Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20

r DNDON, Nov. 3.--There are few
living authors who had mora
written about them in the shape
Of fierce iuvective than Marie
Corelli and yet whose private and per-
sonal life Is in reality go little known
to the writers. abusive and otherwise,
although her books probably are more
widely read than any other authors
OF the present day with the exception
perhaps OF Han Caine). A few weeks
ago the present writer saw Miss
Corelli ia a new role--that or hostess
to a great assembly when she enter
tanned Whitelaw Reid, the American
ambassador. and a large party on the
occasion Of the opening of Harvard
House at Stratford -on- Avon.
More than a hundred guests, mostly
prominent Americans, sat down 90
luncheon in the big dining room az
Mason Croft, Miss Corellfs delightful
residence at Stratford. The hostess ANA
mistress Of the house sat with the
Ambassador at her right hand, under
a canopy Of the Stars and stripes
mingled with the Union Jack and
suunounted by a gigantic gold eagle
a graceful tribute 20 her guests. Miss
Corelli might really have been an
American so brimful OF enthusiasm
ner As the sun streamed in through
the great mullioned widow behind
her chair. and liz up her golden mar,
Il was difficult to believe that TINS
dainty, especially feminine little woman
could WELD the pen which So graz hi
cally depicted the sorrows Of satan
or sacrificed shaking monarchies or the
temporal power OF the church. But
Womanliness above all is one OF Miss
Corelli's chief attributes. and one has
only TO wander round her beautiful
house TO perceive how she surrounds !
herself with the beautiful and artistic. |
QUAINT OLD HOUSE
Mason croft is fine specimen OF |
an old Stratford-On-AVOn house. !
Astounding In quaint corners ana heavy
oaken beams. The broad staircase. |
with its carved balustrade, is one OF |
its chief beauties The floors of polish i
ed oak are covered with rich Persian |
rugs and there are flowers everywhere. |
Tall. stately lilies welcome the guest /
i'm the hall and banks of roses on /
messy beds are seen In the drawing
room and throughout the house-for /
flowers are a delight and joy 10 the /
novelist
Exquisite pictures-manv OF them /
originals-adorn the walls and the /
numerous signed photographs or /
celebrities testify to the number or /
Miss Corellrs friends anC admirers.
chief among them Is Madame Navarro. |
the beautiful. never 20 be forgotten /
Mary Anderson. the idol OF America |
beautiful as ever on this occasion as |
she stood talking 10 Miss COrelli and |
Mr. Reid, a tall wonderfully girltsh |
looking hgure IN a flowing black velvet !
gown with a black velvet to0ue trlm- |
med with a gold coCkade. A. the two |
women stood together both their |
names household wordf-one could not |
help thinking OF the vast amount of |
creative genius they p0ssessed-lhe |
one clothing the characters ~ her
Imagination with words and the other
interpreting those characters ana
making them real flesh and blood. NJ
only Miss CoreIli could persuade Mary
Anderson 90 come out Of her retire
ment-but such dreams were broken
by Miss COroll herself who began 90
speak of America 20 us an
CABLE FROM AMERICA
a must tell you an % am extraor-
binary ana set wholly delightful cable
gram / received this morning from
some unknown friend lu America sha
said. OF viii read b. 10 you ana iu
"A voice which could not quite conceal
her delight she read.
Come 90 America and Uncle Sam
viii love you
n should like t0 be- loved Dos Uncle
Sam" Miss DorDl said "but oh.
how / wish that John Bun would love
me httio. too she concluded
pathcticalN.
How "Iohu Bull' cam boz so uugal-
liant "a gentleman as mot to love Miss
Marie Corelh Was the question asked
by AN her American admirers present
so perhaps now be will take leaf out
OF .Tncle SANS book ana recipro-
cate the ancCt.Ou which most chaum-
ing lady is ready fo heFioW ou niui
Some of The authurCsH. detrattorH
say that she trlaf to 'uust ahak"
speare from his pedestal at Stranord- I
on-AVon and usurn the Iaurcis f0r her
own brow. huf N they had listened I
10 hcr eloquent tribute to inc Im-
mortal memoir ri the bard lasl Wrch. /
and the scorn which shc poured uu ine I
Bacouiana they would have bad in coo I
thClr words ana UWn the error ul lnNH
WAYS But that Niles Coreli is sincerely /
attached tn stratfnrd-on-Aton is "a fH"i /
of which she is proud She has lived |
az Mason croft for many Nelrs with /
hcr greatest friend Miss Bertha Arurr /
who shares al her joys and forroNH
CORELLrs CHARM
lu the summer the two women may /
often be- seen on The "Silkar Avon |
in Miss Corolli'a EOndola which Hhe /
brought from Venice ana which FNeh /
d picturesque touch 30 abe uNpr ou /
sunny summers day
And In conclusion let me give lit-