▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁child ▁of ▁Georges ▁Freder ic ▁and ▁Lu cret ia ▁Jones ▁( a ▁rich ▁family ▁- ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁an ▁arist ocrat ). ▁During ▁her ▁child hood , ▁Ed ith ▁was ▁a ▁brilliant ▁girl ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁called ▁" F ast ▁and ▁Lo ose ". ▁Cult iv ated ▁and ▁keen ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁surrounding ▁her , ▁she ▁will ▁become ▁close ▁friend ▁with ▁Walter ▁Ber ry , ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁French ▁literature . ▁ ▁Later , ▁she ▁married ▁Edward ▁Rob b ins ▁( in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ) ▁and ▁she ▁travel led ▁in ▁Europe , ▁particularly ▁to ▁Paris . ▁Her ▁success ▁bother ed ▁her ▁husband ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁couple ▁unh appy ; ▁as ▁a ▁consequence , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁Edward ' s ▁inst ability , ▁they ▁broke ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁year ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁was ▁very ▁important ▁to ▁her ▁because ▁she ▁wrote ▁her ▁first ▁major ▁book : ▁The ▁decor ation ▁of ▁House . ▁Her ▁cre ativity ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁through ▁the ▁house ▁she ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁named ▁The ▁Mount ▁( in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ). ▁This ▁house ▁had ▁inspired ▁her , ▁for ▁example ▁she ▁wrote ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁M irth ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁lo ver ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁culture , ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁There , ▁she