New-York tribune., 1902-01-26

She simply felt that she sitting hand n
hand with the savior OF England and Europe
and she was Incapable of speech In contradic-
ton of Sir Herbert MaxweIPs inference that ths
duke was without feeling. Mrs. BagOt sets down
the anecdOte told her by his favorite sister-fn-
law. Lady MOrnington-that when she first met
the duke at Brussels after Waterloo and con-
graduated him he put his face between hts
hands to hide his tears and said. "Oh, do not
congratulate me-I have lost all my dearest
friends The finger of God was upon me an
day" he said to his aide de camp, Henry Percy
| Nothing else could have saved me" Our
author quotes many of the dukes remarks to
personal friends concerning Waterloo. 'I have
taken good deal OF pains with many OF my bat
tles'' he said on one occasion. but never took
half the pains 1 did at Waterloo" To the ques-
tion what he would have done if the Prussans
had not come up. n answered why we should
have held our ground that's what should
have done. Our army was drawn UP into
great many squares; many OF these were d.
minished to quarter and the cavalry was rid
| ing among them 1 it was necessary to
present length of front to the enemy. 1 mads
them fall into line. four deep. and We COM
pletely drove them back That manceuyre won
the battle; il never was tried before" He never
| contemplated retreat OF Brussels, he declared,
| and he added: Had been forced I should have
| retreated by my right toward the coast. the
| shipping. and my resources. 1 had placed Hin
4 where he could lend me important assistance
| IN many contingencies that might have been
| And again. L ask. if 1 had retreated on my
| right could Napoleon have ventured to follow
me? The Prussians. already his flank. would
have been in his rear. But my plan to keep
my ground till the Prussians appeared and then
| to attack the French pOsition-and I executed
| my plan"
| Mrs. BagOt's "reminiscences Of famous writer's
| are not plentiful. though she frequently met
| these personages at the breakfasts OF Samuel
| Rogers. The great men, she says. were in
| variably simple, and so kind 10 the ignorant;
| the smaller lights conceited and pOmPOus." The
literary world has not changed since thoss
| days Rogers himself she describes as a cynical
man. who looked if he had been buried alive
| and dug up. and who was given to saying very
/ disagreeable things with civil manner and
/ cold smile OF many delightful women Of her
| day the author gives US graphic glimpSes-
/ among them this of her husbands kinswOman.
| Mrs Greville Howard. grande dame Of a type
now extinct in England
All young people delighted in her and found
| her most sympathetic and interesting COM
panon- She had had an excellent education and
had mans understanding with a wOInan's ten
/ derness and the playfulness and simplicity OF
/ child Yet she fSe mOnebe weH seeing
| through every one. and possessed OF a great
| sense OF humor. She good EnguiSt ana
| an excellent water color artist. The last OF her
| race. with all its simplicity and high breeding.
| she was far too much OF a gentleWOman to IN
\ derStand hnery airs OF any sort Yet NOBODY
| could have taken a liberty with her LeVehs
| was her favorite place. When there were many
| guests there she always dined in the old OAK
| panelled hall. lighted by wax candles IN oraSs
| scOnceS. and very picturesque she looked IN her
| black dress. with her white face and snowy
i hair. and a large bouquet arranged as a ofeaSt-
| knot. composed of old fashioned flowers She
/ was never without these sweet sInelllns cIOVe
carnations. cabbage roses. balm of Gilead Jessa-
maine, etc. of all which Old World flowers lA'
| LeVenS gardens were and are full Two oUu-
| quets a day part OF her toilet ana tuo
| old head gardener at Levens used to take ln'
| greatest pride in arranging these noSesayS.
AS an instance of the quaint fOrnaiitS Vl .
i times, Mrs Greville Howard told me thar alteI
| playing all day with her cousins, Lord Basots
| daughters in London. maid came 10 IetSH S
her back To her aunt Lady Suffolk 5. house g ong
| had to make low CurtSey to her cousins az az
to say. Ladies'. l quit you with regret nous
about to rejoin my STandmOther- NhaI, WVN
| der would be thought in these days az
| leave taking from a little girl OF tweI'e AO
| dressed to others of her own age?
Included in this volume are three chapters -
| recorections of English country life a hundreu
| years ago They were taken from the unpuD-
| lished journals of Charles Bagots aunt MISS
| Mary Bagot and are rich in anecdotes Oh oi1
| time English life and character. Together WIN
her own observations and experiences TINS IAu'
| recorded many notable things communicates "