The union Democrat., 1870-08-27
mr. Dielea. In Clneiana.l i'm 1872.
PERSONAL REcollrcrroxs or LADY.


As the death of sir. Dickens makes every
recollection Of him sacred to bis admirers, the
following extracts from the note book OF
young lady, written ., the time. may be IN
teresting 70 some of our readers -
went last evening to a party at Judge
Walkers given TO the here Of the day. Mr.
Charles Dickens, and. with others, had the
honor of an introduction TO bius. M-had
gone to the concert, and we awaited her re-
turn, which made us late. When we reach
ed the house, Mr.. Dickens had left heerowd-
ed rooms, and was in the hall with his wife,
about taking his departere as we entered the
door. We were introduced to him in our
wrapping, and in the furry and embarrass-
ment of the meeting. one Of the party drop
ped parcel containing shoes, gloves, &c.
Mr.. Dickens, stopping, gathered them upand
restored them, with laughing remark. and
we bounded up stairs to get our things off.
fastening down again, We found him with
Mrs. Dickens, seated UPON sofa, surrounded
by eronp of ladies. Judge Walker having
requested him to delay his departure for a
few moments, for the qualification of some
.ardy friends who had just arrived, ourselves
among the number Declining to re-enter
the rooms where he had already taken leave
Of the guests, he had seated himself in the
hall.
He is young and handsome has mellow.
beautiful eye, the ine brow, and abundant
hair. His mouth is large, and his smile so
bright it seemed to shed light and happiness
all about him. His manner is easy-neSli-
gent but not elegant. His dress was fop-
pish in fact, he was overdressed yet his
garmets were worn so easily they appeared
to be necessary part of him. He had a
dark coat, with lighter pantaloons black
waistcoat embroidered with colored flowers !;
and about his neck, covering his white shirt
front, was black ncck-cloth, also eLlbroider-
ed in coors, in which were placed two large
diamond pins connected by chain, gold
watch chain, and large red rose in his but
ton-hole, completed his toilet.
Mrs. Dickens is large woman, having o
great deal of color, and is rather coarse but
she has good face and looks amiable. She
seems to think that Mr.. Dickens was the at
traction, and was perfectly satisfied to play
second, happy in the knowledge that she was
his wife. She wore pink silk dress trim
med with white blonde fiounce and had a
pink cord and tassel wound about her head.
She spoke but little, yet smiled pleasantly at
all that was said.
He appeared a little wearied, but answered
the remarks made to him-for he originated
none-in an agreeable manner. Mr.. Beard IS
portrait of Fagin was 50 placed in the room
that we could see it from where we stood sur
rounding him. One of the ladies asked him
if it was his idea of the Jew. He replied,
''Very nearly" Another laughingly re-
quested that he would give her the rose he
wore, as memento. He shook his head and
said, "That would not do he could not give
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half dozen then insisted upon having it,
whereurou he proposed to divide the leaves
among them. In taking the rose from bis
coat, either by design or accident, the leaves
loosened and fell upon the floor, and amid
considerable laughter, tie ladies stopped and
gathered them. He remained some twenty
minutes perhaps in the hall, then took his
leave. must confess to considerable disap-
pointment in the personnel of my IDOL.
| felt that his throne was shaken. although il
never could be DESTROYED.