The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
CAREER OF LADY BRooKE.

The Woman who Caused tho Baccarat Scam
dnl-Hcr Rcputationnot tho Best.
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The relations between the Prince Of
Wales and Lady Brooke have been the
topic of social gossip on several occa-
sions. As yet nobody has openly ac-
cused the pair OF any undue intimacy,
yet 1t has been repeatedly limited that
II 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. 1t is also n
well known fact that the Princess Of
Wales has strongly objected to having
Lady Brooke's society forced upon her,
and that the Queen simply ignores her,
A few years ago rumor had 1t that
Lady Brooke had become smitten with
the handsome Gnardsman, but that Sir
William Gordon-C Cumming, being aware
OF the close relations between his friend
the Prince and the lady in question,
met her advance coldly. Lady Brooke
has always been known among her
friends and Mt court as one oil the most
mischieyous gossip-mongers. She is
considered a woman who will neverrest
until she has brought ruin upon any
person she hates. Her past has been
such as TO give color to Tile unfavorable
comments made on her character. All
London knows that her married life is
an unhappy one. 4 Lord Brooke has
always been an insignificant man, who
has no other merit except that Of having
been college chum Of the late Prince
Leopold, Duke Of Albany.
Lady Brooke before her marriage was
Miss Maynard. Her father, Col. May
nard, left an enormous fortune, of which
only the smaller part went to his
widow, who soon after his death be-
came the wife OF the Earl OF Rosslyn.
Lord Brooke is the eldest son Of the
Earl OF Warwick, of Warwick Castle.
He is undoubtedlythe poorest peer in
the United Kingdom, and consequently
wnen Lord Brooke's marriage with
Miss Maynard came off it was hailed
with delight by the Earl and his family.
A few years after their marriage ru-
mors became afloat concerning an i'm
minent social scandal in which the
names OF several prominent statesmen,
officers, &C., were connected with that
Of one OF the wealthiest and most beau
tiful ladies Of the English aristocracy.
1t did not take long until these rumors
assumed greater consistency, and 1t be-
came 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 Randolph Churchill. The rest
carried the stigma Of the affair until
the scandal, like many others, had died
out. II seemed then but little short OF
a miracle that the pure, sweet, simple
girl who but few years ago appeared
to be the essence OF truth, goodness and
purity, should be brought in court with
no less than fourteen Correspondents so
shortly after her marriage.
Another interesting fact is that Lady
Brooke was an intimate friend OF Lady
Colin Campbell. The foul airwhich in
tests the circle OF llerintimate acquaint-
ances and the unmNnliness of her lord
and master have certainly much to do
with the yagaries and eccentricities OF
her present life. Ever since this beau
tiful and in some waysrtalented woman
became prominent in society she has
been the public leader OF a very fast set
ut London, Ascot, Sandown and Good
wood. In racing circles she is known
us the Gladly plunger," and many n
"booky" has gone home with his pock-
cts filed with crisp banknots after her
ladyship has had a bad day. Some
years ago she spent the season at Monte
Carlo, and there, too, she was said to
have lost a large amount Of her fathers
wealth.
The real cause why Lord Brooke did
not push the divorce case above refer
red to has never boon known, but it
was limited that the old Earl OF War
wick objected to having his untarnished
name dragged into court. Apart from
this, lord Brooke's next brother, Cap
tain Fulke Greville, was acting as bear
leader to the PRINCE Of Wales's eldest
son, and it is likely that a good deal OF
influence was brought to bear upon the
heir OF Warwick Castle from that quar-
ter. Furthermore, Lady Brookc's step
father, the Earl of Rosslyn, was Cap
tain OF the Corps OF Gentlemen-at-
Arms, and he is one Of the most con-
spicuous figures OF London society. An
excellent sportsman and an execrahle
poet, he has the highest opinion OF
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