Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-08
The stanhope.s Fall.


Well, another frail woman's character is
gone, shattered pact recovery, says Olive
Logan in the Philadelphia Times. 1t will all
be forgotten in day or two, but this morn
ing the details of the Stanhope divorce case
are lying printed on every breakfast table,
circulating from hand TO hand in every chop
house, whirling over the country in every
railway car. Poor Camille Dubois Poor,
weak, absurd little woman, who drew prize
in life's lottery, where 30 many blanks
abound, and then was sh How, shiftless
enough to throw it away! This soft, gentle
eyed creature was on the stage in burlesque,
and believe has twanged the banj) and
shuffled the hoedown on the various play
house stages OF America, as well as + Igland.
Here, however, it was thai the Hon. w ynu-
ham Edward Campbell Stanhope, son of the
Earl of Harrington saw this lovely crea-
ture, and, seeing her, loved her. He loved
her as nobly as a noble man can, and Offered
her marriage, which she accepted. To be
sure, there was q tradition of a theatri.
cal marriage in the Emily, former
Earl of Harrington having married the
great Mics Foote, the peerless "Julist" Of
two or three generations back. All the same,
a peerless "Juliet" and an obscure actress of
burlesque are Two different persons, and this
being the case, there was something particu-
larry noble and touching In the attitude of
Mr.. Stanhope's mother, the Countess of Hsr-
ring on, vho took her sons love to her heart
and called her daughter. The marriage took
place in 1877. and Mrs. Slaohope declares
| that until within four months hack she has
| been true and faithful wife TO her liege.
| But in a little matter of this kind four
| months are IS good Tor az bsd) SIS four yesrs.
Like "MercuIio's" wound, which had llmita-
| tons in respect to width and depth, twill
l serve.
The tempter came in the shape Of dash
ing Irish lieutenant-sDother Charles O'Mal-
ley or Harry Lorrequer, no doubt-a fasci-
mating fellow, but interruptions Aaron
BUR- Last August Mrs Stanhope Was yscht-
| ipg with her husband of Cowes, wheo, uode,
| pretext OF her fathers illness in town, she
came 10 London and met her seductr, Lieut.
| Walter Adye. Detectives on the track, S
| hotel reg isler, servants who ident fy the par
ties, the fatal chain OF evidence is complete
Poor mothl poor, weak winged, light-hesded
mothl Usually the male eulprit in thest
cases escapes with scant cepsure from society
| but under the present circumstances il mus
surely be that decent people will refuse tc
remember who Lieut.. Adye is when he bows
10 fact | have heard that the Queen will
have ne further use for his services in III.
Royal Irish Rites. But can't help pityin.
the poor, foolish little actress. 1t is enough
to make the great Miss Foote, the peerless
"Juliet," turn in her grave that another
| actress should have entered the noble hous,
of Stanhope-by virtue of her own example
So it were-and then should not have known
how 10 bear, with dignity and virtue, it
blnshing honors thick upon her!
The heroine of this wretched drama is ap
pesring nightly upon the stage st one o
the theaters, but only those versed in tn,
history Of London footlights recognize bel
as the foolish and guilty creature who
wrouged a man who paid her the highes
compliment msn csn psy woman, that o
M king her his wife. Peer or peasant, a mar
csn give no more Than his paternal name to
the woman he is fond of and so prove to hel
his belief, with Tennysop, that true hearts
are more than coronets and simple faith thar
Norman blood