New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06

Prime Minister. when the Premier placed Hum
pert race to face with the alternative OF either
securing Her Majestys consent to the prcsenta
W." al court OF Dona Lima or subjecting the
No."'ry 10 Cabinet crisis. Queen Marghari.a.s
A""s are based on the low character OF the
peorie among whom Dona Lima was rearoa IN
| e' uhsaVory history prior to he, associa
'"n with Crispi. which is q matter OF police
record In her native city of Syracuse and lastly
| 'ne 1act that she had induced Crispi TO desert
| ior her sake n wife of whom Her Majesty waa
very fond
| CRlSPIS MATRIMONIAL AFFAIRS
| Crispfs matrimonial affairs have always been
oi somewhat complicated nature In hi.
Soo'htui days. when he was associated with
Garibaldi and Mazzini winning celebrity so,
'he skill and ingenuity with which he designed
me explosive bombs and Internal machines used
| ~ evolutionary purposes he married a young
GIRL whom, when driven into exile he took with
III" 10 malta and there deserted. In 1859 he
joined Garibadis army a simple soldier The
'iFahoiere OF his regiment was a celebrated
character or the name of Rosalie. Dressed in
the traditional red blouse. with a musket ON her
snouioer' she took part in all battles slew with
ef own lair hand countless numbers Of the
N"s troops, and at the close OF the campaign
Sieioeo TO the solicitations OF Crispi whose life
sne had saved two occasions and married
MN In due FORM Crispi soon acquired promi-
nence and high office. Nine Rosalie after h,v
ing shared his dangers, was naturally called
upon to share his successes. She was presented
at court, and became a great favorite of Queen
Margharita (the Crown Princess as she v..
'heh)' Who vastly enjoyed her eccentricities Of
character and picturesqueness of language or
course no mention was made OF the deserted
"1e at Malta whose existence had been kept a
profound secret by Crispi
In course of time. however he deserted Ro
sane Tor the sake of Dona Lima now his vife
suddenly, In 1877, while holding the post Of
"ihis'er or the Interior In the Depretis Cabinet
Cfispi s'artied even his most intimate friends
oy contracting a civil marriage with Dona Tin.
aho on peins taxed with bigamy explained that
MS first wife had just died at Malta and th,.h;.
union with Nine. Rosalie. having been contract
eo curing the lifetime of the former was neces-
ear"y oisamous and therefore invalid conse-
H~e"e'S there was no legal obstacle to pre-
vent him from marrying Dona Lima Tolerant
as are the Italians in such matters this w,.
more IMAM they could swallow, and amidst
demonstrations OF universal approval Crisn, u,,.
9ePri'eo OF his portfolio, the same penalty hei,p
"'e'eo out 10 the Minister OF Justice who had
MN d oishehsation from the ordinary
preliminary legal formalities. such as hams
80 win 'he object of averting public attention
from the marriage.
instead or endeavoring to propitiate tho court
society and the people at large into forrett;n.
all these antecedents, Mime Crispi No 2 cot .,
"orh 10 carry things with high hand exnect
ing. apparently, to win by means of arrogance
anu seif-assertion the position which under or
ahary circumstances. would have been due to
her as wife OF the leading statesmen OF tho
Kingdom She forced herself upon the Ouaer 3,
me manner above described forced herself too
upon that portion Of patrician society which ba6
espoused the cause of the QuirinaI actu,uv
her husband. who was comnIeta,v
by her, to dismiss from the office Of
mayor or Rome the immensely wealthy DuL.
oi Iorlonia, merely because the Duchess had
declined to accept the advances of Nine C.rsrs
IN the drawing-room of the English Ambassa
doris wife.
a REBUKE TO THE QUEEN
Indeed. she finally lost her head to such nm
extent that on one occasion, at the performance
n Rome OF a French play, which was attended
~ Queen Margharita. who was immensa,v
amused. laughed heartily and who expressed
Ter approval in the most public manner Nine
;rispi left her box with a great ado in the mid
lie OF the piece, loudly protesting against a.,
Iiiesed indecency. on the strength of which .h
nduced her husband the following d.v ..
rohioit It's further representation on the STAGE
queen Margharita is the best -natured woman In
ne world But her Indignation at the innerti
ence or Nine. Crisp in thus endeavorin, %
i've her a public lesson in propriety was more