The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07
The Home Woman,
the Mother, the
Wife and Sister

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through her literary work Among
tho tributes paid Mrs. Barr In Book
News is one so sincere that 1t is re-
peated here for other women to read.
1t says[i in part:
Women all over tho world call her
friend. Speak her name among a
gathering of both men and women.
tnd watch the effect. Pleasant smiles
and kindly words are sure to be the
result. There arc few who live the
simple life as Mrs Barr does, and
who yet touch life in a thousand ways
outside the home.
Up early, dalntiIy gowned and with
~ CHEEKY good morning. she begins
each day. Her dining room is ono OF
HE ri -asantcst rooms imaginable, full
Of sunshine, Sitting through rose and
honeysucklc vines I'm which The birds
build every summer There IS never
any haste about meal Mt Mrs Barrs,
Tor she Is such delightful tnlker that
her family linger as long as possible
Mrs. Barr never makes Il social call,
but no day passes without many guests,
some OF them from far away. coming
to, Cherry Croft. the beautiful home
OF the authoress at Cornwall on the
Hudson. Those who are not privi-
legged TO come to her write. and words
OF help and advice often go out from
her to those asking and in need
Mrs. Barr is the daughter of an Eng
lish clergyman She IS in her eight.
eth year. but she works from six to
eight hours day, and keeps diary,
lest" as she says. II should forgot
Gods help and goodness"
When Mrs Barr was Just twenty
two Years old sho came with her
husband and two children to tho
United States, Her husband did SER
vice. for tho Confederate government
RI IN 4 D fNr-. 4.
A In Austin, Tex. with the rank OF ma
3or. When the Official paper and en-
Yelopes gave out during the two last
years OF the war, Mrs. Barr ruled the
paper and herself made envelopes for
Tho government.
It WAS at this time that Mrs. Barr
began to write stories for tho nmuse-
ment OF her children The close OF
the war left her widow with three
children. She naturally turned to 1T
erature ag n means of support. went 10
New York and found what she sought
Her books have made ncr known
throughout the United States, and to-
day she eminently deserves what is
said of her. that she is carrying her
burdens brnvcly and trusting implic-
lily that she may have strength given
her TO work until her end comes
IN regard to her appareling, It is told
OF Mrs. Barr that her home dress IS
very individual a lowing gown OF
some soft color, with loose sleeves to
the elbow. that leave arms and hands
free She always wears cap that Is
II loose KNIT OF lace and rosebuus or
sometimes e wslips. in memory OF old
England Mrs Barr has truly fcm-
nine feeling for clothes, and rarc old
lace IS temptation 10 her.
Conuuerors or Themselves.
One day the boy OF the household.
whose name was Billy, showed marked
depression of spirits.
Ills mother, whose experience with
boys had warned her OF occasions when
II was case OF do better or do moth
ing at ALL" waited for the situation to
develop. and al last the silence was
broken. Slowly. seriously. solemniy.
SILLY said, regarding the loss of a
cricket match:
bad boys and they won. You see. we
fellows thought we would try awfully
hard and not get mad or cheat or say
f bad words. And not ono fellow did
And tho other fellows did--like fury
I guess they swore. And they won and
we we're licked. God was on their
side all right, and It's not fair
Ordinary comfort and explanation
availed nothing. Tho fact remained
Tho faithful little band that tried to
do right had been beaten by the rough
little crowd that didn't care anything
Mt all about 1t. God was on the side
OF might, not right. This was self
evident and did not admit of explana-
ticn; and who wants comfort for In
Justice? Not Billy. After awhile
X father came In. and before Billy saw
him mother had presented the case
He thought carefully n moment
Then his cheerful voice! was heard:
We'll. my boy, hear you won out
to-day
well then" In voice of awful
solemnlty you heard wrong. cause we
didn't; we were licked"
"Oh. but heard there were two
contests; which did you win %
why, don't know what You mean.
father
Mother told me about 1t. She told
me you lost the match but you won
the big, important thing: you didn't
beat the other fellows, but you beat
yourselves and conquered all the anger
and unfairness and bad language Con-
CALCULATIONS old fellow! You Won out,
and I am proud OF YOU"
Biliy's face was slowly undergoing
!. n change. II was growing once more
4 interested, happy and hopeful "Why.
+ that's SO, dad" he said joyously, after
a minute II didn't see that And God
was on our side after ALL wasn't Hc?"
"Greater is he that rulcth his spirit
than he that taketh city" said tho
father with a smilc.-The Congrcga-
tionalist.
Honor's Roll Call. ~
May is memorial month. when the
annual tribute to the heroic dead who
nerished upon the battlefield in de-
Tense of their native State are re-
menlbercd in Virginia. The women OF
Virginia have kept Memorial Day since
1866. and above the sod covering the
bodies of those whose names are writ
ten on Ionors roll-call Will this May
be heapcd the flowers that keep fra
grant their deeds and their names in
the hearts Of those who have como
after them.
The great French soldier De I.atour
Il d'Auvergc, remaining by choice in the