, 1880-09-05
niteen NJ lines cost 65 1os, but the marginal mn.
.d1ed ed"-may perhaps account for III ,soSs- is
ADELAIDE NELSON


] PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2.-olive Ioo,.
f;Trites the following account OF: the fnnsra'
OF Miss Nelson to the Philadelphia Times.
Along: a. perfumed pathway cama H.,
funeral procession Of the beautiful yonns
actress, whom thousands of people In Amas
lea have admired for many reasons. Artis
tlcally Nelson adored America, not meraas
for the eWonderful harvest of moneys she anns
ally CLEANED there, than for the warm ANN
citation her personations drew forth from ~
miring audicences.au over the Length ~
breadth Of the land. "'A'
Socially she preferred England, natnr,,,,
| enough. Outside Of New York there fs ~
| society in America OF that peculiar kind CO..
| orally classed under the broad mama ~
"Upper Bohemian,''-a society a. elep,nt
refined, and lavish in its material surronna'
ings as that Of the highest nobility, far mor.
intellectual and spiritual than that esv
bright, entertaining, and yet thoroughly nn'
conventional, asking no questions, teflino
no lies. Persons penetrating it are requested
so to speak, to "Hkeitort to lump it-n thInr
almost everybody in the world likes II Int !.
great many are forced to lump it on acconnt
OF the conventionalism in force In their own
local districts. ~"
Yet, Bohemian or not Bohemian, Adelaide
Nelison Was anout TO * the 1lnal gem in tho
cllG4eo ~ olit1aHtS ~ her oeauty ana her genius
her secret no longer exists, and / nov
publish it. She herself told me last srm.
lner that she was engaged to be married to
Rear Admiral Giyn, the naval officer who
'.l took lua rinee q w aies out 70 India, and
his wife her life would have been delight.
tul one GerIalm .asia circumstances @ You'd have
mere are many laales OF 1ash1on and stand
ing wG qG not enIGy 1as ING nGno yet who
60 ee hoG nfG tbar ana 1haxa 90
have been Nellson's position.
She would nave mad gentleman Of birth
and dlstlnctlon ana one who adored her for
aer nqsoand, ana ner mouse would have been
rendezyons 1or me brightest, gayest, and
most ente1!ain11E 5!a or an classes OF tondon's
multlpiex NE. Mhen she told me last year
or her intention to marry ana leave the stage,
ventured to say that thought she was, ,un-
wise to DO So her revenue from her staga
llfe vas very handsome, and the adulation to
Yes, yes, I know all that, - she replied, IS
We droVe IN ner p1etIy Ett!e orougham up
Kegent street; But then u you knew how
ny arranged husband loves me! 1t Is perfect
ldolatryp,
.,,,aa And 90 yoa think lt Will contnueT
ASKED.
:, - - am sure Of IT, she replied warmly.
" fes, y0u nave NO idea now stanch and true
ne IS. HIS love mas continued for many
years. oMatteT where 60, or how long
stay away, hnd MN ever the same when I
return. I long 70 marry hin; wish were
to d9 SO tomorrow"
- Mhy IS the marriage delayed p asked.
VISIT 70 see ms uaoshter married hrst"
she answered, me shadow OF deep reflection
aearkenlng ner loYe1y race 90 not think
y 1alE 70 tne young laqy 20 see herse!t ousted
ron Ison, ner posltlon Is nousekeeper oy IL
IneIs young Wl1e.
1;a daere S was M anotner @ reason besides t9fs, one
Il wn!cn sue oto nos AGHt1ony puI one OF whtcn
Lee was oDtalnea In America, and therefore,
was open to contest 1neE9gtand. She would,
perMaps, nave oeen suea Tor pigamy had s1a
tena1llea, rem anu me laWyer VINO would mare
Aau enalge OF her case was one OF the pfln-
LEWIS, and an afls!ocratlc,looking man,
Well-hnoWn haoltue OF hfst-hlsht perform.
ances, ana one OF the cleverest speakers at
tne LONDON Bar:
a stt1k,ne 1eatufe OF Inc funeral exercises
vas tne pIesencetQt harm0nlolls color III tna
HSual letty tfapplngs or the paraphernalla;
Inc open grave was nned with beautiful
ol1gnt puIple e!otn. Ihe oooy Or Inc heafsa
was an Invisible Dlne,-the blue black
OF an autumn plum. The sacred monogram,
T.. j., was OF silver, and Silver corntc6