. The Rossettis: Dante Gabriel and Christina; . ignitkant detail that Christinaslibrary contained few books, and that nineteen-twen-tieths of these, according to her brother William,were of her mothers choosing. Crauford was oneof her favourites, and she liked certain novels, butbookishness was not her foible. After Dante Gabriels death in 1882 Christina andher mother spent nine weeks at Birchington awaitingthe completion of the stained-glass window to hismemory placed in the church there at his mothersexpense. Christina undertook the correspondenceinvolved, and her letters to Mr. Shields who
. The Rossettis: Dante Gabriel and Christina; . ignitkant detail that Christinaslibrary contained few books, and that nineteen-twen-tieths of these, according to her brother William,were of her mothers choosing. Crauford was oneof her favourites, and she liked certain novels, butbookishness was not her foible. After Dante Gabriels death in 1882 Christina andher mother spent nine weeks at Birchington awaitingthe completion of the stained-glass window to hismemory placed in the church there at his mothersexpense. Christina undertook the correspondenceinvolved, and her letters to Mr. Shields who exe-cuted the work are models of tine tact and good-feeling, and throw also much light on the practicalmethods of the splendid old lady to whom now, asof old, debt was an enemy to grapple with untiringly. It will always remain your labour of loVe,Christina writes at the close of the episode, but myMother begs you as soon as possible to let her havean exhaustive list of her money debts to the GlassFirm and much more to vourself: that she may as. ROSSETTlS TOMBSTONE IN BIRCHINGTON CHURCHYARD. Cbristina IRoescttl 247 quickly as she can meet her liabilities. At 84 shefeels that to-days duty had more than ever betterbe performed to-day and not postponed until to-morrow. In 1886 Mrs. Rossetti died: M am glad it is Iand not she that is left sorrowful and lonely, Chris-tina said : but after this she herself grew old andlost much of the brightness so bravely cultivated inthe unpropitious ground other natural temperament.,Her passionate attachment to her mother had taken,tender and protecting forms as age made its pitifuliappeal. The Beloved Example became also thebeloved child, to be pleased with playful of these was a habit begun in 1876 and carriedon for ten years, of writing verses to her on day, she having reflected that she hadnever received a valentine. Each one that camethereafter was a fresh surprise, as in the interval thegood lady had forgotten all
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