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Catherine Glynne – The Informal Genius
Let’s talk about Mrs Gladstone.
Catherine is often somewhat ignored, perhaps inevitably given that she lived in the shadow of the political colossus that was her husband, Prime Minster William Gladstone.
But Catherine was spectacular. The poet and diarist Lucy Masterman wrote that ‘Catherine was one of those informal geniuses who conduct life, and with complete success, on what the poverty of language compels me to call a method of their own.’
She was ‘like a fresh breeze’ wherever she went and could grasp the subject of discussion in a ‘few minutes of airy inattention’. Unlike her husband, Catherine was famously untidy, and would write letters before discarding them on the floor in the well-founded assumption that an army of adoring supporters would pick them up and post them. Catherine once told her husband that he would have been a ‘dreadful bore’ if he’d married someone as tidy and organised as himself. Good point!
About Laura Thomas
Carefully crafting scents and soap that are kind on both the user and the planet, Laura Thomas is an artisan based in North Berwick, Scotland. Family owned and run, Laura’s ethos echoes that of our own which is why this creative collaboration is something we are very proud of. You’ll find her shampoo, conditioner and body wash throughout our properties, which is why her scents are perfect for recollecting your time at Hawarden Estate.
