Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-21
Lady EIIenbOrOugl,.

Mrs. Lew Wallace, in her book, "The Re.
pose in Egypt" now In press, gives an ex-
ceedingly fowery account of Lady El!enbo
rough, the eccentric wife OF an English no.
blemap, who, emulatiDg the example OF
Lady Hester Stanhope and LadY Mary
Wort.ey Montague, not 10 mention French
lady, Nine. de 10 Tour d'Auyergne, who
built herself temple on The top Of Mount
OliVet, and lives there nov, deserted her
country and went to live III the far East.
Mrs. Wallace says of her: One day che fed
to Italy, ard, after years of reckless living,
thence to Greece. The House Of Lords easi
ly granted divorce to her husband and
the children remained with bin. By the
terms Of the divorce, large income was
allotted her, and she Get UP The standard OF
wit and beauty and to it locked genius and
valor. She married again, nobleman of
Greece, from whom she was separated by
command OF King Ohio. Determined to
rival Chalham's eccentric granddaughter,
she sailed away from Greece to see what
the gorgeous East is made Of Her ample
income gave means of gratifying taste
exquisite as it was luXurious-servants,
carriages, furniture, plate. linen,
French maid, the companion OF her change
ful moods, even her little lapdog
went with her. There are old citizens of
Beyrout who remember the stir among en
idle popuace when the great English lady
landed at the seaport. Her languages gave
her the broadcast range of acquaintance, and
she bad genius for Friendships. Officials
of rank crowded the salon, throne room,
in,
Italian. Ssv, German, Spanish, Arabic,
Turkish snd Greek es readily es her native
tongue. Page after page ia devoted By Mrs.
Wallace 10 describing the surroundings and
| life of the wonderful woman who grew tired
of Damascus, aud setout for the hills of the
fire worshppers. Bagdad.. For guidance
and guardianship she travelled with squad
| Of AusZehs under sheik. Mrs. Wallace
1oes not thiol it best to tell names and tales
together, go she calls the sheik Anlar. His
real name was Digby ell Mezrab In describ-
ing him she takes occasion to say that when
YOU end the best Oriental the exquisite
grace of his bearing, the smooth, patient,
courteous dignity of his manner, surpass
the highest breeding of Christian courts.
Then she quotes remark OF an acqualnt"
ance. who says "The further East you go
the finer the manner First among the sons
of men for polish and urbanity is the
Arabian, next to him the Turk then comes
the Italian; then the Spaniard and French.
man then the cold, stiff Englishmsn, and
lastly the heltersketer American, and l
presume California is worse than Chicago,
though have never been there"
Lady Ellenborough married the sheik in
his tent in the desert, with no witnesses but
Arabs, and according to the laws OF Islam.
The bride found TO her horror when she re.
turned to Damascus that she had forfeited
her nationality, and had become Turkish
subject. She never repented of her bargain,
but made over her property to her husband
and lived with him for fifteen years, when
she died, regretted by the tribe aud by all
Arabs. She was devotedy attached TO her
husband, and he to her. The wife of the
English Consul at Damascus, who knew
her, said that she and her husband were
never apart, that she kept his respect and
was the mother aud Queen of his tribe.
When she died rare shrine was erected to
her memory at Damascus.
i The romance of Lady Ellenborough's life
Mrs. Wallace heard under the palms, sung
in low, slow song by an Anazeb, who had
no thought when singing that the wife of
| the American Minister to Turkey was list.
| eni1g.