The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-19
A VERY GAY PRINCE
Scandal RumOrs About Wales
and Lady Brooke.
THE FASTEST OF A FAST SET
Their Relations Are the Topic Of London
Drawing-roOms and Clubs-A Case OF
Fourteen Correspondents

Especial to THE RERALD-Examiner Cable.1
LONDON, June 1S.-Last week did not
close without the gossip mongers having
the best OF it For several days rumors
nave been afioat both in clubs and drawing
rooms to the effect that the exposure Of
Lady Brooke in connection with the bacca-
rat scandal was inevitable and that legal
steps had already been taken against the
prince and herself. Sir William Gordon
Cummings friends accuse her openly Of
having been the cause of his ruin. The
last friends of a faster prince, however.
emphatically deny there is any truth in the
matter and say that it is nothing but the
malicious talk of jealous society women
Recently at a select social gathering where
royalty and its satellites were not present,
1t was open talk that the threatening clouds
which had been overhanging his royal high
ness head forsometime past had by no
means been dissipated. The relations be-
tween the Prince ofWales and Lady Brooke
have been the topic of social gossip on special
occasions, as yet nobody has openly accused
the pair or any undue intimacy, yet it mas
been repeatedly limited if Lord Brooke
were not so easy going he would long ago
have put stop to the repeated interviews
between his wife and the heir apparent It
IS also well known that the Princess of
Wales has strongly objected having Lady
Brooke's society forced upon her and the
Queen simply ignores her.
A few years ago rumor had it that Lady
Brooke had become smitten with the hand
some guardsman, but that Sir W.; Gordon
Cumming being aware of the close rela-
tons between his friend the prince and the
lady in question, met her advance coldly.
Lady Brooke has always been known
among her friends and at court as one OF
the most mischevlous gossip mongers. She
IS considered woman VINO will never rest
until she has brought ruin upon any person
she hates. Her past has been such as TO
give color to the unfavorable comments
made on her character. All London knows
her married life is not happy one. Lord
Brooke has always been an Insignificant
man, who has no other merits excepting
having been the college chum of the late
Prince Leopold, duke of Albany.
Lady Brooke before her marriage was
Miss Maynard. Her father, Colonel May
nard, left an enormous fortune, of which
only the smaller part went TO his widow,
who soon after his death became the wife
of the Earl of Rosslyn. Lord Brooke is the
eldest son of the Earl of Warwick of War
wick castle. He is undoubtedly the poor
est peer in the united kingdom and conse-
"
Miss Maynard came off, IL was hailed with
delight by the earl and family.
A few years after their marriage rumors
became afioat concerning an imminent social
scandal, in which the names of several
prominent statesmen, officers, etc, were
connected with that of one Of the wealth
lest and most beautiful ladies' OF the Eng
lish aristocracy. 1t did not take long be-
fore these rumors assumed great con-
sistency and IL became an open secret that
Lady BroOke's reputation was at stake.
No less than fourteen correspondents were
named, among them as usual, the gay
prince, the Duke of Marlborough and even
Lord Randolph Churchill. The affair was
hushed up, and the only man who saved his
reputation in the matter was Lord Ran
dolph Churchill The rest carried the
stigma of the affair until the scandal, like
many others, had died out. 1t seemed then
but little short of miracle that the pure,
sweet, simple girl, who but few years ago
appeared 10 be the essence of truth, good
ness and purity, should be brought into
court with no less than fourteen Co
respondents so shortly after her marriage.
Another interesting fact is that Lady
Brooke was the intimate friend of Lady
Colin Campbell. The foul air which in
tests the circle Of her intimate acquaint-
ances and the unmanllness of her lord and
master have certainly much to do with the
vagaries and eccentricities of her present
life. Ever since this beautiful and in some
ways talented woman became prominent IN
society, she has been the public leader Of a
very fast set at London, Ascot, Sandown
and Goodwood. IL racing circles she IS
known as the LADY pluuger," and many a
''booky" has gone home with his pockets
filed with crisp bank notes after her lady
ship has had a bad day. Some years ago
she spent a season at Monte Corlo, and
there too, she is said to have lost a large
T.$ ,Itk,
cause why LORD Brooke did not push the
divorce case for the above is known. but it
was limited the old Earl of Warwick OBJ
jected to having his untarnished name
dragged into court. Apart from this Lord
Brooke's next brother, Captain Fulke Gre
vile was acting as bear leader to the
Prince of Wales eldest son, and it u
was brought to bear upon the heir
of Warwick castle from that quarter.
Furthermore, Lady Brooke's step father,
the Earl of Rosslyn, holds at present the
post of captain Of the Queens body guard
of gentlemen alarms and he is one of the
most conspicuous figures of London society.
AL excellent sportsman and an execrable
poet, he has the highest opinion of himself
He is, however, not popular and is often
sneered at. His sister is married to Count
Munster, German ambassador at Paris.
Lord Brooke was in his seat in the house
Of commons last night for the first time in
months. His presence was commented on
in view of the prominence Of his name OF
late in current gossip. simultaneously
with his lordships appearance in public life
comes the announcement that his wife,
Lady Brooke, is indisposed and will aban-
don all her engagements for the near
future People who believe Lord Brooke
is at last to bring suit for divorce naming
the Prince of Wales as correspondent, are
bordering over these developments, carl