Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10
A NEW SHAKESPEARE,
BOOK FOR EVERYBODY
Life of Author Shows How She Is Particularly Fitted
to Write Such Important
Subject.


over the streets of Rome. Ghosts.
and tho weird sisters on the heath.
have Il fearful fascination for you
ana when. with the same convincing
truth. living men and women are re-
Nealcd TO you. clothed In reality, yet
floating IN an atmosphere OF romance
set In bright scenes fresh to all
ages where high dccurum stands up
beside burlcsquc and jollity, and the
ways Of courtly Iifo are made mani
rest through tho smiles and tears OF
men and women who speak beautiful
words and yet are true TO Iifc-wha,
!s left to loo desired? For every
child loves 81 good story with a nat.
uraI passion. Every child IS moved
hy tragedy ana humor. and cares not
how close they touch each other. And
every child feels the power Of the
mighty line and the Inevitable
phrase
This paragraph from Mrs. Slaugh-
f"rA prologue 20 her new book tor
y"unE people. 'Shnkcspearc and the
Heat Of It child may remind some
parents 10 dust of their sets OF
Shakespeare and put them out on the
library table. Lucky is tn. child who
meets Shakespeare and rs the friend
az this very real girl. Barbara ana
" no goes on to read and discover
him before the days or schoo! when
Shahcspearcs great world becomes
iatt "i daily task. cut up and am
Hiyzcd. and connected with desks.
not often with lie. Tn. book Of
barbara ana Shakespeare is an out
"i-door book, Il travel hook. and
complete Introduction to tho great
est of poets Here follow the rca-
sons why 1t is so good:
Father Lived In Virginia
Gertrude Elizabeth Taylor SlauEh-
ter was born Ia Cambridge. ohio. in
1870 she belongs on. her mothers
sid" 10 an old Quaker family Of New
England; on her fathers side 10
FAMILY that moved from Virginia
onto farm In onto. Her father ,yas
% colonel In thr CIvil War bu, vas re-
called from tho front To- he judge
advocate C"lone! Taylor represented
bis congressional district IN Con
rress for many years: IL therefore
happened that Mrs. Siaughter's child
h""d was divided between her home
80 'hlv. II temporary home IN WASH
n-ioH, ana her Quaker mothers
!9In@ in Is Maine village.
ii"r mother died when she was sia.
''"u Sire ana her brother were put
i"i" boarding schools, After very
.. H- H.s nv IFhl'aIloi sac entered
lifFn Muwr college iu the fan o.
80 iirr college work was chiefly
10 'irHeh and Latin and English liter
"'hf". Sh" wHs lied with TWO Of her
mates in the contcs; ror the
t'h'r 81 mo best cssay-writlrg dur
ilT th' ""li"E" course.
In Jun" 1899 The Same month ot
NOR gr,dua,tou sh. was married 10
Noses stephen slaughter. 1T that
''r" professor of Latin ia iowa Col
.'sr. aud went with her HUSBAND
i"i year ~ study AMI travel in
Germany, lt.lN. aud Greece. Two
wears later her husband Was called
20 be- head ~ tho Latin department
!u the University Of Wisconsin, and
since TIM, time. save for occasiona!
Years iu Europe. their home has
been la Madison. They had two
daughters. Elizabeth and Gertrude.
VINO died IN one y.ar.--thc year In
winch tn" World War began. Eliza
beth was ID and Gertrude was l3
years old.
Writes Her First BOOK In 1913.
Through all changes Mrs Slaugh-
tcr's life III Madison has shown a
combination, none too usual. Of acs-
thctic and practical rower. untu a
Few years ago shc did not take time
10 write much FOR publication. but
divided her conspicuous gifts between
great university is the pulse and
heart. Her sure taste. joined to n
vlgor OF leadership. has helped ma
ter!aliy to nurture art ana literature
and music in the community.
In educating her daughters. Mrs.
Slaughter took them IN 1910 to Paris
for It winter. her husband returning
10 his work from Rome. where they
had been spending year After
tho children died
wrote book called Two Children In
Old Paris" which incorporates the
experience of seeing Paris through
the eyes OF two little American
girls or - and s. The book was pub
lished by Macmillan In 1915. ana met
with an Immediate response from
lovers OF Franco and lovers of chill
drcd.
Did wnr Work.
This book was written by Mrs
Slaughter IN such hours as she was
not given to work throughout the
state of Wisconsin on behalf of chill
drcn orphaned by the war. She
served as publicity officer for the al
lied relief committee. As the war
went on. Mr.. and Mrs. Slaughter re-
ceivcd many appeals from their
Italian friends to come to the helm
OF italy. y request for their SER
vices was also made TO our govern
1ncnt, and in the spring of 1915 they
We're allowed to enlist together in
the Red Cross. Arriving in Italv
they were placed in charge of the
district of Ncnctia, with Headquarters
in Venice Mr.. Slaughter ranking as
captain Qatcr major) and director
They had under them all branches of
the work-civil. medical and military
Their work won many expressions OF
public, as well as private gratitude
In addition to MIR. SlauEhtcr's honors
Mrs. Slaughter received from the city
Of Venice a brooch with the arms of
-. Mark set in jewels. and by the
Third Army-thc savoy. This deco
ration was given her in Trieste after
she helped to feed and clothe thouS-
ands Of Italian soldiers pouring down
from Austrian prisons. At one time
there were over 100000 OF these des-
titute men. massed together on the
docks behind gates guarded by ma
chino guns
me experience OF this year of war
work Mrs. Slaughter has dealt with
Ill essays published in the North
american Review and the Atlantic
Mohthiy. ~ number OF her essays