The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-25
HANDSOME LADY BROOKE
rHR WOMAN WRO STARTED THE
BACOARAT SCANDAL.

The Marked Attention Paid to Her bv
the Prince of Wales-ais Wife's JeaI.
susy-e Ulcers Fight Over Her in
Berlin.
From the New York Press.
LONDON, June 10.-Lady Francis EVELYN
Brooke is said to be the handsomest woman
in Europe. This alone would make her an
OBJECT of interest. The fact that she is held
responsible for the explosion of:the Gordon.
Cumming scandal makes her still more In.
teresting. Lady Brooke missed being Wis
count by being born a girl. She comes
from family which had a most sineular
streak of luck for two generations, in the
abundance of female, and lack of male Off
spring. Consequently, although there were
plenty of children. the viscounty of May
nard became extinct in 1865.
Had Lady Brooke's father lived five
months longer he would have been Wis.
count anyway, but he went to the grave In
January. and the old viscount, his father.
followed in May, borne down by weight OF
wears and daughters. So that according "a
tEnglish rule Lady Brooke was not even OF
mobile birth. But she amply made up for
the extinction Of the Maynard name by
marrying Lord Brooke, son of the Earl OF
Warwick and descendant of the redoubt-
3ble kingmaker.
SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE.
81 Lady Brooke is enjoying her twenty
NTH summer. She does not look it. She
deserves the peaches and cream com
exion often met with among the pure
itish arisrocraoy, as fresh as ten wears
%. Her eyes are graYish blue; her hair q
hit brown, and her features just reliev ed
m chilling regularity of outline by a
bte tilt of the nose, at once suggestive
saucy. Her ladyship is of medium
ght, and form that as yet shows nc
e3iency to that nightmare of the British
iron, embonpoint. Everybody who
Its Lady Brooke raves about her ewes
My would redeem homeIy face. With
ures that can be called beautiful they
irresistible.
one understands dress better than
" Brooke. She is never overdressed.
6aps she errs little too much In The
direction. But there is the excuse in
base that, neck, sholders and face, she
stand both the glare of the ballroom
the light of noon without danger OF
bye to her attractions. She does not &c
"a too much. And perhaps this is one
"a IN why she keeps her youthful bloom
nf1 paired, at the same time that she pre-
sr15 IS the interest that frequent appear
ID in public might impair.
Lily Brooke has a most indulgent
tend Lord Brooke is an III. P. of
yh0<b nobody ever hears. He is a CON-
la Int individual. proud Of his beautiful
if bnd Attorney cattle, and dearly loving
"a hunt or steeplechase. He is about
Ell years older than his wife, to whom he
we his seat in parliament for Colchester.
Vh8 the election contest was going on
oorl< two years and a half ago Lady
r01k e drove about the borough in four-in-
lid stopping at the houses of tradesmen,
Ing pleasantly with their wives, and in
m8 instances patting the cheeks of the
il0fen when they were clean.
4b8 won her way to the hearts of the
sopB who knew little about Lord Brooke,
IL tho did know and love the lovely Miss
aI1ard. Brooke, however, might as well
III remained at home, so far as any signs
parent of his presence in the House OF
1r1Ib hons. Indeed, he is seldom there, OF
iy4bere else but at Easton lodge Essex
h14 his better half is doing the London
IN SOCIETY.
" Brooke has, Of course, entree to the
Isl society. The Duke of Cambridge,
III of the queen and commander-in.
of the armies. dined with Lord and
Brooke a few days ago, in the full
of the baccarat scandal, aud present
were tho Marquis and Marchioness
hlisbury Lady Brooke first met the
be Of Wales in 1888 at dinner given
be Marquis of Carmarthen in the town
Of the Duke of Leeds The prince was
duced by the marquis, and Immediately
ia to show the most marked attention
lady Brook.
conduct in this respect attracted gen.
notice. and no doubt remained that the
had made a deep impression on hii
hl highness It was also noticed thai
Y Brooke treated the prince with more
b usual amiability. In the following
Inner the Prince of Wales was frequent
6tor at Dunmoue Lodge, when LORD
poke was known to be away from home
/ he was also a frequent and favoritt
est when Lord Brooke was there, for his
fdship seemed pleased rather than other
se to see the heir of the throne dancing
tendance on his wife,
THE ANGRY PRINCESS.
The affair at length became scandaloul
pough to arouse to resentment of tbs
Princess of Wales. The princess has tbt
Heputation of being blind to her husband:
fallantries and wilfully deaf to any rumorl
affecting his conduct. But from the frs
Pie took a dislike to Lady Brooke. She
avoided parties at which she might meet
lady Brooke, and positively declined Il
Ihave that lady's name entered on the list Of
Ifamily associates. The princess could moi
prevent Lady Brooke from attending q
royal ball, even though she tried to freeze
her with glance, and pretended not tc
hear the conventional remark of respect.
At length the preference OF the prince be-
came so evident that a scene occurred, they
say, In the clubs, that was entirely novel &c
the Prince of Wales. The story is that the
Princess both pleaded and threatened, anc
talked about going home to the stupid little
palace at Copenhagen. The prince. who, il
; believed. really loves his wife. notwith-
landing his erratic preferences, made prom
ses that prevented the Copenhagen trip
and has partly kept them.
Nowadays, when he wishes to have pleas
ant time with Lady Brooke, he gets some
friend to invite a party TO the friends HOUSE
" the country, and the party always In
Guides the Prince Of Wales and Lady Brooke
nut not the Princess of Wales. This is said
70 have been the origin of the meeting al
51rranby Croft and its famous baccarat game
Inc Wilson's felt highly honored by the