The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-11
rhc Russian Ministers Romance
with Glie American Girl
Of sixteen.

Correspondence Cincinnati Commercially
WAsuGNGroS, March 25.-Our sister
city, Georgetown, Is made up almost
| entirely of old houses, each one Of which
has its brilliant memorioa, for 10 was
centre of commerce and fashion when
| Washington was scarcely planned.
Among the latter is tho Bodisco house,
To which Waldcmar Bodi-eo, the Rus
sian Minister, brought his siNtern-year
old bride, the beautiful Harriet VIII
| liams, whom he fell i'm love with and
wooed under such romantic circum-
stances. He was sixty years old at the
| time, and had never submitted himself
TO the sweet tyranny of a wife; but in
one Of his daily walks hc saw school
girl tripping along, her arms full of books,
and entering the seminary, then cousid
hered the most elegant school for ladies'
in Maryland; she was tall, with Il lissom
figure large blue grey ewes, a mass of
nut brown hair, an ivory complexion and
superb teeth. lie managed several
times to arrive near the school house Just
rs she was entering, and each time was
| better pleased with her lie then be-
gan to make inquiries, and found she boz
! lOnged To- good but poor family living
! in Georgetown. Then he obtained mi
introduction through mutual friend,
addressed her, and they We're married
soon after, and an exceedingly happy mar
riage it proved to be- A few weeks af
ter their wedding he gave her the most
magnificent ball seen in the District
since Mrs. Adams famous entertain
ment, to which were invited all of her
old friends, companions and classmates,
which won for it from the old ladies'
scandalized by this union Of spring and
winter tho name of "The Juvenile Ball"
IA spite of the whitening comment, how
ever, it WAS superb affair, all the elite
of the two cities, the diplomatic corps i'm
glltteIlng court dress, stars, carriers and
orders were present. and among them,
like 4 young queen, moved the youthful
Nine Bodisco Oae feature of the eu-
tertainment was that in the ladies dress
ingroOm were dozens of white silk stock
ings, perfumed kid gloves, gold thimbles,
needlecases, and dainty ivory fans, 10
be drawn upon by the guests in case DC
accident to any part OF the toilet, and
the accidents that night must have been
without parallel, for at 3 o'clock, when
the music had died away and tho tired
not a trace Of ANYTHING remained except
the boxes that held them--and the pref
test OF them were gone. The household
was a very happy one, for perfect har-
mony prevailed as little voices began to
ring through the rooms Count BOdsco
brought his nepheWs from Russia, and
placed them under the care OF Madame
sa femme, and it is one OF these "boys,"
by The way, that is the present consul in
New York. They were devoted TO her,
and she 30 them, and the only thing that
ever interrupted the peacululness of the
home was the excitement produced by
the teachings and preaohings Of the Mil
lerites, who some twenty-five years ago,
announced that, according TO their cal
culations, the time had come when tho
day OF judgment was o fall on the world,
man to be arraigHed for his sins, aud the
just--they in particular-to be- transla-
ted. Madame BodIscO got very much
exercised, and vent from meeting house
90 Westinghouse, coming away from
each with "A greater lock OF dread i'm her
lovely eyes her husband was almost be-
side himself at seeing her anxiety and
his method of cOhsOlng and re-assurng
her was unique in the extreme. For in
stance, one day, when everything elso
had failed, he said "But, Harriette,
ma chere, vat if de good Lord do come.
DO not alarm yourself for 1 will give Won
grand diner" The Bodisco dinners were
famous, and it was the highest compli
ment he could think Of to pay the One
whose coming his wife regarded with such
awe. Several years after the Counts
death his widow married Capt. Taylor.
Of the English army, and followed him
to India where the climate soon made an
end to her beauty, as we had the sad OPP
portunity Of seeing q few years since,
when she returned among US for short
stay. Her sons are officers in the Rus
sian army, aud her daughter has just
been making a visit 10 the beautiful
Madame Won Overlook, nee Goddard,
at her home in Stuttgardt.