Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-04-13

SO!IespOnueLce I tInclnhatl NolnWe
Our sister city Georgetown, is made up
almost entirely Of old houses each one Of
which has its story, its ghost or its brilliant
memories for it WIS Il centre of commerce
and fashion when Washington was scarcely
planned. Among the latter is the BOdisco
house TO which Waldemar Bodsco, the
Russian minister, brought his sixteen-year-
old bride, the beautiful Harriet Williams.
whom he fell in love with and wo0cd under
such romantic circumstances lie was 60
years old at the time and had never submit
ted himself to the sweet tyranny of wife,
but in one of his daily walks he saw school
girl tripping along, her arms full of books.
and entering the Seminary, then considered
the most elegant school for ladeis in Mary
land /; she was tall, with u lissome figure,
large blue-grays eyes, a mass Of nut-brown
hair, complexion like ivory, and superb
teeth. lie managed several times to arrive
near the school-house just as she was enter
ing, and each time was better pleased with
her. He then began to make inquiries, and
found that she belonged to n good but poor
family living in Georgetown. Then he OBJ
tained an introduction through mutual
friend. addressed her, and they were mar
ried soon after, and an exceedingly happy
marriage it proved to be. a few weeks after
their wedding he gave her the most magniii-
cent ball seen in the district since Mrs.
Adams famous entertainment, to which
were invited all of her old friends, cOmpan-
ions, and classmates, which won for it from
the old ladies scandalized by this Union OF
Spring and Winter the name of "The Juven-
lie Ball" In spite of the whitening com
ment, however, it was superb affair. all the
elite of the two cities. the Diplomatic Corps.
in glittcring court dress, stars, garters. and
orders, were present, and among them, like
II young queen, moved the youthful Madame
Bodisco. One feature Of the entertainment
WAS that in the ladies' dressing room were
dozens of white silk stockings, periumcd kid
gloves, gold thimbles, needle cases, and
dainty ivory fans, to be drawn upon by the
guests in case Of accident to any part OF the
toilette, and the accidents that night must
have been without parallel, for at O'Clock,
when the music had died away and the tired
dancers driited out INTO the night, not :.
trace OF anything remained except the bnxes
that held them-and the piettiest of them
were gone. The household was very hap
py one, for perfect harmony prevailed ~
little voices began to ring through the rooms
Count Boii-co brought his nephews from
Russia AMI placed them under the care Of
NbiuH' ST i1nHt, and it one Of these
boys, by the way, that is the present CON
sui IN New York. They were devoted to
her, and she to them, and tho only thing
that ever interrupted the pcncelulness of the
home VAS the excitement produced 10y the
teachings and prcachingS Of tho MilleritcS,
who. some twenty five years ago, announced
that, according 10 :heir calculations, the time
had come when the day of Judgment WAS To
fail III the world. man to lie arraigncd for
his SINS, and the Just they in particular-
to be translated. Madame Bodisco got YER
much exercise d, and went from meeting
house To meeting house, coming away from
each with greater look of dread in her
| lovely eyes her husband was almost beside
himself ut seeing her anxiety, and his method
Of cons0ing and rcaS5uring her na4 unique
in the extreme. For instance, ono dav,
when everything else failed, he said "But,
! llarrictta, ma thert, vat II de good Lord d,
come, do got alarm yourself, for will give
| Him Won grand dnn,I" The Budi~co din
ner were famous, and it was the highest
compliment no could think of To pay the
onn Whose coming hl+ VIE regarded with
such awe. Several years after the Count :
death hiS widow married Captain Taylor, of
the English army, and followed him To-
India, where the climate soon made nm end
to her beauty, a. We had the sad opportunity
Of seeing a few years since, when she rcturn
ed among US for "A short stay. Her SOUS are
officers iu the Russian army, and her dhugh
ter has just been making visit to the
beautiful Madame Won Overlook, nee Grd
dard, at her home III Stutt gurdt