The Portland daily press., 1895-05-18

ana unmarried, and it was only the other
ay 'hat' In the suit brought By a BOND
street Jeweler against the Hon. Mrs. Regi-
naid Fitzwillisn,. testimony was produced
10 snow that prior to her marriage this pop
uiar woman, who. rs Miss Edith Lane-fox'
was one of the celebrated beauties OF three
seasons ago. had incurred losses on the fur'
alone to the extent of about $60,OOO. MISS
hane-fox was for time engaged to De
married to young Robert Peel, the eioes'
son ana heir of the baronet of that llk, VINO
was IN this country short time ago en-
uea'orlng TO secure the hand OF tne
granddaughter of ex-President Sanford. OF
The Adams Express Company. 1t was tne
olseoVefV that one was as heavily lndeo Gu
as the other that presumably led 10 the
nreaklng off of this engagement. Lena
Lady Scott, while on the witness stand
giving testimony in favor of her daugh hter.
tho young Countess Of Russell, was forced
10 admit under oross-examination that her
bankruptcy had been principally due To her
losses on the Stock Exchange. though her
son-ln-law. with whom see is at daggers
drawn, figured among her creditors Win
claim for $500 against her In connection
with aystem of electric bells and lights
which he fitted up in her house. ne Delng ny
trade an electrician, and earning a hand
some income as such.
The celebrated baccarnt tIial that Iesnit-
ed in the social disaster to Sir William Cor
don-Cumming, shed curious light OF the
extent to which the gambling mania pre-
walls in country-house life, at least four OF
the players seated around the historic card
table at Tranny Croft having been unmar.
ried girls: and at the couniIy-seat of a
popular peer not thousand miles from
5andringham young girl managed to lose
over $500 at the card table there during her
four days stay. 1t caused good deal OF
talk at the time, partly because she could
not afford the loss. and partly. too. be-
cause an impression had prevailed until
then that cards were strictly forbidden in
the house Of that partic ular peer. owing to
his favorite brothers. dismissal from the
army and his expulsion from the various
clubs to which be belonged In consequence
of his having been caught cheating at play
at the Cercle dc la Mediterrapee, at Nice,
whence be was elected after having under
gone considera BILE ill-usage at the hands OF
the enraged members.
Fortunately, there are some great houses
In England, notably that of the Duke OF
Richmond and Gordon, where games OF
hazard are absolutely prohibited. and it is
even on record that on one occasion a
stormy scsnefook place between the old
Duke and one OF his royal guests. who, dur
ing the Goodw0od race week, had taken
advantage offthe Dukes retiring to bed to
start his favoIite game of 5accarat. The
Duke is a great character in his way, ex-
ceedingly independent. and enjoys the re,
putation of being the only man in the
United kngdo who ventures to speak ont
bluntly is mfndto the Queen and to Offer
advice. even when it is distasteful to bis
impeiiors sovereign, who receives 1T with q
graciousness that she wouid manifest to nc
one else under like circumst snces. The
Duke MAKES Point of going TO bed every
night at 10 o'clock, no matter who is stay.
ing at his house, and whenever he is erter
tanning any royal guest he invariably hegs
leave to withdraw at his customary bedtime
Unfortunately. on this particular night. af
ter reaching his bedroom he found that
he had forgotten a book or paper in his lib