The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

1t is not always Il harmony Of en-
thusasms that is responsible for Il
mating, but we believe we now hav,
one to chronicle. Not that we as
sumo we are personally acquainted
With the details of the lovr-lnaliiny, tl,
perhaps thousand and one reasons why
Miss Maud Come and Maj. Mcbride
out of all the world chose each Other
for welded companions; hut we certain
ly hav" cause to imagine that the
views they held in common in regard
10 Irish affairs proved bond to unite
them, says that interesting writer
Katherine Pope.
Miss Come is famous for her beauty
and her wealth, but especially because
she has devoted these gifts TO the up
lifting OF downtrodden Ireland. She
has given her money for the cause sht
cspouscs, has made use of her beauty
| to influence others to become support
rrS Of that cause, and has Travelled
many miles to lecture upon the wrongs
she dcplorcs. Not only has she taken
the part of the Irish peasant. hut dur.
ing the burglrr's war with the Eng
liSll she spoke in behalf of the battle
worn Beers. SO you see, she and the
major have much in common.
In this day, when we are apt to dc
cry sentiment, or at least are a bit
ashamed of ii. we smile a little at the
grandiloqucncc Of the phrase Irish
Joan OF Are" Aud yet Miss Come if
not figure of mold heroic enough TO
compare with the tragic Maid Of DR.
leans, certainly is picturesque and
very interesting. In appearance she
is decidedly impressive. She is cX-
trcmcly tall for a woman, quite six
feet. Her nObly-Shapcd head is
crowned with hair Of light brown hue,
below whlt h shine out wonderful eyes,
also brown of hue. Form and carry
ing both are quecnly, and, notwith-
standing her unusual size, she is very
graceful. Miss Come is now about 35
years old.
by no manner of means is this we'll
born Irish enthusiast to he taken for
an ordinary platform rantcr; she is
every inch Il lady. A writer in Harper's
HaZar describes her as she appeared
before Il New York audience: "Shc has
none of the carmarks of the plat
form lecturer. She is gentle in voice
and manner, beautiful, Illogical, SYM
pathetic, very much i'm earnest. She
lectures in n low-cut black velvet
gown, which is caught at the breast
with an immense silver brooch, and
carries a lose bunch of white roses
She is everything the artist could de-
sire, for she might have stepped down
from one Of Gainsborough's canvascs
When this fervent, poetic creautre
stands before crowd Of yelling Irish
mon, with the flags of the Transvaal
and Ireland and the Orange Free State
waving about her. and Father Drum
go0lc's brass band crashing out mar
tial airs, the enthusiasm and applause
are tremendous"
Though a lady, Miss Come is a good
hatcr, neither in lecture nor interview
dealing lightly with those she consid-
crs opprcssors. She is an agitator Of
agitators, and her fire and fcrvor find
instant response in the impulsivc
crowd to whom she is accustomed to
appeal. Concerning the pro-Boer agi-
tation she carried on i'm this country
a short time ago. some Of the Ameri-
can papers remarked that Miss Con
nc's vindictivc clamOr was made be-
cause she frankly acknowledged "Eng-
lands difficulty was Ireland's oppor-
tunity:" and that it was her policy to
nssail England whenever the chance
offered. regardless of the right or
wrong of Engand's position. AS we
said above. Miss Come is good hater.
And yet she still has many friends
left in England; many warm admirers.
Her good looks, which are unques-
toned, probably help not a few to for
give her extreme views and her bold
expression of these views.