The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-30

MT. and Mrs. Leonard made their home in Montgomery and the follow ing two years they lived in Cuba since which time they have resided in their present home in keota. okla. Mrs Leonard was just out of her teens-a mere girl-when she lived here short ly after her marriage, but those who knew her we'll saw then the promise of the literary attainments she has now achieved.
 The poem Is taken from Mrs. Leon- ards recently published volume, Mem ories of Cuba and Other Poems" Many Of the poems. as the title indicates, are devoted to memories of her life in Cuba and are called Cuban Songs" These are wonderfully sweet and full of a pathos aud withal they abound in good cheer. They have a swing that makes 1t pleasure to read them and makes one wish to spend a while In Cuba to catch something his life has missed perchance. In La Pin turitta" she begins:
 bit of sky. bit of sky,
 Glowing In evening splendor. A drift of blue and dash of gold,
 And rose tint--warm and tender.
 Mrs. Leonard dedicates her book of poems "To the beautiful South and to
 
 time for tho beauty and poetry of life" And many of her poems are full of her memories of her life in Mont somery. In "A Toast" she writes in the last verse:
 Hold high the frangrant iuIep And drink this toast with me- The fafrest spot in Dixeland
 Montgomery!
 An nxaff 1R Leonard entities: Montgomery Songs. Among them are: "A Love song," "A Toast" The Banjo Boy" and Easter Even."
 The above poem, Fear" I consider the strongest of all. It is full Of strong and independent thought and 1t seems almost impossible that so young woman should have written anything that gives such evidence of the wide experience that lead to such deep conclusions on the problems of life.
 Janan Ewyn. the nom de plume of Mrs. Leonard. Is the name of one of her ancestors. She comes of a long line of distinguished Scottish ancestry of which she is justly proud. MRS. RICHARDSON WRITES
 FROM NEW YORK.
 New York. Aug. 26
 Although it is still straw hat time and the crowds are sweitering along the Great White Way, the theatrical world is beginning to whirl again in preparation for the autumn business. In fact, the first of the productions in- tended for fall attractions at the Broad way theatres. have made their appear ance and the me1odrama houses along Third and Eighth Avenues have begun to open. TO be sure these hot nights the roof gardens are extremely popular. but there is always a theatre hungry crowd in New York that will endure the heat in a stuffy theatre if the show it. self Is attractive.
 Several of the vaudeville houses are offering new "Salome" dances and eacf, one Is attempting to create just a bit more of a sensation than the other. Just how long the Salome craze will last is a matter of great speculation, but ft is probable that as the days get cooler the vice squad under the strenuous leadership of Anthony Comstock will become more vigilant and many of the more sensational dancers will either have to modify their performances or abandon the dance altogether.
 The desire to keep cool forces people to adopt all kinds Of expedfents In Now York but the latest has been invent sd by some young ladies who are | little more unconventional and daring than the majority of their sisters. They have name too for this cooling device. which is nothing more than going bare footed. but they call 1t going bare. toes" It is quite a fad among a cer. tain class of young ladies to soothe their nerves these sweltering days bv bringing their bare feet in contact with Mother Earth. or at least the cooling grass.
 They generally go to Central Park, where they seek bench that is easy