The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
By =, MARaursE DE oNrESo,.
2 oltD SALlSBuRY'S sisters, al
thonSh most gifted and charming
IL women, are somewhat deficient

| IL women, are somewhat deficient
| III tact and Judgment
| FIVE years ago Lady Gwendolvn C.e-
~ oecaine involved in q most unfortu-
| go controversy with woman who
i''u pe"h In the employ OF the late
marquis as organist, and WHO had SUB
seqoently married a clergyman OF The
name or Stanley. 1t seems that Lady
GWendolyn had expressed herself IN i,
| rather indiscrect manner about Mrs
STANLEY who, reused to a frenzy of
| "nser thereby, rctaliatcd by bringing
me most dtsgraceful charge against
i-auy Gwcndolyn, especially as con
| ccrncd 4 chaplain OF the Iatc ord
salisbury, the Rev. j. L: Edwards, WHO
! WIS compelled 20 leave England and 10
o orpss ne Aliantic, in order 10 escape
,nileSt on warrants still out against
nm Lady Gwcndolyn ana the mem
ncrs OF her family We're subjected 10
nv most cruel ross-cNamination and
ions which were most puinful 10 thn,D
ana their friends. They coulI hny.
I IeGn spared al this had Lady Gwen
! remarks, ana hal She shown more MAJ
Inent in persuldins Mrs STANLEY 10 ro-
,raet hcr libels. without bringing lie
n' ',,oetn mo court For. IN such cir
cnmstances as these there are .tlwavs
certain number or pcople Who viii
pei'nSe the worst OF the Titled Dersuu
nseS concerned. no matter how strong
f.,- Z |,
! evidence produced.
And now Lady Gwcndolyn's onlv sis
tet wife Of the Earl or Sclborne. who
We lrsi Lord OF the Admiralty. ana
involved herself in Il most iinfori,inntc
anhir, which las placed lher in an mn
pleasant light before tile public. ana
.nisnt even lead to more serious CON
scduehces, Were II not for the lor-
bcnrancc of Lads, Constance I.vtton
Lady Constance, twho is Il sister of
,,le present Lord lytton. and daughter
on thc late carl. who was Niccrov Of
ne Ten name 81 owen Meredith") is
q noted sufra9cttc one OF the leaders
iinueed, Of the sulfragettc movement
,ias unefefi several terms OF imprson-
demonstrations against the authorities,
ana has bitterly complained That as
we aaGshter Of pccr. She has been,
nEainst her will subjected 10 more
cons'dc!ntc treatment in iail than the
| plninatN militant suifragettc prison
erS received. Lady Selbornc. on The
not 'te ,nh, IS an any smiragette am
doctrines on every conceivable occa-
sion published the other day In the
don d.o1aon Tim Ss Letter Which sic
Constance. and which. beginning Dear
Lady Selborne' and signed. Very sim
tnrciY S2urS Constancc Luton" stated
' rinai Il sfe threw stone II the prime
clous service to the suffvagettc cause.
owing TO the public attention which
thc attack would receive than If she
/ heid suffrage meeting in som. Lon
uo'l nan with ali c&-cabinct minister
as chief speaker.
The Times published this letter.
bearing the alleged signature Of Lady
Constance Lytton, III good faith, along
| VIII Lady Selhorne's note to the cdi-
! tor which was as follows
SIT; ! have received the incIosed
letter from Lady Constance Lytton,
1T seems to me that there is a Ger
tain amount of truth in what she saws.
80 | shall be much obliged if you Will
.u5crt u IN the Times Yours truly.
Lady Constance Lytton denied the
authorship Of tho letter imputed 10.
her, and Lady Sclbornc, called 10 ac-
count thercupon was compelled 10
write to the Times acknowledging.
ttiut she herself had written the letter
purportEg TO come 10 her from Lady
| Constance Tvtton. and had signed the
! latters name thereto. so that Lady
Constance could not he held RESPONSE
III" for the sentiments contained there
IN She winds up her confession with
the phrase, Trusting that in justice
70 Lady Constance, YOU will insert
TINS explanation, and apology for the
Nncercmonious way in which. have
made use Of her name" a piihy cdi-
toriai note of the editor Of the Times
follows this, 10 the effect that, Lady