The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-05

Olive Logan, In n letter from London TO the
philadelphia Times, gives the following description
of the scene the funeral Of the late Adelaide Nci
son.
I.oNpoN. August 81
Act Fifth scene-An old cemetery at Brompton.
| Juiiet-Adeaido Nelson. fsoineo-Compton, Grave
diggefa, inutes, priests crowd Of Oh-'ookers, etc,
etc., by the COMPANY .g
crowded auditory breaincssy tcliei this pathetic
performance which win never again Iic repeated on
any stage. The leading artist has definitely retired
She has made her farewell tour. The admirers Of
,'Nrlcnc genius win behold her more forever As
,hty lowered her slender form Into the grave the
| spectators Nctc 800 mitch moved TO applaud. Sobs
wcro heard on all sides. uaudkcrchicfs wcfe IN
stant rc1uIstion. Niue was; aud set my thought
while tising II you may deem strange one. II was
ts' hope she Is dead, altogether dead as dead rs
Tor her that fightfu picture she herself drew With
such vvl,lucss of awakening In the tomb 10 lapse
| Into dclltiuni,
"Aud rnsdly tlayhg with sotre forcro,hcr's joint,
Dash otit iIbf desperate bfans.''
Poor dead Juliet ctip of mix proved noio fatal
than The brain compelling dradght Of Fiar Lawrence
coming OF her Rouco aud here Is iict RoIneo,
| trembling and sobing vt her grave. side. and yet
the vanqnlshcd coward stlrs neither hand nor foot
| TO clutch her from that womb of death, gorgcd
with the sweetest mofseI of tho carth.n
rhetc was that in this burial which recalled two of
tile most sortowfu scenes In all shakcspoarenamcly
both tho cntorbnrcht ri Juliet and the lowering into
t'egtayc Of the dsttatght Otcia. The frame In
which The picture was set rs In 'sof esqusitcy Eng
sh therefore Shakcsroarcau; for, of course. shakes
peare had this lovely scenery, and othcf, IN his
mind when he wroie for immortality. II Is not all
together impossible that Shakcspcarc's feet may have
t,oj this very soil Of Brompon Ccmctcty. for though
| the land hcrcaboits was undoubtedly open country
800 yearsago the maiesc trco growth Of the como-
terry proves clearly enough that the oaks and other
grand forest kings which abound hec have as long
patent Of nobility rs any rlantagent or Guelph.
| cesslon Of the beautiful young actress whom thou
sands of people In America have admired FOR many
| seasons. A striking feature Of the funeral ccrcmo-
niles was the freseiice Of harmonious color In tho usual
ety trappings Of the ataphctnalla. The open grave
was lined with beautiful bright purple cloth. The
body oI tho hearsc wns an invisible bIuc-th blua
| black OF an autumn pium The sacred monogram. L.
| ". s.. was of slvef, and silver cornce OF rich
| metal work sutmountcd the veldcle. Tho ho,scs'
harness was silver The coffin the delicate yellow
OF English OAK, aud when It lay In the earth looked
| down INTO The ynwn'ng gulf aud saw glowing bank
OF color. Wrcaths and crosses Of purcst white flow
ers intciminged with the soft greenc,y OF leaves and
b,, cncascmens, were hearc! upon the long, slender
paper the programme of her last night performance
| In America. The purple cloth dcscended along the
ths Sadcd soil thcrc arose sweet fragrance. tcnhc'
delicate, faint perfume which almost seemed IKE an
| cNha'ation from the fair d,ikeycd woman who shan
/ entrance human senses ncvermore.
lou should have seen the grief OF Compton. Tear
bottcd agonGcd from sorrow, I scarcely
knew him for the pretty STRIPPING a,st met In
Miss Nelson's buc-sati,,- hung hoiidolr t,klmg tea
Near him Is Lord Henry IennoN, to whom was in-
.roductd 'y Mrs. Hicks-Lord, whom gossip at one
tine said SHE was to marry. Other men Of distinction
are there and act comourners with various cclebr
ties of artistic llle Fanny Joscphs. NIts.Jchn wocd
| are present, AL clad IN deepest mourning. The
Doctor OF Divinity WHO performed the services was
man of impressive prcsence and WHO seemed to ee I,
penetrating Interest In the lovely subject Of his suppl
eating prayers
| The attendance IN the graveyard was very great,
ahd to obtain last look ut the coffin there such u
pressing crowd that tn he caught In II circum
stance fraught with danger.
ION, say, do move on quick now, - cried grave
digger To woman carrying baby who In font
ot me. I" IOu'l fail into the grave and break your
l,g.n
Undoubtedly majority of those assembled were
persons drawn ther by admiration for the charming,
woman whose mOituary rites were being celebrated;
the suieiug thithcr OF mass of idle spectators, who
We're only anxious TO obtain sight of an impressive
ami gratuitous ceremony. And MS y ceremony the
funeral of Adelaide Nelson beautiful and strik-
Ing. some OF the oyeliest women ever saw-stage
heautics who have sprung into prominence like Jion
roses III the course Ot suinmer-wctC there's and
looked Into their faces and admired their sweet
freshness aud fair outlines, read again the history Of
money, detractlon, the whispered word, tho shrug-
cling shoulder, that argUnautic voyage tho trip Ia
America, the capture of the golden fleece, and then
| the usual fnalc, the curtain rung down.
superbly beautiful woman, one who IL doing
what Nelson never was insolent ms to do. namely,
making personal beauty precNt for lack Of applcg-
ton ami artistic effort happens to lie leaning against
Eravcstoue as look vt her Her glorious face en-
sirincd In strange hat Of crimson and gold, shines
like beacon seen from afar. dasl,ing of the
world leaves the crowd AMI goes up TO her and speaks
to her. They SMILE the first smile Of the day They
speak of the deceased, then pass 10 lighter subjects.
| Almost Immediately they flirting desperately.
SIN she leans upon the grayes;one and as I walk
closer the legend upon dedicacs the mem
ory OF some salntiy woman, TO whom is Inscribed the
| quotation:
| Not with ye-scrvice, as men -peaseis,
| But In sneleness Of heart, fearing God.