New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

take the smallest step toward saving he,..,
'She shall know that I never take advSe.-s
princess is quoted as saying. and the broad -
preston We get from this narrative is OF a ~
son who so lacked balance that not an -
cajoleries of her favorite women nor an -,
legal arts of Brougham could rescue her f,r~
the final catastrophe Caroline is a paths,.
figure in these volumes. but compassion is tinrs.
with impatience if not with scorn- Since a
English neither give me de great honor of bes
a Princesse de Gale" she wrote TO Lady Cb.
lotte Il will be CaroIine-a happy. merry sorl-
She was. alas. too merry, and happiness 50
capped her,
The men and women mentioned quoted :,
this book are mostly social figures of high A
gree. but Lady Charlotte had her intellectual in.
terests. and there some piqUant souvenirs a,
these anecdotes of famous authors and the lila
She knew Scott and he liked her. is shown Nv
letter here printed. asking her to assist in get
ting up a subscription for the Ettrick Sh4n
herd She was welcome at Holland Houss
where, by the way. she once had a very duu
time. speaking of the visit as "a formal fearnI
piece of amusement" 1t is one more testirnonv
to the fact that the formidable Lady HOLLAND
was not quite the ideal hostess that has com.
down to us in memoirs. She heard Tor
Moore exercise that rare gift of his for singin.
l. lit is not singing, she says -it is poetry
and. listening again. after long lapse of wears
she praices him thus: "He stands alone in ~
accomplishment. or. rather. sits like some CHI
lister of spring on a fowery bush. gifted Wit
perpetual youth. of feeling and of fancy"
pretty compliment. to the very taste of the sen
tinental bard
At Lady Caroline Lambs she dined once il
quantity mixed company. and there sne show:
her native discernnent. shrewdly contrastins
the sneering superiority of Sir Thomas Law
renee with ''the perfect simplicity Of Wiia-,
| Blake She warmed TO the nobility Of the latter
noting how his countenance radiated as he
| spoke Of his favorite pursuit. and. comparing
him with Lawrence. she could not help thinking
| 'that the one was fully if not more worthy ~
the distinction and the fame 10 which the Other
has attained" Monk Lewis was one OF her in
\ Inmates and wrote her some letters which are
printed in the Diary. He is comicaI on Mime.
de StaeI, who told him that he was "inferie,,r -
and. 10 drive her disapproval home went On 10
/ say that he was mot infereur merely but tres
| inferie,1r" She herself knew the a.nazori1-
/ authoress and has a quietly amused observation
| on her personal influence. Everybody writes
| at Geneva" she remarks; "the air is Infectious
| of scribbIinG-Mme De Staers pen inoculates
| all the inhabitants: but unfortunately very few
| of the infected ones take the disease favor
| ably Here and there she has d good story
communicated to her by one Of her innumarabIe
friends like the description Of Sir William Ham
| ftor's funeral with his widow at the window
! in all the wiIdness of her grief The watch
| ine, crowd was variOusy affected. some "a
! laughter and some 10 tears. y child was heard
saying % its mother. La. mamma. don't cry
pray don't cry. for they say as how it's all a
cham"