The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-03-17
Augusta's DeMent--S ngular Destiny-.The
lass OF ne Royal line Of stuart.

Augusra-or Augoosta, as little Wheatley pro-
nounces t-Augustas benefit called forth one OF the
most brilliant houses have seen this season at the
Park More beauty and fashion-more Of the elite,
Of the beau monde were present than on any
occasion of late. The grace and elegance OF
Augustus dancing, the beauty and radiance of her
face, the faultlessAcss Of her fine fawn-ke figure,
appear 10 be gradually stealing into the hearts and
souls of the fashionables in direction while the
recolecons of Celeste and Hutin are stealing away
by another channel.
1t is thus that one impression on the soul efiaces
another, and thus that the beauty Of the boxes,
the loneliness grazing the theatre, the smiling, hea-
venly faces around and around frightened the scene
and made It's enchantment more enchanting. Here
was beautiful creature just bursting INTO woman
hood and society," in one box, throwinga spei around
every one that within reach OF her happy circle
there was another one Just III tie commencement OF
the sweet current of human life, radiant happy, and
contcnted; there another ylser irom neighooufns
city, every thing around her novel, yet beautiiul
fresh, yet engaging; there another, and another-but
we cannot snumcrate.
A full theatre of beauty is glorious object II IS
like full church il lifts the heart and influences the
imagination and gives the current of existence an
impulse beyond its daily flow to the great ocean Of
eternity
Augustus benefit was a beautiful affair; but what
shall we say of Augusta herself? When | look on
that beautiful creature, involuntary think OF Mary
Queen If Scots that aultless female beauty that kept
world in arms about her during half century. Au
pusta is not Augusta 1t is not not known, perhaps
that her real name is the Countess Of 81. james,
She is wife, an amfable, engaging wife, aad has
been so for several years. The last Of the royal line
of Stuart i. her husband, the Count 81. James. This
throws an interest and fascination around her that
few but natives of that very land can feel. Within
the verge of the gloomy Palace of Holy Rood where
Rizzio was murdered and Mary of Scotland insult
cd and outraged by the ferocious Darnley, then her
husband, have seen traced the lineaments OF that
beautiful queen, and how strange, yet true It IS, that
the face OF Augustn bears remarkable but merely an
accidental resemblance to the face of that beautiful
being What a strange coincidence what strange
scene The last of crowned race of kings" CO.
ming TO republic to recruit their finances and dis
play most exquisite claims for the public gaze.
After the abdication of James ii. Of England, that
monarch retired an exile TO st. Germans, under the
protection of France The Pretender as he was call
ed in England "bonnie Charlie Stuart In Scotland,
was his grandson. branch of the same exled ia
mily, Cardinal de York, who died some years ago. IN
Rome was the last of the direct lne-the only survl-
wing link of the race of Stuart is the Count St. James
now in this city, the husband and protector Of Angus
ia. What strange destiny! Not many years
ago. the last of the royal race of the Pantagenets
purchased his ticket and took his seat in the Parl
Theatre like any other de mocrat.
THIS land is the great asylum for kings princes, am
the unfortunate royal races Of Europe.
Augusta has therefore career before her in thi
country Of the most unbounded success and applause
Her beauty, her grace her skill in her profession tn
recollecons of the past which lhrowian indescrbabl
romance around her in such a country as the Unite
States will carry every thing by acclamation. Re
pubcans though We be, we have deep poatic feeling
for every thing connected with the beautiful ruins o
ROYALTY. 1t enraptures us-it enchants US. Mr. Smp
son il is said has offered her $1,000 perform in tn
United States for one year In three or four years tn
beautiful Augusta can make her l00O00-more thar
"bonnie Charlie Stuart" her husbands ancestor
could pick np in all Europe, to regain the gttern!
crown of Great Britain and Ireland. Things ar
changed since that time and yet it is century since
Life is all a oum."-Eurns