hood Is lined with spotless white silk.
 Delights In Country Walks.
 Mrs. Maybrick thoroughly enjoys the delightful country walks. She sometimes pauses to hear a bird sing-for spring comes much earlier under English skies than here-she breathes long breaths of free air, and stoops to pluck the small wild flowers.
 But wild flowers and wild birds make her weep says one of the sisters. Can one think of not having seen a wild flower or heard wild bird sing for Iour- teen years, and wonder that 1t brings the tears? Can one help recalling those lines of 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol?"- But neither milk white rose nor red
 May bloom in prison air;