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Show WESTERN AUTHORESS HONORED.. It is a splendid indication that the East is overcoming over-coming its almost consuming jealousy of the West whjn the New York literary colony originates a movement to honor the memory of a Western authoress. au-thoress. It is therefore a pleasure to learn that the dothain makers of books plan to erect a monument over the grave of Mary Hartwell Cathenvood of Chicago, one of the foremost of a group of writers the Western States have produced. It has long been the belief among the Gotham critics and artists in various lines that nothing noth-ing beyond the mediocrity, of success could come out of the West. And it is a refreshing sign of the times that the New Yorkers should desire de-sire to show their appreciation of the talents of Mrs. Catherwood, although it required the passing of this clever authoress to bring that feeling to the surface. Only those who have read "Loiarre," the-last the-last and the most successful of Mrs. Catherwood's works, realize the extent of her ability as a writer of fiction. It tells the story of the supposedly "lost Dauphin" of France and in plot and treatment it is by far her best effort. It is when "Lazarre" is compared com-pared with other historical novels of recent date that 'this .Western authoress' cleverness is most appreciated. Mrs. Catherwood made the old French regime a subject of special study, and around the story of those stirring days she evolved a narrative stronger and of more heart interest than any of the hundred or more historical novels of the last five years. Her first novelCraeque-a-Doom," appeared in X881, and since then there has been a succession of stories from her pen. It was not until 1889 that "The Romance of Dollard," first of her historical stories, appeared. This was founded on events in Canadian history. It was followed by "The Story of Tonty,"- "The Lady of Fort St. John," "Old Ki kaskia" and Others, all told with animation, feeling and dramatic force. But it was in "Lazarre" that Mrs. Catherwood made her really successful bid for public favor, and this novel won for her recognition in the East and a monument; . , .. ,. , , |