The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-10-17
MRS. STANHOPE,
OR,
THE WOMAN OF THE WORLD.

Of ncqus ntsnces u remarkably "lsdy like, pleas
ant womsa, uho tneu the world" "she Knew
tho world she had Of course, . clear " not
kind, perception OF character; could discriminhe'
"a most unch.ritsble talenD between motives and
actions; discovered . more extensive mts1iug for
words than was 70 be found in any dictionary had
q PECULIAR look shrug, ahslf.breathsl sentence,
upon every topic connected moro especially with
character and It's Developments; doubted far more
than she trusted, and entertained mos, sag.cious
disbelief in human generosity, and the virtues Of
The poor. She had frank good-tsmperod way Of
throwing Oh . bitter observation, cheerful mode
OF cauterzing, an invincible good temper, the re-
suit Of healthy constitution. prosperous eircum-
stances, and temperament utterly incapable Of
sympathy. She was sctivs, without any legitimate
objoe, for activity 81 forty, she wsss cbildless
widow, having neither relatives nor sfyectionsie
friends, but with multitude Of "scqusi ntsnces,"
who consulted hor much, because "she knew the
world" shs bad all her life talent for that which
many women wish TO p-omote-ridtch making;
circumstances however, prevented lis be. ng very
aciive, until amer her husbands desth, Whom IL
gave her interest and occupation, and rendered her
"of consequence" In her own marriage, At the
mature are OF eight-snd-t~ snty, she had been en-
trey guided bv prudential motives" and, though
hegpecteu oy tne foue sue "enueu lot DIS wealth
10 feel IT, but never did feel II. She married tho
wealth and position, Of which the man the
nSe'ns sPpenusse, She N,s "o.l oehaNed as
w" so "olo ~ u'oss LINZ SsI' Ns "iuo",
interfersrce, and reputation Of knowledge ~ TIE
Norlu, inuueeu 'nose VINO nsn sons snd uhugnters
70 marry, 70 consul'' snn hts. sAhhope to huVe'
unhl' I.r,' sue Nou'u nsse iels rssiy milRhsnt
snv one oo'ns msrreo IN 'ne clrole OF ner &c
pusntshce' N'n,ut her nsVlns atrahgeu All me
P'euWhkles' VI course hero were other match
Whers "Nhlh tnA' eltSIe-nonets OF SOUS ann
mo'uet' oi uausn'erN VINO o,i heh Po"lo'e IN
qu,e,, uoue,uI, unocTs.oou sor' o, "ay%snd
eW klhu sen.le esr'"i otos,uree, VINO teneVlns
IN love anu 1e'onon, V'oh bles then ior u , Gu
rrAineo reh SytnpAthv towar1s hrst 'oVo"-g'n
We sonnc'oor., VIZ NNk " Inoohns.' ,nu dream
o. oo"asos Anu Ioses snu wno, 10 ,he young
, 'onIe.''S, iIostne .io Nely 'uosl oi mo
'ehuor pAsson. W. :, -n ,, hspPy suAruiahA
VS., ., SounE Nro' oI.neI ~ gar OF 10Y, NNose
,nuivipus hspplr'aN noNo'er NVrh ouN IL reNNou
~. ~, sLle n,, " o,.s~ VIZ otho'e on,
love ,nNEh A'or Ano,ner rom an lhhoe ent ahd
Pute pelle, 'n.' on'N 'nosc lolncu " snecuon can
mAh tFoN~ ., W" ,e"o' lSuu' pIopTeu ior
81 o'oin " W ~ -, ~ VI oA,'nly lar
nony' NJ, w. ~ Wei - no'ne.s Anu inaiSon
Aun's OF NJ. I quaiusAnooL Twas
s'IHu,inios el'e" InA'en W shlng' u' Ney
,.u i,u,a' ~ - t'.u W nAna8o-
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,oun- 90 a. nv. h.r ppv., over a.. IA 60. 80
"a -. ~ ,ir,,I. ,o,ttiop. and r,rr.i 1, s,o.i
ou-v InIo do ,arv church, but abo y,s - y,,.L
xor,n ~ the world 70 do ,bi. fr.,uar,lg, 80
a, ,nnth.r. a. n, r,,r.ctnr,, d.ught,r. vbn niI
navy .g.d or d,.agrecable sltbough ricb No., ~
| he "inITrd oys," bv Mr., st,nbone Au,,. w.,cs
"A mos, eagerly IN a.. how al, recsv, that i.cns
father. con.ui,ed her an TO N, be,t vay ~ in,r
duc,ny TON ,hon.,nd tmortgayed1 ~. .rd IN
| iIv mi. Din n.rspe..iyeI. 10 hupdred thors,nd
| pounds' worth Of citv connecton. mIli,.rv ynsn
bow al 10 her A. .he ps.soI. and ,lde,Iy vn,n-
| l.dir. ovorwhelmed her ri.h pr,s,nt. 81 .rn,,h.
have trni.hei All dozen fancy f.ir, will .cr,n
| Al c.rdbo.ni b.ddrayinu, bng. and rs,ry ~,
| chorr nav. her bijoutsris Increased dali md
but This might DO only scandal aud mine 4, i'm,
rocord-too trus 10 be sung a. n song or tinctu,cd
| py ~ exaggsr.tion Iu TACT, Mr.. st.phope vs..
| +. sort Of match making empress ,rrany1ng Nat,
inys b. acciden, discovering the foible, OF men AZ
| folles Of women, anu PLAYING on them As Horatio
| would have playei on Hamlet sometir.o, for pur-
pose, somet!mes Tor mere smus.m,nt and III with
| an ease and a grace an app.rent good na,nr, AID
| interest which certainly nroy.d hsr an aJ.n, IN
| Thai sn, ,e, Of Lnowledrs Of the world With ne
| yee made true friend or warmed puro bs,rt
| Ms stsnhopa frc,uently bII youig - de-. a.. -
| ing with her-cun,inR and gong "a il might be
| some utterly ignor.Lt OF her chsr.cter but
! nI,.s.1 viii IN. s,,.,ton of a f.sbinH.Si. -
| well bred woman. rbo moved in god set. ,nd
| va. ,lw.ys enter,.i,.pg, ons OF th.s. FI'y,ba,h
| Iocbmere. had bsan ransis,nas 10 NJ, s,anSa,'.'.
| rLaDsyonaos hv an an, 10 whom Fig,h.,I "a
| come az a moor rsl,tion. the orpb,n cpIId ~ !.
bankrupt brother. Sc was most lovely in man.
nsr snd nsr.nn as, 80 S.ssjns,iny iny. n,
Ike a yoilst or wbi.s rrimro,e, or sny mosc,,