•tifel women vferc present". - Several
•of t.hem ‘belonged to the English nobili
ty. As my eyes glanced’’ roiyid the
.thi ey wtnioM riveted* to, as byj
a spclji upon, ’he form'.of a majestic
looking woman; whose queenlike and
peculiarly graceful- carriage >vas un
equalled by the bearing of any that” sur
rounded her. She was attired, in a
robe of crimson.velvet”. -Its long train,
bordered with ermine, lay in rich folds
at her feet. Her form might have
I been considered too expansive for. per
fect beauty, were it ""not that its" fault
less symmetry made you’forget" the
size imadmiration. of the proportipns
Her soft dark hair war simply, parted
j on .the whitest of foreheads, and its ex
i überant tresses gathered into one grace
ful knot behind. Her exquisitely
moulded head was encircled by a liari
of diamonds. Those gems remind me
jof her eyes, which were of a blue so
i intense, and so brilliant, that you mis
took them at first for black. And they
always spoke in advance of her lips
Her complexion was of that transpar
ent whiteness, softly blending on the
cheeks with peach blossom hue which
"is seldom possessed except by the
daughters of “Ocean Isle.” Her part
ed lips when she smiled, disclosed a
set of teeth, that almost seemed to re
flect hack the same light as a bed of
snow upon which the noon-day sun was
shining. But that smile—it was more
sweet than gay. And as you looked
upon her you felt, that it was not the
perfections which entered in her per
son that rendered her beautiful. It was
the expression—the grace—the bril
liancy—nay—it was the reflection of
a soul beaming over all!
I beckoned to my friend, and, de
signating the lady who had arrested my
attention, said:—“Surely thul must be
Ladv Bulwer?”
“You are right,” he replied triumph
antly: “I made a bet that you would
discover her, for when she is present
there seems to be no body else in the
room Is she not a magnificent wo
man?”
The history of Lady Bulwer was at
that time upon every lip. The envious
blamed, the compassionate pitied; the
disinterested praised.—But her conduct
was so unimpeachable, her character
so unblemished that the voice of sland
er was hushed in awe. 