The Grange advance., 1874-09-16
NuaA1%talsED N :ale AXD.
what He 4ays AboWt Hatti, D1suaeli,
and the Royal Eamiiy.

What He savs Abo~t Hatsi, Dssuaeli,
and tho Regal Family.
Editorial Correspondence (London; July ls)
Of the Cincinnati Commercial.l 4
The first surprise ashore vas 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--a priv.
lege we are denied in the United States.
1t is not far from twenty years since
she was slender little girl with great
black sparkling eyes, singing in concerts
under the direction Of the elder Stra-
kosch. Her youth has been wonder
fully preserved. Her eyes seem larger,
and b!acker, and glow with q 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 whiteness of snow.
Her figure is charming, and in
grace and vivacity 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
let's ana rings Of diamonds, diamond
bird and butterfly in her hair, q dia-
mond bouquet on her bosom, and as
she moved glittered 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
ed 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 60. All that
she asks as condition to going is grant
ed. She signs the contract to go; and
then she does not 60. 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
atigues of a season in America.
Mr.. Disraei yesterday unveiled, in
the palace yard, Westminster, q 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 a good one. The Prime
Minister wore an expression of the most
funereal gravity. He looked aged and
i'll. His closely shaven face was very
pale, with a sickiy, saffron 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 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 he removed
his hat, disclosing the celebrated front
curl, which is quite attenuated, and
seems to require 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 rail of the front of the platform.
The single variation was when he un-
expectedly closed his address, when he
deliberately raised 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 ap-
pear to have been elaborately measur-
ed. As he spoke the words seemed to
force themselves from his lips, which
were not once fully opened, but con.
tracted and bulged ina: curious way.
It was amusing to see this consummate
cosmopolitan ''bold]y'' proclaiming as
he said, that Derby was one Of those
men of the highest type, such as could
be produced in England only.
The Prince of Wales presents the
appearance Of q stout and amiable
middle-aged gentleman, large in the
neck and bald-headed. He was in
plain citizens dress, and wore q gorge
Gus button-hole bouquet. He has been
accused of many excesses, but his face
is pleasant, and free from the evidence
Of vicious indulgencies. He is a 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,
think, that he has taken good care of
himself. His appearance confirms his
reputation here as that Of kindly and
clever good fellow. The Princess of
Wales is the winner of hearts for the
Royal family. Her pensive beauty has
faded but little, and her happy
taste in dress and her airv grace