Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13
OUR FASHION LETTER.
PROMINENT NEW WORKERS.

PROMINENT NEW WORKERS.
No one is more prominent than the
Rev. Morgan Dix, rector of Trinity
parish and son Of the late Governor
Dix. At heart he sympathises with
the ritualists, but his natural bent of
mind is Jesuitical, snd therefore what
encouragement he gives to the inno-
vators just mentioned is rather covert
than open. If he were to go to ex-
tremes, his vestry though "high
church" might bring them up short,
and thus he might lose position
which besides yielding neat ten
thousand year, gives him great ill.,
huence and enables him in many ways
to extend aid and comfort to more
open partisans of the new doctrines.
So he trims his sails and like the. skill
ed pilot that he is, avoids difficulties,
aud steers his bark safely among be-
setting theological shoals and quick
sands. He is tall and thin, a nervous
looking man, his face clean shaven,
complexion salbw. eyes gray and set
deep in his hesd, nose of medium
size, but far fresh classical, his lips
thin and compressed, hair originally
dark. now turning gray. Expression
that of man who has much to re-
velve in his own mind, which out
siders are not to know anything about.
A face not illumined by q broad sum
shiney look-a look in sympathy with
human nature aud mankind in gen.
eral. Yet he is a polite and courteous
gentleman, but this is of course re-
suit of education. One might have
supposed that by this time, the i'll
fluence of his handsome young wife,
would have produced some modify
ing results, but however this may be
at home, to tho world at large there
is still the same jesuitical, ascetlc ap-
pearance.
St. Thomas (episcopaD is par &C.
cellence the fashionable church of the
city, having somewhat outstripped
Grace which 1sed to carry off the
palm. No greater contrast could be
found than thatwhich exists between
Rev. VIM. F. Morgan the rector, and
the worthy individual of whom l
have just eudsavored to give you
some idea. Dr. Morgan's face is fill
ed with sunshine, his manners though
extremely elegant, yet 80 kindly SYM
pathetic that one feels INSTANTLY at
ease. He Is above medium height, :,
rather broad, his complexion clear,
side whiskers and hair pure white.
His features are irregular, but he is
so eminently gifted with the rather
inexplicable something that we call
tpresence." that one is astonished af-
terward on critical survey, to find
some imperfections. His voice is re-
markably good and fills from end to
end the spacious edifice where cn
Sundays he lays down the law to
listening sinners.
'Tis wide jump between doctors
of divinity and newspaper men. but
you see write these little sketches
as the spirit moves me, and without
any set plan or special study. just al
this moment I happen to think OF
| Charles A. Dana, the well known
editor of the Sun. His face hardly
shows that bitterness of resentment
which causes him to pursue SO relent
lessIy those unlucky individuals who
may have offended him. Like al
acrimonious people he has plenty o
enemies, but the positiveness of hi
nature has caused friends also t,
rally around him. He is command
ing looking man; tall, ratherlspare
having quite regular features, ant
searching eyes; apparently between
fifty and sixty with long grey beard
He is restless and quick in his move
meuts and gives you "yes'' or mo
in answer with such look of shar
decisiveness, that you know instint
ttively there is no use contending tn
matter against SO imperlous a will.
James Gordon Bennett of til
Herald is also a tall man. His figur
is good but his face is long and OF
of all proportion and thus he is d,
barred from winning the prize fo
beauty. His eyes are blue, his hal
light, and his complexion florid.
Miss Mary Booth, the editress {
Harper's Bazaar is not so much a W,
man o. positive talent, as of exccllel
Judgment, and entire reliability. II,
father was q professional man
Brooklyn, and she therefore com,
justly by her inclination towal
books. She is said to be handsome
now than she was as a young lad,
1Of that cannot speak with certain
l.ty, but she is undoubtedly at prese
a fine looking lady, tall, somewh
portly and with white hair. She
very popular with persons of 6
ages, and her receptions are usual
we'll attended.
Lucy CARTER.
THE SEARCH AFTER FRANKLIN.