The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-07-10
AN AMERICAN WIFE.
The New Factor in an English
Political Canvass.
Mutual Attraction at Partisan Dinner
Provides Lord Randolph Churchill
Good Wife, Good Fortune and an
Admirable Political Heipmeet.

AumlraDlo HOltClCal helpme6ts
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 5.-The RepubH-
can of this morning contains the follow
ing special correspondence, which is
pertinent to the time in view of events
now transpiring in England:
A few years ago Miss Jennie Jerome,
the second daughter of Leonard Jerome,
attended swell dinner-party in Paris.
Among the distinguished guests was
Lord Randolph Churchill. His attention
was attracted to her by her beauty and
the fluency and brilliancy with which she
carried on conversation in French. He
addressed her, and soon the lord con-
fined his conversation to her. Those
who sat near them stopped talking, and
listened to them with undisguised ad.
miration. Miss Jerome was noted for
her conversational powers, but they had
never seemed to her friends as brilliant
as on this occasion. Lord Randolph
proved q match for her. Her satire
was met with sparkling repartee; her wit
and humor for once found fair exchange.
When the ladies had withdrawn, Lord
Randolph turned to friend and said,
enthusiastically: "That's the brightest
woman ever met" and added, with the
seriousness of fatalist, eI mean to
marry her." Singularly enough, while
he was saying this, Miss jerome was
making almost the identical remark con-
| cerning him todher sister. Perhaps that
| evening she played her favorite Chopin
nocturne more tenderly and wooingly
than ever. Az all events. Lord Randolph
was not slow in discovering that he had
made as deep an impression upon her as
nhe had ON him. Within fortnight
Of their first meeting they were en-
gagged and very soon afterward mar
rted. BY his union with Miss jerome
Lord Randolph secured wife whose
nery and ambitious temperament has
Spurred him on In his political career,
and whose income is sufficient to form q
welcome addition to his small annuity,
for, being a younger son, he is not roll
ing in wealth, ner is his elder brother,
the Duke OF Marlborough, generously in
clined toward him. Indeed it is we'll
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other cordially, and it is to this hatred
rather than to any enthusiasm in behalf
of the Liberal cause that the Dukes sup
| port of Liberal candidate in opposition
to Lord Randolph is credited. That the
Dukes opposition has inspired Lady
Randolph to take part in
HER HUSBANDS CANVASS
of Woodstock for Parliament, to the ex-
| pf mol to- ita
ents at open-air meetings, has not sur
prised her host of friends here, who
know her to be as dashing and intrepid
as she is accomplished. While they re-
member that she can play Chopin divine
| ly, they also remember that when she
follows the hounds she is in at the death.
Indeed it has long been maintained here
that large share of Lord Randolph's g
political success should be credited to
her; that his rise into prominence
dates from the time when she be-
gan to coach him, and that his brilliant
guerilla tactics are the inspiration
of her fiery and fearless temper. 1t is
possible that herlfriends exaggerate, and
that Lord Randolph's unpopularity here
leads her American friends to underesti-
mate his ability. During the visit of the
Churchills here, some winters ago, the
noble Lord was rather snobbish. He
stalked through New York society, with
his hands clasped behind his back, look
ing down upon his surroundings with a
supercilious air of superiority. But,
however that may be, he no doubt owes
much OF his success to his wife
For, though he is nominally a
Conservative, he is in some respects
more democratic in his ideas thar
| the iharal Hic vi ON bf
Irish question show strong traces O
American influence, and his politica
methods often have an element of Ameri
can dash to them. His wife is very popu
lar in Ireland, she having won the hearts
OF the Irish people during her sojourr
there with her husband at the time hi
father resided among the Irish. He il
essentially rogressive-another Ameri
can Characteristic. He hates to have oil
fogies around, and he literally "kicket
old Sir Stafford Northcote up stairs
into the House of Lords. In these opin
ions and methods the strong influence O
his wife may be felt. She is in fact hi
political mentor.
SHE WILL RULE ENGLAND.
Should Lord Randolph ever becom
Premier, not an unlikely event, think O
1T, Britons! an American woman, wit
the blood of freedom coursing in he
: veins, may guide the course of affairs @
your nationl 1t is almost certain tina
she will one day be Duchess of Mari
borough, for the present Dukes only son
, the Marquis of Blandford, is a yer
sickly little boy, and there is little douh
that the Dukes titles and possession
will fall to Lord Randolph.
Lady Randolph Churchill is the secon
OF Leonard Jerome's three daughters
The eldest, Clara, is the wife of Moreto
Frewen, an Englishman who owns
large cattle ranch, which he visits abou
: twice year, Mrs. Frewen coming owe
with him and remaining in New Yorf
The Youngest daughter also married a
Englishman, Sir John Leslie. Lady Rar
dolph is generally considered the bright
est OF the three. Her friends say she
] so full of life and magnetism that
touch of her hand thrills you and make
you tingle. She owns the Universit
Club here and the fine property on whic
1t stands, having been conveyed to he
before her marriage by her father.
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