The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24
MuhaT nilsIfiD IN ENGLAND:
what He Says About Patti, Dfsrae1i,
and the Royal Family.

IEOltOIl1l Correspondence \A<OAANOAA3 VNAy AZ
of the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
The first surprise ashore was the size
of the Strawberries. it may be disloyal
to say SO, but they beat the American
berries, both in Dimensions and havOr.
Perhaps it may extenuate the ottense If
mention that the English peach is
hot-honse product, and poor affair
the meat OF it, SO to speak, being soft,
sweetish pulp, almost tasteless.
l have seen Patti in opera privi-
lege we are denied in the United States.
It is not far from twenty years since
she was slender little girl with great
back sparkling eyes, singing in concerts
under the direction Of the elder Stra-
kosch. Her youth has been wonder
fully preserved. Her eyes seep larger,
and b.acker, and glow with d deeper
fire. There is not line in her face
to speak Of the unklndliness Of time.
There is q tenderness almost weak in
the expression of her mouth. Her
throat and arms are plump, and
have the the whiteness Of snow.
Her figure is charming, and In
grace and vivacity she is bird
like. In the third act Of ''1l Trovatore
the splendor Of her diamonds was as
founding There were coronet and
necklace and girdle- bands and brace
lets ana rings Of diamonds, a diamond
bird and butterfly in her hair, dia-
mond bouquet on her bosom. ana as
she moved gittered from head to foot
in degree that was dazzling. The
part of Lenora is an exciting one, and
as she submitted repeatedly to be call
sd and encored she was in the last
scene nearly exhausted, and her pallor.
which was very marked, was not all ar
tistic. The question as to her appear.
ance in opera in America has not been
settled. She agrees to- go. All that
she asks as eOndition to- going is grant
ed. She signs the contract to go; and
then she does not go. With Europe
treating her as the very queen of song,
and showering the richest evidence Of
admiration and homage upon her, it is
not surprising that she hesitates to cross
the Atlantic to encounter the immense
satigues of q season in America.
Mr.. Disraei yesterday unveiled, in
the palace yard, Westminster, a bronze
statue Of the late Lord Derby, and the
opportunity Of seeing and hearing him,
and of seeing the Tory Lords in a
group, was good one. The Prime
Minister wore an expression of the most
funereal gravity. He looked aged and
ill. His closely shaver face was very
pale, with a sickly, saffror tinge; his
eyes were dull and sunken,. and seemed
to look within. The lines in his face
are deep and strange, and those of an
| overworked and sorrowful man. He
wore aspotless black frock. coat, but
oned about his slender waist and over
his chest,. and light pantaloons, loose
and long. On taking his seat on the
platform he did not remove his hat.
When he stood up to speak lie removed
his hat, disclosing the celebrated front
curl, which. is, quite attenuated, and
seems to requiSe constant care and cul-
tivation. but kept upon his hands his
lavender kids. He spoke less than ten
minutes,gravely, heavily, slowly, without
| vivacity of tone, and but once varied
from his accustomed attitude, leaning
forward slightly, with his hands upon
the nail of the front of the platform.
The single variation was when he UNI
expectedly closed his address, wher he
deliberately naiscd his left arm and
pointed with. out stretched finger to the
statue which, had, he said, been raised
az IAN example The Prime Minister
had evidently carefully considered his
remarks. Some Of the sentences APP
pear to have been elaborataly measur-
ed. As he spoke the words seemed to
force themselves from his Lips, which
were not once fully opened, hut con.
tracted and bulged in curious way.
1t was amusing to see this consummate
cosmopolitan ''boldly" proclaiming as
he said. that Derby was one Of those
men of the highest type, saeh Us could
be produced in England only.
The Prince Of Wales. presents the
appearance Of stout. and amiable
middle-agad gentleman, large in the
neck and bald-hcadedi. He was in
plain citizen's dress, andiwore gorge
Gus button-holc bouquet He has been
'Eaccused; Of many excesses,. bat his face
Els pleasant. and free from the evidence
gof vicious indulgencies-- He is very
intelligent and agreeable looking gentle
man, and when one considers the facili-
ties that he has had fcr Being led into
temptation, it must be confessed, /
think, tsat he has taken good care Of
himself. His appearance confirms his
reputation here as that Of kindly and
clever good fellow. Tho Princess Oh
Wales is the winneyrof hearts for thu
RoyaNAmily. Her pensivc beauty has
faded but little,. and her happy
taste IN dress and her airy graa'
excite general admiration. l shoull
have noticed carefully how this fAil
Princess was dressed, bat her sistenrin
. law. the Crown Princess Of EngiAne
. and Germany, came in view, WITH. tn
Etall, bronzed soldier, with closc-cippe,
hair and taNny beard, \ the Crow,
Prince, her husband. The contrast be
tween the distinguished couples wa
strongly marked. The Prince an
Princess Of Wales seemed Shade fes
tive. They were smiling and gracisu.
! with, perhaps, one may say, a little q
; the glitter Of the opera or fairy tale
!, The other connie ,-pro ss~;osrs an