Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-03-05
Madame lie Vert.

Madame lie Vert.
The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial writes:-
mime. lie Vert will give her usual
Lenten reception, full of music and
readings. as one evenings delectation
to the world of fashion. 1t will go,
and it ought to go, to gladden. the eyes
and fill the pocket of this wonderful
little lady. She's already a historic
figure in Washington, as were her faith
cr and her grandfather before her
Her grandfather, George Walton, sign
ed the Declaration of Independence,
married the daughter of an English
noblcman, was Governor of Georgia,
and IA millionaire. Her father, Col.
Walton, succeeded General Jackson us
Governor of Florida. He was hand
some, accomplished, and noble, and
lost his large fortune by endorsing for
his friends. He spent many of his
later years in Washington: genial, full
of anccdote, sunshiny to the end, ney-
ct arraigning the tickle world that so
quickly forgot him and that he so long
adorned. His daughter, Octavia Wal
ton. was born at Pensacola, while her
father was Governor of Florida. In
early youth she accompanied her faith
er 10 Washington. and became ia
nous belle Of successive Administra-
tions. She married DR.. Pierre lie
Vert. of Mobile. and as young wife
accompanied her husband to Europe
She was fayorite at the Court of Vic
toria, winning the personal friendship
of the Queen. Although Protestant,
she received the blessing of the Pope
at the Vatican. She spent years abroad,
and souvenirs Of Travel are grace
full record Of her European life. For
MANY wears her home in Mobile was
the centre Of the most generous and
elegant hospitality. She entertained
there many of her European friends.
Lady Emmeline Wortlev, III her notes
on American life, makes especial men,
ton Of her visit At the beautiful home
Of DR.. and Nine. lie Vert. She be-
yond question is socially and person
ally the most famous woman the South
has yet produced. Never profound,
she is simply marvellous III her grace,
versatility, and in an outraying radi-
ance of being which neither time nor
misfortune has found possible to di-
minish. The Nine. lie Vert who en-
tertained the titled and distinguished
in her Southern home, and who. till
the first year of the war, gave grand
leyees to the wealth and fashion OF
New York, wherein she would carry
on sparkling conversation in half Il
dozen languages at the same time, and
the Nine. lie Vert of to-day, 'penni-
less no longer young, trudgmg over
the long spaces of the capital on the
little feet that, till of late, never had
need to touch the ground, an umbrel-
la for staff, and her pockets full OF
tickets that are to earn her bread, are
one and the same. Nothing could be
more changed than the condition OF
her lot, while she is utterly unchang-
ed. unbroken, undimmed, loving, en-
thusiastic, ever delightful. 4 saw you
lift up that little finger to stop car,
said her friend, Mrs. Paran Stevens,
to her not long since. AS you got in
to the car you smiled AS if you were
perfectly happy, and | ask myself
what in the world now can she find tc
smile about-this woman who has lost
fortune, friends, everything that makes
life delightful. Tell me, | want to
know. Were you as happy as you
looked: 1t seems impossible q
was said the little lady, Just as hap
py as looked. 1t was so delightful to
have just five cents left 20 take ME
home in Il car Is not such nature
the fortune beyond price after all >"