The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10

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u would Do diflcult TO ind finer exam
plss 81 correspondence On lee hishsai
Iepel. WHISTLER regarded from the diplo-
Enaaln. ths social OF the family aspect
thnn thoss presented tn us in TAs Cor
respondsnee Of PYiseiila CogntasS 81
WerfnoginRd N. p. Dutton and Company
Mes daughter. Lady Ross wsIoALL. who
4 Ms ediaaA this volume. explains IN . brisi
pEoGhco that sho has consented 20 the
rwbllcation in the hope that In adding 10
the already laTgs amount of Information
waAs pubic BY lsttsw and biographies
~ NJ paFtod 10 may also help 90 throw .
NV and lgus light on much that has been
fnlBoonoainod. especially In regard 20 tho
tormaatem 81 the German Empire. Ths
Iu1tara. GhtoGy thoss that were written
batwo1D intimate friends and relatives.
arc fros from the restraint necessary TO
aftclnl lataern. while at the same time
tnsy reflRGG the ofacial mind during some
a. ne most impnrtant episodes Of thu
v1nBorlanegA- A small volume OF -Lstesrs
- Lady nurghsrsh During the Campaign
lol3-lAs which was publiahed IN lsn8. has
alraaay introAassd Lady westmoriAnd
eDahs glblic. An ahs was stroogly Sverss
- puhllciey ooaeeminG hsrssf her
danGhsaR rsfxsins from giving any do
$3.50 s>ssEss % k>s p-syeae Ne. and she
nHeraly rspsaas tho necessary personal
eshnfl@ from ehe former volume.
Rr1Boilia Ann wellesley Pole. born I'm
txna. wss the youngest daughter q Will
tam WeIlssley Pole (aftsrward created
Lord MasyborouGh). eecond con % the
feurth EnFi a Mqrningtop. whom. he
gyeutnaIly snooesdSd. and brother Of
~ Dxs1ss % Wellington and Marquis
~ Wellnxlsy. Hsr mother waa the daughter
- Admiral Forbes. whose vito wss the
dAn4hner - Lord Esssx. From earliest
cAildhood she had tina advantage Of
living among wide interests and In .
1nillisms political society. Her fsthsr.
60 vel a. hin oslsbEatsd hrothegs. was
cohBfnnfly In high once. and his houss
wns coo a the nesting places % ths
hiGh ofAuial people og the day. many
Eereimsss. especially many of tho Frsnch
anhREAs. being also frequent viSitoTs.
A caesfal eancsaiOa. Joined TO her natural
abtli1ies and these advantages. fitted
hnr for TIE Important posts which were
hold By hsr husband. whom shs mar
md 70 The age % 10 while b was Lord
n|gghsnsh. HIN father. the tenth Earl
a Wesimcrlnnd. TO whose title be sue
AA3NAANAAa*AAe
q Ersland. After accompanyiNG HIN uncls
ms Duksr % Wellington through the
FomsnsuIar campaign - his aide-ds-camp
~ was invalkded home. and shortly
Mfssr his marriage In 1871 he went through
tachssa oths hs.<AauMrtsr. % tho Austrian
army I'm ie1s 90 Eng,ssh ccmmis~ioner.
Lady Burxhsrsh. who accompanied
a.. 49,
ttrns. which In not touched upou. how
corr. In this volume. although tho first
ieSssr. from Counts al Posso al BorKo.
y dated 1877. THIS Ccraican no6ismnn
hnd from early years hem an enemy
rfunch revolutionaFy troopa entered
casslon IN iTss he was oxilsd. During
The nsxt three years. partly passed In
EnNlnnA be became intimate with the
family OF Lady wesfmoriand. whom
40 ahan dssiGnsas thus throughout 20
avoid eonfusion. EvsneuaIly he sntsred
tho Russian ssrvics and for many years
wna the Russian Ambassador &C PARA.
In Q lsaesr dated from Stockholm IN isis
% the eve OF his departure for Russia
IA gives an account Of . nesting with
Nina. Do etssl. who sfter giving him an
sznbrnes 'fit to stiHe . giant told him
hat the Emperor Napoleon had talked
about him At ErfuFt and had been more
vioisnt against him than any ons else
thnrp. AT last. not knowing what more
TO say. ~ had asked u Pozzo pretended
20 bslong 20 q better family than himself
posEo comment upon this 10 rAcy. There
"a q littls Italian book. he sayu. called
The Prsiudices OF Small Statss--
the nobility are assembled 20 decide
what arms they shalt take; a shoemaker.
Acibofte. wishes an expressive design and
auGgesfs -an ass surrounding q pair
% boots.- This absurd farcs 10 really
rooallsd 90 my memory by Napolson's
nfsde Of birth-tbe master Of the whole
'-orid disturbed by the possibility that
0ns might have come from little bsttsr
family than himself IN the tiny country
whsre he and were hovn.-
LATER an he writes that Mime. De Staal
Rad importunaS7 him for letters 90 his
eri1nds IN London. but hs refused 90 give
Lady Wsstmorland's name because the
laeoar h too Young and delicate 10 BE-
come intimate With . female giant
Later stiil he says that 10 expected Nine.
~ StaAl would excite much curiosity In
Lcndoa. -She belongs neisher 20 the sex
0Be loves nor 10 that one e-sserns: abe
tslks and writes like q man and has all
her life acted like . woman. which OF
cuurss means great sgoiHm, The good
qualities. the fanlts. the weaknesses, the
eisverness and the talents Of Nine do.
sfa&l subdivided and distributed might
have formed q whole population Of ami
sbls and attractive women. but all united |
IN enc hsve prodnosd q sort OF monster;
whsn enc oonsidsrs her In her ensirsty
ahs really oonfounds the strongest
tmsxinasion and friehtsns the boIdest |
people. but n one can catch her on the |
xids On which she really shines che 10 |
nonAsrfuli The TACT 10 one
Judges her more than one cares for hsr. |
although shs has all her life desired IN. |
rsysrss.- And In this strain. inter-
mingled with discussion Of European |
politics. descriptions of scenery and all |
,hs coneomitants Of q delightful CORE
npondanos. Posso rIns on. When Lady
Wosamorland came % know Nine de |
8aesl . great frisndahip Snsned. and the
-EnonstsT' ssnds extr-nsly sympathetic