New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
ID 3NIE ROSSETTP.S UIFF
Mrs Moulton in The Boston Herald

Mrs Moulton in The Boston Herald
j., 1t was in 1850 that Rossctti, who was twcntv.tr,
Elizabeth Eleanor sidda who was to be bss fUtnrs
vic she was the daughter of Sheffield cutler and
snc was herself niliiners assistant I'm Inndnn
Walter Devcrcll an artist who was Coinson ro"uUn'
cessOr In the Pie Raphaee Brotherhoodp CHANGED
10 see Miss sddal was greatly struck with her beauty
Oh 1acc ana FORM and persuaded her 10 ST for him
SHARING his trends enthusiasm Rossc toward IN fbo
close Of 1850, persuaded her sit for him also Ho
soon recognized In her strong aptitude for arr hch
no set himself at work to foster Her acbicvements
IN both poetry and painting under the stimulus az his
aiucnt admin alton were something than remark
ape especially when considers how complctc w,s
her early lack of intellectual training or association
II was not long before mutual sympathy ripcned
INTO mutual love portrait head of the young lady
painted by herself, IS now In possession of Mr. viii
lam Michael Rossetu 1t Is signed q L. F. s., and
luminous complexion. its month half tender and hall
sal, It's dropping eyes, and its crown of abundant
bronze red hair. Tbs engagement between Rossoft
and Miss slddal IS supposed TO have taken place In
1853, but they were not married until 1850 and for
some time the bctrothal. By tho lady's desire,
kept from tho knowledge OF even their friends
But, from the first, Rosscttl's letters were mi NJ
his beloved "IIz" was doing WONDERFUL i ib VI
LIZ" was beginning picture for the Royal Academy.
Lz" had written some stunning vcrscs.r In Ia51
he writes OF her Introduction to his sister Cbretn
and to William and Mary Hewitt. He wrote to
ing lovelcr than ever Every one adores and reycres
her. made sketches of her with MS stuck in her
dear s hair the other day. think tod you that she
lads In April. 1855, he takes her to spend a day
with Rushin and he writes, In triumph, that Rnshn
thought her noble woman. In 1854 sho is M and
he is wild with apprchc In 1857 the engage
mont + openly announced and ROssetti with n view
OF matImony, gives up purchasing coveted IIoeartb
and makes some amusing attempts at economy a
virtue with which his turn Of mind had little affinity
In 1860 when at last the marriage was imminont
Miss sddal had severe attack OF Illness that threw
the poet into fever of apprehension for his be.
loved and he wrote to his brother I'm terrible dismav
She got better, however, and the ODD OF May 1880
they married. IN ST. Clements Church Hast.
ings They made little bridal trip TO Paris and set
tied themselves their return, at VI Chatham Mace
where al last, they may be supposed to have been
happier than often falls TO the lot OF any one on
the 5ih Of March, 1861, a dead baby was born 10
them. and from this time Mrs. Rosscttl was so III
that she frequently resortcd TO laudsnum TO relieve
the Intense pain consequent upon her double disease
consumption, allied to neuralgia. Ono night I'm tho
February of sG2, she took by unhapnv ar
citlent an overdose of opium, and died. Rossetti
was almost maddened by his sorrow
Many varied and partially tr'c accounts have boon
given Of his buryIng his poems with his wife. II
OF the funeral he came Into tbs room where She was
lying IN her frozen bauiy feahv Tor hcr burial Othor
people were In the ro0m but he seemed not even 10
SEQ them lie held IN his hand book into which
al her desire h. copied al his poems up to that date.
lie spoke TO her a. II she were living StIll These
were her poems he cried hers only. aud she must
take them with her on her way. with this he laid
the book the pillow BESIDE hcr cold fair face.
leaving It Their, to be bhron WIN her In Iiishgato
cemetery
For seven years these poems remained there on.
,oubn1 with the dead For some time strong pressure
has heen brought to bear upon Rossetti by his family
and friends to have the BOOK cNhumcd, ana az last hc
reluctantly consented The necessary permission Of
The Uomc Secretary was obtained. and the volume
soajtc.i through with the awful dews Of dcath-was
WITHDRAWN from IT. sacred tomb II had to 10 dried
leaf by Leaf and then is e9n'cn, were copied ont
by the author and one OF his friends. and In 1870
se arst volume az Poems was published