The sun., 1896-06-21

dogs. somebody had told him tho illustrious
Goethe hated dogs. Landors comment WAS,
God forgive him II he did. He never could be-
lieve 1t of him. Dogs were half poets: they
were drcamers. Did any other animals dream?
For his own part he loved them heartily; they
were grateful, they were brave. they were COM
municative. and they never played cards. We
note. finally, that, in a letter to Lady Blessing
ton. Landor tells her. II once even inspired
love Thore Is no vanity in saying II. An old
man or an old woman may say. pointing at the
fireplace: These ashes wore oncs wo ID Hut
there arc two things in this world utterly un-
pardona be-to any and to forget by whom We
have been loved
Toward the close of 1897 Lord Blessington's
legitimate daughter. Lady Harriet, then under
II years Of age, was married to Count D'Orsay
to whom her father gave G20. 600. besides set
tiing upon him the income Of 100000 more
Tho marriage from the outset was an unhappy
ono. D'Orsay neglected. his wife. who event
ualiy left him and went to live in Paris. where
she became the mistress Of the Duke d'O.!cnns
IN June 1923. the Blessingtons. Accompanied
by the D'Orsays and Miss Power reached Paris
and took up their residence in a magnificent
house which had once belonged to Marshal
Noy. a suite OF rooms was specially decorated
and furnished for Lady B!tssington by her hus-
band, and we are told that nothing could ex-
c,rd the luxury Of these apartments. A slvcred
bed restro on the back of silvered awans so e1-
Quisitely sculptured that every feather is In Glto
relieve, and looks nearly as heecy as those
o. The living bird" Curtrins of pale blue
elk. carpets of uncut pile. silver lamps. lux uri-
Gus oouches, immense mirrors. and "a rich
Golfer for jewels" completed the Arrangements.
The bathroom was more beautiful st!ll, with
n trbt i,1n ati
senting Flora scattering flowers with ono hand.
while from the other was suspended an alnOas-
ter lamp In the shape OF u lotoA- Lady Les
bilston was not destined to enjoy thoap suup-
tuous quarters long. in June, 1870, her nus
band died, after short Illness He left her oil
he could. bus, to one living in the splendor -
which she had been accustomed for the past ten
years. an annuity OF e. o0U a ear seemed small.
1t vas quite Inadequate to The maiptcnance of I'll
residence in st. James's square. which accord
!nkly, on her return TO London. sLo leased.
ard noveI - y l.Dasg in Seymour place
which. decorated and furnished according to
her taste, became. As DIs.ael said the most
charming or modern dwe ellings No sooner was
she settled In London than the male friends
who had been introduced to her by her hus-
band. as well ns many of those she had met
abroad, hastered to pay her their court. Bat,
we have said, tho circumstances which pre-
.ded her second marriage constituted so far
as England was concerned, nm insurmountahe
obstacle 10 social intercourse with her own sex
Tho prejudtc" against her WAS heightened hy
the insinuntions of Scurrilous newspaper
touching her relations to Count D'Orsay and
by tho refusal of tho Countess D'OrsaY TO 1.-Two
with her husband, or TO remain n NON ber oc
Lady Blessington's household. Lady RlcssinR-
ton was not. however, wholly OStrhciZsd by her
own sex, for. by some bylaw of convcn-
tton. difficult TO understaud, many women.
chiefly belonging TO the literary calling,
visited her by day, but vigorously excluded
themselves from her salon at night. On her
part Lady RlesSington made II q rule never TO
accept Invitations, oven when coming from
those who called upon her, a sense OF dignity
counselling her to avoid accidental meeting
with those who, doubling her position. might
wound her susceptib!lities. Accordingly on
nights whom she did not visit the opera house or
the theatre, she received at home from ) till lo,
when she enjoyed tho conversation of the most
Intellectual men OF the day, who not infre-
quently gave her their confidence and sought
her advice. IN this manner probably compen-
snting for hor exclusion from the gossip scan
dial. Gnd friyolIty INDUCED In by thos. OF her
seN whose virtue debarred them from assocl ia
tion with her.
In 1881, when Lady Blossington was AZ years
snmptnous In hor apparel. the rich huod velvets
and sun-glsaminG satins she wore lost In
smoothness by contrast with the softness OF her
rounded throat, tho delicate curving breaats
her shoulders aud beautifully shaped arms;
with every elegant movement Of which her
Jswels shown as with tho splerdor OF starlight.
Tho Wide, calm for"h hrli was yet without a
line. the exquisite mouth IA mobile and
tender al before, Tho gray blue eyes whose
..,lat g,,l.
COLOR deepehed to violet IN tie shadow of their
lids, lighted a face not tho less fascinating now
that 1t no longer retained the violent freshness
of youth, for time had taught and sorrow had
softened. and each, in turn, had added o tribute
to an expression that. more than the shape of
feature or tho outline OF her face. was found the
chiefest of her charms"
Among the distinguished men who freaUonted
Lady BlessinGton's salon We can mention only
Bui~er Lytton, Dsraeli. and Prince Louis Ma
poleon IL seems that Lady Blessington made
tho acquaintance Of Bulwer in 1899 while hs
was editor OF tho NeW Monthly Magazine, In
which her Conversations" were running.
subsequently. when n. p. Willis visited London
and was taken to Lady BlsSsnRton's house he
recorded his impressions of BulWer who was
then an habitue. He describes how, toward
midnight, Bulwer was announced, whereupon.
with Joyous heartness, like q boy let out of
school, he ran forward TO shake hands with his
hostess and her guests, ana was introduce to
Willis, who found hls voioe "lover-like and
sweet and his conversation gay, quick. vaIi-
GUS, half satirieal, and always fresh and differ
ent from everybody else He seemed to talk be-
cause no could not help II, and infected every
body With his spirits" As TO his personal ap-
psarance Bulwer was "short, very much bont
In the back, sIightly knock k-kneed, and as III
dressed q man for a gentleman as Jou Will ind