The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-17

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Tat her{ {hury herself in q nuDnery, ana We wiz
,Icssi about her till she is dead: II We can only
:cstch eIimpsesof her cap and veil through
,sha or,tipy Sitting the ether night IN the
theatre. there was pointed out TO me ior t1e
arst time the once famous and fashopaole
Adele Douglas the woman sSSo' ~ wnSss sverV city
=, the corn ~ heard ard talked; around whom,
IAN yesis ago. polite society here clrcied IKE
An eddy. AsI looked toward the seat lndlcat-
"a bg Ssfrlend, / saw woman dressed IN piain
iaack. with Roman matron cast OF tace ana
head, stih fine and gracefIl-loo1ns, WIN .s .ns
nm len years upon her celebrated beauty, ana
mrrestfnQ jt only as faded ribbon calls up
6rrctten romance or . by.gone fashion. Not
o2Saryed more than the ordinary, abe sat there
,t.eAsfly, leokiDg not beyond the face OF ner
fushend Ir the looks and smiles that ID tne
6tfne made her eyes the centre OF every as
ssnhy The sonssss Gf bsr sne rea s
- VIVID one % the best out OF George
.Your hdy reAders Of twenty-five remember
SfAe itruae Of her fkmily we'll enough. 1t was
H6st or QUITS, IN old Southern stock here. tnas
by the Yule sud grace Of chiyalry was accounted
good, though none Of its memoe1s ever LEV s.
fssher hSld ior, his lifetime nothing more than
: resrecfsbje position IN . sovernn1ent depart,
Inent here, Her mothers hmily was poor, and
,YSii back for generaEon OK TWO IN the d1s-
tEict. 50 the dsughters fortune, % the span.
III SAY, MAS the dover OF beauty, ana not
much besidee. But this she improved with
.1rsoa and manners and . tolerable education
{ g the Oatholic Hemmaryln Georgetown. and
!aoSuso out upon socasty here commanding;
conn 1f3ylafred.9 oonquerng' belle-the rarest
= 'think that ever happeR to giris born IN wash
ingtou. She starred p scar or two ss she was;
nssfs engIsn as stn5Se before is her
. staksiiness, tho elegant and powerful Douglas
shaut too, and she lifted him up with her hand.
,Tho sYi ttle Giant" was the pet and the Ron OF
c xh6 Eenste, prince IN wealth and power, and
aha Issof blood royal By the gil. Of beauty.
=, Tt Was cosliton that Washington "H!gh q
the elegant Mrs. ,Douelas, the; Douglas; the
queen reqndnte Of society, the glass OF fashion
into which the polite world looked for its man
Iars. Douglas aud Breckinr1d2e, who quar-
relied during their last~ days m the Senate,
we're Damon and Pythas then, and built SIDE
by side for their residences toe spienasia ss
row Of buildings IN this city, since more ia.
srnous for the residence Of Grant, and now OF
Sherman. Mrs. DOUGLAS gave her receptions
there. To be admitted to them was to be in
company: 10 be seclnded was not to be known.
Avaive Of her dainty fan in those days might
have condemned you from the ton as eftectu-
The psasahn' tSsr .ss. Sa
sno 1is1s,Sl ~ oo1ou pu.LS saa w nratont nns
: 4uesn OF :Dous9SS no" sas ~ p.osons!Cro nS Snr
y wisdom or nnnsscy, DE9 sena'iS ;oa anu ~ the
gay cagntA s[Soept'o1a loom s,ys sT 0.r.hado
Gtracnva as heIs; ons Ieceasel stnIIayu0uy nIay. .so.
there, aud never preatn OF scanoI OieT W 1aes
her falr reputation sne was enylso'et a. "sn .as,,
= ahe LAY siok 10 ner iu4urlous nome, inc m. somn
.'vas IN conmotion as over etrlcsen empress;
and Franklin Bow, the capital and hotels, wed
with each other IN 6endlng conferences anu
hind inquiries for nef neaitn. ...:..,.