The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-15
STANLEY AND HIS FIANCEE.
TRUTH ABOUT THE EXPLORERS
ENGAGEMENT.

r.,,t,r,t Pom Portrait or Miss Dorothy
Tonnant by Oae who Knows Her, When
the wedding VIII Take Place and Where
the Honeymoon VIII be spent.
A great deal Of nonsense has appeared in
the newspapers about the encouragement
of Mr.II. M. Stanley TO Miss Dorothy Tenant.
THE TIMES is in position TO furnish the
true facts of the case, having obtained the
information from n source which cannot
be doubted, and our readers may, therefore,
RELY on the accuracy of our statements re-
specting this interesting event.
The lady on whom SANKEY'S affections nave
long been fixed is about thlrty-tbrec years
of age. She is the daughter Of the late Mt.
Charles Tenant, of Richmond Terrace
Whitehall. London, and j. IN no way con-
nected with sir Charles Tenant, who re-
sides in Scotland. Her family consists 81
her mother, herself, two sisters ana one
brother. The younger sister has been mar
ried for some years 10 Mr. +. W. II. Myers
who is well known as "A poet and as con-
trihufOr 10 several of the leading English
reviews. He is also one Of the chief mem
bers OF the psychical Research Society.
Mrs MYERS is a handsome brunette, ana
her portrait, painted some few years ago by
Watts, was much admired.~ She Is an en-
;husiastic amateur photographer, and was
fortunate to secure "A fine portrait OF Brown
inc shortly before his death, copies of which
have been extensively sold in England.
| The elder sister is unmarried, though the
New York World is good enough to provide
| her with a fictitious husband.
Most Of the newspapers have stated thai
Miss Dorothy Tenant is the heroine OF
| Nillois celebrated picture: "les or NO.
ON This picture the lady stands with the
portrait Of her lover held behind her back,
whilst she makes up her mind whether she
shall accept or reject him. This is not the
case however. Miss Tenant l. the heroine
| of another picture. by the same artist, en-
titled. "No,' in which she is represented a.
| looking down at letter, which she holds III
her hand evidently containing proposal OF
marriage. Her unfayOrablc answer Is de-
picted in her face: it is not the same answer
az she gave TO stanley.
I'm appearance. Miss Tenant is striking
She must be nearly or quite rs tall rs hci
future husband. Her figure Is commanding,
her complexion is of the much-admircd
| fresh ENGLISH type. her hair Is most abund-
ant. brushed straight of her forehead. oNCI
| "A roll. without any bangs or fringe rs II
called i'm England. The World. whose re-
porter states that he interviewed her, dcs-
cribes Miss Tenant as a brunette. The
exact contrary is the truth, the lady being
extremely fair. She is clever artist. her
special feature being painting the ragged
| London street Arabs in their various games
and romps. How often, while at work on
her pictures. she must have thought OF
stanley forcing his way through the dense
forests of the Dark Continent. and fighting
with the Arabs who inicst it,
Miss Tenant was engaged 10 Stanley
three wears ago. before he left England on
his last desperate adventure; one can
imagine what a terrible suspense those three
wears must have been with the uncertainty
as 10 his fate and the rImors Of his death.
Miss Tenant counts Irving, Huxley
and Gladstone among her friends. and she
is a warm admirer OF the great liberal lead.
or. she takes keen interest in politics and
the many social questions which are agta-
ting the present generation.
Her devotion to art. however has pre-
vented her ever becoming regular habltuC
of the world Of fashion. She prefers Tn,
| seclusion of the studio 10 the destinations
Of the ball room.
The wedding will take place in Westmin-
ster Abbey on July -. Three of the CHIEF
dignitaries Of the English Church are eX.
pected TO Oficiate and it is rImOred that
Stanley's five companions on his last eXpe-
ditiOn will act rs grOOmsmen. The honey
moon 10 10 be spent in Hampshire. al
Melchet Court, near R0msey, which Lady
| Louisa AshhurtOn has placed ut the dis.
posal Of the happy couple.