The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10


anans administration when the Prince
s Of Wales as Lord Renfcw'' visited
Washington, and came to Richmond as
point Of interest, Mrs. Stanard, In
vited him to dine With her. At the APP
pointed hour, however, the Duke OF New
Castle appeared sa his substitute. saying
that the Queens sailing orders were that
he should accept no invitations to pri-
&vate houses. 81, il5 rs X f5s5
81 Mrs. Stanard later lived much abroad
and her home was ono of the pleasantest
places Of rendezvous OF John R. Thomp-
son, the poet and editor of the souther
Literary Messenger, during his foreign
exile In search OF health. At one period
OF this sojourn, she was intimately as
ISOLATED with Thackeray. and her more
recent and luxurious quarters at the Port.
land. in Washington. were enriched by
n series of Illustrations OF mutual ex-
periences from the novclist's pencil. She
was q great admrer Of Mrs. Cleveland,
pronouncing her, the most remarkable
young woman Of the age. Her conduct"
she declared. "defied criticism. Think
OF her coming to the White House direct
from the school-room and making no
mistakes. stood near her at her first
reception. She wore her wedding gown
and There were just enough flush on her
cheek to be becoming. while The tact
and aplomb OF that young creature
amazed me"
There was so much OF interest In the
"reminiscences Of the late Mrs. Ricketts,.
widow OF General James B. Ricketts,.
as cleaned from many conversations that
the difficulty lies in selection, and we
Gull from her Civil War experience as
most unusual. General Ricketts, was
severly wounded at Bull Run. ana his
wife, Fastening to him Immediately af-
ter the engagement described, In Lam
g,lage too graphic for pleasant reading,
the unburled dead lying in the moonlight
the wounded crowding Sudley Church.
where the surgeons, with tho altar for
an operating table. piled their busy work;
and the old Lewis house, the home OF a
descendant of Lawrence Lewis and Nell
lie Custis. partially destroyed by she'll,
where her husband. with five other ofi-
GERS, lay. Here she remained for two
weeks, when she was carried with Gem
eral Ricketts, In box car to Richmond.
"Upon our arrival" Mrs, Ricketts, said,
1--WE were taken to the Poor House, then
! used as the prison hospital where
occupied ward with is wounded officers,
being separated from them only by
blanket shawl hung across an angle Of
the wall. The prison fare consisted Of
bread and rye coffee for breakfast and
supper and bread and meat and the
greasy liquid in which the latter was
boiled for dinner. Tt was served to
them standing, two men passing along
the line one with basket OF provisions
and the other with bucket and tin
cup, The prisoners were objects of much
/ Interest to the citizens, who came In
parties to see each new consignment.
had no clothes except those which
wore, and was obliged to wash each gar
ment separately and having replaced 1t to
carry another through the same process,
This go. excited the compassion of a beau-
tiful young woman. who visited the hos
pital soon after our arrival that she shed
tears over It. In few days she came
again bringing concealed about her II
| package which she slipped under my cot.
1t proved to be wrapper, folded within
| which was a roasted chicken and n loaf
| OF bread delicacies very grateful to the
invallds able to enjoy Them. Soon after
this citizens were forbidden to come to
| the prison, and the visits Of my new
friend ceased. Through the surgeon In
charge. however, DR.. Charles Gibson. OF
Philadelphia. who had married Virgins
/ Ian and settled In Richmond. She sent me
every Sunday basket of provisions suf-
| ficient to serve the inmates Of the ward
for. days. A popularity OF these was thst
| each article was partly consumed. The
breast would be cut from . fowl. Loaf