Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . Martha was a model of propriety, circumspect in her ways and a fit exem-plar for imitation. Nellie was vivacious and social in her disposition. She relished 88 SOME OLD HISTORIC LANDMARKS society and was always a welcome presence in its circles. At Mount Vernon she wasin constant touch with the intercourse and manners of its many distinguished x^meri-can and European visitors representing every department of the know
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . Martha was a model of propriety, circumspect in her ways and a fit exem-plar for imitation. Nellie was vivacious and social in her disposition. She relished 88 SOME OLD HISTORIC LANDMARKS society and was always a welcome presence in its circles. At Mount Vernon she wasin constant touch with the intercourse and manners of its many distinguished x^meri-can and European visitors representing every department of the knowledge of the times,and at the republican court she had thrown in her way, extraordinary opportunties ofexperiences for acquiring social accomplishments nnd easy and graceful manners. Shewas a child of nature and delighted in all beautiful things. To the servants of the Mount Vernon estate with whom the writer talked forty yearsago, many traditions had come down from their ancestors of the kindly treatment andgood offices and influences of Miss Nellie. Gilbert Stuart painted her portrait at theage of seventeen, an engraving from which prefaces this WASHINGTON AND NELLI?: CUSTIS. A distinguished cotemporary who had mingled much in societys gay circle of thatperiod has left us this pleasant account of Nellie, She has more perfection of expres-sion ot colors, of softness, of firmness of mind, than any one 1 have ever seen loved out door exercises and sports, rode frequently on horse back with her guardianwhen he went to insjiect the progress of work on his plantation, when he rode to hismill on Dogue run, to Gunston, the home of the patriot Mason, to Colchester and Alex-andria. At tlie latter place she had many friand^, the Carlyles, the Ramsays, the Dal-tons, the Craiks, the Arals, the Fitzgeralds and Johnsons who made frequent visits toMount Vernon and with whom at their hospitable homes in the new town she was anoft time guest. All this gave her healthy phys
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