The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-02

MRS. FANNIE GARRISON WILLARD.
even more interesting to know that
Mrs. Willard is a daughter of William
Lloyd Garrison, the illustrious aboli-
zionist.
Miss Evelyn B. Longman, sculptress.
has been elected recently to the Ma
tional academy, the first woman to at
tain that distinction. Still young
woman and a beautiful one, Miss
Longman's uphill climb in her art has
been struggle calculated to age an
immortal goddess. She is a Winches-
ter CO., girl who went to Chicago and
worked in a department store ut the
average meager wage while trying to
study drawing and modelling In night
school. In some marvellous way she
managed to save $500 She entered
the drawing and painting classes at
Olivet college. in Michigan. where she
studied until her money gave out.
Then she returned to Chicago and to
the dreary routine of the shopgirl
Later she began the serious study of
sculpture in the Chicago Art institute.
working nights in the library to pay
her expenses. With $40 she went to
New York. Forty dollars lasts about
as long in that city of dreadful heights
as a cheese sandwich in d rat trap
Miss Longman admits she doesn't re-
member just how she did contrive to
al s,Ir
to eat and to find place to sleep an
til finally the famous sculptor Daniel
G. French discovered her, took her into
his studio and introduced her to the
world of art. Miss Longman has main
tanned an independent studio for years
Many visitors to the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition will remember her
magnificent Victory" a colossal figure
that surmounted the dome of Festival
hail the artistic heart and center of
the worlds greatest exposition. Now
her election to the National academy is
another signal victory.
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The wife of Gypsy Smith. the noted
evangelist. is a real helpmate for her
husband. OF late years Mrs. Smith
has travelled much with him. In a quiet
way assisting in his work, though sell
dom coming into the limelight herself
She Is not a gypsy, though her COM
plexion is dark. like her husbands
She is typical Englishwoman, with
strong accent that marks her at once
as daughter of John Bull. Mr.. Smith
met his wife many years ago at one
of his revival services and fell in love
with her. She was dark eyed girl
among the converts. Gypsy Smith
didn't know that night that he was
preaching the most important sermon
of his life. but he realized it later. The
Smiths have grown son in America.
a naturalized citizen. who recently Wis
tied them for the first time in years.
They have three younger children in
England. The evangelist and his wife
are still British subjects
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Mrs. W. f. Goodspeed and Miss
Helen Deshler of Columbus, o.. have
just completed trip around the world.
They went to the exposition at Seattle
last June and decided to go on to
Japan. After reaching that country
they determined to continue around
the globe. ''All during the trip said
Miss Deshler. wherever We were. men
went out OF their way. thought, to do
something for us we had so easy
time getting about from place to place
that do not feel any more that the
;ourney ives remarkable one" The
women say they enjoyed japan and
the trip on the Transsil)eiiap railroad
most of al. MARY DALE.