The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-31
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I What - hsF. p~re-~nt~l 4. . hfs
A., Imalia. p'trhs-. - ssse- w~mar-
..ra.h. Lrs~th-r v.th an sccoun, - The
circle - v~su-sr vh.ch mAds that
- ,s. N-~rs ~ intellectual Germans
-r. let lifetime and that % her ~nn, al.
81, knd August. M puchess Anna
Hs-,-t Nas c~ultivsied ard at
v,. AMI h~r dsuEhtet-in-lAw. tho
49, Louise Vas - h>autuhl woman
ID. f.-,u"r. q daughter - the Duke ~
,-..vt.k as horn In liza, and died ia
~ hat II e. saw chs VAS II when tho
~..r Years War h-Gan. and she lived 10
,rrss the overthrow q tho Prussian
..,,rrhy a, Jena. Her isurhter-in-law.
-. vho ~. tho daughter - the land
49, ~ He-se-Dsrm.tsdt. had h Arm
80. e. c1r'ron, Napoleon nfsr Jena. and.
us ',rtuna,- ,hsn Queen louis~ % Pris-
sla lor-tsd.d him to renounce HE pur-
= running her husband.
S,,rgclv va. Anna Amalis left q widow
..l '.e E.sen, - Wcirar a. the ag- OF 10.
,r she resolved - give tho capital 81
t.r small durhv \ special reputation for
..,r omen, and culture. To ~ herself for
'N-k Ale s'ndied dnv AMI night though
EXCEPTIONALLY clever. a. we're many o'
women o! her century. she had a lively
.kuntuou. a quick perception and an
.,.le for Intellectual labor which. when
ever -hr had .eisui- from tho cares ~ gov
.-,, sho allowed herself To indulge.
Ter COMPOSITIONS In English. Italian. Latin
----I 81 Ur UW.Ea nnI NRTCA iii
mes Snc mad" ven fair 'ranslations
,uacreou and Pr'p"r'tus and, with the
So stance 81 Neland she even eSsa,ed
90 ~-'ophane- Sh" al.o wrote ESSAYS ON
,orru- artistic subjects, and IN ahs'rl~"
go ,u- scientific or philosophical That
Ntd a taste, u not a faculty. Tor musical
...r-r'iou. - evident from ~" Tact That
wrote some u''le operas Prom child
d 'Ould age she sought hy learning from
Ho'rut masters and by continual prac-
20 To- Obtain prohci"r"y IN iainthg she
,'r t,snin" more 'han a f""h4" amateur
rh he trIsh. however. but sh" Nas I'M
uN'eilv intelligent In matters Of art. and
ar Judgment a. To tho value ~ a painting
statue was highly priled
What renders thcse volumes interesting
,N. Hrh' they throw on the distinguished
r., whom the Duchess Anna Amalia and
.r. n Karl August attracted 10 their little
mt such men as Wisland. Herdcr.
,..rhe and schiller. Goethe. OF course.
. 'hc foreground ~ the picture
- Charlotte Won Stein, who IL known 20
h.ys maintained an extraordinary influence
yer Goe'he for some ten years. tho most
.~.rfradictory opinions we're Expressed
81 lor contemporaries. Our author terms
hsr a cold FLOODED frt. : and thinks that
the singular charm sXerted by this woman.
et. poa-r-,rd mother the attractions 81
.uu'h nor q i.ordinary beauty. and
whose intelligence was bCt second-rate,
must ever remain a mystery h Duchess
Anna AmAlia ssid Frau Won Stein wearics
ne with her talk - What she knows nothing
about On the other hand, Won knebel
described her IA a ~ wet. excellent woman,
fnr whom natur, supplies tho want OF psIs-
SON.. which -h" dos nu; comprehend. :
tie found in conversations with her the
greatest 'nrIr shmen', and assured his
sister hat tho dear woman u absolutely
FREE from any kind Of ooquetry, - well
"duca,"d and has a ecife knowledge -