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Show Trevaa of Yfoaian Afad log Mrs Margaret Anne Neve Is a ro-markable ro-markable old lady living lu London In good health and the full poaacaalon of all her faculties at the full ago ot 103 years Sbe was born In tbe Island of Ouerniey on May 18, 1192 That was the yesr In which Oeorgo Washington was elected to his eecond term as president pres-ident of the United Ststes In that year civil rights In Hnglsnd wore given to the Catholics for the first tlmo since the reign of Henry VIII In tbot year was formed tbe first Huropean coalition coali-tion against France, and In thst year Kngland made certain of her Indian empire by tbe capture ot Serlngapatam and the submlaalon of Tlppoo Sahib It was the year before I-ouIs XVI nnd Msrle Antoinette died on tho scaffold Mrs Neve's maiden name was Harvey Mlia Harvey wss a girl of 18 when tbe battle of Trafalgar was fought When tho battle ot Waterloo was fought she was two years past her majority. Her memories of thst lime are clear and definite Bhe saw much of the exiled French Oeneral Charles Francois Du-mourlrx, Du-mourlrx, who conducted the celebrated "csnonnade de Vslmy," and ho was one of the many admirers ot her wit and beauty In Waterloo year she msrrled Mr Neve, n Kentish gentlemen of In dependent roesns, and went with blm oa a continental tour, which Included a visit to the hlstprlo bat'';"" B" . i .... ih. n-" of Waterloo what F1Ck.m "!.-.'' most cherlihed pos-'""ili-a belt buckle worn by one oTthe Imperial Ousrd When Marshal Ulucher went to England after Waterloo Water-loo Mrs Neve was presentod to blm ind showed him tho buckle. Her wed ding (our was the pretule . a long jH series of travels and when, after1 twen L ty-flve years of married Ufa, Mrs Neve H was left a widow ahe continued her H Journeylngs with Mrs Ituyshe, her M warm friend Mrs Huyabe wss a great j collector of curios and antiques At- KtiaO moat the whole of Europe was traveled iaKo over by these two energetic women be- BUI fore tho da) a ot railroad, when travel- UNlt Ing meant something of effort nnd dls- jlagB comfort They were In Spain In 1882, mEP when the Alhambra was being reator- llljBgm ed, and Mra Neve has n collection ot B9 tiles and original decorations which -MB she secured at that time from the ruins 3E3 of the old Moorlah palace Nothing, IKS! perhaps shows her lote ot travel more MHsT- forclbly than the fact that In 1852, nt Wilt the age of 90 she made Ihn Journey In nt9H Cracow l'oland, to see tho memorial IgWic erected to Koaclusko New York Hm I'rrss UQ |