The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-04
evening State SussrnaI.
WEDNESDAY EVEN'G, JUNE 4, 1873.
A visit 10 MT. vernon-On the Way
Nellie Grant-A Lady WASHINGTON
Rembrandt PeaIe's Picture.

When l. 60 to Mt.-Vernon, 1t shall b.
alone. linen II weep al me ice-h9use IN
instead OF the tomD-whether l grow
enthusiastic or apatnetic-no one Will be th'
wiser. All Gay alone, shall be my hrs
experience. NOW tins was long cher
ished resolution, but 1t vanished before thu
Oft repeated come, now, do go with us, !
ana TINS morning found myself on thu
deck OF the little steamer Arrow boune
Tor MT. vernon, IN crowd. Inc frst
saw OF Importance, was MISS Nellie Grant
leaning over the railing, laughing merrilJ
at an ugly specimen OF "a man and bro
ther' VINO sought to charm us with alarm
ing variations OF that touching old ballad
IF had a scolding wife.
"a A. sa Inu hnr a d You az are M pawn r,
And trade her off for Gavin"
II 10 n mvsterv how be brouobt b;mso,
and his hanio throuoh the nerGnrnonca nm
shattered. THE locf-iaw or broken necl,
WAS the very least he conld have axnnctad
while the banjo was evidently IN a Chronic
state of Disorder and rahell;ons a q onv wall
bred banjo would be under like circum.
stances.
Sneakinp of Miss Grant reminds mo tho a
7 have never seen her CORRECTLY dascr,had
90 7 shall attemnt Il myself She Is not .
blonde. MS often renresented Int what boS
been termed Of late wears the amar;c rn'
tvne.~brirbt dark brown hair arranoed
With LONG cnrlinp trosses at the bacL en-,
tnv curls and rings mon tho forebsaJ
dark lashcs and brows hat have . waT -;
timing her eyes from blne 70 blacI ,c.
cordinS 70 her moods Her comnlsx;on
ia cjesr and fair w;tb sI;aht t;noa
If the rose and snrelv much
nrettier than The mink and wb;te Of tba
blonde ior being one Of the latter I boue
. right 70 sneak. She has ronnd axnres.
S;va fa,t,,res ia small bnt walls aracaG,1Iu
oroct nc thnnrb try;nr r. n,aLae ~ -.
Of ber be;obt Sha &c Jressad IN bi l,Js'
,he onIv cplor v;c;h,o bo;n, inne, i;cht wi ;
ored eanntlnt oloves viii pnrnsHn' one hro;d-
orv op tha bocI, onJ ra;l;nnp i've ~ 81 ~
ijossoms and rose-hnJs Jorns thn hoa,, no ds
ha,. tn,hon II e ,,,s,tl,1 " nnt e q. 80. y,
That she Is sensible enonoh 70 weor rIo;n
tnrban ;asteod If a ch,,rsh s,oania 81 p tan
of her hasd ''p'e vi 'op
Passing down into tbo cabin T mot a
+alI nneenlry hrnnotto orn.rant,,, Nm :,
uaa, , ~ ase She WAS "p clotbad !, daa ~
y,no,,rn;no yat tharo wac Snnsh;na !, ba.
handsonae' evas and cbostanad ohaorf,,i
nvnreee;on about her cens;tivo I;,S Uor
cnpvsrSat;on l. animated and ph.t on
oonor saie.ro,;ant hnnoG,, n,onnar ~
bas ond On o,racof,,l pII ;ntnnd,,oa ON, on
GOLF SCI ee;d onJ d;d ro,nd hor y
bo Mrs n r Wash;nnt,,, m;dou ~ ~ ~ w
we,l.know Coional LAWS W Wosh;notor
of Halltown ,iafiarson oo,ntu Vn ~
sa,r alSn Jas,condant of ~ Wo,sh;n 80; oel
Tha;r rronar1v ,ras oo,,ssoo+od " d,,n;s oous,
mar hi op pc;ng am n tha srst =, 4.Ls t tho
Oa,h Of NJ. !; ano t se VI 'ahe e ,,ie
sa dlan;dateJ th.t H., H.; :noss =
50 4 eor a,as .hey were Gpgea 70
;tnhie tnnJ;t;nr ~. p th go -. g rs So..
h .apls cYna ahn Aver .he aealn OF ner
nus nus 20 s,, ~. III h n.'se VIII i...lo
r rot;ve ana heavily bur nd, a' Har srsnds
narenaded her far tha sol,e ~ har ch;id 10
dd;snosa of some If tha re,;cs Of Gan.roi
WaSh;noton Th;s sbo d,J Tho Na1n
VorL iese;Slat,,ra annronr;otoJ 600 600 CIV
,ha art;eles Tb;sp oblod ber to.uou ~. nT
tho mortaaoa ond maLa harsalf oop ~ ~
m ile M Ra;ng of i;tararu nv, sho un"Jaat.
y, 5d. 81 H.. $500 ~ SnH =,
nr1oto,,;s Er,nl, osl;o5,, Ia ~ "
aaipas az "a nronJ ns ha;nn = W., Wash;nss
tnm IT shn,,ld ha osh.ynod o ns ~ e r.
ware NOT hnt NTH this MD l. ,,;nalod
strong n,,rnose 70 ba worthy Of tho 5ama
''' S4a no ptbers Of note On board a 1~aro
MrS Rannon of Georcotown crawl "oo
danabter Of Nj,rtha w shinoton ana Mrs
Posel;e Tndarwood donobter Of Pam.
hront peaIe Who came to RI vernon &c ~
Jan ~ ,,rossnt ~. tha ossoc;ot;o, III a.
naytra;t of Wasb;notan ,,o;ntad Nv hau
ffn,ha, IT, ,,as affasad ~ Tn,,r,osy. e..
sIn noo hpt that anonet hodv Of ;nfal,;hIa
a,t critics de,;har.taIy declined 70 net mon
the coSe Of al The artist d;ad moor and
his dsnohter can ,lIv affard 10 mart With ca
nr;nceiv . oft without some cnmnansat;on
pot .he frealv gives # in daferepca To ba,
}atber,s wish that n should he in some
sacred niche where the whole neonle m;oht
have access 70 ;ts ;nsn;r;no nresencn Mrs
Underwood in presenting the picture, said:
"As SURVIVING execntrix and in behalf Of
the heirs of the late Rembrant peale NV
honored father bee the Mount Vernon
Ladies', A ASSOCIATION to accent The historical
mining Of Wash;noton before York.
Town 'a "
"Th;s nictrre executed under feelings Of
neculior enthusiasm as TO the love and an.
nrec;at;on of the man who above ali others
commanded orr admiration and gratitude
was das;oned bv NV father to renresent
the Rather Of his Comtrv; no he an
naored in fha nr;ne IF l;fo fn,l of agoresS-
i've force and associated with the nnrtrair
of Maro,,;s If Tafavatta who os he inf
mate friend of Wosh;npton and co-v;ctor
in tba namna;on that assnred orr. ;n5anend.
ence as q nation must have endeared his
$1,000, ~ Iii A,onr;oor,