The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-03-13

stockings Of Dr.. stiIIingaeet that
learned divine being an odity and q
sloveo. A foreigner present cried !:
Lies bas b'eus," aud the society was
after~ard known as the "Blue Stock.
ings," denotlng that the full dress then
IN the evening was to be dispensed witL.
no English woman has ever so com.
p'e'e'y succeeded in deeeiving men and
~ome' from the triuialties of society
to the d'squision Of literature and sei-
eoce as did Mrs Montsgu. She was
clever as . writer. Her essay on
Shakespeare was pronounced by Beat
tie the most elegant piece Of criticism
10 our language or any other. Mrs.
Montagu was the Msdame du Defand
Of London. And her fame as the
queen Of society rested not only on her
intellect, her essays, her conversational
talent but also on the solid basis OF be.
'ag the best dinner-giver in London.
!. sidney Lady Morgan was born on
Eshipooard between Ireland and Eng.
laod. Her father was an actor. a sing
r, and the manager Of theatre.
Such Was the origin Of one whose life
presents an instance Of what unassisted
Women can DO to raise themselves in
he scale Of society-upon even a slen-
der stock Of education energy
1od talent. She wrote Irish novels
aad "rote for the periodicals. She
used to relate how encbauted she was
when, for some tale, the editor sent
her two guineas, her first earned mon.
ey Those two guineas, she said, we're
the source of all her scribbling. She
learned the art of society in Paris
and she never forgot it. Born among
actors, learning first her letters, prob
ably, fram playful, she lived to 80,
to figure 10 the most elegant nejghbor-
hood Of London, smeng the most let.
tered, the most famous, and the most
.ristocratic society in the world. She
bad fund Of Irish drollery which was
aever quencbed till the death of her
husband. She died in 1859, aud with
her ended one OF these few remaining
literary eliques, the like of vhich-sad-
" to write tive of the present age
are not to know except as matters of
history.
That American women have not been
taught "wit in six lessons"-as they
do in Frauce-that they have not made
an art Of conversation have not held
those brilliant ceteries whose witty
~cintllatioDs have gone forth to aston
'sb the world, is owing to the tact that
American society came in just as that
'astion was going out. But that there
have been many "queens" Of opr socie-
~ no one can doubt, the sway of beau
~ aud fashion being essentially loyal.
The wife of John Adams, our second
President, spent her early years ia
England ana France, and as Mr.. Ad-
ans wife gracefully performed her part
IN the higher circles of social and po.
liticsl life both before and after her
husband became President.
Mrs Hancock, wife of John Ham
cock, Governor of Massachusetts,, and
afterward President of the first Goa.
gress. was acknowledged to possess
woaderful beauty. She was tnoTougu
y hi, h bred, had eourt!y manner and
6ne conversational powers. She was
for years considered ooe of the "won-
ders Of the age" aud was visited until
the close Of her life by distinguished
persons from toieign countries, as we'll
az Of her own.
Mrs. J. J. Roosevelt was leader of
society in New Yo'k for long time.
She bad had the advantage of the best
society abroad when quite young
lady, and was married 10 Paris 10 1881,
in the presence OF macy distinguished
frieods, among them General Lafay ette,
who gave the BRIDE away.
10 later days Mrs. Jesse Fremont
was our most noted conversationaIist.
der early experience with her father
10 Washington society, her extensive
travels with her husband over every
part of her owu country, and her great
oatural talents and vivid Imagination
made her conversation particularly
spirited aud brilliant. Her talk al ways
-parkles with lively Wit aud plcturesqe
illustration, snd appears wholly un-
s.ucied.
Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, Gust de.
ceased) was the "nobIest Roman Of
item ALL" Her conspicuous and un-
d'gging patriotism during the rebellion
has made her name more pleasantly
familiar to Us than that OF aoy other
living woman. 1t was many years ago
that she established those delightful
little tea and cake Saturday morning
receptions and Thursday evening sol
rees at her house in Boston. Many
noted people-dear to us through their
works-were proud to call Mrs. Gus
heir friend, and to enjoy the quiet, ell.
,gant hospitalities OF her modsst little
house on the corner Of Joy and Mount
| Vernon streets.
TO YOUNG MEN.