Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-02
IMDIA'S VICEROY.
Some Of the Characteristics of Lord DnR.
erin and His WHOA Marked Couple.

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erin and His Wite-A Marked Couple.
Lord Dutferin, the newly-appointed
Viceroy of India, is now about fifty
three, of more than medium height;
erect, almost stiff in figure; slim, and
tightly buttoned up in frock coat.
The cut OF his coat, the fit of his boots,
the color Of his gloves, the shape of
his tall hat, are c':.inently English,
and proclaim his no, onality equally on
the great Nosskaaia and the Newski
Perspectiv!. at Petersburg, or on the
sunny shores of the Bosphorus. He
used to astonlsh the Russians, smoth-
cred in their heavy wraps, by wearing
neither furs nor long overcoats, end
seemed to take pleasure in apparently
defying the severity Of the climate.
The cut of his face is Mephistophelean,
and now that the Egyptian sun has
bronzed his features, it has singularly
fantastic appearance. The pointed
beard which accentuates the resemblance
should be black instead OF brown, bat
the shape of the eyebrows and general
expression strongly, though not more
pleasantly recall the wellknown type.
He never removes his eye glass from his
eye, except at the theater, where he
replaces it by single barreled glass;
and here let it be whispered that the
noble lord so far justifes his pretentions
to eclecticism that he has not unfre-
quently been seen at the play on Sun
day, appearing to enjoy the defiance to
national prejudice, and reveling in the
Immunity from royal control. LESS
happy, the Prince of Wales, during
visit to the Russian capital, was forbid
den by his mother, through a telegraph
ic dispatch, from breaking the SABBATH
by attending a ball st the Winter palace.
Lord Dufferin stands very high So
cially. His receptions are always OK
ceedingly select. 1t was considered o
passport and voucher to have been
seen among his guests, and, accordingly,
the invitations were eagerly sought.
He stands at the door of the first saloon,
receiving each newcomer with certain
stately formality, which, however, does
not exclude hospitable courtesy.
Lady DuHerin is in the second room,
doing the bonors, and beyond, open
other apartments for dancing and
supper. The embassadress likes
society, and in her different missions
has always entertained great deal.
She is very fond of acting, and her
private theatricals were quite the rage
at Constantinople. 1t is said that her
husband first became aware Of her fire
and personal warmth in assisting at
small play in which she had the
principal part. She gives delightful
fancy balls, and introduces novelties
in hackneyed official receptions.
They rather prided themselves on the
exclusiveness of their receptions men
toned above, und boosted that no
doubtful Or secondrate person Of
either sex was ever admitted, till one
evening the wife Of one of the secre-
taries missed we'll -known ornament
she had been wearing. The fact that
no researches or inquiries brought the
restoration Of the jewel to its owner,
was rather blow to the master Of the
house, and for time silenced his now
rnjustifable pretensions about the
immaculate character of his guests.