Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-08
De reraes of dis boon
NOTED EUROPEAN WOMEN.
Pen.POrtraits by an American Lady
-PIquant News and Gossip.


Here are some interesting paragraphs
selected from Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie's
latest London letters:
LADY oURENsBERRY.
The health of this fair lady was raptur-
ously responded to at Cork on st. Patrick's
Day, and certainly was a meet reward for
I the brave, open manner in which she
wrote to the Nation and Ir;SltnlGIa. To
the editor of the LriShnldTl, to whom
| she sends two drsfts-el0 for the nation
al tribute and 60 for the Tipperary fund
she writes: II am glad of this Oppor-
| tunity of adding my share to assist in the
| endeayors of those who lawfully and
steadily protest against English legislation
| for Ireland. earnestly unite with them,
| and every sect, rank, and opinion, who
| will unite for this one great end, the OBJ
tanning of national Parliament IN Ire
| land. that she may once again have her
| own national government Why should
not those who are brethren, of every
rank, and every religious opinion, join
now at once to carry out the great call
| for union"
MRS. o'DONOvAN ROssA
is making the tour in Ireland, giving lee
| lures. She is very enthusiastically re-
| ceived, and highly applauded, but as yet
her purse is by no means heavily lined,
nor does it seem likely to be. If she
| would concentrate all her wOman's wit
| and woman's will upon obtaining the
freedom of her husband, she might weary
out the ''unjust Judge" who would grant
her petition, not through being convinced
by her arguments, but to free himself
from the discomfort attendant upon her
incessant praying.
DRATH OF THE COUNTESS BLUCHEB.
The royal family have been plunged in
the deepest grief by the death OF the tru-
est, staunchest, most valued among the
| Queens friends, one to whom she ever
| turned, and upon whom she ever relied.
| Her Maiesty's naturally suspicious and
| distrustful temperament caused her, as q
general rule, to doubt even those to whom
she was most attached-to be jealous of
them-to ascribe to them interested mo-
tiyes: but in the Countess Butcher (1lee
Dallas) she seems to have always placed
the most implicit faith. The Queens
grief, on hearing the news, was so intense
that her attendants were alarmed for the
consequences. But her wOnted calm
bearing has since returned. The Crown
| Princess of Prussia, to whom the Count
ess was very devoted, will feel the loss
deeply. The Crown Princess has grea'
deal of character, and is very difficult tC
influence, but to the cOunsels ofthe Count
ess she listened with a gentleness that as
tonished those who were accustomed t.
her usual defiant, self asserting manner.
HIGH DRESSES DEMANDED.
The Pail Mall Gazette is making 6
loud outcry to induce English ladies t
adopt the regime which has been inau
gursted by Madame Olivier in Paris, whC
sets the example of wearing high evenin:
dresses, and encouraging them to b
worn by those ladies who frequent he
saloons. The Pail Mall says t'FeT
more painful scenes were ever Yitnesse
than that offered by ladies attending th,
drawing room at the Palace the othe
day, on bitterly cold afterpOon-i4die
exposed to draqghts, cold winds, il
clothing more scanty than that of casu
al pauper the wonder is that so harbal
ous system should be allowed TO col
time for one hour. Unfortunately, thel
is no one to protect the young agaln'
their own mothers"
THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS
has been passing some little time vel
quietly in London, in Claridge's HOte
The people evidently &c Iot cGls!Ger h
up to the mark as queen. Her Ma1est
of course, invited her to dine, but the
have been no grand fetes and ovation
Minor royalty no doubt feels its little me
tifications very severely, and 1t cam
learn how Insignificant it is so qulck
anywhere IS in London. The Queen is
leave It at the Close OF this week, TO
turn to the ague, probably unregretl
as she was unwelcomed and unnouced.
YHs oRHRIIA-LIKE RX-EMPREss.
ola pauvre Oharlotteo as she is far
rarly called, has gradually become NoT
Fever is now added to her mental allie
ton. She is strictly watched at the /
ace Of Tervueren, where her sister-ln-la
the Queen of the Belgians, frequer
visits her. Here, again, is a case wher
highly instructed physician nurse wo
certainly exert the most beneficial In
6fc6.
WoMAN's SUFFRAGE NATIONAL sOUIbrf
The woman suffrage question is DC
treated With 70 much earnest gra'l'.
England that even the scOfters are s.
into silence by the dignitled charaete
the movement. A meeting of the m
hers and supporters of the Woman's
fraCe National Society was held on "a
day at Hanover Square rooms, and
attended by many distinguished pers
ond number of the nobility.
family Of the American Minister were
present. Mrs. G. A. Taylor was cnl
astically greeted as she took the g {,
and expressed her qualification at Del
ing so large an audience.
PATHS ECHO.
On PATHS last night at St Petersn
after giving one of her most brilliant
ce1,ar, she was amazed to hear an
OF :ondrous accuracy Issuing throus
stare scenes. The moment she
leave the stage she sought out this
Vicious echo. and discovered that
sounds proceeded from the lips OF d
girl of nine years old. Tle Marqul
once proposed to have her instructed
her parents objected to parting viii
Patti then obtained her admission
Conservative de Musique at the CT
the State.
IsABELLAs LETTER TO THE POPE
The ex Queen of SPANS letter