The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-18
THE MARSHES AT MONTREAL.
The Social Faror Their Presence ~
the Hotel Excites.

The Social Furor Their Presence ~ |
the Hotel Exoites. g.,
Mentrsso'Cor. n. <. Graphic.
Hn, Caleb 2. Aarsh. ,t was very de
fnissly reported was Q leave this atty to
70 Ia WaShing ton ON Saturday, and dis
PATCHED were sent to several New York
papers warning them Of her possible ad-
vent there. She did not 90. The lady
excites Der fulfsbare ofthe very undesir-
able curiosity created by the presence Of
herself and husband in the staid Cahadian
metropolis. They occupy room No. 10,
in St. Lawrence Hall, the finest room in
the finest hotel In the finest city ofthe Do:
minion. When Mrs. Marsh appears at
dinner she wears diamond ear. rings on
her right hand, four -or-tGe diamond
rings on her left hsnd,an handsome
diamond brooch. The stonesarc ailsf
the first grade, and some of them are SO
large that the total value VI her jewelry
is computed ut not less than Sl2,0O0 ms
display ut an ordinary hotel dinner pro-
vokes endless Canadian criticism On the
manners of 'these Americans" phrase
which, when used in this connection oy
the average British patron OF the hotel.
affords fne opportunity for bi:ter and
contemptous aspiration.
Both Mr.. and Mrs Marsh preserve
their composure wonderfully well under
the constant evidences Of potoriety which
they can not help noticing whenever they
leave their room. Mr. Marsh goes out
30 seldom that plausible foundation is
discovered in tue fact tor the story that
he is engaged in writing statement IN
bis own viLdicstion. Regularly three
times day, about ten minutes after the
diniRg-rOom door has been thrown open
Mr.. Marsh is seen to enter. He looks at
least tifty-ave years old, and walks with
| q sedate, careful tread that is Indicative
of his Character. His head is bent
slightly downward, as if in thought, but
| even Z stranger is made conscious that
nothIng escapes the observation Of his
cold, restless, dark gray eyes. When
he unfolds his overstarehed Eng
fish napkin he makes one think it is
part OF carefully devised plan which is
in coarse of slow but memorable Develop
ment. A look of trouble shows in the
lines of his mouth. so distinct ID this
that it would create q sympathy were 1T
not that mis- bearing indicates too strong
~ that he looks upon himsel; as martyr.
Late at night when the corridors OF the
motel are nearly deserted, he frequently
PAGES back and forth in q slow, noise!ess
way, with his hands clssped behind him
| and his head and shoulders thrown for
ward. To all who inquire rs to his future
course, or how long ne contemplates stop.
ping in Montreal, he retur.s the same
answer, that he resolved TO converse with
no one about the matters that have
brought him SO prominently before the
public.
Mrs. Marsh is said to DO the most dis
! tinguished-louking little lady that ever
came from the States. She is always
dressed in black silk when she appears ut
dinner Her manners are graceful and
pleasing. Aside from her diamonds
what is chiefly remarkable About nor Is
her gray hair, which she so manages rs
to make the envy Of every lady that sees
her. 1t has soft, pesrIy luster that is
unique, and is put up in Pompadour rolls.
Those who venture to guess her age put
it at about tbirty-two. At table she talks
and her husband listens. with an occa-
slonal briet reply orr smile Her side
face exhibits girlish grace Of contour,
and only a iull view disclosed the fact
that she is an accomplished and adroit
womaL of tEc world. People here who
have watched hor closely since her arrl-
val say she has achieved triumph which
she is inclined To enjoy, and is not Cast
down by the exposure of the plot in
which her husband Was so deeply crimi-
mated with the ruined Secretary. Sac
receives no friends, aud once or twice on
ly has ridden out in II sleigh with her
husband. She is always seli-posscssed,
aud follows her husband into the crowded
dining room with the step Of que.n APP
parently unconscious of the furtive CLAN
ces, halt of admiration and half Of distrust,
that are cast At her from every table.
Neither she nor Mr. Marsh inspires much
friendly criticism on the part of the resi-
dents Of Montreal, and sojourners here
from the States are often made to feel
that the new guests are considered to be
ar specimens of the outcome OF the So
cial system III the United States.