The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-20
THE LOUNGER ON THE AVENUE.


MoRLEy's, LONDON, June 3, 1886.
have been to London often, hut somehow the
greatness Of the place grows upon me more and
more at each visit. Figure TO yourscf, you please,
city where four million people lyc-a city thirty
miles long and fifteen Wide Think how much II
takes to keep these people In something to cat each
day alone, and then for the year. ono can scarcely
grasp the enormous magnitude OF II all.
SAVIOR could not hear-the debate In the
Commons last evening on the Second Reading OF
Mr.. aadstoue's Omnibus Irish hill. The proceed
ings seemed tame. Mr.. Gladstone looked very old
and bent, and seemed to have lost his usual vlgor
aud nrc. He realized that at last ne had been de-
feaed, and life for him Ia too short TO ever regain
what has slipped from his hands. As compared
with our Congress, there IS no oratory IN the Com
mons. There are two or even perhaps three, fairly
good, ready speakers, hut there Ia no man either
side who possesses the readiness that made Mr..
Blaine such a dangerous antagonist In his time, or
the Skill aud ability In statement OF the late Benja-
min II. Hill, of Georga, or the Hon. Randolph
Tucker, still In the House.
met the other day Lord Randolph Spencer
Churchill, the type and Idol OF young Tory England.
In his movements he seems to depend mainly upon
audacity. "Lduddce, todjours rduddce," seems to
be his motto, as well as It was that OF the great
Frenchman. In personal appearance he is. to my
mind, the Identical double Of Lieut. James Allen, OF
the Third Cavalry though he lacks the "set.up" and
military bearing Of that gallant dragoon. II "Jim"
Allen were In London think he might walk into
Parliament and make even a speech In Lord Ran
doph's name without being discovered, unless,
Indeed, his accent betrayed him. In short conver.
saton with Lord Randolph I heard some rather
startling things. lie has no hesltancy In saying
that MIR. bill had passed. or Il under any
new ideal" II should pass, there will be civil war In
North ireland. lie declares that tho Protestants
will never submit to tho dictatlon OF the Roman
Catholic Irish. When asked him how much truth
there was In the story that thirty thousand Irshmen
had been enrolled for tho purpose Of resisting the
enforcement OF the action Of Parliament In granting
home rule no simply smiled, and said It was not for
him to speak. The bitterness which ls growing be.
tween Gadstone's followers and the Tories Ia almost
Incredible. The Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland was gross
y and bitterly nsued the other day by theMarqus Of
0rmonde In the lobby OF Parliament. "Ilow dare You
speak to me, you id traitor 2" Ia the Identical Ian
guage used. 1t Ia very, very seldom indeed that an
English gentleman Of the rank of James Butler, Mar
quis OF Ormonde, uses such words to any one
much less his peer. The incident has been the talk
OF the clubs, and Illustrates better than anything
else could the pitch to which feeling has arisen.
think the American Eagle might scream very
triumphanty over fact which exists on this side
Of the water, which Is the triumph which our coun.
wit and beauty II Is scarcely necessary TO say that
all this Is vehemently and bitterly resented by the
British matron who has daughters to he married
Chief In the list OF American ladies' who hold the
hrst place In society are Lady Ablnger, who was
Mlss Magruder; the Marchioness Of Anglesy, who
was Miss King. OF Georgia, and Lady Churchill, who,
as all the world knows, Ia Leonard jerome 8 daugh-
ter, Of New York. Lady Ablngcr, of whom less ia
said perhaps In the society papers, Is one OF those
who has not forgotten her own people In her trans.
planting to British soil. Indeed, I ind that all
American women married to men OF rank here are
very proud OF their parentage and native land. This
Is especially true OF the Marchloness of Anglesy,
who 80 ar as rank goes. s the highest In the social
| scale OF American born women OF title In England
or them all, however, none Is stronger In favor in
high quarters than the brilliant, handsome daugh.
| ter OF Leonard jerome. A very august lady asked
| me the other evening II we had In America many
women as clever as Lady Churchill, ani added (and
she Is In position to know what she Is talking OF
that the lady In question had been OF
| the very greatest service to her husband
| In his last canvass for a seat In Parila-
Lament, not only by her advice. but her own
services. In fact, 1t Is becoming notable fact that
ambitious young Englishmen, desrous Of playing the
game OF politics, succeed very much better and more
surely when they have American wives. Witness,
for instance, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who
| married the daughter OF the American historian
stuplder Englishman. But this clever, ambitious
wife lifted him into the Cabinet as Homo Secretary.
The same may be said In greater less degree OF
Mrs. Hughes Haet, nee Schaumberg,o of Philadelphia.
Everybody in Philadelphia society remembers Miss
Emily Schaumberg, one Of the cleverest as well as
the handsomest of the noted bellies OF the Quaker
City. She married Col Hughes Iallet three years ago
Her husband Is wealthy country gentleman. who
left The army to take possession OF valuable estate
which he Inherited. lie had always lenchdnt for
| politics, but somehow could never manage to get
Into Parliament until last year, when, aided by his
clever, shrewd wife, he was nominated, and In a
borough largely Liberal was elected as Conserva.
tive 1t Is really true that these things have had
mighty effect on the minds OF the Brton, and as 9
consequence our countrywomen are looked upon as
the best possible helpmeets for one ambitious for
political distinction. You can easily enough under.
stand how all this enters like iron Into the British
matchmaking mothers soul. Still 1t is written, and
there is no way out of 1t. But she belrs amably,
you may be sure.