GOSSIP FROM ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 161, 1 April 1908, Page 3

GOSSIP FROM ABROAD.

LORD KELVIN'S ROMANCE \ '-There-was. t an.eloment in,.the ■ lateoLordt Kelvin's second marriage; /Tho .'story is:WqrtWt'ellingV';;% ... Islands vthat'the great- scientist-,met .his bride-to-be, and her -apparent interest -in ■ scientific ■''' pursuits drew them quickly to : ; gether. . The scientistVwent;.to. great .length' to unfold a new system of signalling, and as he -tsaid- good-bye : to the lady on tho bridge; of his yacht-on leaving he looked .as her and smilingly' said: "Do. you.' think you understand the system now?". "Oh, yes," replied . his lady friend, '''I am ,sure ! I understand.'' "Then,' 1 said the scientist, • "watch the ves- : sel as- it disappears; from view, and I will . .message.'' The. message -was, "Will -you bo I my wife?" ,The lady's .reply, the world knows FREEWOMEN i • The late Mrs. .John Rylands was not theonly, woman :to t receive the jFreedom of: a; great- British city, but the list is extremelysmall. ■ Hon: Mrs. Evelyn.Cecil has received the Freedom of the City of London. Miss Flora: Stevenson, .Chairwoman of the Edinburgh School ■ Board, received tho- Freedom ; of' the 1 City of; Edinburgh in 'tho v .'summer of 1905. . The i late .Baronoss Burdett-Qoutts receiyed'.the Freedom; of both Edinburgh' and' London. Miss Florence Nightingale has just recoived -the. Freedom of London some ■ 50 years after sho earned i it. • j . : SIR W. LATJRIER. AND THE WOMAN 1 VOTE Sir YWilfrid Laurier.ihas -just .confessed him-', self/ "almost; persuaded" .of. the propriety.;6f votes for women. He was' led so close-to con- ' viction by a deputation; of, his charming countrywomen, whom." ho.;complimeirt;ed on-• the t ability-with which .they had 'stated\their case and- marshalled, their, facts and arguments. . .He ventured, .;however,' to a-: doubt as to whether . Canadian ladies in general were as; keenly, interested in politics and ,as anxious for votes as those - whom he had tho honour, to address. ' "Wijll, Sir Wilfrid," interjected one lady, "if you: give" ,us the franchise you , will . find that we_ will all'; vote. for you and ■ the'iLiberal party.". '. The Prime Minister :; laughed heartily at this, naive prophetic as- ' surance. '."Oh,; I see',"- lie' exclaimed; "you are just like the men. You want .something first, and; after .< that you will show- your gratitude if you don't forget it." / LADY HALLE. i Though Lady'Hallei can-look back upon many years of professional life, ; it: is withintho' mark to say, that.her musical reputation is as great as cver-.it .'Wasi The remarkable powers which she displayed in "the days ' she still possesses. . There has been'.no/lowering of" tfie''-'hig^'' ; ar6stio7staifdaH. which she set herself at the outset of,her career. ; Violinists come'aiid go, but Lady Halle remains . to charm with performances ipf unfailing_ distinction. . Recently .'she paid' visits.: to. Edinburgh .'and Glasgow,, and was' : most enthusiastically received. The Count <of Turin, who, according to an Italian newspaper, has become engaged to ' Princess Patricia of Cqiinaught, is a brother ... of the Duke of Aosta'and of the Duke of the Abruziii, the distinguished explorer, so wellknown in England,'rand'a first cousin of the King of Italy,; as well ;as of tho late King Carlos of Portugal.Ho stands fifth .in the line of succession to tho Throne of Italy. The '. Connt: is .a' cavalry . officer,-' and - just , over thirtyseven'- years -'or age: '.. . . - - ' > Matrimonial alliances between the Royal House's' of Great? Britain and Italy are unknown,' yet> tho family of Guelph .was Italian ■in its'origih;' foi;it : traces : back to Hugo, Mar•gravo.of Este, in tho Province of Padua, who thd'year 1000.. Ono of his, successors acquired tho estates; of by marriage" with' the' daughter of Guelph Il.jvCount of 'Altdorfj-iii Wurtemberg.