Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-13

Z ,,,ritor was takon as n very young girl 20
J n racontion given In Philadelphia at the
! old rooms OF the "Pcnn club In honor
Of Madame Henri GreVille; ana there she
met one who impressed her tar more
deeply than ala the piump lttie aulhur
of "posia," with her velvet frock ana
too tight kid gloves.
| was completely captivated by taii-
slender woman, with n luminously white
face. great black eyes, and n patrlclah
way Of moving about. / was presented
and when she spoke 10 me ] was strange
" stirred by a voice deep ana NibrdtNe
with feeling That voice would nave
made the fortune of tragic actress-by
which | do not mean at all that 1t was
"c,ief-charged" There were splendid
diamonds in her ears. and very splendid
ewes I'm her head: and l know ! tired To
decide which were more daZzl'ng-the HI
tie cut balls Of crystalliZed carbon. or
those dark orbs, pr'smatlcally SO beauu-
ful, and yet warm with soul uld not
then think 10 ask myself If she were
beautiful. for the possossor Of the splen-
did eyes seemed 10 cXhale wit, sentiment,
and eloquence as easily ls the rose does
uorftlrnc or the child innocence. Iier con
vcrsdtion was perfectly delightful. ana
not "A little bewilGering. Later on l CON
ndcl my enraptured impression Of this
fascinating woman 10 a very ancient and
clever old lady: in my enthusiasm made
free use of the personal pronouns she
and her" quite omitting TO be more
definite. go. no." she broke in before
/ had half finished my euloSy, you've
been talking with Florence Earle Coates.
She can write fine poem. but she does
not stop at that-she Is one.
Mrs. Coates is the very incarnation of
contradiction. The action Of her life is
cast along the lines of conventional rou-
tine: but the hidden and real TX stonce
OF the woman H. carried on miles beyond
ana above All material concerns, in the
pure ether of the 20 is realm.
she VIII shut rseif mp with The wide
eyed muse" to round Il sonnet Of majestic
reach. or she viii merge into the gay
world. the laces Of Il duchess about her,
precious stones at her throat and glow
ing roses on her breast, there 10 dazzle all
listeners with her conversation, in which
bon mot, pCrsliase. elOquence ana phil
oe1phy are InttrWOVcn she is line
lady" and yet her poetry Is never tainted
rs zine ladyiSm" she is a bl1e stock
ing. but with none OF the unlOvely signs
OF blue stockingism about her Another
woman with Mrs Coates voice. mobile
face. and evident histr.onic instinct would
have dashed away from the conventional
lie ana sought vent for the tempest
within" in the mimic world of the stage
but Mrs. Coates is mistress OF perfectly
ordered home.
Mrs. Coates is a Yankee of the YAM
KEGS. ON three sides she Is descended
from the founders of New England, one
OF her ancestors being one OF the i've
companions of Roscr Williams when he
commenced the settlement OF Providence
she is also n gr,at-niece OF General An
thony Wayne.
MRS. WILLIAM L. RUSSELL
Ten years ago last winter a pretty
young girl in six Of changeable ground,
over-sprinkled with gay little blossoms.
and cut square-neck. was dancing, with
a joyous step. the old Year out and the
New Year in at a Cambridge party.
This charming young person, whose
laughter bubbled up from the lightest
of hearts, whose SKIN rivalled that or
Dresden Shepherdess." and whose ruddy
brown hair had many a PIckish crinkle
and quirk OF It's own. was bit later on
TO occupy Il conspicuos position in the
social life Of her state
There lowered devotedly near her. on
that occasion. an extremely bOysh-look-
Ing young man. on whom ali eyes fingered
His youthfulness and his appearance In
other respects were at variance. His
NIAuloitbiNdl 0tNftppAi%AN a HhANhCiO-
elst would certainly have styled "tri-
unphant' his eys OF constantlyshifting
hue were almost indescribabIe; and there
was withal, somewhat priesly air
about him: when he smiled his face be-
came pleasing and expressive OF great
good fellowship. OF him good "Canta-
bridgians'' whispered 10 the unenlight-
ened: "Our new Mayor-elect-Mr. willy
Russell one OF the very youngest
Mayors, you know. ever elected in the
United States He's 10 marry the girl
with whom he is talklng-Miss Marcy
Swami
Bright as young Russelps prospects even
then looked. II is highly doubtful IL any
one present al that festive New Years
function guessed with what incredible
rapidity the clever young man would
scale the political ladder.
Stlll less could one suspect that Miss
Marcy hid beneath her infantile coloring
and rocco frock Of a by-gone pattern
that gift to preside" which has since
pre-eminentiy distinguished her.
Those qualities, however. which were
A. .,>.L> the swifa Of tha b0yfnh Governor