Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-04-20
Misfftlaneous..
MABEL GRAY.
The Career and Death of the Queen
/ of the Den,i-M0nde of london.


death of Mabel Gray, the famous queen
Of the deini-snondeo of London, but
some facts connected with her extraor-
dinary career may not be euninteresting.
She was once poor sewing girl. The
most notorious and conspicuous of those
who supported her in luxury and splen-
dor, according TO all aceouHts-fOr it is
I q notorious scandal in England-has
been the Prince of Wales. At one time
she was engaged to be married to the
heirito one Of the oldest English duke
doms; but, by strenuous interference of
his friends, and the granting for life to-
her of a liberal provisions, what would
! Ebave been a gross aaesallidasee was for
tdnately prevented. Many stories are
told OF her dashing ;extravagance.C
Her name and conduct were the theme
Of Sossip in the clubs. she was the
Original of BOucieault's 1fFormosa." "
She it was who gave its name to the
Mabel Waltz" composed by Godfrey,
the leader Of the band in the Guards.
Che caused the ruin of Captain Mil
swas fannted in every shop window in
Patti the Queen and the Princes aps
Wd5 -8cCt1, tIGC- f1lOItf-
ma, that 0ther famous Assqaeen of the
wick flower Nisow, ut Kensing on Gar
dens, an. fitsing biooded,ho, Sc on the
fashionable palrk drive called "Rotteni
Row"-always- -mipgling at such times
with the poblest ladies of the land.
Once g Anony.nan5 had the audacity in,
riding on the Row: 70 compel the iPrin-l
cess OF Wales 70 turn out and give her
the road by giving the princess horse
q smart blow with her whip The af-l
front wasneyer made the subject of any
action. The Prince who seems to have
Inherited all the vices as well as the
stupidity of his royal ancestors, the
Georges, is openly talked about as hav-s
ing squandered vast Sums on, Mabel
Gray.n On one occasion, at the Ascot
races, this 9want6ni made this weak
Prince bet .$l00, 900 on particular
horse, and he lost. The power of his
infatuation with the creature for whom
he had thus proved untrue to his wOr-
thy wife, the young Princess Alexan-'
dra, of Denmart, na.ty - inferred from
the fact that W lille pay:,sg out such law
ish sums to crafty her " Fiims, he was
to all 0thers-if we are to credit all re-
portsAextremely penurious, not to say
,Iniserly. 9Mabei Gray had a sum ltu-
GUS villa at st. .Iohn's Wood, Brofnpton
"a part of L0ndOn-w where she dwelt
in such splendOr asa few women have
commanded since Cleopatra. In her
stables there were always dozen or
fifteen costly bloodeda horses, than
which no flnercan be found in England.
These were for the saddle and for,
driving, AMI they were the gifts of her
numerous ariStOcratic eatnirer5.U She
dined off of dishes of silver and gold.
Her apartments were furnished with
regal richness. n The salopn was sixty
feet long by thirty feet in. width, and
the, frescoed ceiling was fifteen to
eighteen feet above the costly velvet
carpet-the latter piece of Gobelin
work, which displ syed a view of the
port Of Marseilles, which cost SIC. 200.
Velvet hangingss like these of some of
the rich old chateaux, We're in keeping
with the carpet and styles of sofas,
lounges, and countless articles OF costly
furniture in the room. A pub lished
account gave q description of the room.
There was an immense and very costly
mirror, framed in gold, and showing
an inside frame OF crimson velvet. The
table, ottamans and furniture generally,
were rich and expensive to the last de-
gree. Statues, fbronzes and shells
paintings by MISSIONER and other mas
ters-splend9f and luxury in, every
thing struck the eye of the visitor. The
young woman herself has been known
by her photographs not, only all over
England, but by many in this country.