New-York tribune., 1880-02-29
THE LECTURE.

THE LECTURE
Miss Sanborn, before she took her seat at
m. rcadmr desk handed around number of portraits
NJ the celebrated writer whose formed the sub
ec of the lecture aud also read portion OF private
letter just received from her
feel both PRIDE and pleasure. the lecturer began III
presenting sketch of TINS wonderful woman ana her
noble career 10 my SewYOrk audience, bat u Wond DC
dishonorable IN TO claim the merit OF intfoduc-
ing her to tho American pu1c. That was
aonr in a most interesting way, by Mrs. Grace Ellis
now Mrs Dr. Olver of Boston, Scrjbners Monthly Of
December 1878. That admirable monograph revealed
To me the fact that such woman e&-
lsted. and | not only oapuVated
BY ;his sketch OF her. but unable to forget her'
Every few 1 would look up that number OF the
magazine. rercad story. admire the beautiful intel
icctnal face and superb figure, ana long TO know
more Encouraged by Mrs Oliver. scHi,
with great timidity and hitle hope OF
tuccess "a letter to the lady bcrsef at her viva IN
Florence asking permission tell you all about her
life aud writings, and begging for material You
cm imagine my delight the receipt of her
first leiter-cordia, pleased with my plan. ready
o. and me In every possible way, and cx-
pressing u sincere interest IN this country which hope
she may visit before many years Since then
n dozen letters have passed between us, and
! am enriched with her books, her magazine
articles, many photographs. aud of her
embarrassed the wealth OF material for such sub
jsrt which / possess. IL would be per
d.a Of my heroine and friend in sixty
minutes; It Is painful TO attempt H. some idea of her
may be- formed her letters. viii read Won an
tr,c; Of first wrote To which dated Flor
ence, November 20.
WHAT DORA D'IsTRIA HAS WRITTEN
Other women have been vOluminOus like Madame de
Geuhs with her ninety volumes, and Indy Nor
gan with her seventy, aud the untrrC nOvests-from
Miss Biadl0n, with her tragic MYSTERIES to Mary j.
Holmes, with her harmless and popular and apparently
unendmg series of love tales They pour out their new
novels as the master of leserdemaim pulls yard
upon yard OF ribbon masses Of flowers from the
marie hat stand dormant with wonder at the uutir-
Ing energy Of author, and the uutirinE enthusiasm
Of the millions who only read these stories.
But when a be found who possesses
this persistence with the pen and deyotcs her mind 10
the study of solid subjects TO vexed questions Of the
time; Who untcs with the logical eearness ana coher
VINO never writes for effect. hut because sbe has
ihemes abuse 90 reform struggling race to
bclp-then admiration ami reverence are added To the
DO YOU ask what she written The names even OF
ireIth. on YOU the courage 10 listen. The sub
ccts are often beyond the grasp OF
ordinarily cultivated woman, yet her treatment of them
Is never masculine, there in them a OF
pefautry. She writes because she Is in led in her
theme, whC thcr II bc science or VIII. history
philosophy politics or travels, romance or
mncuz ne articles show infinite thought and research
He versatile mtd ana prodgious learning and facility
~ hneuist (she speaks and writes seven languages
fuentlv. besidcs being thorough classical schoarl
Of subjects seine OF winch are so Far beyond my feeble
ineif names correctly, and have not the fanIesi
ghost Of an dea abog them sne9, Tor
= hear read before the Archaeological Society Of
Athens; The Indian Epopee, the Rar Asuna,"
Constantinople also the Persian Epop"e the Sehah
Neineh ell valuable contributions to the study Of
writes elegant English articles TO oar International
hs..tr on such subjects as The oTthndox Csurch,'
aud Fnnch Literature under the FIRST Empire whe
constantly writing iur Grecian, German. Italian and
FRENCH I"peis and reue~s. have mere
G'I>triu. which comprises 20 on nationality, on
sS ps'sT4S 4Se yH! To's s, w xr,,a, 'Gs ,- iS M 10
b. Persian. GreeE French. German and Italian press.
Er,sser know no heighi on the Path of human Ge
NelUpmeut 10 which SHE may not attain
LIFE or nIE PRINCESS
Ana now know you longing to ask who is She
aud what's he story Of her liei The Princess Helena
Gilka horn bucharest the lal of ROunana IN
1920, with famous ancestry either side. The
& lkas. originally frOn Macedonia. appear upon the
sc.nc In 1893 Entering MOldava with snpreIne bower
thcy afier passed into walischs ana occupied
the Thrones OF the two princpaities. They were
native princes and devoted servants OF the Ottoman
ImpHc. Several OF them served the Sultan interpre
ter. displaying diplomatic and political talents
q. the first Or0cr and energy. The Prin-
ress Is the great grsnd-laughter OF Gregory
lsI and daughter of PrlUce Michael She mites in
Hellenic aud Roumanan. The blood OF conquernrS min,
xeSanacT % ne P fne Great. Of Pyhus and I'd Of O Bozzars
Tie Ghka family were N faet the abOrlglues OF that
Macedonia. Hlyria and Albania has produced
the couquerels of Aasia. the intrepid soldiers
who balanced Tor moment the fortune of
Rome and tie heroes who drove back tho MahOinetau
The essential characteristics Of the ALanians
ast0nsing hat GhkaF hIye shown themselves the
Of Roman and tue besI disposed to
A. the close Of sls the young princess returned
WaIachia and ia month of February ISi9 married
Il Russian Prince. Alexander KOltzea Massalsky The
marriage wus not a happy one The family with
Vladimir ara by the martyr St Michael from the
founder OF the empire " the CEJrs she lived
~ freedom as she dd, the ntmnsPheI3 lhefe was
oppressive. She chilled, body and soul and being
mabe hide her feelings cane very near being eXied
lite TO siberia Az last she was ADVISED to travel
rGther agreeable punishment
Tue AGst year, after leaving Russia was spent very
quietly switzerland, studying and writing. One OF
the many newspaper sketches OF her hc at mat time
SIMPLE her virtue unsuhcd Shc Il beautiful
ana siric; kemau mstrnn Unohtrusive IN the
ous ins iacts affected her magnauinous heart" IL
1888 taat she aoeRdeI the uatrodden peak Of the
Monoh, one oi the lOffIest OF the Berucse
ObeIiaud. and most dangerous; and she succeeded In
te 70 % & 10Y sSoT oT Uiic te S c o. 81 n s ep P
sobsatiOn on finding betslh am0ng the lonely
sS sS. ss.se. snow fho-e ts ' image Ds'" OF Sne
Infinite came home o. my epnii IN all 1is terrible
gundcuf my oppressed heart felt II M palpably as ms
eyes the laie almost lost iu tie
0 te ueighDOrng mountain, floating IN golden y4pOr
Then my sOul was full oi thoughts oil TIC won
deIfu power of God" have we'd from the Lady
losy nocount of tr experience together win the
cefritcatps of the guides whV accompanied her
We fiHd her AZ Belgium. Rt Dstrnd, finishing her
veil-kno~n work. I" Haiasfic Is3e In the East
Church" Whic1 Was Published AT Brns5Ols IN the
year under her Pseudenyp. Dora GIStrih
Women la the last winch appeared short uIne be
fore. has been translated iuto French, Greek
aud Russian, and was one of The most Gel
ebrated books In the circle OF tbc cultivated
Ere uch rea6ng M1ffd. She rben left Ostcud Tor
kwisafsna wbeHcc frfvcllrd Go Frsnce and event
uslls ui hes reeaeer In Che sunny lad 0f Italy
Her travels have and exepded Russia
horca.the whose ltaly Attica. Bdotia-
= .L-ul.