The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-22
XlRT IAPEs DODGE DEAD.
FRIEND or EVERY hoy AND GIRL
PASSES AWAY AT ONTEORA.

Her steey G "Hans B1tnker'' Read b MANY
Tonvues-Assectate Of A1rs. steve and
Editee q "et. Nichelas" Frem lite
start-Eaad Been I'm Failing Health.
Mrs. Mary MApss Dodge. editor-in-ohief
Of st. Nickolos and writer Of ohildreu's
stories, died at Onteon Park, In tho Cats-
kills, yesterday morning.
Mrs. Dodge bad not been we'll for several
months. She lived In The Osborn apart
meuts, at Seventh avenue and Fifty-sev-
enth street, and she complained Of III health
whom she left there for the mountains In
June. shs was u years old, having been
born in this city In 1858.
Har father was Q we'll known scholar.
Prof. james ]. Mapes. He was noted -
Q chemist, inventor, civil engineer and
author. She was educated at homo with
two siSters, and when she was ysars
old she began to celebrate family ami
vorsaries by poems and short stories.
When she was . young girl she married
William Dodge, . lawyer who lived only .
few years and left her with living to make
for herself and two sons. Il started writing
to educate my boys,' she wrote to friend
about that time These sons were Harry,
who died twenty years ago. and James A..
who is tho president at the Hnk-Belt Com
psny Of Philadelphia.
Her FIRST literary venture was The 1rv-
ington Stories.' collection Of tales for
children published In 1884. They were
eagerly accepted by periodicals.. who. sent
requests for more.
Il am almost sorry to confess Mrs.
Dodge once said, that my literary career
has been without struggle. Perhaps 1t
has been too easy-everything l wrote
was kindly received
While reading Motley's history Of the
Dutch Republic tho outline Of story for
oh ildren, the scene to be laid in Holland.
came into her mind. the plot sprtnging
from The same trpe character wh ;ns T H;s
Van Wrinkle. In . few months Hans
Brinker or the Silver Skates was written.
Mrs. Dodge found herself famous. Tho
tale was translated into French, German
and Russian. and was twisted into the
thousands Of small Hollanders read It with
pleasure. '--s
Hans Brinker' was the most famous Of
all Mrs. Dodge's stories. In writing It
she ransaoked libraries, wrote innurnsrable
letters 1 and had each ehsPter critically re-
From 1870. to 1878 Mrs. Dodge was asso.
oiate editor with Harriet Beeoher Stowe OF
Hearth and Home, taking charge Of the
and Juvenile Departmental. When
tho owners OF the Century Magazine founded
st. Nicholas, an illustrated monthly for
children, In 1878. Mrs. Dodge became the
editor-in-ch!es. In that capacity she be-
came a very near friend OF Thousands OF
children In this country and England. Tho
name, st. Nirhotds, Itself was imported
straight from Holland by Mrs. Dodge.
Under her management the magazine be-
ca me very successful.
Notwithstanding her busy editorial life.
Mrs. Dodge found time to publish many
books "Theophilus and Others." written
In 1875, was . collection Of stories for older
people. Then she wrote Rhymes and
Jingles,' Along the Way and Donald
said. was her favorite book.
She permitted none of her small heroines
to be sentimental. Miss Ellen Eliza Dandy,
in one Of her books, is severely taken to
task for coddling q pet chicken instead
Of helping her tired sister tend the baby.
Mrs. Dodge also wrote THE Land OF
Pluck" when Lite Was Young "A New
Baby World" and Q sketch entitled Miss
Maloney on tho Chinese Question:
while retaining the title Of editor 4n-ohief
OF 81. Nicholas and making occasional
contributions to the magazine, Mr.. Dodge
had retired from actual editorial control
for the last four years.