A ROMAN SCANDAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 242, 18 February 1888, Page 4 (Supplement)

A ROMAN SCANDAL.

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the peremptory deposition of Duke Tor* lonia from his position «s Mayor of Rome. Many explanations have been given to this most severe punishment for his simply paying his respects to the Pope's CardinalSecretary. It now appears that the bad feeling all oamc from the wife ot Crispi for social slights inflicted upon her. Crispi has had three wives— one died, one was divorced, after some scandal. His present wife is from Syracuse, where her reputation was such that when she came Co Home, even as the wife of a prominent Italian leader, she found the doors of the Koman aristocracy absolutely closed to her. Bub, in spito of her stormy past, she was finally received by Quoen "Margaret. After this Mine. Crispi expected no more opposition ; but this reception, given for political reasons, did not opon to her a singlo door of cxclusivo Roman houses, though some political housos received her. A fo.v weeks ago Mme. Giispi was in the house of a foreign ambassador and saw the Duchess Torlonia. Mme. Crispi asked to bo presented. Tho Duchess haughtily refused, and when Mme. Crispi's request was insisted upon, the -Duchess left the house. Mme. Crispi, in revenge for this affront), mado most publicly, demanded Torlonia's romova-1, which no ono believes would have been thought of if it had not been for Mmo. Crispi's desiro for x-o-vongc.