The daily critic., 1890-07-14
FAMILY CRESTS.
CHARLOTTE SMITHS SPICY PICTURE
OF ONE FOR THE BONANZA KING.
Mrs. mackay Becomes Indignant, Her
Lawyer tnvestigates, and Now Mrs.
smith viii Sue the aTimes."


Lawyer Investigates. and Now M4a
smith win Sue the "Times.1
On June 2s last the following an.
peared in the Uorting Woman, a paper
published in this city by Charlotte
Smith Mrs John w. Mackay re.
Gently gave a dinner at her palalial
mansion, Buckingham Gate, London
which proved to be the most brilliant
entertainment ever given by private
individual The dinner was very ex.
elusive, only about thirty Of the oldest
names uf the United Kingdom being
| present Guests were supplied with a
m65a bearing their respective initials
| crest and family motto in diamonds and
| rubies. The reception which followed
The dinner was attended by 800
guests. Masses Of flowers, exquisite
music and miniature fountains. con.
cealed bands Of music and singing birds
made It a veritable fairy palace.
What change for Mrs. J. w. NJ. TO
be sure; from running a hash house on
poverty flats out West aud dishinr nm
Corned beef and cabbage on tin plates
TO the miners. There Is nothing like
digging up gold in America and spend.
ing IL on exclusive society I'm the
United Kingdom The WORKING
Woman has menu in the shape of
tin plate used by former boarder of
Mrs John w Mackay, which we would
be pleased 10 send with our commit.
ments through Secretary Blaine To the
Princess Colonna Nothing like having
family crest about the house, and Mrs
Mackay's should be an iron not of
Armour's adulterated COW beef and a
head of Nevada cabbage boiled down 10
a menu The Western cabbage and
beef would kinder react on the fairyland
scene Of Buckingham Gate. There Is
something In a family crest after all
and we will ship Mrs. Mackav one be.
fore the next reception takes place. for
there Is nothing selfish about the IVorE.
ing Woman. even 10 dividing M on the
corn beef and cabbage as souvenirs Of
the past"
This article was mailed to many peo
pie In Europe, as we'll as I'm this coun
try, and coming TO the attention Of Mrs.
Mackay, she directed her lawyers to
make an investigation. One of them.
IL is said, under an assumed name. had
an interview with Mrs. Smith, and the
result Is shown in the following. which
appeared in the New York Times yes
terday:
LONDON, July 12 The following
cablegram from New York was received |
here today by Mrs John w. Mackay:
Charlotte Smith, In whose paper a |
slenderous story concerning YOU was re- |
Gently published, Is crack. Drained |
woman possessed Of vGnomous tongue |
and pen. In an interview she has al. |
milted TO me that she does not know YOU |
personally and Is utterly Ignorant of /
your antccedents or the events of your |
life. Shc claims 20 have originated all |
the false stories about you which have
been IN circulation for some time past.
ard 10 have mailed you and your friends
abroad copies Of her scurriOus sheet.
alleging as her sole motive her opposi.
tion 10 great private wealth.
She admits that the WOmlns M.
tional Industrial League, as whose rem
Icsentative she poses, consists substan
TALLY of herself alone, and confesses
that she invents facts and news, Of
which she gave me Illustrations, to be
published In her paper, to subserye her
own purposes.
She claims TO be engaged IN the ef.
fort 10 elevate the wofkingwoman and
has not failed to aid some poor EN-.
ployes here and there, but does ten
lines more harm than good. She
seems 10 be the victim OF a sort of emo.
ional insanity and cannot discuss any
Iubieet sensibly or even cohcrently. BY
! very few she Is regarded as a profes-
.ional blackmailer, but almost all who
Inow or have heard Of her consider her
comparatively harmless but extremely
cratic crank.
She Is tolerated mainly out Of sheer
lity. Any serious prosecution Of her.
lecause Of her maundeFiAgs against
lourself, OF any Of the hundreds whom
he seeks to slandeT, would be regarded
With unmeasuFed ridicule by every sen.
ible human being In Washington.
Her weakest point Is a craze for no.
orieiy and piuful illusion as 10 her
Iwn importance. Any proceedings
gainst her would merely Intensity this
raying and still further iniure her
weakened intellect Complete disre.
ard Of her silly fabricati0ns Is the
My sensible and charitable course for
on 10 pursue.
You can rely implicitly on the accu.
aey OF my statement Ii Is derived 1
rom the best Informed members OF |
ongress, representatives, of the press,
nvate citizens and the police OF Wash
lgton. Should she continue to annoy
ou | Will, If you SO instruct me, take
-eps 10 have her committed 10 a luna
c asylum for her own good. My al
lee, however, is % lei her severely
lone. NATHAN BLUR,
CounseloT-at Law.
Mrs Smith has written 70 her couu-
i, Colonel IngeTsoll, with a view to !
ling the Times for libel on account Of :
le publication Of the allegation Of D
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