The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
LADY COOK HELPS OLD CHUM
Olive Logan's Dire Poverty Relieved
by Tennessee Clafin.
Once WcII-knoyn Authoress to Pass
Her Old Age tn Luxury and
Free of worry.

From a shabby little tenement al
256S Seventh avenue, where she tried bit
terly and without success TO keep the
wolf away. to a permanent home In
luxurious apartment at the san Reno,
Central Park West, at Seventy-fourth
street. is the pleasant and richly deserved
change that the wheel of fortune has
swung into the lap of Mrs. Olive Logan,
says the New York World
And behind the wheel was the bounty
of Lady Cook. once Tennessee Clahin.
Both women were keen and undaunted
fighters Of the generation of woman suf-
fragists which included Susan Is. An
thony, Mary Livermore, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, and Victoria Woodruff Martin.
And Lady Cook says that so long as
live ] shall live I'm luxury and comfort.
says Mrs Logan, tears of gratitude on her
face. DO you wonder that / say the
woman sunragists Of this country should
recognize her as the greatest of us ALP
A few months ago Mrs. LOgan's land
lord dunned her repeatedly and urgently
for rent; the grocery bills were unpaid,
all the s0rdid miserable little details OF
the business of living We're pressing down
on her with most painful insisIeuce. Now
she never has 20 give "A thought 20 any
thing. If she wishes a carriage to go
down town, the electric button orders
one. The superintendent Of the San Reno
doesn't worry about the rent at all, ana
1 she asks even whii0m callers 70 dine with
her. quite certain that the stunning head
waiter Of the smart apartment house will
see that her table IS served correctly.
The gentle little woman Of siXty-seven.
with the c0urtly manners that impress
even the elevator boys IN the san Reno,
was known 10 many great and powerful
people once on "A time Napoleon III,
who made her first husband. Henry 4. De
Lille OF New York, a Chevalier of the
Legion of Honor. was glad TO have her at
his court: she was the warm friend Of
Lincoln and Grant Wilkie Collins and
Charles Reade. Blaine exerted himself 10
get for her "a special ambassadors pass
port. and Augustin DAILY regarded her as
his mascot till the day Of his death. one
of his first successful productions being
her play. surf
In the old DAYS she also wrote a drama
tization of Wukie Collins "Armadale,'
ana did "a metricaI translation Of Francois
/ CopDees "Le Passant' Her Photographs
Of Paris Life Chateau Fhissac, '
Women and Theaters." THE Mimic
World" and Get Thee Behind Ne
Satan" all had a great success.
But perhaps ner persistent and force
IuI work for the securing Of the ballot
for women brought her more fame than
any Of her books
She was divorced from her first husband
and he aftew8rd died in London. Her
second husband was William Writ Skies
who was appointed United States Consul
To Cardiff. Wales. and who died in London
eleven years later Her third husband
was much younger than she, and was for
some time her secretary But later he
came to occupy "a rather humble position
and the days OF her glory were past IL
was only a few months ago that she tried
TO get money for overdue rent by selling
some jewels that were priceless TO her for
the memories that clustered about them.
She was forced also to sell the story Of
/ her struggle and restitution to one Of the
Sunday papers.