Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-11


IN Lara the new Lady Hamilton presented |
nj conrt. but this was sterniy refused. -
Ever or the day Of the marriage Sa Viii
liam had private interview with the KING
who mentioned the report Of the marriage
and said he hoped 1t was not true. The
fashionable world, however, gathered |
around her, once she had secured her ''pa-
tent. and locked about her; snd for them
She went through her little performance,
She went to see her old admrer, Romney, |
Fantastically dressed as a Turkish woman,
and took Sir William. The painter fell
back into his old drivellng admiration, and
wearied her ont with sittings. 81 devote
nv whole time he wrote, "to the divine
ladv. The greatest part OF the
summer shall be engaged painting pie
lures of the divine lady" which were for
the Prince of Wales" He gave her dinner
parties, where she sang and played, and
stood up to give now serious now comic
characters. Her Nina plunged whole
fashionable company in " an agony Of sor-
row" Gallini, of the Opera House, offer
ed her two thousand year and two bene-
fits.
APPEARANCE ON THE SCENE OF LORD NELSON.
After his great victory in September,
179S Nelson returned 10 Naples, where he
was the hero Of the day. He had known
the Hamiltons before, and on hi5return ne
resumed their acquaintance. Here, despite
the fact that he had wife in England. he
became enamored Of Lady Hamilton. The
fact became notorious. and excited good
deal of remark. In 1900 the Hamilton party
la ct nm
ped at Dresden, where 1t Mrs. II, George
| thus wrote OF
NELSON'S SEW FLAME.
Bold, forward, coarse, with colossal
figure and hideous feet. Her bones SEEM
ed large, and in shape she was exceeding
" embonpoint her complexion was very
coarse such really would be the type Of
beauty which an ordinary Jack-tar might
desire in his Mol or Bet. The shape of
her features, however, was fine, as we'll as
that of her head and ears, and their express
sion variable aud interesting The var
ious relations of the trio were what could
be imagined, ard leave very humiliating
impression of the hero's position. Mr.. Ell
hott's lively guest noted the old, infrm
and lettering husband, utterly blinded to
what was going on, full of senile admira-
ton for his wifes charms, and scarcely
opening his mouth bat TO praise her; Lady
| Hamilton having an air Of triumphant pro-
prietorship of the captive she had
enslaved, and with true vulgarity willing to
exhibit her power; he only too willing, and
almost abiect in his subservience. 1t was
noticed he seemed to have no dignity
The satellites We're in keeping: the woman
who called herself Mrs. Cadogan-the CT
devqnt collier-"what you might expect,
says Mrs. st. George; and Hiss Knight
"the tlatterer of both"
! After dinner, the entertainment consist.
ed of songs in praise of Nelson and his
deeds. sung by the two ladies'. Lady
Hamilton's holiness and vanity were lit
orally extravagant, and it was oticed that
she was greedy of presents VIII III she OBJ
tanned 'by the common artifices OF longing
for and admiring." There was the usual
| difficulty about a reception at court; and
the electress, when pressed to receive her.
contrived to put off all receptions, not
withstanding the hero declared that she
would knock the electreSs down, ''and
damn me |" he added, "I'll knock the cleo
| tor down, toop" Even the Prime Minis
ter's wife had only asked Nelson, but was
forced by his refusal to ask the lady,
Then Mr.. Elliott gave a oreakfa't, where
Lady Hamilton went through all the poses
plastuies; and after eating enormously
it was noted she was devoted to the pleas
ures of the table-she took glass after
glass of champagne. Lord Nelson roared
| for the songs in his own praise, and insist
ed on bumpers to the Queen OF Naples
"My aueen-a queen to the backbone !"
| In vain the minister tried to check this
unseen exuberance. Flushed with wine
the unwieldy lady went through her tdran-
telie, and acted Nina, Nelson roaring,
"Seddons be id !!
FROM BAD TO WORSE.
The descent of Nelson and Lady Hamil-
ton was rapid. At one time Nelson lived
In London with Sir Hamilton. In 1903 the
latter died and commended, as his iastact,
his incompatible Emma" to Nelson. She
was left small annuity, which was enlarg-
ed by settlements from Nelson. His
death, in 1905, is well known, after which
Lady Hamilton descended rapidly
The rest of Lady Hamilton's history is
the history of miserable descent-a his
tory of EN- barrassments, beg9lngs, borrow
ings, and straits of every kind Her debts
were $4,000, and she had charge of the
daughter Horatia, oequeathed as legacy
to the country, and suited from the lega-
teetto her. It was said she had taught some
OF her own poses and attitudes as the be-
ginning OF an education; but this may
have been one of the many stories clou.
lated about her And
presently, eight years after her admirer s
end, she was arrested and consigned to
the kings bench, with her daughter. The
heroine otthe fetes at Naples, tho beautiful
+ wife Of the English Minister, the Queen
: companion, the adored Of Nelson, now to
/ be in the hands of tipstafs and baiIiifs +
? While she WAS here appeared those vol
umes Of letters, the publication OF which
= excited such a storm OF abuse and reyiling'
9 Il must be confessed that for an uniortu'
| nate creature, rejected by all the friends
who had courttd her when she was pros
! porous, sueered at by the public, who dis
. believed in her claims Of intimacy Will