The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31
OlP London Letter.
PYinYc3e5 and wall flowers.
"reminiscences Of Fanny Kem5le.
The Buffers of Carnayai.ay
A Roy.i Marriage.
Owen Meredti.


The weather here for the rast fe9
days has been more than usually fna;
the "briliant king Of day" made bis
appearance after two weeks OF hiding
behind fogs and clouds, and rs if to
compensate for fis long eclipse. burst
upon Us with all the radiance Of
spring. / have here OH the t;.ile an
epergne full of wall flowers and rrini-
roses. j only wish that | could greet
your eyes with the freshness they
bear now or that / could seal this
letter with some of the sweet fra
GRANGE with which they ill the room;
these wall-aowers and primToses
grow outdoors; Judge then of the
rnildness OF onr English winter.
The American Minister Mr. James
Russell Lowell. vino was iionored isy
being elected Lord Rector of S..
Andrews, has resigned from hat cf.ice
probably on account Of the agitation
in the American papers and III Con
gregs over the unfortunate Irish
question.
1t is not often that We hni an
actress Of great listrionic talent whU
combines beauty with this talent.
Mary Anderson and the lamented
Adelaide Nelson are notable excep-
tions; Rstori, Bernhardt. Ellen
Terry, Rachel and Fanny ken.bie
were among the greatest actresses
who ever appeared before the foot
lights and excited the unbonnded ad-
miration and applause from the pit
and the galleries, bnt none of these
ladies were beautiful, and some of
them were the very opposite. Rachel.
Bernhardt and Ellen Terry could not
be termed even pretty. Fanny KEN
BILE was tall, thin and dark, bHt oh
the charm and grace Of her manner,
and the genuinely artistic rendition
of her characters, made one forget
whether she were beautiful or not /;
the wonderful power OF expression in
her eyesand the exquis,teiy moduiated
and slivery tone OF her voice brought
the tears to many an eye that had
| long been lacking in moisture. Hearts
that were not at all surceptible to the
charms of great physical beauty.
were taught to bound with a tumult
that threatened the peace ofits owner.
It was little wonaer that she had
many suitors. and still less that that
handsome, warm hearted and impul-
| sive young gentleman, Pierce Butler
should have captured Miss Kemble's
heart. Fanny kemble becam Pierce
Buffers bride IN Philadelphia many
years ago. Such a hub-bub as the
marriage produced in the city was
something to be remembered. At the
time write of, Philadelphia was the
most aristocratic city in America and
the Buffers were among the most ex-
elusive. They owned large estates III
Ireland and several plantations in the
South. The Buffers of Garnavella.
county Tipperary. Ireland, claimed
decent from almost remote antiquity.
and ranked high among the nobility
of the land. Pierce Butler's narriaca
made the heart of many a fair belle
ache. and resulted for time in tho
social cstracism of Mr.. Butler AMI
his bride. The idea of such a nice
young man throwing himself away on
an actress WIS sslame, aad the aris-
tocratie DANES believed in showing
their disapprobation by declining to
receive the bride. Mr.. Buffers own
family relations were among the num-
| ber. Fanny Kemble's genius shoul,t
have been a sufficient passport into
any society that Philadelphia could
boast Of. The marriage did not prove
a happy enc, however. much rs l dis
like to say so. and after few years II
separation was arranged; Mrs. Butler
returned to England and the agc,
and her husband retained control of
ofthe children. two girls. It has ofse:l
| been stated that the parties were
| divorced; this was not the case. Botlr
Of the children remained with their
father until his death which occurred
while they were still quite young. and
very shortly after his separation from
his wife tits said he ever and always
loved the capficious Fanny, and really
died of u broken heart, but her pas
sion for the stage prevented any effort
at u reconciliation from ever beink
successful. Fan 3 Kemale might he
forgiven. bat Mr.. Pierce Butler
never.
The recent fire st Balmoral castle
alarmed the Queen SO mach THAT
double guards have been on duty
ever since, and every precautions
; taken to prevent repetition. Tha
Queens new hook ON John Brown is
looked for with much interest aud
will doubtless have a large sale. Her
Majesty leaves England in March t,
be present at the wedding OF her
granddaughter to the Prince Louis Of
Bratten5urg, which event will take
place at Dromstadt, on the 18th. OF
April. 1t will be Il brilliant affair
and will be conducted ON scale OF
magniticence seldom equalled in
Europe all of the crowned heads of
Europe will be represented, ard the
Indian Empire has already selected
representatives from among its oren
tai Princes who will out do in splen
dor all the European representatives
Ii the bill had passed the English
parliament allowing Il man to marry
his deceased wife's sister, the prin-
cess Beatrice would have been mar
rie,l ere this to her hrother-in-law the
father of the young lady who is soon
to be married.
Owen Meredith's biography is ex-
citing much caustic comment. There
is Il manifest bias and an oversweeninr