New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-14
literary Ncse's ana Criticism


the wo.os. "Whu civetu this woman To h'
married 90 this man when. Go the as
tpui-hmcut OF tine assembled group erru.
loud voice iIl the rear of the church shouted
'"l do. Old John Watts had opposed ms
daughters marriage WITH all ins might but
whom ho learned by cnaIca that sr. was io
70, mrrrieu Clouocstuely. hc grati"GsiF &C.
,clt"d the inevitable and without th'
knowledge ~ amy one hurried 80 Oh" churcE
ana emit ring 10 by a side door dnlN per-
formed his part
If one million dollars was great
fortune in the NeW York Of between
sixty and seventy years ago. a hundred
thousand was considered q highly re-
spectacle one:
Seven per cent was the usual rate Of iu-
ie.cst. tho cost of living was low, ana ne
vas. Of COURSE. much simpler IN every way.
recall e prominent young man about TINS
.oallcd DANDY Marx who WAS said - DO
the happy pOsSeSScT Of the amount nave
famed. fle was devoted 10 horses ana rom
his homo ON Broadway he could frequently
bc seen driving tandem on the cobhle-sionc
streets. / do not remember his entetWh
the social arena. possibly he avoided u IN
order tO escape the Wiles OF dtslshul~
mothers whom one occasionally "hcoui-
tered even IN those ancient days. HlS
fau.tlcss attire which I'm elegance surpassed
an his rivals won for him the nickname
al Dandy" lie also rendered himself con-
SpicUOus as the first gentleman IN New
York 10 wear the long, straight ana pointed
VaNed muStache His two maiden sis
tors We're nSeparable companions and near
~ every day could be seen walking on
Broadway. Miss Lydia kane one Of the
them Number 1.-TWO straight marks
After Miss Campbelrs marriage TO
Samuel /. Gouverneur, the grandson Of
President Monroe, the greater part Of
her life was spent in or near Washing
ton. where she knew all the most inter
esting people one OF these was Nine
Achillc Murat, Of whose husbands re-
sourcefulness during his residence in
Florida the author tells an odd story \
number Of foreign guests appeared un-
eXpectedly at his door and he was puz-
zled for the moment as TO what he could
offer them IN the way Of food. Sud
denly an idea flashed upon him. He
owned a large flock of sheep, and. moth
ing daunted, gave immediate orders to
have the tips of their ears cut off.
These were served in due form, and his
guests departed in total ignorance Of
what they had eaten, but fully con-
WINGED that America produced the
choicest Of viands." Probably a South
ern cook Of that period could make al
most anything palatable, if we may
trust the opinion Of the much travelled
Count Gurowsh, who once remarked in
the authors hearing that he had never
anywhere tasted such cooking as in the
South. When Mrs GOuverneur first
knew Washington slavery of course pre-
vailed, all servants were colored and a
good cook was paid only So or 81 a
month. She declares that the grace Of
manner Of many Of the elderly male
court, and she remembers that Will
lam L. Marcy. when taking final leave
Of the clerks in the War Department
shook hands with an old colOred en-
ploye who had been President Monroe's
body servant and said to him: Good
by, Catcher: if | had had your manners
| should have left more friends behind
me-
Mrs Gouverneur's recollcctions OF
Washington life and her experiences in
Maryland during the Civil War are set
forth most entertainingly and are well
worth preservation. The reader must
seek them in her own pages, and this
survey shall be concluded with glimpse
OF dandy soldier Of tDe old regime,
relative Of hers by marriage:
During the Mexican War General Ma
gruder. though good officer and one or
the bravest and most chivalrOus of men.
never lost sight OF his position in the beau
mamie lie never went into battle, however
TessinC the emergency, without hrst
brushing his hair well, smoothing his
nuStache and arranging his FORGERY after
tho latest and most approved style. OFTEN.
during the rage of the battle, while the shot
were raining around him like hail and his
men and horses and guns were exposed 10
a. destructive ana mercilcss fire, he would
stand up with his tall, straight figure in
full view of the MCXicaus and assuming
the most impressive and fashionable atti-
tLGes would eye the enemy through his
glass with all the cOClness and grace suited
e q glance through am opera glass at
beautiful woman in an opposite box. |
have always heard that he could not be
provoked by any circumstances 10 commit
AN impolite or uugentcel act.