The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-03
MINNEAPOLIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1884,

ness outside his bedroom door with th
result that he always sleeps we'll.
| Mr.. Gladstone does not smoke an
dislikes tobacco IN every form. he ha
no need of stimulants and scarcely eve
drinks ANYTHING stronger than ligh
claret of which he does not profess t
be a connoisseur. He has a protoun'
contempt for smart attire and prOfount
dislike for new clothes, In winter b.
wears TALL black hat and black clothe
which include a queer looking shOr
overcoat with a long cape fastened on
The cape. which Is absurdIv dispropor
tionate in length to the coat. gen
orally opens out as the wearer walks
along the street and assumes the ap-
pearauce Of great substantial wings
In summer Mr.. Gladstone dons tai
white hat and wears light clothing
usually of grey cashmere. If left tt
himself he would doubtless become q
very shabby looking old gentleman, but
Mrs Gladstone 8 sollcitude and vigilance
stands him in good stead in this as in
other important matters. Mr.. Glad
stone has accustomed himself to look
upon this matter Of dress as within
that domestic department OF which he
| wisely recognizes his wife as para
mount chief, and he dons, with demur,
any suit which Mrs, Gladstone may
put in his Way, Ii he should miss a
comfortable old coat or pair of pants
of bagginess too pa|pable for Pail
Mall, he knows that Mrs. Gladstone
has been making raid on his ward
robe, slghs, smiles and saws nothing.
MR.. GLADSTONE rs NOT A RICH MAN.
It is estimated that his private in
come does not exceed G7,OO0 a year. and
the demands made upou the purse OF d
man in his position ara enormous ln
the course Of every year he receives
many presents from humble admirers,
often specimens from working men of
their handicrafts, and his return gift III
almost every case is his photograph
bearing his now familiar AUTOGRAPH.
All the world is aware Of Mr.. Glad
stones prowess as a w0odman. When
residing at Hawarden castle week
never passes In which he does not spend
few hours in the open air irving the
edge of his famous ak upon the big
trees. But the great solace Of his age
is reading, and the hobby to which he
is most passionatelY devoted is the col
lection of old and rare books. He eau
never pass second hand bookshop
without stopping to examine the stock.
There is not one second hand bookseller
of any note in London who does not
regularly send catalogues TO Mr.. Glad
stone aud he receives early intlmation
of anything good in the shape of rare
or curious editions to be obtained at a
moderate price. His taste is eclectic.
For Instance, after attending Stanley s
wedding III Westminster Abbey last
summer
HE ESCAPED FROM THE GAY CIR OVID
and made his way eastward entirely
alone to Southampton Row, where he
overhauled the stock Of bookseller
with whom he frequently has dealings.
Having moved among the great ones
OF the earth for upwards of half a cen
tury Mr.. Gladstone is nece- sarily
versed in the courtier's arts, but he
thoroughly dislikes them, and when in
Office practices them as little as his po
sition Of prime minister will permit
In this. as in other respects, he is radi
cally different from the present Tory
Premier. Lord Salisbury.
The latter loves nothing better than
to wear court uniform and to bask in
the smiles of royalty. He has frequent
audiences with the queen and supple
backbone inherited through long line
of ancestors of the great house of Cscll
enables him to bow so low as nearly to
touch the ground with his noble nose.
He is an adept in the art of walking
backwards, ard a past master in the
craft of fl .Jtery. Mr.. Gladstone. on tn g
contrary, cannot or will not talk Gown
to the level of the average prince, and
in the presence of the queen he bears
himself with an air Of proud humility
and manly Difference. which Is some-
times embarrassing and not intre
quently annoying to his royal mistress.
1t is not to be wondered at, therefore.
that the great Liberal statesman is not
favorite at court and that he is rarely
invited there. When in Office he gen
orally delegates to one of his colleagues
the duty of paving the numerous visits
required bv state affairs and goes to
court himself only When commanded
It remains to be said that Mr.. Glad
stone is richly blessed IN regard to his
domestic relations. His wife has been
his devoted helpmate for more than 50
years, aud his bearing toward her is
Nhr,y,