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and Louise。 。 。 。 On our arrival�察�we found�察�to our great vexation�察�that Friday 

was the only day in the week in which visitors were not admitted�察�and that 

we must content ourselves with seeing the grounds and go back without a 

glimpse of its noble galleries of pictures。 Fortunately for us�察�Miss Murray 

had several friends among the persons to whom the Queen has assigned 

apartments in the vast edifice�察�and they willingly yielded their approbation 

of   our   admission     if  she   could   possibly    win   over   Mrs。    Grundy�察   �the 

housekeeper。       This name sounded rather inauspicious�察�but Mr。 Winthrop 

suggested that there might be a ;Felix; to qualify it�察�and so in this case it 

turned out。     Mrs。 Grundy asserted that such a thing had never been done�察�

that it was a very dangerous precedent�察�etc。�察�but in the end the weight of a 

Maid of Honor and a Foreign Minister prevailed�察�and we saw everything 

to much greater advantage than if we had 150 persons following on�察�as Mr。 

Winthrop says he had the other day at Windsor Castle。 。 。 。 On our way 

��home�А  �we   met   Lady   Byron   with   her   pretty   little   carriage   and   ponies。 

She alighted and we did the same�察�and had quite a pleasant little interview 

in the dusty road。 

       Sunday�察�May 30th 

       Your father left town on Monday。 。 。 。 He did not return until the 27th�察�

the morning of the Queen's Birthday Drawing´Room。                   On that occasion I 

went   dressed   in   white   mourning。   。   。   。   It   was   a   petticoat   of   white   crape 

flounced   to   the   waist   with   the   edges   notched。   A   train   of   white   glace 

trimmed   with   a   ruche   of   white   crape。  A  wreath   and   bouquet   of   white 

lilacs�察�without any green�察�as green is not used in mourning。               The array of 

diamonds   on   this   occasion   was   magnificent   in   the   highest   degree�察  �and 

everybody was in their most splendid array。             The next evening there was 

a   concert   at   the   Palace�察  �at   which   Jenny   Lind�察  �Grisi�察�Alboni�察  �Mario�察  �and 



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Tamburini sang。        I went dressed in ��a�А�deep black dress and enjoyed the 

music highly。       Seats were placed in rows in the concert´room and one sat 

quietly as if in church。        At the end of the first part�察�the royal family with 

their royal guests�察�the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia�察�and the Grand 

Duke   and   Duchess   of   Saxe´Weimar   went   to   the   grand   dining´room   and 

supped by themselves�察�with their suites�察�while another elegant refreshment 

table was spread in another apartment for the other guests。 。 。 。 Jenny Lind 

a   little   disappointed   me�察  �I   must   confess�察  �but   they  tell   me   that   her   songs 

were not adapted on that evening to the display of her voice。 

     On    Sunday      evening    your    father   dined   with    Baron    Brunnow�察     �the 

Russian Minister�察�to meet the Grand Duke Constantine。                     It so happened 

that the Grand Duke and Duchess of Saxe´Weimar appointed an audience 

to   Baron   and   Baroness   Brunnow   at   seven�察  �and   they   had   not   returned   at 

half´past seven�察�when the Grand Duke and their other guests arrived。 The 

Baroness immediately advanced to the Grand Duke and sunk on her knees 

before   him�察  �asking   pardon   in   Russian。      He   begged   her   to   rise�察  �but   she 

remained in the attitude of deep humiliation�察�until the Grand Duke  sunk 

also on HIS knees and gently raised her�察�and then kissed her on the cheek�察�

a privilege�察�you know�察�of royalty。 

     。 。 。 On Monday evening we both went to a concert at Mr。 Hudson's�察�

the   great   railway   ;king�察─  �who   has   just   made   an   immense   fortune   from 

railway stocks�察�and is now desirous to get into society。                These things are 

managed       in  a  curious   way   here。    A   NOUVEAU           RICHE   gets     several 

ladies of fashion to patronize their entertainment and invite all the guests。 

Our   invitation   was   from  Lady  Parke�察  �who   wrote   me   two   notes   about   it�察�

saying   that   she   would   be   happy   to   meet   me   at   Mrs。   Hudson's   splendid 

mansion�察�where would be the best music and society of London�察�and�察�true 

enough�察�there was the Duke of Wellington and all the world。                    Lady Parke 

stood at the entrance of the splendid suite of rooms to receive the guests 

and introduce them to their host and hostess。               On Tuesday morning I got 

a note from Mr。 Eliot Warburton ��brother of ;Hochelaga;�� to come to his 

room   at   two   o'clock   and   look   at   some   drawings。      To   our   surprise   we 

found   quite   a   party   seated   at   lunch�察  �and   a   collection   of   many   agreeable 

persons and   some   lions   and   lionesses。       There  was   Lord   Ross�察 �the  great 



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astronomer�察  �Baroness   Rothschild�察  �a   lovely   Jewess�察  �Miss   Strickland�察  �the 

authoress of the ;Queens of England;�察 �Eothen�察─�and many more。 Mr。 Polk�察�

CHARGE at Naples�察�and brother of the President�察�dined with us�察�and Miss 

Murray�察�and in the evening came Mr。 and Mrs。 McLean�察�he a son of Judge 

McLean�察�of Ohio。 

       June 17th 

       On Friday evening we went to the Queen's Ball�察�and for the first time 

saw     Her   Majesty     dance�察  �which     she  does    very   well�察  �and   so  does    the 

Duchess of Sutherland�察�grandmother though she be。 

     On Monday evening we went to a concert given to the Queen by the 

Duke   of   Wellington   at Apsley   House。         This   was   an   occasion   not   to   be 

forgotten�察�but I cannot describe it。         On Tuesday I went for the first time to 

hear  a  debate   upon   the   Portugal   interference   in   the   House   of   Lords。    It 

brought   out   all   the   leaders�察  �and   I   was   so   fortunate   as   to   hear   a   most 

powerful speech from Lord Stanley�察�one from Lord Lansdowne in defence 

of   the   Ministry    and   one   from    the  Duke     of  Wellington�察    �who�察   �on   this 

occasion�察�sided with the Ministers。             On Wednesday was the great FETE 

given by the Duchess of Sutherland to the Queen。                 It was like a chapter of 

a fairy tale。    Persons from all the courts of Europe who were there told us 

that nowhere in Europe was there anything as fine as the hall and grand 

staircase where the Duchess received her guests。                 It exceeded my utmost 

conceptions of magnificence and beauty。               The vast size of the apartment�察�

the    vaulted    ceilings�察  �the   arabesque     ornaments�察     �the  fine   pictures�察  �the 

profusion   of   flowers�察  �the   music�察  �the   flourish   of   trumpets�察  �as   the   Queen 

passed   backward   and   forward�察  �the   superb   dresses   and   diamonds   of   the 

women�察  �the   parti´colored   full   dress   of   the   gentlemen   all   contributed   to 

make   up   a   scene   not   to   be   forgotten。  The   Queen's   Ball   was   not   to   be 

compared        to   it�察 �so   much     more    effective     is  Stafford     House     than 

Buckingham         Palace。   。  。  。  We  were    fortunate    to  be  present    there�察  �for 

Stafford House is not opened in this way but once in a year or two�察�and the 

Duke's health is now so very uncertain�察�that it may be many years before it 

happens again。        He was not present the other evening。 



     LETTER�此        �To     Mr。   and    Mrs。   I。P。D。   My     dear   Uncle     and   Aunt�此�



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LONDON�察�June 20�察�1847 



     On the 19th�察�Saturday�察�we breakfasted with Lady Byron and my friend�察�

Miss Murray�察�at Mr。 Rogers'。           He and Lady Byron had not met for many�察�

many   years�察  �and   their   renewal   of   old   friendship   was   very   interesting   to 

witness。     Mr。 Rogers told me that he first introduced her to Lord Byron。 

After   breakfast   he   had   been   repeating   some   lines   of   poetry   which   he 

thought     fine�察 �when     he  suddenly     exclaimed�此      �But    there   is  a  bit  of 

American PROSE�察�which�察�I think�察�had more poetry in it than almost any 

modern verse。;        He then repeated�察�I should think�察�more than a page from 

Dana's ;Two Years Before the Mast�察─�describing the falling overboard of 

one of the crew�察�and the effect it produced�察�not only at the moment�察�but for 

some time afterward。         I wondered at his memory�察�which enabled him to 

recite   so   beautifully   a   long   prose   passage�察  �so   much   more   difficult   than 

verse。    Several of those present with whom the book was a favorite�察�were 

so glad to hear from me that it was as TRUE as interesting�察�for they had 

regarded   it   as   partly   a   work   of   imagination。 Lady   Byron   had   told   Mr。 

Rogers when she came in that Lady Lovelace�察�her daughter ��Ada�� wished 

also to pay him a visit�察�and would come after breakfast to join us for half 

an    hour。   She     also  had    not  seen   Rogers�察   �I  BELIEVE�察      �ever。    Lady 

Lovelace joined us soon after breakfast�察�and as we were speaking of the 

enchantment       of   Stafford    House    on   Wednesday       evening�察   �Mr。   Rogers 

proposed      to  go   over   it  and   see   its  fine  pictures    by   daylight。    He 

immediately went himself by a short back passage through the park to ask 

permission   and   returned   with   all   the   eagerness   and gallantry  of   a   young 

man to say that he had obtained it。          We had thus an opportunity of seeing�察�

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