The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-15
CALIFORNIA LITERARY CHAT
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quiet hitter writing In ons 20 ths-.
letters jus, arrived she sntertaininglv
tslls og the literary fok and their doinEs.
though she writes 4 keep away from
all literary folk out here
! In the first place she explains
when I made my debut they all resented
J my existence because I did not come out
Of Bohemia. and the same spirit still en-
dures, the more because l no longer
I rank a. merely a California writer
/ In the second place think all literary
cotsTies, and particularly colonies. un-
healthy. for they degenerate into mutual
admiration societies and their members
end by being content with one another
praise and forget or affect To despise
! the great public beyond which il quick
20 forget them have a theory that to
accomplish bag things you must stand
| alone.
Carmel Is near Monterey. about FIVE
hours down the coast from san Fran
CISCO, and the cottages Of the colony
are scattered through a pine wood. The
principal members OF the literary colony
are George Stirling. Miss MACEDONIAN. Mrs
MACEDONIAN Cooke. Mary Austin and james
Hopper. There are also many artists
living there, ~ well as a number Of people
with literary and artistic tastes.
The only one ! know personally 10
George Stirling. the poet a delightful
person. with no a6ectAtions and q genuine
love Of letters. believe that Ambrose
Blerce " now visiting him and being made
much Of in Carmel Mr. Bieroe certainly
deserves all the Attentions that may
be showered on him. for. although the
public Ii slow TO give him his Inevitable
fame. discriminating critics rank him
a. the greatest short story writer % our
day and generation.
Il have no doubt Of the success Of this
open air theatre project az Carmel They
have plenty OF time to devote TO II. an
equal amount Of intelligence &C aud the right
spirit George Strings name IL a guar
artee for the sincerity Of the undertaking
and the high key in Shich IL will he
pitched.
The enclosed clipping will give YOU a
liss Of those that live at Carmel The
MacGowans. ! believe. are from the Fast
There was a very charming. beautiful and
gifted poetes~. Nora French. there few
years ago. hut life was too hard on her
ard she committee suicide m George
Strings house. remarked To some one
that thought her most incoHSidcrate.
with the whole Pacific Ocean before her.
hut was tod that both Mr. and Mrs Stir
hing regarue1 Il a. an honor 50 had no
more to say
Herman ScheTAuer belongel TO this
colony, but has transferred himself tvery
wisely 20 New York and will TO doubt
so on 10 London.
joaquin Miller. looking more Biblical
every year. with his long white heard.
i1ns OH face and sturdy frame hNsI PIC
,urcSquely in the hills across the Ray
He meiitAte~ helps tho poor. and has
buiit himself a tomb No doubt the spot
will h'-cOIn" shrine IN the course Of time.
hut there ~ no place like California for
Dropping out of the publ, eye. no matter
Wha' Won have done. the moment you have
ceasei 20 work
Near him IN the Picdmon' Hills lives
ana works Herman Whitaker. surrounded
hy large brood Mr. and Mrr fully have
q fin" estat" IN tho santa Cruz Mountain
and raise Arabian si~eds when they are
not writing or lighting foreei fires
Near them lives the widow ~ Rolcrt
LOUIS Stevenson
tn. santa Cruz Mountains are rnagnf-
forests. bat the earthquake fault runs
through them and they generally catch
fire IN summer Last year the Tullys
had 10 drive their horses 10 San Jo-A
The frs; woman TO take to letters IN
California and by many ranked a. the
most exquisite writer Of ver~" IN America
"a Ina Donna Coolbrith Sh. has a charm
ing new home on Russian Hill and beng
much estecmed even 10y IN. practical
mas Recently b,.en elected president - the
Pacific Coast Woman's Press Association.
She was a conternporarv 81 Bret Harte,
Joaquin Miller. Charles Warren Sioddard
and other Calforniaus who dIsti guished
themselves IN early DAYS hut Ia a good
many years younger than any Of Thorn
A. tho time ~ the fire abe had n n extensive
correspondcnC' with nearly every famous
man ~ letters 81 the dav which she in
tended 10 publish but It was lost with
evervt ming else shs had
William G. Morrow. known by hi- re-
marka hl.. collection of stories III. Ape.
tho Lido, and Other People nov has a
school for incuIcstin: the art of the short
story
Mrs Fremont Older lives ut the Fair
mont nOtel ~ ~ NbTh Dti ~ mover ana
a play She took an active part in the
historic fight against the grafisrs which
recently agitated this unhappy town. !
and no doubt will on" day give its inside !
history 10 the world
Her intimate friend. Miriam Michel
son. Who built fats With the proc~,,ds ~
In the Bishop's Carriage. - generally ~
work on a book or play. but at present !
IL reporting the great nsht thnt Hiram ,
johnson In making for Governor. Lucia |
Chamberlain. WHOSE work seems to mo I
very promising now that she has recovered I
from Henry James. lives in n fine old fam
ily mansion on Russian Hill she has the /
genuine yam spinning faculty. rar- 4
thing in our SCI. and should go far. { !
have never seen her. but she IN said Ia b. !
a Handsome. we'll dressed girl. fond ~
surrounding herrslf with bibelots and /
earnest in her work.
Jack London has farm a. Glen Ellen.
north % San Franchise. Brant Carpenter /
has recently finished n series 81 stories ~ 4
Chinatown q fertile field. a. Charles Baily ,
Fernald once proved They are Ia appear |
IN SHnse, Magazine: and there are a