The National tribune., 1908-05-21

1t is quite common thing for prom
inent English women to go on the
stump and assist their husbands by
making speeches during political cam.
paign, and now il is said the Countess OF
Warwick is coming over from England
to help out in this way the Socialist
candidate for Congress from Ohio. This
titled lady has been much in the public
eye in England for some years. She
has a very attractive personality, an6
was for many years one of the smartes
of the smart set in London. She mar.
risd at 10, and plunged at once into
this gay life, and what she does moi
know of the scandalous doings of the
fashionable upper-tendom of the worlds
metropolis is not worth knowing. The
Countess has written her Memoirs" ir
which she has given fearlessly truth
full picture of society as she has known
/, it, the very announcement of which
doubtless led to a bad half hour fol
many prominent personages. Laterly
she has taken up Socialism, that latest
fad of fashionable women, and has Civ
en- herself up with great enthusiasm to
the work. Should she come to this
country in the cause of Mr.. Wharton
there is no doubt but her meetings will
be well attended, and she may start the
fashion among our women of taking the
stump in favor of husband, father OF
broIher during our political campaigns
On the occasion of the historical pa
geant held in Vienna the other day in
honor of the diamond jubilee of the
aged Emperor of Austria. It was said
that our countrywoman, Gladys Wander
bilt, now the Countess Szechenyi, was to
personate the greatest of all Austrian
Queens, Maria Theresa. The Hungar-
ians have always loved the memory OF
this brave woman. who fled to them for
help when Frederick the Great was
threatening her Capital. According to
the newspaper account, Countess Gladys
was to wear the state robe of gold bro
cade, with royal purple mantle and
crown upon her head, and ride in the
procession on milk white charger. led
by pages richly dressed. The descend
ants of those Hungarian mobiles who
came to the assistance of their Queen
in the hour of her great distress were
to attend the make-believe Queen on
this spectacular occasion, each Prince,
Baron or Count heading a troop Of re-
tainers in full war regalia. If this story
be true, * was certainly a very pretty
compliment which the Hungarians paid
the American Countess by requesting
her to personate their beloved Queen,
and shows that she has made good
impression upon them.
Over 1000 people in the United States
are the proud possessors of medals giv-
en- them by this Government in recog-
milton of their herois,n in risking their
own lives to save that of others. Among
them are men in all the different walks
Of life, from the wealthy and fashion,
able New York gentleman to Japan
ese cook in the Revenue Cutter Service,
ell of whom rescued some person or
persons from watery grave. Several
women figure in the list and even one
little girl only 10 years of age has re-
ceived a medal for saving the lives of a
young man and little girl who would
otherwise have gone to the bottom. The
first woman to be SO rewarded was
Edith Morgan, of Hamlin, Mich, who
received silver medal for rescuing two
fishermen whose boat had capsized, as
we'll as the crew of a wrecked steamer.
Ida Lewis, keeper of the Lime Rock
lighthouse, has the longest record OF
this kind, and was given gold medal
many years ago for saving the lives of
13 people. Another possessor of a gold
medal is Mrs. Martha White, of Copalis,
Wash who in the face of almost certain
death pushed out in her little frail boat
to the assistance of three shipwrecked
sailors. The majority of these, rescuers
have been members of the life-saving
: stations, and the crews of the Little
Island and Virginia Beach life-saving
stations were rewarded by King Leo
-pold. of Belgium, last year by diplo-
. mas, medals and money for saving the
lives of 19 men, who composed the crew
of a Belgian steamer stranded neal
Little Island. The annual repor; of the
Life-Saving Service shows preponder-
ance of Smiths among these heroes and
also those bearing Irish names.
It is said that the mission undertaken
by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt to bring
about a reconciliation between her son
Alfred Gwynne, and his wife, who ha.
recently sued for a divorce, has beer
unsuccessful, and that the case will now
be pushed thru as rapidly as possible
Nine. Vanderbilt is very fond of her at.
tractive daughter-in-law, and has beer
bitterly opposed to a divorce from the
first, using her maternal influence IL
every way possible to prevent the break.
ing up of her sons home and the public
exposition of his private affairs. 1t viii
be remembered that Mr.. Vanderbilt
sailed for Europe just at the time hh
wife's purpose became known, ant
thither Mrs. Vanderbilt, ST., followed
him the latter part of April TO make {
final plea for such action on his part a.
might lead to a readjustment of hi
matrimonial affairs and consequently t.
an abandonment of the divorce Mrs
Alfred consented that the case shoul,
remain in statue quo until the result o.
her mother-in-law's visit was known
aItho she had no faith from the frs
that she would be successful, and hat
fully made up her mind that she woult
never live with Mr. Vanderbilt again
II took her some time to decide on tn,
extreme measure of a divorce, shrink
ing from this public avowal of her un
happiness and dreading to hurt he
mother-in-law, whom she loves yer.