The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-15
LATE GOSSIP OF
FOREIGN CAP/THLC

The divorce t1st granted ~ TlIg fr.-.
nor HaTbori from hsr husband tho T..-
orabls Walter HarJord. constitutes O. s--
ting aftermath 81 one or me create.
scandals that has disturbed Er.-n Sd.
ciety within the memory Hf fH. .-a-.-.
generation Just tNsH-y-lva years Va
elapsed since Major tine F.- Wa
Harberj. brother % TorI ~Hr..r ANA
distinguished officer ~ tta ~.r.r.- rg..
sGrs. was caught IN tha z.. % .r......
ar cards at the Cerc1a s- .r -r.-....-...
nee az Mise and ejec.rH f.- -.. ..-...-..
after having had the ..--.as .---,.. ..-.
Of his back and suh--r.-s FL. "a -4-s.r.-
able amount OF ill--s 3. r. ... --.-......
he had defraudei. T.. scandal s.-.-....r
columns upon columns No. --a..--.- o.. ...
Ccnt.nental newSpgpsrE T- e-..s 20 .sr.
Re was permitted t9 r.Hr- r-.-- o..
army. instead OF being .-....s
retains therefore possession .. OBJ. -
ais which he received f.- g.-...--.
action during the Indian r-r-r- H.
also stu figures iu the ar-v ..- s--.-.-
the retired officers H was .rs- ar.-..f
20 resign from al his London .r.... De-
stead Of being expelled This r.r..-g.rr-
lenioncy being attr'bu'4h'. .5 .-- o..
that his brother Lord Ss~e.f .s OBJ. .-
the principal members or ~. P-.r.a .
Wales household. ard THAT both .r---.,,
his favor in court circles 4-I 'N-r--,
his connection by marr.8ge win -sr -,-.
erful clan Of the Earrings. Lord S-@srr
was and is able 20 dispose OF an irr-4-ss
amount Of influence.
II was then that Lady Eleanor 1sr-h
ter Of the present Duke % CY4F-a- -
widow or Herbert Fi.zroy Ez-a- No,
moved BY profound pity for the u-s1r..-
nate man 20 offsr him her hand .r mar
rage although but 4 few week F.r
elapsed al the time since the death -
her first husband The latter lss -
her mistress of a fortune amounting .,
some SSo,g0o a year. as wei as the 9vrs,.
ship Of a beautiful country seat In Can.
bridges hire. and as Walter Hartford E.r
nothing, not even his military pay. --s.
he naturally jumped ar the 5rar. which
thus placed him not merely above wan.
but IN affiuence. II IS hardly .arss.4-,
to point out that n man who had ~et..-.I
any sense OF Chivalrv would have ..
c'ined 20 take advantage Of the -ar.r-
rents that had prompted Lady E-a.-.-
10 link her name VITA one 50 d.sr.r-
orsd as his own. especially so v.rr
shortly after the demise OF her FIRST r.s-
band, and had ne loved her q she lee
seryed-for she was a very fra..f5r
woman-he would not have wished ha- ,4
snare the social ostraCism 10 which De
was subjected both at home and abroad
cut. as he was. not merely BY his ot
friends and associates, but even BY E.s
very relatives.
Life in England being intolerabI. the
couple lived abroad for a number OF wears.
ana II wGs not Ions before he commenced
10 seek revenge for his exile by abusing
hls devoted wife. Lady FleanCr Uo-a Fls
treatment IN silence, partly on account Of
her TWO ChtlGren-a third had died IN lr-
fancy-and likewise because she realized
that any appeal 10 the courts for separa-
ton would merely have the effect Of r.-
viying the terrible scandal which hal
forced him 20 leave the army and 20 QUIT
Fl gland. Eventually. when the eldest
child was about twelve years old. rhp
Hon. Walter and Lady Eleanor Harh5rI
returned to England and took a pretty
country house on the Thames. in the Ia.-
mediate vicinity Of London. which era
long became the rendezvous OF that par
ticular element Of smart London society
which is more eager for amusement and
entertainment than particular about ga
ers. Then, too. society felt that Il was
somewhat hard and unjust TO visit the
dishOHor of the father upon the two chill
dren, a boy and a girl. and So little b.
little, the Hsrbords drfted back into the
London world the eX-maJor even man
aging to get elected 10 some fourth-ru'e
clubs-Clubs OF a kind that preferred the
name OF a peers brother on their list.
even If tarnished, rather than 70 have no
man Of good family on the roster
About three years ago Lady EleanOr's
daughter. Sybil Hsrbord, made an excel
lent marriage in becoming the wife 4
Herbert, the son and heir OF the immenss-
ly wealthy Sir Bernhard Samuelson, ne
wedding being attended by the cream n
London society, TO whom the eX-mai1r
played the part Of host. This tOler1nCa Ol
the part OF society seemed 20 encourage
the Hon. Walter to greater maltreatmalf
Of his wife than ever before, and her
health giving way. her son, Eric. and her
brother, Lord EUstOn insisted on a seps-
ration, which took place. The Hon. Val
ter received a handsome allowance from
bis wife on condition OF his living abroad.
He left for the Continent, but ere long
was back again in England in the COM
pany of a woman of questionable reU1i@,
with whom he travelled about the Coug-
try. passing her off everywhere as Lady
Eleanor This was more than the lDrs-
suffering woman could endure, and s'-
cordingly she sued for q divorce. W"..a
has Just been granted without any trouble
or delay.
Lady Eleanor's brother. Lord Euston,
has been equally unfortunate IN his mdli'-
faon!al affairs. and / may add equally
.rr-#f.4 4. H.. .a
mistake Of wedding one Of the most HO.,-
r!ous women in London. known Oy the
nom de guerre" OF Kate Cook, and who
was at least ten years his senior Thfe'
years after the marriage (Which was ca.-
ebrated before a registrar about mona
after he had attained his majority T.F
separated. Lord Euston settling upon her
all he then possessed. namely. Ehvp FL
then went of 10 Australia, where be '-
cured government employment, and f1.-
filed his duties in a Creditabl- manner
On his return 10 England ne was in1ormeI
by his family and friends. who had been
conducting an investigation into the a.'--
ceIents Of the woman, that his marriage
to her was invalid. owing 10 the fact tat-
Instead OF being a widow. - she had ..-
legged herself 10 be, her first husband
man OF the name OF George Manly -zn.'a,
was still living Accordingly, q su.- vas
commenced by Lord EustOn. with a We"
10 having the marriage aHnulisd OF ne
ground that the woman's tEsI Husband
was still living.
George Manly Smith was found IN NsT
Zealand with considerable diti'ca.y
brought 10 London win great expense
and everything pointed 20 complete VIC
tory for Lord Euston, when sud1en. ~
the very last moment. crOss-cGau.r .rai.,H
brought 10 light the fact. ignored even N
Lady EustOn and her lawyer. that li NE
time when she married George Aa1F
Smith he himself had a wife living "1oH
ke had welded three years previously h'
union 10 the sO-call-d Kate COOK bs.rs
thus rendered invalid b. his former mar
risge. there had been no legal obstacle %
her matrimonial alliance % Lord ff-'07,
and she remains, therefore. the C0ar''s.
Of EUston 10 this day and on the death o.
her husband father Will become Dl-1ss,
OF Grafton. and entitled % bear the gCsA