Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-14
THREE FAMOUS WOMEN.
WIVES OF DISTINGUISHED ENGLISH
MEN WHO ARE ALL POWERFUL.

WIVES OF DISTINGUISHED ENGLISH.
MEN WHO ARE ALL POWERFUL
Mrs. GIadstone's Wonderful Influence Over
Her Husband - Assistant as Well as
Wise-The Famous Clergyman's Trusted
Counselor-An American Woman.
There are three women in London who are
seldom heard of in the newspapers, and vet
to them more than to any other persons be-
longs the credit Of much Of the success of
their husbands The first is Mrs. Gladstona,
stoop shouldered, always plainly dressed in
black silk of old fashioned cut, her iron gray
hair falling gracefully over her ears, from
which depended pair Of curious, long, an
tique earrings.
MRS. GLADSTONE.
How much influence she has had In shap-
ing the policy Of the great empire only few
people know, but by answering attention
to her husband by watching him at all hours
of the day, and by spending sleepless nights
in giving him care and attention, she has
managed to preserve his health. and, III the
trainer of an athlete, keep him always = con-
never been known to depend much upon the
advice of Others, but if he is ever at loss
as to the proper course to pursue, he invari-
ably seeks the counsel of his wife, She has
followed him SO closely in ell of bis public
life, and has herself been sucn an ardent stu
dent Of sociology and statecraft, and being
a woman so entirely be hind the scenes that
she cannot be prejudiced, her opinion is valu-
able, and she gives it unhesitatingly In the
Gladstone house at Hawarden the wife of the
grand old man has her own desk in the IL
brary, and with her own hands she takes
care of her great husbands papers, books and
magazines, and attends to much of his pri-
vate and public business.
1t is hardly necessary to say that she is
strong minded woman. She is the only per
son In the empire who absolutely controls the
great ex-premier. To him her word is law,
and no matter how much he may rebel
against her kindly wishes she always ends by
conquering him.
During the last ten years of his life there
have been many times that his health has
been such that he could scarcely be expected
to speak in public or to remain in the commons
until daybreak. At such times Mrs Glad
stone has never hesitated to assert her author
ity. On more than one occasion, indeed on
scores of occasions, when she thought he was
speaking too long, or that his voice sounded
husky, or that he was apt to take cold, she
has gone from her seat on the platform bold
ly up to him, clapped his hat on his head, or
thrown an old shawl around his shoulders,
and dragged him to a seat. Gladstone always
insists on speaking with barred head. This is
the only point in which he will not permit
even his wife to dominate him. How many
quarrels there have been over this subject of
wearing hat at a public meeting no one
knows, but at the critical moment the great
mans wife has usually conquere sd him.
In her home life Mrs Gladstone is one Of
the most genial OF women. Her children
have grown up around her and are all settled
Her chlldrens children now play gleefully
about her knee in the sunset of her life. She
is happy In her husband and in her family
or fifty years she has been the wife of one
ot the most famous men that the world has
produced She has not been a shrinking,
llnlId creature, but a woman of commanding
intellect, OF hrmnesS and of sincere Christian
faith She IS loved and respected wherever
she IS known. What more could any woman |
asks
MRS SPURGEON.
One OF the other women is quite as famous |
Is Mrs. Gladstone and much resembles her N |
ACE and form It is Mrs Susie Sturgeon, |
Fhe OF the greatest pulpit orator in the |
world. She Is one OF the pillars of the Taber |
lacFe III New1ngtol. She teaches Sunday |
chooi Class there, devotes some tine TO her |
husbands college for young ministers, and |
vice week spends day with the orphan /
BOYS and girls at StockwelI. Like Mrs Glad |
tone she Is very careful OF her disting |
husbands hfe, and, like Mrs Gladstone, she /
S her husbands most trusted counselor.
In the library OF their residence at West
vood Mrs. Spurgeon's desk adjoinS her hus
'ard's, but IN another portion Of the house
ne has little den OF her own, where she cor
ects books and Pamphlets for the Colportage
ssociauion and where tne sewing society
o1lstiInes meets to prepare clothing for the
'oor OF London. She Is dlssinctively home
ody and never misses one Of FER husbands
erTRons unless her heslta Is too poor TO per
nit her leaving home. She appears % be in
be full PRIME o. HE, altboug she Is BOW
grandmother. Fer children have ali mar
ied and settked down Eet sons are minis
ers, and Der only daagbser Is the wife Of
ainster- She is the leading spirit IN the
reat ohurcn over which her husband presides-
Inc other woman nas also olstiR lnsaed
ushaEd. She Is younger, and In pdvsscl
pPesrance fairer than txose mentioned
6oFe. she Is al American, TOO. Who has
managed by her tact, her hrdire and Der
esury TO conquer sll before her. Il Is Lady
randolph Churchill, wife OF tie eonmtx.c
tTG Randolph, who, il Is safe TO say, IS ols
I the most talked about men Of toe empire
o-day, and VINO may Yet De prime minister.
ga years ago be was regarded a. oralr,sess
'p- To-Day De Is one OF the great Doan, aod
le future hol1s much In store for him
Lady Randolph Churchill u one OF the 80
al stars Ii the great frmarnens a London
.er rise frern tie tailor made daughter Of
ls " ali street nrot,eY TO the wife OF q lord
toe realm has been rapid aud 70 sorne PEG
e mysterious, but IL has been done By Aer
everness and ozsc-. NhiIs Lord Randolph
hurchill has ihs faculty cf maEcsg eHr-nEss. | |
: riie has toe faculty o. Enaaiag trends
De i one - the bes1 Lad sor1eu IA socse9y-
ae IL invited eys-yUhera Sire eEte-t.Aisss /;
slt literally, as-rcsigh Ter izcon1e Is nor :,
Efficiently large 10 WARRANT pssanssng. Her /
asa&od - domestic - Ass sGairS and ~ .