ROMAN REMINISCENCES

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1468, 17 June 1912, Page 9

ROMAN REMINISCENCES

. . jfcij; Paget, widow flf Sir ,A:iig!isUis : P«RBt, the diyloniatist cOii.tribiit.os ■loathe. Jlnrcii "Niiiettenth sdiii'e ei\\H:- ' tejiiiirg. r.eiHihiscehces of lite, iii Koine. ]»st, :-niter. ;it ibecam'fe capital 1 piStfie .-Dal.'iaii- : ■Kingdom..- Jler. hiigbaiid. was theit British. .Tni)rise.iitiitivc at flie. lfalia!i"jCo'uvt, itndi sli.b -sh.qw.shoiv , sliafp'ly.llpinan- speiety ■diyidcil between-the "Blacks-' b.f/tlid feipril ■eniouraso and the of-the. Koyal Gp.iir.t, '..Ampritg , liei: intiinlites. was-iliirio, ; t.lto operatic stav-i ivhu hail liech (ho , iilpl ;;pf-:,lipu(loii. tlifrty teiwp.. He- iyas Very, poor-, lutving -disapated. the, eiioiinqi'issunis- \y.hjteh .lijs n'od Gi;jsi's ;g[orjpus : ypice,s :lrad brought .to , tlieiji. j\Scofidiiig to- liady I'aget he ,\yas "aljvays. t!iq -jfi-eat -gentle--hiaii," "With snijiy-wjiita liajr ja'iid the iCpmplexion of. ;l girl of; ;sixteei.ii :lie also re.tai.nedi' , ' she .r.em.iirks, ■-'the fire , piUiis. itlaick , eyes, .His. clfess was .siiperl.av ■■.'■tiycly Mat aiid'. ■fresh-ipbking, and'eyeii,' : 'iy.hen. h'a dinexl with iis-:quito- -.alone- ■■ho' , i : woro- ivliite- waistpoSt and .glpVes,. tlfiiigs !■ unknown io. :his-(i;J)'ah , t'rymon-.;pJ' it'hat ida'y:,.' , ■Ho -liveU it tiermi.t'lifo. jh 'Rome,. , -visitiiig 1 . v.ei;j" '(wyiljou.sfSsi. but. on whe'.n': he Kent- to. any: bi'g.^ocial.fiinction,; ■ his,:friends-.,of.■anc.ij>iit..(lays cjqw.pled-arpund: ■.him. A'n'pther- , .retiring perspji ; w]io-. jyas. , attracied ;tp-.'the-. British- Erfl'.fiassi' 1 . -was' ■ Gip.yniihi CJosta-,. the painter : Spinetim.es , when- .1i0,.. .did, iipt apgroyer of: ' .3put.ot.hing liidy- Paget -liatp fainted; 'he. ' would r.iil*, it over, feth :?oft. soapjaiKr^liolil; ■ ij;- for liaif tin- ■.ho.ur. un(lbr,;\ :tap. : '\iiiti.i \tlie : tratiivo. khicli- lie" 'so iimi'cii. -liked wa3;:pb- ,; liji.ricd.. '"Hp- iiseil/' , -she .says, "fd' ; irea|; his. own pictures iii tijat'w.ay', ; may'..iut'er.es.t 1h0.5.0. who. "pos.sess- s.oi.iii?. mi ■his, -treasures.''' I«nb.iicl», tlici. Bayai-jan' .porti\^itp;aiii.te.r,-whb , .reta:ih'ed.,in^ :pcasaii.t: crigiir iii his, To.ugl\Ta.n(l-rcu(ly- ■ speeclV,, ivas in, lifa.studio ■,onb'-<lnyjj;.a'm'ici'. the. ps.rtraitij of ni'a'iiy .famous-lii.eii.-of 't'liiij'. tjr.ie,. ivih.en he iioiiited i<S 'tihe- pf, Jli-;.'. ■CtiaUstone; and ,sa:u!, '"j?. .lip. -liot" lilie:".it-! fa.ila%al, peasltnt?" Paget teca : U«d tins -rPmarii;- wlieiii y?Hrs ■■after.-:.' iyai'ds,.. sihe hea'rd Tlkosqpliisfs' coiiteniling , that Jfi , .. GUidstpne was of' Jack;'Ctul&, lii smte.pf ■tTiei'r.-j>piri'p'ji"4S'V>ri ■'■■. ,i;els, P-iiis. IX drid; King Victor ..llinmaniioli hail , , .".ppareat, .-respect, tfiul: ' afffic.tjpn , .; for each' otfigrv. ."Tlipugh tlift I?ope,:" jUclar.es:': La'dji. ; Pageti had, twi'c'p- ■ ■'excp.riimiinieatid , . the- iCi'iig , ,- -they , .real.ly Joyed jeijcli-'/otlier , ,,! ■foi' tiiey r weie.-.:iTiade of tlie , .,.samorkirid : .b|.. , stuff,, and ''\yaihi. -.belpngsd: emphatically, to,, the. dajs that ; are gQiVe.. Impul,sive' iii..acfipri,, iind.'.B'eiierousi iff -temperar-:, merit, they alloiyed; them^l.yes,'.tlio : riixury.: p'f spnietini.es, le.tting:!"jlieiV feelingspath.. 6|..duty./' , iVh.en Kii'ig Wptb.r ,, .JOmi :in : anujr died; his. ■chaplain./atiappeays;. ioiitrary tp: a)l r-ufe, ; iaye liihi 'full- v a]}=plu--■t.1.0i!,. altlio'iigli his. Jlajesty.: )vjfe 'under, tlio.major exconiiaimicatioii. Jl'.ho. Epp.e; after--wards seht ipr- the :nriest; ; -:aud'iiicruii;ei[ii:. :feeiii!gly alibut ilie ffiiiig's :las(; niomeirts; .- When the , c.hnpjain eoiif.essed w.ha.Vlipjiii.il'. ■(lo.iie, Phis IXi wl.tij feprs .in , liik ".eyeii, cried, "Vm lia.vo done -will, ypu .ha'.yodone well."