The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-28

rendered her most efrscrzve swnuy IN
ulack and wlt,e Her face IL placid and
sinoota, She has amiling mouth aud
benevolent bsao ey<eA
She talked about tho Worlds fair.
Nearly oil English women do that, They
seem 20 be more Interested In il than are
Tho America women.
l think 1t viii DO a great opportunity"
she said, ~fo< the women OF the world to
getacquainted ~sth ooo anothar. hope 1t
via result 10 the formation at an intorna-
oonal womon's league. ! believe there Is
some snch thing now, bat theoryanization
win mean a great deal moro when the
women al the different countries have met
and talked together"
Then she talked Of the women Journal.
lists. Mrs Gladstone thinks that the ad
vent az Eouoen IN workers uTlon the daily
press has been OF g-oat advantage, not
only to TIM women, but to tho papers She
Is alSomn interested in the Organization
and work Of tho vrinns womon's clubs Of
tho world.
i envy the woman IVhoare young now"
she said aln1ossw1stfully. 'Fhere Will 30
so much more for our sox ia the next fifty
years than there was In the last>n
When Mr.. Gladstone arrived he carne
with quick, 1r7Dsteps, not in the least Like
aman Of eighty. He stood q moment IN
the doorway, his head almost touching che
vine that grew over it. Then be stepped
down into the garden, and going directly
10 his wife kissed Der on the check. There
was no suggestion of politics or electoral
warfare. Mr.. Gladstone looked tired, but
not troubled. He seated himself in one OF
the big garden chairs with sigh OF CON
tent Then tea was served, with the usual
Accomplishments Of thin bread and butter.
Mr.. Gladstone said very little until the
Strawberries were handed 10 him. And
then his remarks, although pertinent,
were not AT all profound The berries
were served, as they always are in Eng
land, without the hulis having been picked
OFF. A plate il covered with green straw
berry leaves and the luscious red fruit is
heapsd upon them in "a most tempting
way. Mr. Gladstone took one Of the straw
berries By fts stem, and rs he dipped IL In
his littlB dish OF powdered sugar he said:
''YOu Americans think yourselves very
clever, ard you ere ia most things. but you
don't know bow 70 eatstrawOerr1es. Don't
you see that this little stem was grown
here on purpose 70 handle the berry by2
How stupid IL is To pull it OIL imagine,
too, that the Derry loses something Of it's
favor when the hull il removed"
One Of the maids had neglected TO bring
brown bread add butter, as Mrs. Gladstone
had directed her 20 do.
"Why did you not do AZ directed you,
AzEie2" she asked, and Lizzie explained
that IL was because the brown bread was
not 50 good as usual
"But." said Mrs. Gladstone, you were
not desired 10 express an opinion about the
bread You may go now and fetch IT,"
and as the maid went obediently to obey
her mistress Mr.. Gladstone nodded at his
vile over the rim Of his teacup and SAID,
with twinkle IN his eye:
Mrs. Gladstone, you see, believes in
home rule"
This is . sample Of the statesman's man
ner and conversation throughout the after
noon. As simple and unaffected az a child
he was. His one idea seemed to be to rem
der himself and those about him entirely
comfortable. Outside the garden wall any
amount Of turmoil might be going on
But he did not propose that even an echo
Of it should be heard inside.
MARGARET MAHToN.