The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

Treasured among the archives of Dew
onshire house, says an exchange, is a lit
tie bundle of letters of inestimable worth
to their owners. The letters are addressed
to Lord William Russell by his wife, Lady
Rachel Russell, the mother of a duchess
of Devonshi-e, a duchess of Rutland, and
duke of Bedford. They are inseparably
connected with the most romantic cpl
sode of a life replete with womanly and
wifely herosm.
Lady RusselPs mother died when her
daughter was quite young; and at II, by
her fathers choice, Rachel married Lord
Vaughn, a nobleman, who left her, before
she was of age, a wealthy, childless widow.
When she was 80 she married Lord Will
lam Russell, a rising young politician, then
making his mark in the House of Com
mons. As a leader of the popular party,
Lord Russell had already incurred the dis
pleasure of Charles II and the Duke Of
York; and, shortly after his marriage, he
was committed to the Tower on a charge
of completely in a plot to murder the king.
Lord Russell had many enemies, who la
nous witnesses were suborned and a
packed jury was impanelled. Obstacles
were put in the way of the collection of
evidence for the defense and the trial was
hurried on with the utmost speed.
But Lord Russelrs foes reckoned with
out Lord Russells wife. The day of the
trial came From all points of the crowded
Old Bailey personal and political opponents
awaited the condemnation of the prisoner.
The court had neglected to supply a prop
erly qualified counsel for the defendant.
Lord Russell stood up in his place, and
asked If he might have a "clerk to, take
notes" The wary court, not liking the
idea of subjecting their prepared argu-
ments to the scrutiny of an able lawyer,
replied that he might have "a servant"
My lords, my wife is here to do it, an
swered he.
As the young and beautiful woman,
calm and collected, and perfectly prepared
for the part she had to play, rose in an
swer to her name, the whole audience-to
quote a great historian trembled with
pity and respect"
While the trial lasted Lady Russell sat
by her husbands side. From the moment
of his committal she had worked with the
sagacity and industry of a practiced law
Yer. She had spared no pains in collect
ing Information and evidence, and had
adopted every precaution that affection
or ingenuity could suggest. AL however,
was in vain. Lord Russell was sentenc-
ed to death, and, eight days later, was ex-
ecuted on scaffold erected in Lincoln's
Inn field. His wifes letters, which are
those preserved by her descendants, had
cheered and inspired him in the Tower;
and on the execution morning her noble
se4I-suppnession was such that, rather
than run the risk of unmanning him. she
hon
brave, unfiinching face to fortune.
Madame Emma Calve contributes pa
per an the "Conquering Race in Music"
10 the November Ladies' Home Journal,
N which she specially addresses students
OF vocal music. She tells of the training
required for the operate and the concert
stage the impersonatl ton of character the
value of suggestions, etc., and pays this
tribute to Americans; 1.-The Americans
nave, 1t seems to me, in the field of music,
ana especially in the field of vocal
music, all of the characteristics of the
conquering race. They are possessed nat
urally of the most exquisite voices,
which, when properly cultivated and
ualned are almost unrivalled; they have
mdomtable energy, perseverance and
puck; they stop at nothing, are deferred
uy no trouble and prevented by no OBJ
sldcle. Poverty, WEAKNESS, exertion, hard
"OlA-LOhe OF these ilNlHS SpeClIGS WQlcn
alright and terrify the average art work
ers has terrors for them. Their ply
sque and their temperament seem made
4or Toll and to surmount discouragement
ana the success which they are daily
achieving in the field of both operate
and concert singing is testimony to their
4 hatuaral fitness for accomplishment and
TO their ability to excef. They seem. in
iact, to be most lavishy fitted by nature
n Tor the parts they are assuming. To these
sIts of voice, energy, pluck and perse-
yerance they frequently add beauty of
race and grace of form and movement
which the public recognizes as most inn
portant factors in the success Of the sing
ers career. They have too. the tempera-
nent which makes great artists ana great
actresses the artistic feeling which has
Tor its standard perfection. and which is
satisfied with nothing less"
A well-known modern author says the
new York Tribune, in speaking of New
ork describes what he designates as the
social map, comparing It to geographic
cal puzzle, wherein differently shaped and
. separate pieces each fits into its place, al
,nough the lines that separate them ate
distinctly visible. I'm European cities"
no says, "one instintively speaks of the
sVclai scale, whereas one familiar with
NeW York will be much more inclined to
speak OF the social map" He goes on to
ay mat the people IN these different sets
oIe Iar from being unconscious Of one an.
Uner's existence, and that often they mi
ate from one social division to the next.
an instance Of this sort occurred IN the
We or Miss Milly W., which somewhat
eYersed the general order Of things, In
nuch as this social emlgrant first be-
hsed to what is generally known.
-lher justly or not as the smart set.
mother came OF an old Knic6erbocker
.hlly, and was fat, lazy and apathetic