One evening, at a watering-place, at the first ball Mrs. Weston had ever attended, she was struck by the appearance of a lady who passed her, leaning on her husband’s arm. The lovely features of this stranger, her pure and brilliant complexion, her eyes beaming with cheerful goodness, and an indefinable grace in all her movements, impressed the artist as if she had seen a vision. Some years afterward she met Mrs. Coventry Waddell, and recognized in her the charming ideal who had been enshrined in her memory. Her portrait of this lady belongs to Mr. George Vansandvoord, of Troy. Mrs. Waddell’s appreciation of Mrs. Weston’s abilities, and her friendship, proved a valuable aid to the sometimes discouraged artist. Mrs. Weston’s flesh tints are especially natural and beautiful, and she gives a high finish to her copies of paintings. Those from the old masters, and others, have such wonderful fidelity that her achievements in this line would alone suffice to make a reputation. “A Witch Scene,” from Teniers, is admirable. One of her own compositions is “A Scene from Lalla Rookh,” and she has painted both landscapes and portraits from nature. She still resides in New York. ANNA MARY FREEMAN (MADAME GOLDBECK). has a high rank among miniature-painters in this country. She is the daughter of an American painter, though she was born in Manchester, England, where her parents resided for some years. She came to the United States when very young, and early devoted herself to the pursuits of art, from which she has for ten years derived her support. She is gifted in various ways; she has written some excellent poetry and stories, and is known as an accomplished elocutionist, having given readings in New York and elsewhere with success. Her powers as a painter, however, have been exercised most profitably.