PECULIARITIES

Grey River Argus, 8 November 1938, Page 10

PECULIARITIES

OFTh e Great b UNTJD.INESS OF FAMOUS MEN . has been- “de,huhk.ing”^JX^Et.din;,- legends about T. E. Lawrence, among other things, ’’ that' he was something like a and mentioning that the untidiest officer (says the “Manchester Guardian’’). We are accumulating., a considerable body of evidence in favour, as being an attribute offithe eminent. Only the other day‘ r it was mentioned that Sir Maurice Hankey could never cope with his puttees. Charles James Fox was one of theuntidiest of men. Mrs Gladstone ; had a good deal bf trouble with “William”—he would ’ io out .with, his hat on the wrong way foremost,and ■ when he was making a speech . his tie :would wander rodnd towards) his ear. . -. \ | ‘’yLW- H. Smith mentioned that he JiaS found'the eighth Duke of Devonshire. at ’ Hamburg ; dressed like a “seedy sailorly LorcT Salisbury as a boy at Eton''was taken .to-task for a “mischievous >. spirit dff'negligence” about-, ji’is y.elpthes I .<bpQks .and other ■reportedas -in J every forty-eight hours,” lamented his tutor. - 1 Mcncktojd -FilnessLord Houghton, . was ' described.-.yas-' ' attending- ? the House (if-; LordsHn:' clothes for cwjiich at a La\(-e without his sword, but 'got 'out of the- difficulty by announcing that, he ./was J a Quepmi; v ]ikp :■ Bright t - y'fforjhe- day.. Arthuif,Bal-. four was seen in the Lobby in. frockcoat. grey' , flannel.' -ah&i brown canvas shods,. ■ .. ; I