The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-27

spoken 10, but ner eyes looked up bright and full OF
ABOUT her; she perfectly simple aud unassumins.
She took her seat at her desk and Anne no c.
showed about lessons and the boo she would
need. had good chance to examine the Prncess.
as sne SAT directly IN front vi me. she Is large and
though shs h.s h aaI mis- " r
Is very nm, anu clear, with healthy tlngc, and her
features are pleasing especially the eyes which arc
81 SOFT gray or na2e with dark lashes, deep set and
very Dfight and full oI expression. Her hair Jet
black and spiendidly thick and glossy. She wears il
brushed tight TO head and braided In brAids
winch are fastcnod low tho back Of her
Then she has very white throat ana pretty
into quite 4 handsome Woman. We mad been told
beforehand ny The nuns tnat we must all call her
.Madams, II seemed a funny idea 10 call such
little rir Madame, especially here, whore all CAL
zach other by our hrst names whatever the differ
once In age or rank but tho nuEs didnI think right
THAT We should be quite SO iamiliar with future
queen. | noticed, however, that they them selves
called her by her name, Mercedes. Al nrst somo OF
undertook 10 instruct Mudane in "prisoncrs base
but We found she knew 1t as we'll any oil Us;
she Is fast runner and will mako a capital player
Some Of The girls we're little shy with her ana
would chase her very harc a, lrs but she saw
through u ana seemed quite hurt by u, aud would
pnnp"ssy pos herself u their way 50 ,ha! they
coudn't avoid catching her, aud wC felt ut
NIL round. | think sns is going 10 make u trump
Wiinou. losing tho scnsicncss aud simplicity OF
shyness, ani there Is nothing rough about
her yet abe Is bright ana gay. with plenty
OF SPIRIT ana reauy for all Of adventures She
told litile TO-DAY about her ways ut homo.
Tho Duchess OF Montpensicr brings up ner children
NcIy souslDlys unu lucy all 10 get up
60 to bed At eighi. Madame was quite oisappo,nled
when shs came here to find that our hours arc even
earlier than hers for we get up ~ halipast i've How
ever, her bedtime IS earliest. which c0nsolcd nor
somewhat. Her playmate is tho Priucc Ferdinand, u
year older than herself They treat their parents with
ina greatest respect and dream OF going bed
without their fstnsrs blessing. Mercedes says that
sometimes wnsn their iathor is on with Is
delayed until nearly midnight, but Instead
ing, tho children remain stars take maps In
chairs MI he geis back They never allowed 10 iic
sofas when older people are present. but Mercedes
she Seou n IA hOn thc
father comes nome they just wake up enough 10 re-
cetvc his embrace and blessing, and get on bed
tnst as they can.
SIR RgcITEs LoxGrgLLow.
A. the END OF the term, when inc pupils stsndi
IN their Glasses reported, the 0f these
tors ssys:-''l WAS curious u now tho Princess
dOrieaps would fare TINS OCCASION hut she had
mad gwen perfect Satisfaction in her behavior ana
studied very wei In class, but she did mako The
progress thsy could wish IN ncr private lessons also
her English teachcr remarked aversion Mad
ame's part 10 talk In any language other than her
own, whereapon tho SuDeroress gave little lecture
on the necessity oil conversation IN becoming tnniiar
with ianguAgs. That reminds me OF funny scene
~ the English examination where Madame was called
. upon 70 recitc something she chose Long fellows
Psalm Life, aud stood up quite bruvciy at Grsl
She dtd very well I'LL about halfway through and
then ali III once she vot stuck and The nrst thing W.
knew she had utterly disappeared IRON view. the
child had been SO grevcd at her failure that in her
sm0arrassmen. she sat down; but 20 comic an effect
had this sudden disappearance that tho whole Room
burst Out laughing Nothing would persuade Madame
TO get up ana lace Us again."
BkrKorHAL or MERCEDES.
The last OF these letters Is dated July, 1874 In Il
the xritcr Eays:"rhe Priucess dOrlcans IL now as.
prans ana nss worn The purple RIBBON Tor QUO
month. lShe received the white ribbon edal OF
tho Society OF the Enants do Marie Ia tho spring OF
the following year.l Madame has Just been formally
betrothed 10 the Prince Alfonso. rhcre has u
great family gathering aud she was absent lrou sonool
icr several days anu when sho came buck We know It
had ali been arranged. Poor child. am AFRAID she
VIII have Portable lie Of II In such an an
setsiod country as Spain."
afA MRS. MARIA JEWELL COLEMAN.
cabie despatch received yesterday afternoon an
noances the doath, In Paris yesterday, OF Mrs Maria
Jewoii Coleman, sister OF Marshall ewc OF Hartford
Conn, where sho also resided for many years until
going abroad years sgo tor she heath OF her
husband, James 4. Coleman.
EDWARD sPENDER, JOURNALIST.
Inc latest advicss by mail from London bring ut
tho sad news Of the DEATH by drowning OF Mr. Edward
spender well known English journalist and OF hi,
two sons. Tho deceased gentleman WAS ohtei editor
and proprietor OF the Western Morning Nsps or Ply
outh, OF the leading joorns of tho sou.hwext
Euglaud. M spendcr. on the afternoon OF sunday
the 9Th inss, walked with Mr. Rcnde, his brothcs.in
law, and his Two sons from Plymouth 10 Whites q,
Bay. They all wont into the for bath. whih
IN the water Mr.. Rendie, who had become scpa rated
from the other three-who. hko himself, wsre fail
swimmers by some little distancc--saw huge wave
run into toward tho shOrc, and lis breaking about
Inc athcr and his two boys, carry them and u a.
der the surface, ABOVE winch they did NOT again an
pear. The sand on which the bAtbers' STOOD Wal
shilling. anu had been carried from under thor
Mr.. Spsader was Tho son OF prominent surgeon d
Bath, aud married the daughter of physician OF Ply.
mouth. Al the latter place me- with hrs
Mr. saunders OF .hs te,trai Nes ss,aSished the da
journal known AS The Western Morning Ners For i
number OF wears MT. spendcr, though Interested al
plymouth chiehy, had hved IN LONDON, where hs
edited the daily ssues OF the National Press sYtIccs
was London correspondent Tor several provincial
papers Of tho metropolis He well known for his
political leaders ana adept At gathering the gossip
scen,ious writer and practically very bcnevoicnL Tux
ing prominent part IN cnatity Organizations aud N
the carrying out 81 measures Tor i~sssning drunken
ness among the masses Hc was great worker
though delicate heaib, beloved OF his friends
lie leaves vito and HE boys mother
SAMUEL GARRISON.
somuei Garrison, one OF tho best known ana mos,
respected citizens OF Brooklyn died mis- residence
No. s3 First place, In that city, on Tuesday
night. OF apopiexy. Deceased was born July 4
1914. HIS issner was John Garrison, ono Of
tho early settlers Of Brooklyn. Whom a boy
samuel was appointed midshipmsn In tho United
States Navy, bat after a brief experience
snoat be abandoned a scaiaring HE, and In 1888;
entered upon the study OF Inc law lie was appoin ,ei
.aa held tho position ior Two terms Ho was elected
County judge fifteen years ago, and was 70 elected
upon tho expiration OF MS term. Ho was lifelong
democrat ana took active part In the conventio
Of his party. He was possessed Of large estate snd
was director IN tho Mccnanics' Bank, Mechanics
Insurance Company and Lafayette Fro Insurance
Company. lie leaves widow and shrec CONS.
ISRAEL d. DrsoswAY.
Inform asion has reached this city Of tho DEATH In
Illinois, OF israel ID. Disosway, formerly OF New
YorK's leading dry goods merchants He was the son
OF Israel Disosway, also = dry goods merchant and
hts family were Of Huguonot descent. He was n
graduate OF Columbia College, and. acr receiving hts
degree, bcgsn business In this CITY ~ . wholesale
dealer In goods His brother, Colonel Mark Discs
way, who died IN 1922 was his partner, THO arm
being J. ID. Disosway n Brother. on his retirement
from business Mr. Disosway removed. with his family,
10 Virginia, where hc hvcd during tho grsAt
rebellion Though Union man himself ono
OF hss sons pcrshed IN vhe Confederate
cause SUBS que.sly, with ms VITO and
chdren he removed 70 ili1o,s Ito leaves three sons
we'll 10 do resdcnts Of Illinois, and two dsughtcrs ono
Of wDom Is the ~iie OF Rev. Or. Charles y. Deems,
pastor OF the Cnurcn OF the Strangers; also two
nrut herx a Lac IN n