Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

The Great statssman's simple and Regular
Habits-Plsln Food. Plenty OF sleep.
Prom tie St James Gazette.
Mr.. Gladstone is in the best Of health. sic .ps
remarkably well and. so far from having shown
signs Of decreasing vitality through an inability
to maintain an appetite FOR food. the right hon
orable gentleman enjoys has meals with the rest
OF young man. When he rises he invariably
takes tepid bath. and every morning before
breakfast while At Biarritz he attended church.
and since his return to London has frequently
taken little walk in the grounds Of Downing
street. Has first meal usually consists OF hard
boiled egg. a slice Of tcngue. with tea and toast
After breakfast ne devotes himself to his CORE
spondence, and for several hours is busy with
his private secretary and receiving such politi-
Cal callers NAV arrive.
For luncheon Mr.. Gladstone takes cold meat.
milk pudding and cheese. tie drinks couple
of glasses of light wine and sometimes
finishes with a glass Of port ATS O'Clock, IL
disengsged, be has afternoon tea His dinners
are selected 10 his taste. He takes soup, hsh
ii. il is to his fancy, but usually dimes Of
dish, which he selects and does not depart
from. lie is very fOad OF rice pudding and
prunes and rice. and upon ei-her of these, bus
more especially the former. he would. II the
etiquette OF ihe dinner table permitted II,
make entire meal. lie drinks claret and TO
his cheese has liberal glass Of port wine.
Half Of this he takes with his cheese, and ships
the remainder in conversation over dessert
When dining ont Mr.. Gladstone takes two 90
three glasses OF champagne, concluding.
usual. with port He does not drink coffee be-
cause it is seldom made 10 his liking aad. be-
ing astringent Keeps him awake.
While at BiarritZ a rule made that Mr.
Gladstone should be left alone at 10 o'clock
every night. This rule is likely 90 be adhered
70 still. and the other evening. while the guest
Of a friend. he left at a quarter past 10 and
Was in bed fifteen minutes later. M. Gladstone
has. with very rare exceptions. always slept
well. and tor some time was IN the habit OF re-
manning in bed until noon. This Was waen 10
felt fatigued or desired TO think out some mat
ter which specially engaged HIM. But al Biar-
ritz he never lay in BID ' once, and that Was
two DAYS before the for ais departure,
when he attacke, IN the head. and
reverted 10 his old rul Is bed for twenty
four hours and thus re, I'd his usual health.
Since the right honorable gentleman returned
20 London be has risen early. and is ss vigorous
and hearty as his friends could wish MIR. Glad
stone hives very plainly. his regimen being
guided by authority, but his appetite in London
is good. On one occasion at BisrritZ he was
asked how he slept. to which he replied gailys
We'll. have done my nine hours"
His memory as keen a and at the
Biarritz dinner table. when he dimes AZ home
or with lrlends IN LONDON lie was Tic NE nl
the party. On one occasion, when Mr.. Tolle.
mache was present. there was discussion abOue
classics and Mr.. Gladstone quoted, not single
lines Of Greek. but whole passages. On the
voyage from Calais the channel Was very stormy
and Mr.. Gladstone lay down. but did not suffer
from seasickness. The reports Of his III health
and lessened vitality have caus.i the Downing
street post bag TO be unusually heavy and .
great d,sl Of ill-afforded TIM has consequently
been expended in refuting these idle Inventions