The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-30
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| met famous woman many years ago,
on steamer, said Charles Sumner to
newspaper correspondent. We were going
from Marseilles to Genoa. Among the
passengers this woman in particular at
tracted my attention because she held by
the hand very beautiful child. have
never observed such hair on childs head
1t was the real gold in color, and fell
to his knees, not in curls, but in waves
The lady wore the Spanish costume
| now recall her Spanish man.
tilla. She was short, VIC might call her
thick set not handsome, yet holding her
child by the hand, l had curiosity to find
out her name She was accompanied by
a tall slender gentleman. They kept
aloof from the other passengers, and
seemed TO find society enough in each
other Upon inquiry found her to be the
celebrated George Sand At that time she
was the topic of conversation everywhere.
She made very distinct impression on my
mind. She was comparatively n young
woman.
| met Mr. Dsracli and his wife at NIu-
Mich, when they were on their wedding
tour. AT the principal hotel We met at the
breakfast table Mr.. Disraeli sat by the
side of his newly made wife. He might
have been, or at least looked, about thirty
lNdlN OlNi. Ills lllttllStiN bibNh nan was
smoothed to perfection. At that time he
had become famous as an author. Every
thing seemed noticeable about him.
Mrs. Disraci appeared like kind
hearted, middlc-aged English woman, and
Disraci seemed the one TO carry the
idea that he had drawn the prize. Time
has shown how devoted they were to each
other. In the last few months VIC hear of
his walking by her sdc and supporting her
tcndcrly. She must have been nearly, if
not quite, So In my opinion, Disraeli is
one of the most remarkable men of this
aye, when VIC remember the obstacles he
had to overcome to reach the position he
occupies in England. The prejudice which
exists there against his Jewish faith alone
is enough to chill the most ambitious.
Is beauty confined to one period of our
existence? Infancy and childhood are
only promises the summer is something
more but give me the golden reality of
October, or the bracing chill of a Decem-
Der landscape if the intellectual powers
are not on the wanc. | have known beauty
TO 90 with years, but this, | fear is the eX-
ccption. not the rule. One of the hand
soonest women | ever knew was the mother
of Lord Brougham. At the time | met her
shc.must have been over S0'years of age, Il
was then quite Il boy, and abroad for the
flst time, and met with the kindness to be
invited to the castle OF this noblcman.
The manners and figure of Mrs.
Brougham betrayed none of the de
crepitudc of her age. shall never
forget her extreme kindness and eff
forts to entertain young American. re-
member that, amongst other things, she
brought the bag which her son wore at the
time he was lord high chancellor The
BAG is worn around thp neck of This pNaltp1
officer Of the British government. 1t is an
elaborate affair." made of silk, gold lace and
embroidery. When the lord chancellor
goes into the official presence of his sover-
eign, this bag rests on his breast, and it
contains the petitions which the loyal sub
jects desire to be laid before the throne
Every new chancellor must have a new
bag, and these are always retained as the
precious heir-looms of the family. The
great seal of England is always kept in the
bottom of the bag.