The Washington herald., 1909-05-11
WASHINGTON CHAT.
D THE sPEcrAToR


a member. by the way, Of the Royal Vic
toIian Order, few people have noted that
Miss Emory is the grandniece Of y. p.
Willis. the poet
This connection is so interesting. It de-
serves to be brought to the public mind.
for y. P Willis was one Of the leading
literary men CT the country IN the first
half OF the last century. and the son
Of a noted American journalist Nathan
ieI Willis. who was born in the early
days Of the republic and lived ninety
years. In 1903 he established the Eastern
Argus in Portland. and IN 1916. the Bos-
ton Recorder. the first religious paper
to be published In this country He was.
also, the founder Of the Youths Com
panion, which is a household word in
all families where there are young peo-
pie, and which, in its aims. standards and
traditions, has altered since II was found
ed, in 1s27, less than any other American
paper.
Nathaniel Parker Willis. the poet was
born In Portland a. the time his father
was editing the Argus. and ne graduated
al Yale IN the class OF % While ne
was still in college, Mr.. Willis published
a series OF Scripture sketches under The
pseudonym Of Roy. and, upon receiving.
his degree. entered the firm Of Peter Par
ley, as editor Of The Legendary and
The Token. a few years later ne edited
I The American Monthly Magazine. which
was subsequently incorporated with the
New York Mirror, Of which George P.
Morris was 1Ee editor. His literary
achievement secured him an appointment
as attache Of the American Legation IN
Paris following which detail he made a
trip through Europe. which ended in Lon
don. where he married an English woman.
a daughter OF Gen. STAGE. cOmmandsnt OF
the Woolwich Arsenal
Or his return TO America. Mr. Willis
was associated with various literary en-
terprises, ard while he was not a poet
OF the first rank, he is interesting as
being one Of the leading literary men Of
the formative period Of American Iitera-
tCre. Indeed. he was one OF the most
prolific writers Of his time. and nothing
gives a better idea Of The times IN which
he lived tnan some OF his sketches, for
Instance. Rural letters and other
records Of thought and leisure" and
I People / have met Mrs. Ovey's grand
father was P II. willis. a brother Of the
poet, and with poetic tendencies himself,
which. however. were never put IN perma-
ment form. He was child Of Bohemia.
a dlettante. q lover of the arts and the
sciences, with rare social qualities, a.
I tributes that both his daughter and his
gTandchild have Inherited
The Baroness Lekow. who has been
here for the PAST week as the guest Of
Mrs Hunt Slater, has made ar agreeable
impression upon all those who have net
her. She Is an ART enthusiast. and her
etchings and reproductions from plates
are Of a distinctly high order. She has
been much Influenced II her work by the
japanese craftsmen, and she handles her
plate with almost as much ease and
surety as one handles a brush and palette
one OF her favorite pictures displayed
az the architectural exhibition was that
o. her studio window II Paris. and how
she made so much Of limited subject Il
I ts almost impossible 70 understand. There
IS shown IN the picture only q window
screened with reddish curtains. with no
view. big POT with some red flower
ing shrubs. and q table with a red cloth.
yet the treatment OF i is so fine and so
sympathetic one might take Il for z
water color.
II seems that Inez NHhoHand can do
more than bleat for the suffraSettes mii-
/ tant and al Vassa-, where she fs a mem
Der OF this years graduating class. and
at Miss Luce's School IN Berlin. where
she prepared Tor that college. she Is
recorded as one OF the strongest all-round
young women Of to-day. Concerning her
prowess as an athlete. there are no
TWO opinions. She does the stunts" that
most men balk az with seeming non
chaiance and Indifference. and when she
I IS finished, instead of waiting &C be made
a heroine Of, applaUded. hUrrahed, and
/ carried on the shoulders OF her associates.
she jumps into a sweater and plods across
the campus 70 her room. and in fifteen
minutes after an athletic performance Of
which she was the heroine. that awakens
/ the deepest interest in all the ollookers.
she IS absorbed IN her lectures for The
morrow No young woman ever started
life with more promise than Inez Nil
holland &c has capacity. ambition.
beauty. education. and means. and should
be the leading spirit among the women
OF the next quarter Of a century but
whether she is that. or whether she Is
showed under and forgotten. is something
only the future can determine.
II IS amusing TO see Miss 1IiIhoUand.
noted IN all the papers as an English
woman, when, as matter Of fact, she
I S an American Of Americans and proud
]
MlhOlland, was born in New York and
for twelve years was a reporter. and then
correspondent, on the New York Tribune.
a founder Of the Republican State club.
and The Man Fri6ay OF Whitelaw Reid.
but his business made Il necessary for
him 10 make his home in London for a
number o. years, and there his children
acquired the English accent that makes
them mistaken for natives Of the tight
little isle"
Miss Mllholland Is good 70 lock on.
about the medium height. with a clear.
brilliant complexion; deep. exquisite blue
eyes, wealth Of wavy brown hair. and
an alert expression. that IS altogether
charming, and she IS very keen and very
interested, not only in woman suffrage.
but all the topics Of the day.
Mr.. Ferrero's article. which appeared
not long ago in the Figaro. Of Paris Is
exactly what those who net him when
he was a guest Of President Roosevelt. in
Washington. would expect him 10 say.
He is far removed from the ordinary run
Of tourists who visit this country. an IN
usual lOOker-on and commentator. and his
words OF sympathy and appreciation Of
American life are cordially welcomed BY
ali those who resent the ignorance dis
played by our foreign brothers regarding
our people and institutions Even that
most sympathetic writer, Paul Bourget.