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women.ART IN MADISON, 67The poet-essayist Ella Wheeler Wilcox spenther girlhood and wrote her early works in Madison;.Mary Grant O'Sheridan, who wrote "Nature Songs forLittle People;" Elizabeth R. Scidmore, traveler and author;Mrs. Margaret Allen,who edited "Scott's Lay of theLast Minstrel," with interpretative notes;Mrs. HannahTwitchell, author of "Beautiful Women in Art" andtranslator of French books; Mrs. A. W. Moore, musicaland Hterary critic and leader of study classes, author of"Echoes from Mist Land," "For My Musical Friend,"and other books — are all connected with Madison.Indeed, this list is so long that we cannot include themall. Yet it were hardly right to omit such names as thatof the late Charles Kendall Adams, president of the University,editor of Johnson's Encyclopedia, much of whosemost soHd writing was done inMadison; ex-PresidentJohn Bascom of the University, who wrote several booksof substantial merit while here; Daniel S. Durrie andLyman P. Draper, whose writings and collections onwestern history form the most valuable part of the materialbelonging to the Wisconsin Historical Society.Art in Madison.Portraiture has received most attention: portraits byCogswell, Thomas Moran, Sargent and Sir ThomasLaurence are owned by private citizens.On the upper floor of the Historical Library is a selectand growing art collection of considerable value.Its nucleus is the gift of the late Charles Kendall Adamsand his wife Mary Adams. President Adams' portrait5