New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-20
MRS FRANK LESLIES PLANS.
ro LEASE HER BUSINESS TO A SYN
DICATE.
HER DESIRE TO BE RELIEVED FROM SUCH HARD
WORK As SIZE HAS BEEN poiNG-siiE
DENIES SOME REPORTS ABOUT
HER RELATIONS WITH
THE WlLDES.


a., Franz Leslie completed the final arrange
80 on Saturday last relating to pus'h'"'
,oheme she has had under consideration LOT So"'e
-, whereby she will lease 10 synulVi'V
49, direct pecuniary and controlling interest," III vac
,eraI Leslie publications. For the present -"'''
.s,,e refuses to disclose the Identity OF '"e P
,nel of the syndicate. 1t Is admitted ho"'''
49,, several changes will he wrought III 'he P'e
T,rg system in the conduct of the business w
r'""7 "a that new features will be introduced
,.o tho existing appearance and general m"Ne-"p
~ tho publications. Mrs. Leslie does not reilni
permanently her sole proprietary h'eie'' Ia
valuable property; the arrangement sNe ""' ~,
into with the <ynlicate only apples ior " ' an
nu,,her Of years and to all intents Is mere iaSe
% her business According to her own WORDS -i9
1eslie.s object in entering into the new departure
&c 70 be relieved Of the cares Of the managerial r''
of the establishment. and to give an oppor'u,'.'
10 the syndicate to introduce such cha'se' INV
the magazines will benefit them.
Mrs Leslie when in her apartments AT ','e
Gerlach yesterday by a tribune repo''e'' 'f
freely about the change. She SAID: $1,000
II fell, that the time had arrived wner Il We
necessary that should have assocla'en WIZ" '"'
my business people who would take Il sreae' "
terest in its welfare than salaried men co"" wv,
rver since the death Of my husband nave he'e,
"a tho slightest assistance from any one. oeyo"u
.,os. uho held salaried positions. and began 10
Cool that the work and responsibilities were .oo
much for me- So when | had the one' llo''' '''
syndicate | accepted it. BY the terms OF 'i'e ~
rangements which have been made 'he me" ~
nrisne the syndicate will take full charge anu 'o''
~, - tho whole business part OF the mousse an"
Nm cleo manage entirely the various publications.
,t,h the exception OF the monthly nasa~" 10
hos always been my pet. and nave ue'o'eu ~
- my attention TO II. and on my re'uf" from ~
land in the fail I shall continue 10 supc
,,,ororv and artistic departments OF the hio"''''
bee
-. nor,icular regarding this syndicate TO "hlV"
7 have leased my property but the se"''e ~,
:, who are Of high commercia! s'a""'i's "'N
a-arv repute do not wish anything OF ''S "",1
N be made publicly known as YET anu 80" Ill
s,r,ct iniunctons of secrecy upon me. les, S""''
=, a,oa NJ the relief which / shall obtain III iaN-
os,ng so large a property the work mas OF ne.e'
sity been hard and continuous do not iee .n'
] am competent to predict whao aIr"' In these
cess will be derived from the chanss o,,a Of our
davs Of keen competition, ana "hen sum - .,,
Sunday newspapers are Amos, innoyations and
orisinay and business alertness 10 Keep ~ liz lie,
front rank And you s2Ty t%nke in her EXPIRES
sIye eyes although people give me r a brilliant
. .m sapaznist am neither one nor the other. ms
IS The first time l have ever admitted y, i unu
best qornsIst The whole secret of success
I put down TO my ability TO deal win anu 'u's'
'n Mrs Leslie read what purported to be an inter
view with her published yesierqay' snorary retire
l4.l
1mant was foi he sole purpose OF making an *
fended stav in .ngand with Lady WIDE 20 coill.oie
her in her alictiOn. She was aso s'a teu 70 10
n.xnrsssad sympathy with Oscar Wilde In MS pres
en poson and 20 have referred TO her FORMER nus 1
band. Willie wilde as only wayTS'u res uoS TO
whom she still felt great fsendsnp en- She
swered with perceptibe indignation; - =
.The whole thing is a farrago OF nonsense, anu
have never given utterance TO any suSh WI o.
7 ,hnk II Is cruel that my name shou'd De con-
e.antiv mixed up in the scandal. There mas p'v"
absoj,ely no foundation whatever ior the sia'e
ments which have been frequently pubished Whs,s
81 the case and to express my convictions or tne
Innocence Of Oscar Wilde have neVe, saIu mo-,
reDsrdinr him but that ! always found him cour-
icons affabe and entertaining ,,.
at is untrue also that am gong on d 49,
10 Lady Wilde. l have no; ceen her lot Soii,J I
wears and / assure you that - e. nOt 'e. s
So absorbing ar interest in the Wiz fanny "a as
1eon,e trv 10 make out. should be glad II Inc
Tribune would make my position IN ths respevv,
Gear once and for all And then. the aDSSordi.s
~ the report that l have spoken OF Wine 40
being a wayward boy only. ana that our mar
riage was mistake that would not interfere WIN
our friendship, My marriage with w nm "a 'i, ~,
nav the penalty for 1t. and can assure you there
Is no friendship for him on my part nor 40 . .l,
Tend TO meet him in London have never rei1 ,
"a him and especially not as '"a!WaIu po!.
That would be too silly for anything W ny, ne ~
the eldest OF the family. and Oscar. the youngest
admits that he has reached the iorues. c.,o,,
Mrs Leslie will leave New-York on SATURDAY
land She will the CITY OF Rome; 49, VS.
Sci for which she has decided liking ana pref
ence and upon which she has already made ee'e"
Journeys.