New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-28
does credit to tho emnent for.ging talents Of Che

lively picture of tho manners. smuscmen's, and
domestic habits of the Austrian capital. I" Memo
res OF the Authors Of the Age" portrays to tho
life that paragon Of versatility, vanity, and lon
govity. the unextngushable Lady Morgan. We
have rather comcal account Of one of the social
dodgcs of that "felnalc Mcthusa!eh,' as sic was
wckedly called by Wilson Croker. Lady Morgan
had an idea that she might be tho means OF BRING
ing together in fratcrnal intercourse the arstocncy
of rank and the aristocracy Of talent on moro
extensive scale than possible i'll her maiSonette.
Mr.. Mackinnon, Of Hyde Park Place, had large
house, suite of rooms capable Of entertaining
many, and in partnership with that estimaoic
gentleman her plan was to be carried out He was
TO issuo cords 70 ladies and gentlemen Of his order;
she, to those who were eminent in literature,
science and art. The cards were printed accord
ingly They expressed that Lady Morgan and Mr.
Msckinnon desired to bc honorcd with the CON-
pany of SO and-so the evening OF Wednesday,
July 10th. II was certainly somewhat startling
to read tho names thus joined; 1t was known that
tho one was o widow, the other II widower, and
there was consequently no just cause or iinpedi
ment why they two should not be joined together
Still il was curious, AID gossip might have been
excused especially tho card was Autographed IN
tho ioint names, that Of Lady Morgan standing
first. We received our invitation from her lady
ships own hands and accepted it. On the evening
OF tho 10th we duly entered tho drawing-room ut
HYDE Park Place. We heard titles Of oil degrees
announced; but hardly name eminent in litora-
turc. art, or science, greeted our ears. There
wore present perhaps two hundred people OF rank,
81, t,.uyo o or a
our calling Lady Morgan had no followers to
fraternize with those of Air. Macknnon. specula-
ton was idle az to the cause of 70 appalling an
effect. The lady was evidently irate; there was no
way of accounting for the humihatny fact, and. as
may bc supposed, tho evening passed on win
amazing duness, for tho coOpenton OF Io other
lions had been sought. a few days sftcrward the
myltery was explained. Mr.. Neckinnon had agreed
to envelope and diroci such cards Us were to 30 TO
his order Lady Morgan undertaking the tfans-
mission Of such rs werc intended 10 lure tho
macns,cs Of her own circle and craft. The cards,
properly prepared and addressed, she handed to Mr.
Mackinnons butler for tho post; but either that
important frnc,ionary forgot his duty, or grudgcd
tho postage, or thought 1t beneath him and his
master to invite so many untitled guesis-at all
events, they were subsequently, fouLd safo IN his
desk, where they had been in comfortable soclusion
from the day whea dear Lady Morgan placed them
in his hands. II is needless 10 say thero began and
ended the scheme Of her adyshiP to bring together
tho aristocrocy of rank and the arlsiocrbcy oiI
talentw "The Poetry Of ProvincillisDis" Is q
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Magazine" "To IIombuTg and Back for Sml-
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rurnic view Of tho gaming houses of famous
German waterine-placo. "The Elizabethan Poetry
is an admirable piece Of schoarike criticism. The
contents of this number in general are of more
than common interest, and well sustain the repuia-
ton Of the /" Eclectic" as handsome exponent Of
current periodical literature.
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