Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-16


shakes, and the gallant assurance that
America. instead Of having lost daugh-
tor. hal shared the fate Of all good moth
ers-in-law and gained a son. At this
tine-not long after his marriage Mr..
Wide was the manner OF man in ones
mind on hearing that good old rousing
chorus from ''Pinsfore:"
For as IS Al Englishnan!
Big. brawry. square shouldered, free
6sted-not q bad man by any means to
stand between q woman and the sledge-
hzmmersi
Mr.. Wide is anything but young
man. His hair is streaked with graz,
his beard so trimmed as TO cut out the
gray about the chin. and under his good
blue eyes are the footprints of late
hours and high living. There il the
portly figure and the heavy veins Of the
hands showing tho elimination, not the
incipiencJ. Of anhood.
Mrs. Leslie Is no longer young. II
were an insult to her work and expsri-
sncs to call her such She is better than
young-she is tie full grown, capable
woman. Her ss.n is clear and smooth,
her eyes bright and quick to I'LL with
tears. and her figure almost girlisA in
its rounded syminstry. At her worst,
In the untempsred glare Of day and her
ofsce dress, she looked fully young
enough for Mr. Wilde.
These notices must be very amusing
TO you, Mr.. WILDE" said. referring to
the clippings.
He smiled. then frowned. EYES," he
answered, If they were only not vul-
gar. vulgarity in journalism, like vitu-
peration in argument. weskens the
point"
1 Among these clippings was one from
. London paper. which, in speaking Of
Mr.. Wilde as a .'commoner," went on
to say that he was no common COM
rnoner. but gentleman, 3 journalist, .
musician and man Of marked Individ-
ualty.'
The gross misconstruction which the
papers have put on Mrs Leshss remark
that her devotion 70 Lady Wide bad
mach to do with her marrying her son
Is most nljust. IL is well Known fact
that Mrs. Leslie and Lady Wilde bave
been the warrE.st Of friends for eght
years. 10 Is friendship of which Mrs.
Leslie. as much younger woman. .
visitor to England and fellow jour
nslist. may wall DO proud. Her refer
PACE to 10 rs bearing upon her marriage
- Mr.. Wilde was the natural tribute Of
TREND to friend. daughter to mother.
A pretty incident showing the oneness
II these famous women was TIE joint
appearance Of their biographies and pic
lures in Dublin magazine called Tho
Lady Of the Rouse,' dated Sept. Is.
when neither they no- the pubic knew
that they were ever to be more closely
united. In this article Mrs. Leslie IL
spoken Of as '.ths beautiful newspaper
queen" and Lady Wilde - 'Sperxnza,
who still queens IL IN her magnificent
drawing rooms at 14s' Oakley street.
London. where come together men and
women OF all nztionalities, each one dis
finguished In his or her way. the Amcri-
can element, perhaps, predom.nstizg
and Numbering among it, representa-
sives suea women a. Mrs. Frances
Hedgson Burnett, Louise Chandler
Moulton. Mrs. Frank Leslie, Mrs. Proc
tor etc.
This article ten goes on 70 mention
Lady wilde's latest book, . collection Of
Essays bearing the title. Men. Women
aud Books," and dsaling with such sub
Secss a. Jsar Paal Richter, The Giros-
aias, Miss Aartineau, Lady Biessington,
B~srgc Eliot. Lord Isytton. pisraeli.
Thomas Moore. Ileish Hunt. Words
worth. Alfred Tsnuys0u, etc.
Besides sssng able 20 write eharmingly
a all thess distinguished pefsohsg>s,
Lady wilde knew ssd entertained
Rrewnsng. Carlyle. pesrie. Levsf. Fa-
ss~r r-ort. Thseksrsy. Denis Fforencs
Mccarthy. csc.
l asns kl&rs Mrs.. Leslie for beins
rrssz u the friendship Of such woraan
ant uNryfsx her sssa
But the iaserview have written Of Wa
psSrs than . nsaEh ago. ssncs then tin
HIGHT II ne hsnsynsoen kas wxned fal
sAis happs ssnris knt &c kness and werrJ
ha~s sast their dsrs 81 sdsSs ever them
Mr. wilae has ssea prsssxsted b
q ssw$oue sex~sk of hensrrexss a
shs ssou>sh. . uxl&ty which earn,
sesr e..fsnx hss NE more sssn yss'
Arc a.d e. fufnrs Ard fatal Recurrence.
Il which hs phyAcisns sag he = hsbi'
A any t1ns The evidences ~ saifssFiils
ssd u6xst ssxiis 80 on 1Ix. wlsds's 81.