Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-18
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
The English Premier Shown up as a
Lover Of Woman-A Glimpse Of
English Court Life.
The Granville DeGiers Notes on the AT
CHAN Dispute Promised During
the Whitsun Recess.
LONDON oosbIP.

LONDON, May I'LL will perhaps
be news 10 most American readers
that Mr.. Gladstone Is vulnerable to
gossip, especially 10 gossip concerning
womsn, but Count Paul VassaIi refera
ciroumstantially TO the premier as hav'
ing been engaged in u not very cred
table intrigue with q lovely woman,
described as Laura Il ;" who Is
known to many, and who Is described
IN the counts letters In the Nouvolle
Revue az woman who
has contracted some very
respectable debts In Paris society,
'ithe only thing about her" says Vas
sail, (which can be called respectable"
The count, In that part Of his literature
in which he assoclsted the name Of
Gladstone with Laura b." declared
that "the beauty named had occasion
to send her portrait TO her old admlrer,
and Mrs. Gladstone, who jealousy
watches over the whims and fancies
of her husband, sent the portrait back. !"
Concerning the same subject the
count says among other things: 81
cannot tell you whether the relations
OF the grand old man with Mrs. Lang
try have ever really stepped beyond
the bounds OF q certain sentimentallsm
but i can tell you that he has not
ceased TO pay his court TO women.
He has passion for the billetdoux
and even from his seat In parliament
he sends notes 10 one Of his beautiful
assistants which are often handed to
discreet messengers under the eyes OF
Mrs. Gladstone aud are suppressed"
f1nYn N finn Ihn A hntlt
Gladstone's alleged relations with
Nine. NovIdo6, the editor Of the
Nouvelle Revue, which Is publishing
Count Vassall's letters, declares as
friend of this lady that the reports
are false. He would, however, say
that he cannot affirm that woman
Of such intelligence AS that possessed
by Mime. Novidofl IL not battered by
the sentiments with which she in
spires Mr.. Gladstone, but denies that
she has ever responded even with q
shadow Of Irritation.
Count Vassali refers to Lord Harting-
toms alleged long connection with u
celebrated duchess. The count says
the marquis does not attempt to please
any other woman. "She governs
him entirely and Ii discreet enough
TO respect the proprleties Of society
which, thankful for this concession,
closes it's eyes"
Equally INSCRIPTIONS Ia Vassal's
reference TO Sir Charles Dixie, an ad.
voeate for cremation. The court says:
He had his young wife cremated and
another woman alive makes him glow
with "A gentle flame. Fair, intelligent
aud distinguished, the friend of Sir
Charles 10 still not AZ grand "A lady as
the friend OF the marquis OF Harting-
ton, but she Htill takes him away from
the.vulgar life,n
Concerning the court itself, Count
Vassali says. "The very air about the
royal residence Ia filled with envy,
hatred and malice. The 93l persons
attached to the court are all In terri
bile purgatory. Those immediately at
tached To the queen are the greatest
sufferers, Nothing can be compared
to the bondage of the chief lady In
waiting. She must sacrifice her habits,
her personal tastes and even her
opiniona. Alas for her, IL she happens
to be u better musician or more skill
full dTaughts- woman than the queen. -
Upon mere observation of the same
kind, Count Paul says: 1.-THE queens
favorlte topics OF conversation are
FNhEiui
maladlee, shocking deaths, funerals,
everything belonging to the dominion
OF the horrible, her majesty adores,
and che doIes on blood-stirring
stories about murders, executions,
and suicides, Thus young American
lady who one day during
dinner described graphically
the suffering and death OF
President Garfield became nj once n
favorite with the queen, who made the
young lady her guest for three weeks. -
The prince of Wales comes into
Count VGssalli's letter for a great deal
OF space, In one paragraph
about prominent characteristic
Of his royal highness, the author has
the following: Tho prince of Wales
graclousness toward pretty women
amounts 10 a weakness, His mothers
court In the gayest court In Europe.
The prluce himself allows his fair
friends any liberties which they may
choose TO take, aud he often over,
looks very striking circum stances,p