The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24
luhtT NaLsIEiD IN ENGLAND.
what He Saws About Patti, Disraeli,
and the Royal Family.


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 flavor.
Perhaps it may extenuate the offense if
mention that the English peach is a
hot-honse product, and a poor affair
the meat OF it, so to speak, being soft,
sweetish pulp, almost tasteless.
| have seen Patti in opera privi-
lege we are denied in the United States.
1t 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 tenderness almost weak in
the expression of her mouth. Her
throat and arms are plump, and
have the the wilderness Of snow.
Her figure is charming, and in
grace and vivacitv she is bird
like In the third act Of I'll Trovatore
the splendor Of her diamonds was as
founding. There were coronet and
necklace and girdle- bands and brace
lets and rings Of diamonds, a diamond
bird and butterfly in her hair, dia-
mond bouquet on her bosom, ana as
she moved ghttered 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. AL that
she asks as condition 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.
MIR. Disraei yesterday unveiled, in
| the palace yard, Wcstminster, bronze
statue Of the late Lord Derby, and the
opportunity Of seeing and hearing him,
and of seeing the Tory Lords in
group, was good one. The Prime
Minister wore an expression of the most
funeral gravity. He looked aged and
i'll. His closely shaver face was very
pale, with siekly, 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 q, spotless 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 attenaated, and
seems to require constant care and cul-
tivation. but kept upon his hands his
lavender kids. He spoke less than ten
tes.gravely, heavily. slowly, without
vivacity Of tone, and but once varied
from. his accustomed attitude, leaning
forward slightly, with his hands upon
the rail of the front Of the platform.
The single variation was when he un-
expectedly closed his address, when he
deliberately paised his left arm and
pointed with out stretched finger to the
statue which, had, he said, been raised
as ian example The Prime Minister
had evidently carefully considered his
remarks. Some of the sentences APP
pear to have been elaboratsly measur-
ed. As he spoke the words seemed to
force themselves from his lips, which
we've 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, such as could
be produced in England only.
The Pniaee Of Wales. presents the
appearance Of stout; and amiable
middle-agsd gentleman. large in the
neck and bald-headed. He was in
plain citizen dress, andiwore o gorge
Gus buttoN-holc bouquet. He has been
Eaccused,of many excessas,. bat his face
Els pleasant. and free from the evidence
Eof vicious indulgencies-. He is q very
intelligent and agreeable looking gentle
man, and when one considers the facili-
ties that he has had for being led into
temptation, it must be confessed, I
think. that he has taken good care Of
himself His appearance confirms his
reputation here as that Of kindly and
eleven good fellow. The Princess Of
Wales is the winney-of hearts for the.
Royalfamily. Her pensivc beauty has
faded but little,, and her happy
taste IN dress and her airy grace
excite general admiration. l should
have noticed casefully how this fair
Princess was dressed, bat her sisttnin-
law. the Crown Princess of England
and Germany, came in view, WITH. the
tail, bronzed soldier, with close-cIpped.
hair and taxny beard, the Crown
Prince, her husband. The contrast be-
tween the Distinguished couples was
strongly marked. The Prince and
Princess Of Wales seemed SHADE ss-
tive. They were smiling and gracious,
with, perhaps, one may say, a little of
the glitter Of the opera or fairy tale.
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