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lUinlnlficoncos of Men and Events tf the
OivilWar. . ;
$ .0 ; LIGHTS ON LEADERS IN WASHINGTON
CoiTCHjiimilrnoo Midi Slitntoit ' " '
nllli Lincoln ami ( iriinl
- Collcui Sprciilntor-
llitvrvtlliiK Wnr
Tha rccuil death of Chirlea A , Uuna in-
treascs the Intercut which awaited hla ruc-
ol cctlons of the -\ur , announcement of
which wa made early In the year. The first
Installment appear * la McClurc's Magazine
for November , under the title "Ucinlnls-
ccuctH of Mm and K\ents of the Civil War. "
Mr , Dana plunges Into his subject without
preliminary flourishes and detail * how he
tame to bo a commlalsoncr of the govern
ment and the dntlcH atxlgncd to him.
"I hod been associated with Horace
Grcclcy on the New York Tribune for about
flftten yc-irs , " writes Mr. Dana , "when toe
morning early In April , lbG2 , Mr. Sinclair
Ihu advertising manager of the paper , came
to mo saying that Mr , Oicelcy would bo glad
to nave mo resign. 1 asked one of my as
sociates to find from Mr. Orceley If It was
rcall > his utah. In a few hours' he came to
ni3 aijlng that I had better go. 1 staid the
day out , In order to make up the paper and
tlvo ; them an opportunity to find a sue-
ec ser , but 1 never went Into the office after
that. I think I owned a fifth of the paper-
twenty Biiari.s at that time. This stock my
colleague bought.
"Mr. Grculcy never gave a reason for dls-
rnlrs i.g me , cor did I over ask forgone. I
know though , that the real explanation was
that 'Ahllo ho was for pcaro I was for war ,
and that as long as 1 staid on the Tribune
there was a hplrlt there which wan not his
np'rll ' that he did not like.
" . \y [ rctlioinent from the Tribune was
talked of In the newspapers for'a day nr
two ami brought me a letter from the sec-
n'taij of war , IMwIn M. Staiiton , saying ho
would llkp to employ me In the War depart-
bienl. "
A1CKTINO WITH MR. fINCOKN.
In company with some political friends Mr.
Dani went to Washington and called at the
whl't house.
"Mr Lincoln received us In the large room
Ufstalrt' In the east wing of the white
house where he had his working ofllce. and
et ol up while ( Jcneral Wadsworth , who was
our prlnrlp.il ( spokesman , utvl Mr. Opdyko
Etated what was desired. After the inter
view was begun a big Indlanlan , who was a
mo Etuger In attendance In the white house ,
came Into the room and said to the pcrsldent :
" 'She want you. '
" "Yes , yes , ' Kriil Mr. Lincoln , without
ullrrlui' .
"Soo.i afterward the messenger returned
again , exclaiming :
" 'I say she wants you ! '
"Tho prerldenl was evidently annoyed , but ,
Instc il of going out after the messenger , he
remarked to us :
" 'Ono side shall not gobble up cvorythlng.
iMoko out a llHt of plicca mil men you want ,
'am' ' ' I will crilcavor to apply the rule of give
and take. '
"Central Wadsworlh answered :
" 'O-r party will not ho able to remain in
Washington , but we will leave such a .list
ivllh Mr. Carroll , and whatever he agrees
to 11 be agreeable to us. '
"Mi1 Lincoln continued : 'Let Mr. Carroll
coifIn tomorrow , and we will see what can
bo done '
"Tlila Is the substance of the Interview ,
nntl what most Impressed me was the evi
dent fjlniess of the president. "
A GOOD WORD FOR KHEMONT.
So far there had been no personal ac
quaintance between Mr. ! > aua and Mr. Stanton -
ton , the secretary of wjr , though several
letters had passed between them before Dana
left the Tribune. Mr. Dana was a warm ad
vocate of Oeneral Krcinrnt , anil he had asked
Mr. Stanlon "to give General Fremont a
chance " The reply of the secretary of war
Is characteristic :
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1 , 1SC2. Dear Sir :
If General Fremont 1ms any Iljrlit In him
he shall ( HO fnr us I nm conn'mml ) have
n chnnco to nhow it , nml I Imvo told him
so. The times require the help of every
man nrrordlnp to his gifts , nml hn : Ins
jiclther partialities r.ir grudges to lit'l'il-ie.
It will be my aim to practice on tinm'xlin ,
"The tooli to him thiit ( "in handle them. "
There will be serious trouble between
Hunter nml T.ane. What Lane's expedition
has In view , how It cmm > to 1 - s-ot on loot ,
nml what Is oxi e'ed to be nccompllHlied
by It , I do not knov and have irlnl in
vain tn nml out. It peetrm to lie a hnp'.iaz-
nnl nffalr that no one will ndinlt lilnwir to
lib rcspons'b'e fcr. I lit , bc'l'vlng thiit Iv\ie
II.IH pluck and Is an earnest man , lie Hball
liavo fair piny. If yon know anything
about him or his expedition , pray tell it
to meTe
To bring the War department up to the
Standard of the times , nml work an
nrmy of , * * 0,0 ( with machinery adapted tea
a pracn establishment of 12,000 , Is no eny
task. This was Mr. Cameron's im-at trou
ble and the cniife of murh of the cam-
plnlnts against him. All I nsk is reasona
ble time and rutlencc. The pressure of
members of congress for cleric , and army
appointments , notwithstanding the mnst
stringent rules , and the persistent strain
nmliiHt all measures essential to obtain
time for thought , combination , nml confer
ence , Is illsrouragjng' In the extreme it
often tempts' me to null the helm In de-
Ep.ilr. The only consolation Is the conll-
deuce and support of good and patriotic
men to their aid' I look for strength.
Yoilld tiu'y , KDWIN M. STANTON ,
C. A. Dana , Esq. . "Tribune" Olllce.
M'CLELLAN AND HIS FRIENDS.
The Tribune was opposed to McClellan , curt
Slantcn had llttlo confidence In him. Out
the young major general had a powerful
coterie of friends , and these magnified all
his good deeds and dlstrncto.l attention f'om
his bad coca when they could. On this
point , Mr I)3nn writes
"When Mr. Stanton wont Into the War I
department thcro was great dissatisfaction In
the Tribune ofllce with McClellan. He had I
been placet ! In command ol' the Army of
the I'ctomae In the preceding August , and
I Blnco November 1 had been In command of
nil the armies ot the United States ; hut
i > whllo he had proved himself an excellent
drill-master , ho had , at the same t'mo. ' tirovol i
that be was no general at all. His friends !
were loyal , however , and whatever success I
our armies mat with waa attributed .to his '
gcnc' < ilehlp.
"When the capture of Fort Donolnn was
announced McClellan's friends claimed that
ho had directed It by telegr.Tph from his
liradquartcru on the I'otomac. Now the tcr-
mlri o' the ' . towa
to'osT'.oIi d Fort Donelson .
iwaa many miles off from the battlefield , i
lloa.uuj , die ausu.'dlty of a general directing' '
the movcmcnlH of a battle a thousand miles i | '
off , even If ho had fifty telegraph wires
leading to every part of the field , waa ap
parent. Nevertheless , MeOlollan's support
ers kept up their calm. On February 20
the Associated press ugent at Washington , In
reporting a meeting of a railroad convention
ot which Mr. Stanton had spoken , ssld :
" 'Sicrctsry SUntou , In the course of his
mldiccs , paid a high compliment to the young
ami gallant friend < U his side. Major Gen
eral McClellan , In whom he had the ut-
incat confidence , and the results of whose
iullttary rchcmes , gigantic and well-ma-
turoil , were now exhibited to a rejoicing
country. The secietary. with upraised
liaiuli. Implored Almighty God to sld them
and himself and all occupying positions un
der the government In crushing out this un
holy rebellion.1
"I ill' } not believe Stanton had done any
tich thing so I eent the paragraph to him. "
Mr. Slanton's reply declared that the istato-
ircnt was absurd. When , theiv. Mr. Dana
left the Trlbuno ho was by no means "un-
kncwn either to the president or the secre
tary of war. " Then came a letter from Mr ,
Stan ton asking Mr. Dana to go Into the bcrv.
1c > of the War department , thu business
'uclivi to "audit unsettled claims against the
quartermaster's department at Cairo , 111. "
W. IMna accepted the position at once , and ,
according to Instructions , was to bo at his
prst about the middle of June , 1SC2. His
ccetliiB with General Grant Is thus do-
F'HST MEETING WITH GHANT.
"All the leisure I had at Cairo I spent In
horBt ack riding up and Oiun the river
panKs and In vlultlng thu adjacent military
posts. My longest and most Interesting trip
Was on the Fourth of July , when I went
down the Mississippi to attend a celebration
At Memphis. 1 remember it particularly bo-
IA..O it wA8 there IVat t first mot General
( Jrmt Tlio timbers ntstloDCd In the city
gave a dinner that day to which 1 was In-
\lt ] At ( ho table I was seated between
Grant ni.d Major John A lUwllmi ot hit
staff. I remember distinctly the pleasant
Impression Grant made that of a man of
dimple manners , ntralghtforward , cordial and
unpretending. HP hid Already fought the
successful battles of Fort Donelson and
5hlli > h , and \vlri > t met him was a major
general In command of the district of West
Tcnm-sTo , Dnrartmcnt of the Missouri , un ! or
Hallc'ik , with hwiUinnrtrrs at Memphis. Al-
thougli ono would not have suspected It
from his manners , he was really under n
cloud at the 11 mo because of the operations
at Shlloh. Those who did not like him had
accused him ot having been taken by surprise
there , and had declared that he would have
been beaten If Ilucll had not como up. I
often talked later with Grant's utaft officers
about Shlloh , and they always affirmed that
ho would Lave been successful If Uucll had
not come to hlb relief , I bellevo Grant him
self thought so , although he never In anyone
ono of the many talks I afterward had wltU
htm about the battle said so directly. "
AN APPOINTMENT UECALI.ED.
In November , 1SC2 , Mr. Dana was ap
pointed assistant secretary of war. An ho
left Mr. Stanton's office he met Charles G.
Halplh "Miles O'llcllly" an officer and a
former newspaper man , and told him ot the
appointment. Halpln gave the news to re-
portera and the next day It was big In the
headlines of New York journals. Stanton
did not like the swift publication and with
drew the appointment and Dana formed a
partnership with Iloscoo Conkllng and
George W. Chadwlck for the purchase of
cotton a bnslncs that ho found on Investi
gation was corrupting Iho army and
strengthening the enemy. HP and Mr. Conk-
ling each put III $10,000. Chidwlck was a
cotton expert. Conkllng had just been de
feated for re-election to congress.
Dana , rcgardlcpfl of self-Interest repre
sented the cotton trade to the government ,
receiver , on looking fol- that Vftfnl In his
key , would tea that ho was to write out what
ho had recelve-d In lines of five words , thus
forming five columns , ami then he was to
read It down the fifth column , up the third
down the fourth up the eceonil , down the
first. At the end ot each column an 'extra *
or 'check' word was added 'AS a blind ; a list
, ' of 'blind' words was also printed In the key ,
with each route , which could be Inserted If
wished at the end of each Itac BO as still
further to deceive curious people who did
not have the key , The key contained a large
number of cipher words thus , I' , II , Sheri
dan was 'soap' or 'Somerset ; ' president was
'Pembroke' or Penfleld ; ' Instead of writing
'there has been , ' I wrote 'maroon ; ' Instead of
'secession , ' 'mint ; ' Instead ot Vlcksburg ,
'Cupid. ' My own cipher was 'spunky' or
'equad , ' The months , days , hours , nutnera'e
and alphabet all had ciphers.
"The only mcstago eent by this cipher to
bo translated by an outsider on the route ,
sn far as I know , was that one of 4 p. m.
September 20 , 1S63 , In which 1 reported the
union defeat at Chlckamauga. General R. S.
Granger , who waa then at Nashville , was at
the telegraph ofllce waiting for news when
my dtapatch passed through. The operator
guessed out the dispatch , as he Afterwards
confessed , and It was passed around Nash
ville. The agent of the Associated press at
Loutsvlllo sent out a private printed circu
lar quoting mo as an authority for report
ing the battle as a total defeat , and In Cin
cinnati Horace Maynard repeated , the same
day of the battle , the entire second sentence )
of the dispatch : 'Chlckamauga Is as fatal * ,
a name In our history as Bull Run. '
"This premature disclosure to the public
ot what waa only the trutn , well known at I
the front , caused a great deal of trouble. I
'Immediately set on foot an Investigation to
discover who had penetrated our cipher <
code , and soon arrived at a satisfactory
understanding of the matter , of which Mr.
Stanton was duly Informed. No blame could
attach to me , as was manifest upon the In
quiry ; nevertheless , the sensation resulted
CONSUELA SKIS Tllli : PACE
Her Long Nock andlStrings of Pearls Do
the
REVOLUTIONIZING 'FASHION IN LONDON
Aiiicrlrim Wnmnit'x Tnct , OrlRlnnlltj-
nml .Mrnii * H vcrm-H < lic Vcnllet
ol ( lie Sinn * ! Set on
When the young duke of Marlborough , two
short winters ago , Introduced his slender
youthful American wife to the Inner circles
of English society critical folk shook their
heads despomllngly and gazed askance at her
remarkably long neck. Some were even
heard to go so far as to say that It was a
pity nature should have been so cruel to an
otherwise highly attractive duchess , and ad-
vleed a resort to any device In hopes of ob
scuring the pathetic deformity.
Not so thought wife
, the little 18-year-old
of a duke , for being an American woman ,
and therefore , full of Invention , tact and
originality , she ordered her Jeweler to make ,
of her largest pearls , a collar containing ex
actly seven strings , to fit as close as possi
ble around her B 1m little throat nml button
at the back with seven very big dhmonds
ect on a band of gold exactly four Inches and
oiio-fonrth long.
Of course this tale flow about London In
no time , and If any of the other women were
Inclined to jeer at the fact of one of their
sex being able to wear a seven-stringed col-
j
ff " 'liiMi ' "i nf\/ * VILf "f y '
w
:
I
and says : "The result of our conferences
was that March 31 , 1S63 , Mr. Lincoln Issued
a proclamation declaring all commercial in
tercourse with the stales in Insurrection un
lawful , except when carried on according to
the regulations prescribed by the secretary
of the treasury. These regulations Mr.
Clumo prepared at once. At the same time
that Mr. Lincoln Issued his proclamation
Mr. Stanton trailed an order forbidding offi
cers and all other members of the army to
have anything to do with the trade. In spite
of all these regulations , however , and the
modifications o > t them which experience
brought , there was , throughout the war ,
more or less difficulty over cotton trading.
Early In 1803 Secretary Stanton sent for
him again. He wanted some one to go to
Grant's army , ho said , to report dally to him
the military proceedings and to give such
Information as would enable Mr. Lincoln and j ! I
him to settle their minds as to Grant , about
whom , at that time , there were many doubts '
and against whom there was some complaint. i ;
The narrative continues : '
"Will you go ? " Mr. Stanton asked.
"Yes. " I said.
"Very well , " he replied. "ThJ ostensible
function I shall glvo you will bo that of a
special commissioner of the War department
to Investigate the pay department In west
ern arinlis , but your real duty will bo to
report to mo every day what you see. "
DANA'S COMMISSION.
The commission , a remarkable one , as
i evidencing the government's confidence In a
man Is as follows :
Ordered , That C. A. Dana , eq. , be and ho
Is hereby appointed special commissioner of
the War department to Investigate and report -
port upon the condition of thu pay service In
the western arml's. All paymasters and as
sistant paymasters will furnish to the said
commissioner for thu secretary of war In
formation upon any matters concerning
which ho makes Inquiry of them as fully
mid completely and promptly as If directly
called for by the secretary of war. Railroad
agenU' , iiuartcrnms.crs and commissioners
will glvo him transportation and subsistence.
All ofllccrs and persocs In thu service wl'.l
aid him In the performance of his duties
end will afford him asUMance. courtesy ami
protection. The oalil commlFaloners will
maku report to this department as occasion
may require. "
All his reports were made In cipher , the
cede being known to no one but hlniaelf
and Secretary Stanton. He arranged his
messages himself , trusting no telegrapher
or cipher clerk. "A wrong word , " says Mr.
Dana , "sometimes destroyed the sen so of an
entire dispatch , and Important movements
were delayed thereby. This explains the oft-
repeated 'I do not understand your telegram'
found In the official correspondence of the
war period ,
FAMILIARITY WITH CIPHERS ,
"I have , since the war , became familiar
with a greit many clphrs , but I never found
ono which was more satisfactory than that
I used In my message to Mr. Stanton. In
preparing my message I first wrote It out In
lines of a given number of words , spaced
regularly so as to form five , six , seven ,
eight , nine ind ten columns. My key con
tained various 'routes' to be followed In
writing out the messages ( or transmission.
Thus a five-column metsage bad one route ,
a six-column another , and BO on. The route
was Indicated by a 'commencement word. '
It I had put my message Into live columns , I
would write the word 'army,1 or any ono In
> list ot clue words , at the beginning , Tlio
In considerable annoyance all along the line
I from Chattanooja to Washington. I Bug--
gcscd to Mr. Stanton the advisability of
concocting u new find more difficult cipher ;
I but It was never changed , so far as I now re
member. "
TII ia rvci : TOO HOT.
A GriuiilNOii of ( iflnTiil K | -riii-y a
IllNMliuitfilVi' 'i'l ; , '
J. Watts Kearney , a grandson' the famous -
mous General Phil Kearney , Is to be token
Into custodj by the sheriff of Hudson county ,
'
Now Jersey , because he Is a com-
! , man drunkard and unable to take I
i care of hlnibclf. His father , Gen
eral J. Watts Kearney , caused two writs !
i i to bo Issued by the court of chancery which '
will deprive his criatlc son ot his libert y.
It was a sad recital of fac's that General
iKo-rney ( maiio In the petition which was prc-
Rented to Clianrellor MeGIIl , relates the New
York Hera d. He csscrts that his ton , who
Is also his namesake , acquired the drink
Inblt while at college and at the age of 27
he 'e ' a common drunkard and a vagabond
Incapable of taking care of lilnnolf.
He had done everything that an anxious
parent could do. He had taken this way
ward son with him on all his trjveu , and
the young man volunteered to undergo treat
ment In a sanitarium near Paris , but as soon
as his father left Europe the son left and
Immediately came to America , He has gene
to Boveral places for treatment , but will not
stay. Ho prefers to wander around.
On the odvlco of Dr. James McCrary he
wad committed to a sanitarium at Colllngs-
wood , but ho only remained six weeks ami
then r.m away. Ho returned to Capo May
and dissipated. He subsequently went to j
New York relatives penniless and begging j i
for clothes. Ills brother captured him and |
turned him over to his father , General J. I
Watts Kearney , who took him to his elegant
homo at Kearney. General Kearney asked
for a commission do lunatlco enqulrondo to
examine hu ! Bon as to hla sanity and a wr't '
of no exeat do repub'lco , because ho bellcvcil
hla son would leave the state If ho loirned
of any action to apprehend him.
Chancellor Men 111 appointed Washington
II. Williams , John J. Toflcy and Benjamin
Edgcr the commission , and Issued tlu 'writ
to the sheriff to take the young man Into
custody until the commission could examine
him.
AX HCOXOMJt'AI , I'ltdl'OSITIOV.
Ally Slojicr
"Tho quarter's gag bill Is simply enor
mous. " "Well , If you like , air , for the sake
of economy , Lottie and 1 will elt In the dark
In the future , , / , ( . ,
j
.
lar of pearls four and one-fourth Inches deep ,
their ugly hneeches were que'led ' by the loud
shout of jcy eel up by the le-.illng portrait '
and miniature painters. Long and fervently j ,
j they dwelt upcu the rare beauty of a long
i neck , the advantage of It In grace and ar'sto- '
cratlc bearing the deridenco In necks s'nco '
I the tlmo of JcFhua Reynolds , and a eo'isc-
Iqucnt i falling off In feminine lovelliicea , until
! | sudden'y the fact that she could \\esr a
sovcu-Btrlnged pearl collar made the duchess
| the most envied and admired woman In Lon
don , and eventually brought long necks ,
"swan throats , " they arc called , Into remark
able favor.
ALL THE GO.
It Is a fash'on now penetrating to this side
the watei and to such an extent , both In
England and America , that she who sits
even before a camera demand. . ? that her neck
nhall be made the most of by devices that
tmzck of the t'lcks gf the eighteenth cen-
tury. The phatug aiiher knows all these
Bc-crcts and when a latron telis him fhe must
have a long th.'Jit end'must secure a iile-
turcfsquc likeness , though the distance be-1 I
twecn her chin anil her shoulders Is only a
mattcv of one Inch , he does not Gainsay her.
Instead , he ricks up an album and show : }
her how the women en the other side do It.
and hn.\v , according to their1 photographs and
portraits , at least , nearly every smart.woman
In Londrn p.isscex B a throat that the
famous MUs Annie Laurlo would not blush
to own. The deception Is simple enough , for
the English women have found by making
their heads look very tall the t.noit will
elongate emarlably , and that , moreover , If
the head IE nro. erty ortiamented , the decora-
tpr.s and draperies about It cunningly adJusted -
Justed , an oullnary , commonplace face can be
tainted or i IntcRraphed Into something truly
lovely. This the art it or rhotographc'-
prove by tuinlns over'h's ' album leaves and
showing a s a t of 'titled dame * taken In
heir new hoidili estcs , each ono , you would
wear , the possessor cf a throat half an ell In
ength.
One c' the most attractive among Hie new
photographs Is an American woman , Lady
Oroy Kgcrton , ami her nearest rival U thol
lender of this now fashion , he marvhbncss
of Clronby , not < i bit ot a beauty , like Lady
Egerton , nor very long throated , cither , but
with a yarJ of'flne Old l c * . a few jewels and
a proper poise of bead , she would pag any
where for a woman palilc" by Itomncy or
Reynolds. The young duchess of Marlburough
hs had herself photographed In the exact
headdress the greAt Sarah of Marlborounh
used to wear , and beautiful Mrs. Ourion. who
was Miss Letter of Chicago , has been i > hoto.
graphed wearing a heiddrcss very like that
In the duchess of Devonshire s famous iw
MODERN .MAKE-UP.
Seeing these lovely pictures , It Isn't long
that the American woman can resist an at
tempt at the charming results secured by her
Ilrltlsh sisters , and when she consents to
have herself photographed In the new
fashion a big mirror Is dragged before her
chair , and an expert colffuro takes ( her head
In his hinds.
On a table beside him are heaped nn amaz
Ing variety ot materials , tulle and liberty
silk scarfs , ostrich plumes , widths of rare
old lace , a box of Jeweled pins , strings of
pearls , wreaths ot artlCclit flawcrs and a huge
powder box with double puffs , not to speak
of a great pile of felt ami straw hats ,
trimmed and untrlmmed , that lie at hand.
With all this paraphernalia hours are spent
In experimenting with effects. Towering
headdress a/tor hcadrcss Is erected with the
utmost care , simply to be demolished to make
way for another effort until just the desired
result Is attained.
Among the women themselves the decora
tion most preferred Is the little Sarah Sld-
dons band of black velvet passed tightly
under the chin and pinned with a lovely ,
showy brooch Just under the right car. That
Is , If the ear Is particularly small and well
shaped , else this decoration Is a grave
mistake , and It Is necessary to fill back on
the use of enshrouding , gauzy scarfs on the
Lady Hamilton order. These are especially
affected by fashlunblc matrons , who ECO the
first tiny signs of approaching ago In the
line wrinkles under the chin , but whatever
the head decoratl n may be one solemn
chrgo the altter makes before resigning her
head to the coiffure , "Let the tin-oat be
long. "
pAShun Tin : envrniv MA me.
Driilli of tin InilhtViiniiin Wlm Cnvf
Million * ( o ClK'.rlt.v.
She was the justly renowned Hal Motllb.il
'Wadla. ' widow or a mllllor.jlrc Parsee mei-
chant of Hambay. Hal Motllbal was 101 years
old when she died , and had survived hohus -
Ixuul over thirty years. It Is estimated that
shu Ins In her time given 30 lakhs or 3.000,000
rupees ( about $1,530.000) ) to public charities ,
besides fully 2,010.000 In private almsgiving.
Some yearo ago she presented to the city
of IJSmbay the first Indian hsplal : for na
tive \\onicn. The hospital elte was also her
gift ; and together with the necessary en
dowments. th.'s ' magnificent iircsent c st her
over $2,000,000. lint so enormous was the
coo.l womin's fortune that her heirs were
left several hundred lakhs of rupees.
In Epllc1 of her great phll-inthrci.jy , few
.residents ot the Inland city of Uombay knew
Hal MotllLal Wadla by sight. She did not
drive abroad in her ca rlage , clad In rich
attire , as most ofthc rich Parsee djmcs are
cc2UHtrincil todo. . On the ccutmry. sin.1
M > cnt most of her time within the splendid
solitude ot her great mansion In the I'arsce
bazar.
When Ixrd Rcay. the then governor of
.Hanibay , was about to lay the p.unlatlon
ntone of her hospital , ho visited her In her
hor.se. With him \vent Captain Hnyley ,
C. I. E. , who subsequently supplied to thu
writer the following Homewlat Interesting
inscription :
, "L'ai Motllbal Wadla looked older even
ithan her 00 odd years called for. Her thin ,
nllve hued hands seemed almost transparent ,
'and ' she was buiiiortcil from her divan to
limet Lo d Ileay by , two icrvlng women.
She , was outnarJly nivayed In a Dingle piece
irt material , which enwiavped her from head
! to heel.
, . " 'I he stuff appeared costly beyond my com
putation. It was of very heavy yellow silk ,
which great fringes , uot rf gold lace , but
oZ solid , Jingling gold. The gown was not
caught hround hcv waist , but fell In the
Gvoek fashion from he" neck. The muslin
veil which covers the hrads of Partee women
when abroad bad been laid aside within the
confines of her home , and we had an unin
terrupted view of Hal Motllbai's deeply fur
rowed but still handsome and winning face.
"Sho sp'ke In Hlndoostanec to our Inter
preter , and her voice had a sort of pleading
tenderness that won ou- hearts at cnce. As
the Interpreter translated her words she
lee ! cd straight at Lord Rcay. smiling charm
ingly , and punctuating caeh sentence with
a llttlo nod of approval. I cannot quite re
member what she said ; but the delightful
manner In which It was spoken Impressed
us all very Deeply.
"Pal .Motllbal , ilurlcig the Intc-vlow , leaned
on two dutches of bamboo topped with
pcld , until Lord Ileay Insisted that ahe resume -
sumo her seat on the divan. Her feet were
slioilcns , anJ around the ankles , as well as
over her wrists , were heavy Langlcs of gold
sec with seed pearls and emeralds. A neck
lace of emeralds hung around her neck. She
wo e large tortoV = e shell spectacles , which
K.IVO her a decidedly Incongruous appearance.
As she tottered across the room her gold
fringes rattled , and the bangles she wore
clattered like the kcjs of a Jail warden.
Her mnlris were all dressed very finely , being
lirabibly decked out fo : the occasion. On
o'ir leaving she c'aioej her hands , and a
serving woman entered with a small casket.
Tli'a was handed to Lori Rcay , and on being
opened was found to contain a sumptuous
nearl nooklace , a gift for the governor's
wi'e. "
Her venerated reiralns have been borne
by relatives and priesto ! the Tower of
Silence , ar.d'thc e delivered over to the vul-
tincs. In accordance with the extraordinary
cus.om of her race.
Without doubt the. most wonderful remedy
for pain In Salvation Oil. It sells for 25c.
Cn ! < ! < ii I'ni-llfH In I.oiiilun.
Ono of the beauties cf the London scsson
Is that the gardens can then bo used.
Whf.hcr for reception or ball the grounds
aio always Illuminated , and It Is a blissful
thing to wander away from the glittering
crowd nil } Ecek the sweet-smelling garden
close , where it is quite light enough for
o.io to bo respectably visible and yet dim
rnourh foi me lo cover a multitude of do-
flrlencleB of dress or Jewels. Sometimes , as
at tl'o Marchioness of LinFilowno'B a few
weckn ago , the lawns are covered with car
pet , a'il thli serves both to protect the grass
aid the bums of women's skirts. This plan
quite solves the puzzle of the "Duchess' "
anJ several other writers' popular novels ,
wherein iho lovely heroine Is always oscap-
lr,0from the hall room and listening to a
confcsshn of love In a llowen arbor or by a
fountain. Ono need to picture her with
damp fi'ct and hair out of curl naming about
unlit paths , and one wondered why the writer
let her do Ii. She < > wislicd her skirts over
scorlet Urufsels pathways , ho-.vcver , and eat
mile.1 110 most beec mlng ehido of fairy
lamps , while her gallant brought her Ices
from the near buffet. Given a pietty woman
( she needn't be BO excruciatingly pretty
oltliL- . ' , under these llplrs ) end a wholesome
young man , there U bound to bo love-making ,
especially if iho mooi Is doing her ohvloue
duty. Tito English coclcty iiovellsts are not
such Idiots pfter all.
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