Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
MRS. LOGAN ABROAD.

Her Views of Gladstone, the Queen and
the Prince of Wales.
s'You saw Gladstone?"
Eyes. and Bismarck. I saw them
both several times. / was interested
in comparing them. In one way they
strike one as having the same general
character. Both forcibly suggest
strength, firmness and intellect But
in other respects how vastly different
they are. Bismarck appears to one as
cold, hard. immovable. Gladstone has
an expression of gentleness and SYM
pathy. He is soft spoken, and suggests
kindness and affability. His eyes are
as bright as boys
Il had an excellent opportunity of
forming an opinion of Mr.. Gladstone"
continued Mrs. Logan, for 1 had the
pleasure of meeting him socially on
two different occasions. One was at
Sir Edward Reeds house when the
Cardiff people presented their memo
rial to Mr.. Gladstone. Miss Florence
Pullman and 1 were the only Ameri-
cans honored with invitations to that
most charming affair. Sir Edward
Reeds presentation speech was ex-
tremely good. and. in reply. MIR.
Gladstone made really grand address.
You can imagine how delightful it
was to me when he read a paper in
which he said he found the most touch
ing tribute he had yet received was
the resolution drawn up in my own
State of Illinois and signed by the Gov
ernor of Illinois, in praise of Mr.. Glad
I
tain myself. 1 clapped my hands and
exclaimed: My own Stater
Later on Miss Pullman and were
invited to the dinner Mr.. Carnegie
gave to MIR. Gladstone. and 1 had the
seat upon Mr.. Gladstone's left. He is
most charming conversationalist.
And so earnest! He told me that he
had only one desire in life, and that
was to see his ideas in actual operation.
It was his great wish, and he spoke
frequently of it. You would be sur
prised to find how conversant he is
with American affairs. He knows
American politics through and through.
He astonished me with his familiarity
with them. And in other matters the
same. He is familiar with the social
problem presented by America. He
asked the closest questions about
American life. thought and feeling.
He was intensely interested in the
phases of the labor problem as shown
in our country, and the Clan-na-Gael
affair afforded subjects for much inter-
esting talk. The great problem of
self-government, as exhibited under
American laws and conditions, is evil
IDENTIFY subject of the closest study
with him.
4 was presented to the Queen also
and to others of the royal house. 1
met the Queen at the reception to the
Shah of Persia This was a magnif-
cent affair, naturally. The Queen is
much maligned in picture and print
She is not at all the coarse creature
she is painted. She is of course, stout.
but there is nothing unrefned or coarse
about her. On the other hand, she is
a quiet, retiring lady, who dresses
tastefully in the black she has worn
since her husband died. She wore her
customary black widows cap. Her
manner is extremely courteous and
dignifed, and 1 was much pleased with
her. But was more pleased with the
Princess of Wales She is a most
lovely and lovable woman"
us the Prince of Wales SO fascinat-
ing as he is painted?" was asked.
The Prince of Wales" said Mrs.
Logan. smiling, lis not fascinat-
ing and there is nothing in the
least remarkable about him. He
is an ordinary man. but his wife is
more than charming. 1 liked her
much better. From an Interview in
n. Y. Sun.