Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-13
The Beauties of Brighton.

During the past week Mrs. Langtry has been
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jersey lily, draped In a white mantle, driving
along the cliff In a well-turned-out victoria with
her host, whose black beard, dark eyes and
swarthy complexion formed an admirable foil
or should say cOntrast-to her respondent fair
ness. For all the world they looked like Othello
and Desdemona In actual flesh and blood. On
Thursday she went to the Hove Rink and skated
for more than an hour, greatly to the gratitica-
ton of the Ciiftonvillers, who are now its chief
supporters. Nothing could be more graceful
than her movements on the wheels, albeit she
came to grief once and had a bit of a fall not
withstandtng that she had trusty cavalier in
attendance. 1t must not be thought Mrs. Lang
contrary every one has gone wild about the three
young ladies' from Chislehurt, who, with their
brilliant complexions sparkling eyes, and 1.-the
hgureS-clad In blue serge, with red turban
head-dreSSeS, or tOqueS-are the cynoSureS of all
eyes. 1t would be trite to say they are like the
Graces, but that they are graceful to a degree is
selfevident to any one who sees them. It is no
secret that the Empress of the French was not
a little influenced In according the Prince I'm
per1al her permission to go to the Cape, seeing
his declared devotion to one of these young
ladies' whose mother, by the way, is, II possible
handSomer than the daughters They are Ro-
man Catholics, and it is said that the number OF
young men who have gone over to that church,
prodgous In addtion 70 these Il the fst Of adj
mitted beauties staying at Brighton comprises
Mrs. Peare, Miss de Worms, Miss Badderly,
MISS CTagle-dalkeUC, MISS POrter, MISS Plefcy,
Miss Dun Gardner, and many others. If had
only the good fortune to know their Names
london World, Nor. &c.
Mr.. JOHN s. CUTTINGS, reported to be the
wealthiest man In Maryland, died in Baltimore,
Monday at the age of 50 years. He was man
OF Sfngularly active habits and gave his per-
sonal attention to business up to short time
before his death. He was one OF the few men
In the world who acquired immense wealth by
ordinary business operations. The colossal Tor
tunes OF most OF the milliOnaires OF these days
are gained by lucky speculation; Mr.. Citing
maze his six or eight millions by carefully
boarding multitude Of small earnings. His
great deal OF his money In small dwelling
houses. and was contented with the moderate
return, which he received in the shape OF rents.
1t may be rem&kh that these rents were gen
orally collected. In all his business relations
he was exacttng, although he aimed to be just.
The late Johns Hopkins and Mr. Cuttings were
for the last thirty years Of their lives considered
the two richest men in Baltimore. They were
unlike IN many respects, but both had the
money getting and money saving instinct Mr.
Hopkins was bachelor, and after amply pro-
yiding for his nephews and nieces he left the
Duk OF his estate OF s., 600, $50 as an endowment
1und FOR the Johns Hopkins University and the
johns Hopkins Hospital The latter when
completed, Will probably be the finest and the
pest endowed Institution OF the kind In the
was grasping and penurtous, but he liked to
Talk OF the good which would be accomplished
through his accumulated millions after he was
gone. HeWas an enthusiastic phi anthropist,
who took much delight in contemplating the
post luminous results OF his Self-deny1ng labor
TO cement posterity except by the transmission
Press.
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