, 1875-02-06

VII IhtB HslH1l
cas.icreagh. tho Marquis Of l,andslowue. Lords
l'aImerstn nnl 1'urse!t, Dsrelttt md l'irnsain,
! Eiskine anil Scarett, worrh!pcC hcr bca,lLy of
mind ind pcrHon, when Wing and Tory forgot
their auinloaiGy in I.et radiant hfnsoce, whcn
kcnhle, slntthows, Lawrence, and Wilkto s}wclt
upon tho over chapEefu beauty Of hor
countenanco, ~llen Rogers Moorp, and Dsion
| tuuChed their 1yto III hor prafEe, when Co1int
D0rany nnttc1rd ahnnt her hB h tDo hbnHt the
awhescat blossom Of tho Summer, that It Was 1lcs
marvellous facisl t1pieseion, tho instantaneous
correspondence Of every fonturo Of lcr face with
cyFry thought mud emotion OF her mint Aftd
tive to every feeling of her natutn ns m Eol'su
harp to eSosy breeze. and hcF inimitahlc c,Nrer-
satlonal powers that ,nas7e her c1larus, ralhcr
tl.hn perfection Of faeo, rs htatues face ls per-
feet.
KNow1Ha HER HISTORY,
1t wnn with interest touched with sadncra That
no stool before this picture Of celebrated won.
an, whore house was tho tqnl OF Holland liuuso
u the zenith Of its socia literary aud Intellect
ua tonuwn tho 4lecn!y woman who for twenty
yoats ruled tho faBhionab!o literary world.
counting tho proudest OF London celebrities !lcr
humble aubjccts. reckoning among her adsnirerd
and tho haunters Of hos snlons the most omi-
Ecnt men Ut England in literature, art, and SCI
ence, yet al tlose weary years, though living
lifo brilliant to the highest degrco, with eycry
appliance Of taste and luxury. with oanher ut
tho hoart Of hor peace, n,oth and rust nvIeib1e
to all oYes but hor oTn. upon her golden jofr,
In 1910 CAME tue brank-up nt Gore llnuae, when
tie auctioncer's hamlnur fell upon such royalty
rich And exqniately dainty household adorsn1ontB,
such rare works Of art, aH wonld naturally ba
fo1tud III tho hona1 OF woman Of totincd taste
and must mad extravashnce Of expenditure.
Scenes wero then enacted with Titiable fidelity
to life. which Lady D!eHsinston hasself bad Do
pcribcd RB II with prebciemae Of her own fate in
the very irat work she ovor pnhtthhed. called
"Sketches Of Lffo In tho MetFhpolis." There
her beautiful sAlona we're crowded. brt not with
! guesta. Quandoh, friends. open foes. end. In
different strangers c1bowch chcll oihtr wlicr8
courtly nobe'nbn, wits, rolcbr1ticB ArtiBtH, be-
roer, and eavanh we're wont to grow each snore
brilliant III the luktre Of nr prcseuce, aud nhie
crude jestn at tho fall Of her Htar from the aocial
heaycna. Groasy 1sraaites fingered and jolSed
about tue most precious Objects vulgar tradeB-
mcu josod over a marble hand rtKiing uppn
book, the hhnd 1nodeled from that Of tho beauti-
ful aud ruined Countess, while women hlesed Tho
spltea and spat thovcno they felt for her dazzling
career. aid showed none OF the cllority which
cotercth multitude Of sins against tho propric-
t1Bs Of world that Lady Blebsington know not Of.
At this auction wAs sold to the dIhsolnto Marquis
Of fiertford for 1856 {haying originally cost EB1)
this same portrait which now beiungn to Sir
Richard Wai!hce, and which will Hoon be hidden
again ~ it has been hidden for yehrs from tils
public, in his Lor<lship's private gallery.
Tiers waa singular disrcGnsd Of tnarriago-
rows cYitont ia the whoao history Of Lady BIS
lifo Married horself ut oil carly agB to \ Capt.
Farmer, Hhe deserted lin In year And never
livod With him after. Lord Dessingtcn married
hor two months after death relieved her from
her matrimonial bonds. and soon hfter tho death
Of biz inst wife. 1he first Lady DlesBington
Ind also been previously married., but deserted
her husband, lsod with the Lord and bore him
two children, before the death OF her
iicgo made, 1t lawful for her to marry her
children waY afterwards compelled by her fntl-
ef'x will to marry Count D'0rsay, III her 10th
year. This marriage also proved : chain Of iron
rathor than roseate bands. A separation ensned
stenmother In relationship which lad tue effect
to throw cloud over tl,cir mut,,al hiatorios nri
concorning which tho worlds verdict has always
beeu as various as tho worida yoricts are wont to
ug the circle Of strict order.
f,sdy Dessjpnton retsincd her charms A. lone
40 Hhs lived, and ahe died In 1910 At ms ago Of
GU. As Ninou d. I4'Euclos csptiyated the Mar.
drove two pious vet rarrn-,,looded Abbes wild
with love, 90 the beautiful Couutesn van 1ikelv
to have Kept her fascinating powers had shee
lived to sec her thrice score yoara and ten. Wheu
with triot that ho cursed tho honr OF l,is biT.i
He errctel uobIe mpn1ment to i,nr nnamnrT
lao nnyer ceased to mourn her whilo In liyed'
aud when he died was rlaued besido bar III tha
Lady ploaaipgton. like 1fndama Rrnmter TN,
an acknowledged queen Of uociety. lint INV
aftor tbs &iaxsls and glitter OF bor fine l,ns fae
to a memory, IT il plainly aeen that not even in
ilrHh h5ur,r r~.{
Fnilsr's ~ Sfsdnna no soTs nau
lectuat one There can be- littio dnt,t,t ti,as ~
might hayo exortod nyery fntl,snca ~ h"r ~ s1s
parnpt wealth, apd oycrT noTer ~ hrr
tntelect ani vet hnd aGo hssn ,o.. ~ fo1
ynrca hv n@turn than ,hs was ,s;,,, ,1ss ~
that catch the fancles Of men, mrht ,nvo .t1ran
in vain for Tie ilouors shn horn ~, we s,.o od
a keeuly. .perceptyo iutoiliuancn wh,ch won ~ Il
neyor fsio5 to eanv n ric"a. .,rni,' n III
t.sr,,.r val - s,a ~ s,.n. saatu I'M "9Mlu
tn;nt3 vos n,',,-ov o',taot;Sa +, a.. = eI
In tho least BubeatiYe # lsiti ,,old ,,n", H. U
br"uaht hnno tho,r la;.1 'nas saIaereu ana
re,rs ,,r;I1i.nt % Int G,,,,cra,,a a. A"n ~. nte
onsoraottn,, ,,nro s.air. ~ maAo nes
M e..'a.;a,.i o .;,;ao1 s. auoIat!vo'
p.u.,oento;t n.u 1ca' tAsnor tnah US
,rnsnu,H aha aao stanspafehtly
in.starios of 'nu ',,,i "u Nv o,I s1lou ot tae
nn ncr,,,oy H.. .htn.a.s na noai anas oat!ae @
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