Show A GULF COAST WRITER mrs 51 31 E ft divi ln ila herself in rex im tra tr anti anil ile fiction lon among tho writers of tho past quarter of f a century who leavo reflected red acted honor bonor on tho the 0 gulf coast irs divis davis stands in the he front rank iler her first fame cauto to her ier w when lien she was a mere child cli hr war poems fall of firo fire anil passionate pw pass ionato ism were nvere wonderfully mature in I 1 mid and in liter literary nry style anil few knew eliat at they were the work of a little schoolgirl I 1 C 6 10 0 J ITES E MOORE izavis her youth wis was spent in m texas and her first contributions Contribution 3 avero printed in ill the papers of that state for several 3 cars car after taking tak ingup up her pen she confined herself to poetry as her medium of sion bion arid and her first volume of versos verses passed through 0 fin ho 0 editions sho she haiblen has hai been boen writing lit in for about five years quite early in life she aho married major T I 1 E davis da vis a virginian and a graduate of the university of virginia ile ho is now on the staff of the nov nev orleans picayune arid and is ii a gentleman kettleman Kent leman of A wide ide culture urs rs davis first essays in prose con bisted edof of i series of sketches of theoal the old french quarter in new kew orleans under alis t lie general gt title of kc ren and 1 I these attracted attention arid nd ad miring comment later camo came in war hii times at la rose blanche pere dagobert oring long po poem em the throwing of the wanga wang a poem the elephants track gugger Gu ger tho song of the opal tile tho center figger at la I 1 tho the soul of rose dede ir G giglia isas dall ball A licad t leaf F from rom stony creek bottom and other strong and artistic stories printed in tho the leading a monthlies and weeklies of CA this country suit and many of thon thin complimented ba b translation into other tali languages grages the soul of rose rosa dedo made anell an impression by its originality and quality that the author received over letters of congratulation on it airs davis lives in a quaint antique home in the old fionch fi ench quai ter 11 in blew orleans i typical residence ith its galleries inner court and sweet wilderness of palms and flowers hero she holds her salon a real literary center arid and here she has entertained many of 0 the most noted authors and artists of the day she lias has one child an all exquisitely pretty lettla maid named pearl 0 1 sirl sir L R COLQui Tr |