, 1879-07-22

,rn,e,rlonrcs n. anv lcs ,icr NJ fo,hon hv whtrn
,or1. ~ ,uvt.,,t,n w.-c .v,r ,.s,,r,1 i, III.
tnctfonofit, a'h II va" 'hc constant ann nj"
triumph Of her lie to turn her acquaintance
Iuto friends. Upon tho receipt OF thc intct-
rc,cu lin, l,eorelaoa, the famous Ducpcss Of
80 ~, ~ 49,, t,..,,.,.
l'esonah1fo, was M u"rd' l-oto @st"'e ~
marked, "Thcn wo have lost the hest-brcd
woman In London u; upon ~htct, Charles James
In vith Inc correction, "Thun We have lost tIle
hctt-heartrfi wnn,an n I'd Loud0u,n Tie traditions
of liz Liberal party establish beyond 'lenlat
That ii has niwais been richer than itslrival. tho
Conservative party, In political .r'onx. lu nany
OF hia noycla, Lord l,cac,nstio1d has insisted
upou tie benedts derived Dy = Government
from that drxwinl,-roon, influence which was 90
wttiely. and happ!'v excreiscd By Gcorrana, Tie
Holland, The friend Ut the great Napolcnn and
,hu constant correspondent OF Sytlner Smith;
mid, In tnprp recent times, bY Ladv
l'a!sncrhton. Like tho torci'beafes ol
l.ucrcttl-, these distinguished ladics h,nlea OIL
"ille lnt,lnn Of their personal popularity to
| Lady Wnliegravo a. their III and wHrthy htlc-
eea,or, and wo arc doing M injustice TO those ot
wheu We .ay uIat, In ue!tlrr Of the great pott.
ical parties which divide tlc State can uer equal
al sctnl-ot,irial hostess bc found. Her houscs,
both IN London nntt tn tho country. wcre per-
pcrpetunlly opon 10 h,ttccssive parties Of wvll-
selected aucsts. aud against M Que who Ind at
tai,,yd emincucc in anY walk Ia iife, aud wlu
nr!dcu to tint cta!,u gentle MANNERS md social
charm, were her hotptntc doors ever closed.
out Of lle1 friends was The lnorc remarkable.
srrlig TINT, uuiikc her prrderessnrs In NJ ars
Which |. rather French tf,su English, sl,o was
on ao e sersr s ad ss"ed er
youth p the midst of srcnes aud assu .sattonB dff
ferent lrou those which surrounAcd the
daughter VI Lord sorncer who married Thy
Duke of Dcvo,,H!irc. ur tho stkter nf 1,,rd Mel
bournu who married Lord ralmrsston hut
| her beauty, u,,on which tn the end time pro-
auccd little effect, her wide aysnlattlfrs with all
manner uf excellence, her rare sfn1ncsh VI
heart, her social aqrtnst.t.,. a"! Der sparklins
yfvwty qualiicd her admirably for the part
which stc so efficiently played. The titIIngs Of
her premature death, In hcr S9th year, vii! ha
read with no ordinary pain BY many N every
stans nn4l unshatE,ng friend; md It mar lc
truly tald Of her that klle was always ready tn
exert her lnlueucc in advancing tl.nsr who wcrc
IN want os hepil. Ii. .lti. Tor not q few we'll
nut! tu!scous advice that sturt In life which sut'-
seaucntiy lcd them on, IN sonac c'ses to sueccss
an.l iu others 10 distinction.
Born III 1@20 Frances Elizabeth Anne, the
daughter OF JOHN lrahasl. WI. married, us n
beautiful gill Of II, to john James Wa!lecravc,
t!e natural son of iGr sixt:, Esr| Of walleerave.
1ler rst @ hn'ha's l!fs was G t sors anra'o @
seventh I.usd Waldccrayc. syin, died without
iss,,c In 1916. From hu sue inherited the large
noaBcssonB Of The Waldcgraye family, af,oMr
which were numbered the l'riury, at Ehurton
Mcndtp, in Sotpcrsctst,irc; Dudbrook House. tn
Eskcr: aud Strawberry liill, near r%tcsentan,
with tic last Of which her fane aud tnc!u0ry NJ 9
most intimately associated: There arc many
still! living who cat remember me tenderness
md fidelity with which she shared TIC vlcss'
tutlcs experienced 10 Ills VIII career W her *"
ond huslAnd, OF 'stIon1, upon MS teat1; ngeu w
10 1910, It Is recorded III te "Al'siua! Hc9istst .
1at "hc was n9fn IN lsl hc e!usst ,' to no. o.
cccded to tue Peerhee on the death ol t'is iauer
in 1E5. Thus sueeeedt'I!- to rank esinre nc ar-
rived at discretion. The exeesses ol tns FottI1f
noblcmnn were unfortunately too o!os!o1's. Ilie
lspc.sal in 1913 Ut the nlusrl'm OF Horace Wal:
pole, Earl Of oxford, which bad bccn Ecqueathcd
to tl1e WallcCruvG family II consrqusnee ol
their descent from Alaris, NoWagSf countess o.
daughter vi Str Edward hlpole, was ti.e rcsnlt
Ut Ills necunIary df!'custee:". It was rescrssl
Tor thts s!cepiy-Fegratted lady: & g'tetl; ns tl,c
aarftrn Ees.e,e said al hvr n ia,G, ~, "@th ien
tEI1:: hnnor to the tnclnory Of Horace Walpo1c
by restoring the villa at Strawberry ittlt, wlisc!!
was lis creation md delight. 70 Its uslg1ial
llsiro and preastgc. bF making Y ono ot Inv
most agreoabu country.houses !a EIernt, N. IND
by greatly auglnentlng Ia Resources: "fou
perceive by my tlase 0t Twtckent'a,'l," writes
Horace Wa'po's, IL l,i', to s 'vlcnu, lle lion.
H. S. Conway, tint am got INTO ny" cal!'p'
nl,tl have lott my tub a. windsor. II Is little
! niayth,g.lsousu that | hRsc Got out q ATS:
Chpnevlx's shup. and is the pretl'est 1auulc that
vol, ever saw. 1t Is set 10 cnamcled meadows,
with 1lgvec hedges.
"A small Euphrates through the piece Ia rallod,
, And little 1ncncs wave thrir wings III gola.'
"Twu delightful roads that yau would call
dusty supply me continually with coacllcs nl,l
claacs: burgess a. solemn Al the Barol,s Of the
| Exrhcuver move unler my windoF; Ktchm ontl
, | IIIll utul Iiamwn!ks bound my prospect; bnt.
thank God, tho Thames is betwccn INC and, slt
Durl,css of Quccuslnyry, powaEcra as uIcnty
Al tiount]cts iuhabit a.i around. and Pope'a
1host is lust u0w ski,nnl!1,g under mr. window
. nv tnott poctlcal moonlight. | have nbollt
lind cnol1rh to Keen such q family as koHl,'s
when ia act VI, In thp ark with q plir OF each
Kind: but NV cottage Is rather cleaner than
! bcltcyc Ills was after they hatl becu coupcil uI
tore,her for Iorty aays,n Upon this Win, 1lor.
ocn WalDoic expended, Is We all know, hta rich
fa1. .cy, bis tast!dns tastc, an. his in}efattgabc
! .minstry and rc.carc! as collector Of "curlos.'
t | iinr the pruperty, Of which II would now be
i ! i,nnl tn catfmniu tho value, hc gaye li,e
sim Of GI,T, lOa.; and IN ule Of III: deeds
ni ni,rcl,asc ho discovered that 1t once
e boro Inc name OF Strawberry Hill. Here
: hc ast down to make the tnost-am! nc
0nc hnttrr I,ncw Tho value of ,noncy-uf hts