The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-09-03

MIS- EiIN iNI 'A'INi'" AA'A
admirers were Il different style of men;
and she was what is known, by Il deli
cate shade of distinction from more
solid merits, as i great s'belle."
1t is upon the eldest sister, Mary
Cation, first Mrs. Robert Patterson, and
then MarchioneSs of Wellesley, that we
find the most cxtravagant encomiums
lavished. Old men grew young again
in describing her destinations. Said u
gentleman, an intimate friend of the
family, one who passed his younger
days under the roof of Charles Carroll
EMary Cation was the most attractive
woman | ever beheld in my life. Ihave
seen the courts Of st. Petersburg,
France, and England, but | never saw
her equal-neyer! The grace and ele-
gancc of her form; the charm of her
manners; the sweetness of her voice
were inimitable. She was the most en-
gazing and fascinating of human be-
ingS. have seen her at dinner given
by Mr.. Carroll to Sir Charles Bagot,
the lovelieSt and most brilliant lady of
IN intelligent and courtly company,
stately, courteous, kindly; richly
dressed, and in L blaze of diamonds
a picture for Il court-painter."
Her bearing was as exquisite as her
face, and her dignity never ruflled.
This was II of her greatest charms
her courteous, graceful, ever tempera-
ment. Were the obScurest cOmmOner
talking to her and Il king waiting, she
would have shown no Impotence. Her
companion would never have known by
Il shadow of change that he was not the
most interesting of men to her. She
was too proud and well bred to exhibit
the slightest d~i>courteSy; but she would
have much preferredth the king. For after
all, in all her nature she was 4 woman
of the world, of fashion and of society
-subdued, nevertheless, by the maxim
impressed upon all these young girls by
Mrs. Cation, who was not pretty, but
very %popular-a maxim extremely sim
pie, but socially extremely comprehen-
>iyc. 1t WAS this: ''My dear child,
there are 4 number of people in the
world who take delight in saying diSa-
greeable things. Now, it IS just as easy
to say pleasant ones. Neyertell IN IN
truth; but never diSplea>e."
In personal appearance Miss Mary
Cation was large and handsome. Her
eyes We're dark brown; hcrface oval and
rather sallow; her hairdark; hermouth,
nose, and chin, beautifully formed; her
voice soft and musical. Lord BrOug-
ham, who .aS Il ScOtchman was, we
suppose, a Judge in matters pertaining
to Il foreign tongue-we beg every
Scotchman'S pardOn-and who certainly
acquired a cOpiOuS command Of strong
Saxon, once said that she spoke the
English language more correctly than
he had ever heard it from the lips of
woman. She was, nevertheless, no
blue->tocking, but possessed both sound
Judgment and Il fine perception. She
was an excellent talkcr, and what prob
ably fascinated Brou%ham, Il still better
listener. While at the head of the vice
royal court at Dublin she united all
parties, Protestant and Catholic, al
though Il strict Catholic herself. Her
charities were as free Is her means
would allow, and even to this day her
memory is cherished by the poor of
Dublin as that of a saint.
On the death of her husband, she
lived in England in chambers granted
her by the Queen in the honorable re-
treat of Hampton Court.
All the sisters were devoted to their
religion, the Catholic, but were no
bigots. Their acquaintance comprised
both ProteStants and Catholics. They
never forgot old friends. However
fortune would turn the scale, whether
to poverty or to riches, former assOci-
ateS, we are told, were never ignored.
The three sisters died childless; and
the direct descendants of Charles Car
roll of Carrollton came down by the
line of the only son, Charles Carroll,
of Homewsod, neal Baltimore, and by
that of the Harpers and MacTavishes.
In Maryland, the ''three American
peeresses" have long been but a
shadowy presence in old mansions of
Baltimore and Annapolis, and grateful
memories in the hearts of the young
gallants who met them at the balls and
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