New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-19

that ever while England boasts pure literature AMI
vruous peope while her quiet country lanes stretch out
tbe lovely vtas OF greenery while her hawthorn hedges
bossom through the pleasant land will the Of Mary
Russell Milford be cherished and revered
THE AUTHOR OF ALTON LOCKE.
While lingering there, observed Lord Carlisle greet
with much cordially slight pale refined. clerical look
ING man. who stood near After few momsnts con
versson his Lordshp introduced this gentleman to me
az the Rev Charles Kingsley, author Of Alton Locke
did no, meet him without emotion for had been most
deeIy impressed BY the power and purpose the terrible
earnestnes Of bis writings the 3ar crushing pahos mo
fearful vvidness Of his pictures of misery Of the mortal
dcsFeraon Of the struggle Of the poor with wani ana
wretchedness and all the horrible shapes Of sin and de
pair You few indications Of the mpassoned strength
Of Mr. Kngsleys genius in his countensnce or eGnyerss
ton BE is quiet in the extreme even while ta'SIns u
art Ike an artist and poet should think bis menta
life inwardly intense rather than outwsr1y dem
tive except through the pen He spoke Of Amenca VIVA
much interest aud with fine appreciation oil tns sPn Vi
her institutions.
CHARLES DICKENS.
~ 11rr.d.v evapinc dined with Mr and Mrs. Dickens
and small partv at the pleasant house OF the noves IN
Tnyigtock square Mr. Dickens Is al lookel 70 see, ia
person manner, and conversation ne Is ralhsI sns ~
It,b Emo svnmetrcal head spiritedy borne, ana eyes
bes;no alike with qenius and humor fetfor the power
and besuty of those eyes, their changes seemed 10 ns 70
he from IiSht toll light in them profound paIhs'ic
dsrths and there around them no tragic shalonhg
Tnt was foolish TO look for these on such an OCCASION
when they very properly Hem IN the su'1oL suy
;b mems ink and blODg paper, and the last written
nages of Bleak House Mrs Dickens is very charming
pefson-in character and manner truly geniieWoman
and such Of the children saw seemed worthy to nand
down to coming years the beauty OF the mother and the
name Of the father Mr.. Dickens looks in admirable
health and spirits and good for at least twenty more
charming serials That should he furnish to the world
vet more than that number of his nmitsble rOmances
ihev ond be a. fresh and attractive those which mad
gone before have doubt from the confirmed impress
sion have Of the exhautessness o. his genus an OF the
nnteness of variety in English character OF phases IN
Mr Dickens style of living is elegant and tasteful bat
In no respect osenatiOus ont ofcharecer with his pro
feson or principles glad to see that his servants
wore no livery.
In describing her London life, Grace tells good
story her innocent quizzing of solemn John Bull
The manner of an English gentleman toward the Amer
can visitor is polite and cOnsiderate bat sometimes little
too marked. At dinner party the other day. during
LITTLE usvfn discussion Of 1ankee character 0sld anu
benevolent looking old gentleman at my side informed me
that be had come to the conclusion that the wootennu
meg story neither more nor less than mschevous
sniire For said he, there would be such an amount
~ minute carving required TO make successful imitation
ofthe nutmeg that the deception would hardly pay the
workman For myself ] do not believe the cheat was
ever pracced" Thanked him in the namo ofmy country
for b uace done her and assured him that the story OF
the Yankee having whitfield large lot OF unstable shoe
pegs into melon seeds and sold them to the Canadians
was also base fabrication Of our enemies.
Returning to London after her extended visit on the
Continent Grace found the rush aud roar of city life
in that metropolis quite too much for her overtasked
nerves. There was something fearful, almost mad
depipq about it, which impelled her to hide away
from the vortex About this time, she met with an
amusing personal adventure which she relates with
her usual naivete She found herself little in ad-
vance of the age in point of millinery and thus tells
THE STORY or A BONNET
When at Paris had purchased one of the bonnets of
the season. which, as every knows, are small beyond
precedent without rejecting that was bound for coun
try where the ladies display in nothing their characters
tic mOdesy and reserve than in bOnnets, at
least those for the ordinary promenade retiring into pro
found depths Of leghorn and lace, and sometes clos
tering themselves in the shades of huge "uges."
The Partisan millner of whom purchased the above
mentioned bonnet who reduced comese and hadher
arms bazoned the plaond of the show room was 50
complainant to 90 into ecsaces over the effect when
tried il on CRYING est jolt ctqrmaat paraH !"
saw that it was becoming peculiarly and she assured
me il was not dear; took it, with no fearful looking
for of Cockney indignation surely We'll as descended
from my chamber equipped for my expedition into town.
noticed that the friend who 10 accompany me looked
little struck up but concluded it with admiration
az the tan of the thing and perhaps was AT the sta
ton while waiting for the train had strong suspicion
that remark overheard, of Ny eyes them IS pop
pies referred to ie in the decorative way, belonging
to my bonnet In the railway carriage found myself an
object Of rather curious regard-but this attributed %
certain foreign air may have picked up on the continent
and was not till walking down Regent street that
was convinced TO the cause of the sensation pToiu
ced The head and front of my offending was my un-
fortunate bonnet III was sldIcu ~
without mercy; shop boys pronounced it 1.-THE last Paris
sumner " shop girls lifted their eyebrows and said o.
my and an impudent young fooiman as he passed me-
looked up into my face with shril significant whistle
At last in very desperation rushed into shop and Pur
chased black lace veil, with which quite extngashed
my sumner, peoples and all.
Having seen the fair racOn'eur thus happily extrica-
ted from her embarrassments, we may we'll take our
leave at this moment sincerely commencing her
sprghtly record of European travel as replete with
frank hearted revelations and brilliant narratives.