The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-27

chair sat young girl richly dressed.
Long prayers were uttered, incense
scattered, and a hymn chanted, the
novice kneeling before table covered
with crimson cloth, her head resting
upon it in humble submission. When
tue music ceased an abbess led her
through side door. Upon their re-
turn prayers and incense were again
offered and hymn sung. The novice
then had portion Of her hair cut off,
and, prostrating herself before the altar,
was covered with black pail. After
again retiring with her superior, she
reappeared in the habit of the cloister.
"How strange that human beings,
knowing the fickleness of their natures,
should bind themselves for life to one
limited space and unvarying mode Of
existence
HER OWN DAUGHTER ENTERED CONVENT.
1t is strange to add in connection
with this that Mrs. Scott's brilliant
daughter, Virginia, entered the Con-
vent Of the Visitation at Georgetown
during her mothers life time, while
her two granddaughter, Maria Mayo
and Emily MacTavisb, are now occu-
pants of separate converts. Another
lovely young daughter, Cornelia, was
striking figure in Washington society
during her parents residence there.
While in Rome her face was several
times taken by artists as model for
pictures of the Madonna She married
an aid of her father of her own name,
whose death, hy strange co nc d'' ce.
occurred few days after her own.
Mrs. Gouverneur has one of the most
interesting collections of souvenirs in
this country.
Her father, the late James Campbell,
powerful Tammany leader and for
twenty-five years surrogate of New
York, was the son of Malcolm Camp
bell, of the famous Scotch clan, who
came to this country soon after the
Revolutionary War, wearing his High
land kilt.
James Campell bough, Of Genet, our
first French Minister, the beautiful
home which he fitted out near New
York, together with his magnificent
furniture and splendid collection of
pictures. 1t was here that his daugh-
ter, Marian Campbell (now Mrs. Gou-
verneur), was born, while many OF the
elegant objects about her then still sur
round her in her Washington home.
MRS. GoUvERNEUR's RELICS.
Mr.. Samuel Gouverneurs mother,
Maria Monroe, President Monroe's
daughter, was married at the White
House during her fathers first admin
istration. Soon after his marriage,
Mr.. Gouverneur was made consul to
China, and during the years which she
spent with him there his wife added
many Asiatic curios to her collection.
A painting, which hangs above the
mantel in her bedroom, of scene at
the White House was copied by Chi
nese artist from a newspaper illustra-
ton, the work being so skillfully exc
cuted that the individuals composing
the group may be readily recognized.
Another interesting picture is a por-
trait of Monroe by Vandcrlyn, exhib-
tied at the Columbian Exposition and
valued at 5000 a companion to it
being Vanderlyn's painting of Madi-
son, presented by its subject to Mon
roe. There is also beautiful portrait
of Mrs. Monroe, taken in 1874 by Ben
jamin West; while painting of Gen.
Winfield Scott, depicting him in The
heydey of manly beauty, is the only
youthful representation of him in exis-
tence. Valuable steel engravings of
tue last century from the Genet collec-
tion may also be seen, with portrait
busts of Lafayette, Rousseau, Voltaire,
and other celebrities. Two quaint mir
rors, in square mahogany frames, one
Of which hangs over Mrs. Gouverneur's 5
dressing table, are mementoes of the
sacking of the White House in 1914
by the British, Mrs. Monroe having
found among the wrecked furniture
two large fragments Of glass, which
she had cut and put into this form.
Magnificent pieces Of furniture Of
the first empire are scattered throu yh-
out the house, brought by Mr.M onroe
to this country at the expiration of his
first mission, and which, with his splen-
did court dress, are souvenirs OF his
official snjourn at the French capital.
A mammoth umbrella, with gay parti-
colored border, presented to him by
the city Of Boston in 1928, during his
stay there with Gen. Lafayette, is the
duplicate of one made expressly for