Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . place of his baptismal Henry Strachey, was not a devoteeof society by any means, but a skillful and popular surgeonand cultured profession gave himample means, and he wascomplaisant enough not tobalk his wifes desire to en-tertain all of society,including the most pro-nounced freaks that clung toits periphery. To be a nov-elty in fact or reputed, wassufficient to secure entree intothe salon of this house was large and herheart larger; and no end ofgood things that she didstill stand to her credit on theGreat Ledger. Mrs. Le Vert
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . place of his baptismal Henry Strachey, was not a devoteeof society by any means, but a skillful and popular surgeonand cultured profession gave himample means, and he wascomplaisant enough not tobalk his wifes desire to en-tertain all of society,including the most pro-nounced freaks that clung toits periphery. To be a nov-elty in fact or reputed, wassufficient to secure entree intothe salon of this house was large and herheart larger; and no end ofgood things that she didstill stand to her credit on theGreat Ledger. Mrs. Le Verts eveningswere eagerly sought by all classes in the amusementhungry city. They were wholly unceremonious, the ex-clusives herding together and the others interminglingas best they could. Everybody was welcome. A sort ofstaff collected around the entertainer, its chief beinggallant and reckless Major Harry Maury. This stalwartand witty cousin of the little but able General Dabney , some time in command at Mobile, was an original. MKS. HENRY STRACHEY LE VERTAND DAUGHTER DIDDIE 184 BELLES, BEAUX AND BBAINS OF THE SIXTIES in all regards. It was he who asked that famous Lazarusconundrum, repetition of which by Bishop Wilmer, inNew York, set the sensitive North agog. Maury was a privilegedcharacter in Mobile, and espe-cially at Mrs. Le Verts. Itwas there, as reported, that hevented the now ancient rea-son for declining in one night, whenalready laved internally, thehostess proffered the foamingyellow mixture. Maury said:Thank you, none for prefer my eggs poached; Itake my milk and sugar in mycoffee, and Im man enough totake my whiskey straight! With diametrically oppositeintent, Mrs. Le Vert wasalert as any spider with in-vitations into her parlor. Nostranger with name or record could escape. When Kossuthcame to this country, she seized and exhibited him, makingmore ado over him than over the sturdy old commodore,Duncan N. Ingraham, who had rescued the Hun
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