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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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