The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-05

ell. and when the good lady came into
the drawins-rOOm a short time later
there was no appearance Of conscious
ness on her part that her costume was
out of the ordinary 1t developed at
bedtime that the missing waist was
pinned inside the dress skirt. where Mrs
Gladstone's maid had cautioned her mis-
tress that it should be found
A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR.
Mrs. Gladstone has not confined her
gentle ministrations TO her own mousse
hold While in absolute sympathy with
her husband and ever ready to be OF ser
vice TO him. she has given a portion OF
her thought TO raising the moral and
social standard OF her less fortunate
neiGhbors in the district about the cas-
tie she has not only encouraged nor
ticulture and Horticulture among the cot
taeers Of the countryside, but she has
personally assisted in the selection or
plants and advised about the laying out
OF plots She is said 20 have abundance
Of tact and the most unreasonable or
women or men are bound nnally 10 yleld
to her responsiveness. During paru-
cularly long argument with comba-
tive woman on one occasion Mr.. Glad
stone sminnely remarked: well, now
this is rather unprecedented, you know
pcrtinaolous OF them in less time than
this. But she viii beat finally" he add
ed. "for she never fails" Being rigor-
ously domestic in her tastes, Mrs. Glad
stone appreciates the same tendencies in
others Her choice Of friends Is said TO
depend not upon the accident OF birth or
wealth but upon moral worth and brains
Thus the most interesting home In all
England has ever been open to profes
SIGNALS.
PROUD OF HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Gladstone's social educational and
charitable plans always met with the
hearty approval of her husband Their
children were wont TO say that he was
more proud Of her than of anything else
IN the world. not excepting his own hon
orable and splendid achievements. The
latter years OF his life he seemed TO di-
vide his tenderest affections between the
partner OF his youth, vigorous manhood
and old age, and the prattling grandchild
Dorothy Drew. The little one has a nur-
sery at the top of the castle and
piCcon-house with strutting. cooling In
habtants in the greenery Of the dignified
old park below. IL was the untidy paint
box Of Dorothy from which Ii Hung
Chang took the scarlet pigment 10 trace
his respectful sentiments in the visitors
DOCK III the ldli II was the SluDDN
fingers OF the Baby Mckee OF English
politics. which turned without rebuke the
leaves OF the choicest tones in the big
library. and II was this same Dorothy
whose privilege 1t was to walk with the
grave statesman daily over part of the
route he had adopted for his regular
constitutional.
PRAISE OF SERVANTS.
'Ah. ma'am. you talk about my mas
ter. and he Is very wonderful. but.
ma'am. my lady Is quite as wonderful"
This is the statement made by one of
Mrs. Gladstone's maids. in whose pres
ence a lady was speaking with enthu-
Eiasm Of Mr.. Gladstone.
Said another. whose expression was Of
fered with quite as much warmth II more
formally: THE story OF Mr.. Gladstone's
public career is in part his wife's. for
In all his undertakings she has been q
powerful factor. Wherever ne journeyed
she has gone: In whatever work he has
been engaged she has been at his side.
mastering details and keeping pace with
him" Mr.. Gladstone. at all times, upon
every ftting occasion, paid tribute 10 the
heart and mind OF his wife. and attri-
bused 10 her companionshIp and encour-
agement the stimulus ana solace with
cut which he could not have essayed