The Washington critic., 1886-01-25


and was sure that she could not have
ever seen him. Then You have never
been TO the Comiquc, Madame. or you
would surely have known what he was
Ike was the rather unexpected re-
sponse.
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Says the New York HcraM yestcr-
day: Although Mary Anderson can
afford the substantialities and the
luxulics of life and owns very hand
some house in this city, her present,
like her past and herimmediato future,
Is nomadic, and passed with her mother
and stepfather in such comfort and
elegance as metropolitan hotels can af-
ford or such dismalities as rural hotel.
dom forces its guests to endure. Miss
Anderson has no pets, no peculiarities,
no realms" in which she scars or
sings or sighs. She goes to church
regularly, she goes TO the theatre rcgu-
larly. She rehearses continuously,
and devotes every energy of most in
dusirious life to her home and profes-
sional duties. She is frank, outspoken,
oifhandcd, and although her accept.
ancc of few curious social courteses
has involved her name with those
of the alleged strong minded of
her sex, she Is in reality a
very modest, quiet, reticent girl,
fun of life and animal spirits when
with her companions, exacting to the
degree of intolerance at rehearsals,
which she personally conducts; zeal
Gus, eager and long suffering. patiently
enduring much for the sake of future
competence for herself and family.
Her favorite companion is her brother
Joe, with whom she takes long walks
in the park and by whom she is con.
stantly attended. Her programme after
the present engagement, her father
says, is to return to Europe, where she
will study for two years, and then
come back to reside permanently in this
city, making New York her point of
annual departure.
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The only ladies of American birth
now in the Diplomatic Corps at Wash
ington, says the New York World, are
the wives of the Mexican Minister and
his secretary and the wife of the Bra.
lillian secretary Of Legation The
Hawaiian Minister and his wife are both
Americans, so hardly count in this
enumeration. All of the single men of
the corps unhesitatingly affirm that
they have come here to find American
wives, something of the Lady Church
i'll kind being what they insist they
must have. A giddy young secretary
who jokes on everything In life, insists
feminine with $5,000,000 going with It
being all he claims to stipulate for. Yet
the Brazilian secretary, Mr. Gomez, is
the only diplomat contracting an Ameri-
can alliance for many years. He mar
ried an Indianapolis heiress, who had
spent the most of her life abroad and
spoke French more easily than English
and with her dark eyes and hair and
foreign manner she Is seldom taken for
an American by strangers. At one
time about half the corps had Ameri-
can wives, but, doubtless owing to that
fact, they have every one of them been
promoted away from here and advanced
TO courts. The present time offers a
large assortment of young, old and
middle.aged single diplomats for heir.
esses to chose from, and one awaits
with interest to see which alien knight
will carry off the next American dam.
sci.
Nv
Representative "Tim" Campbells $
disregard Of conventionalities is a
source of amusement to Members who
now for the first time have been favored
with his acquaintance. AT an informal
gathering at Welcker's the other night,
says Tribune correspondent, at which
were q judge, general and several
other Democratic dignitaries, "Tim"
was present Perry Belmont came in
late. He was ''paralyzed" on entering
the room by his cordial greeting from
Tim" Hello; here's Perry. How
is Committee on Foreign Relations?
You downed the old man, didn't you?
All, Perry, what great thing il would
be for ould Ireland If we could only get
you interested in its liberation.
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Ex-senator Cameron, says q CORE
spondent, is preparing to leave for
Florida, where he will next month Gel.
ebrate his S7th birthday. Men who
have begun to catch glimpse of the
declining years ought TO envy Cam
eron. With his S7th birthday coming
next month he is hale and hearty. He
is not bothered with the dyspepsia, and
he can do more travelling and enjoy
himself on wider extent of territory
than any known man of his age. Cam
eron has been somewhat "under the
weather" occasionally during his S7th
year, but has not at any time been seri-
ously i'll. His large estate has always
received his personal attention, and he
knows as much to-day about the COM
plications of politics as he did when
his strong hand was felt in all move
ments. He spends his winters in
Florida and his summers at White
Sulphur Springs, and bids fair to out
live his son, the present Senator, whose
health continues delicate.
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In the chilly morning Of February
2l, 1S4S, says the veteran journalist,
ii. b. Stanton, in his Random Recol-
lections," met Mr.. Adams by the fire.
place in the rear of the Speakers chair
in the House of Representatives. He
had walked, as was his wont, to the
Capitol. AS he shook my hand he
trembled with cold. He took his usual
scat, Some fulsome resolutions eulo.
gizing General Taylor, who was loom
ing as possible Presidential candidate,
were the first business. They created
an uproar. Forty Members were
shouting to the Speaker. Mr.. Win
throp was vigorously plying his gavel.
My eye fell upon Mr.. Adams. His
hand was nervously creeping up his
desk, as if he were trying to rise. l
thought he was about to take part in
the din that filled the hall. But in.
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