The Washington critic., 1886-11-16
TOPICS or THE DAY.

published a burlesque In the form of
minute little volume about as big as
postage stamp in which were printed
some of the short speeches Of the silent
man, under the title, "The Literary
Remains of Ulysses s. Grant, Doctor of
Laws" showed q copy to the Gen.
eral aftcrward. He had never heard
of 1t, and was very much amused by
the little volume. After reading 1t
through, as he could do in five minutes,
he turned to me with smile, and said:
"This is very good you must give 1t to
me. want to show 1t to Mrs. Grant
who does not realize what famous
man am getting to be"
49,
"Why do we never hear of Ms.
Leonard Jetome2" said member of
the rising generation, and thcrcupon
New York correspondent of the At
lanta Constitution goes on to say Be.
fore Miss Jenny jerome became LAZY
Randolph Churchill her mother enter
tanned in grand style. The present
University Club was built for their
private residence, previous 10 which
the family resided on Madison s luare,
near Fifth avenue. There were two
daughters besides Miss Jennie-Miss
Leoni, who afterward married Mr..
Lister Kaye, au Englishman, and
younger sister, Miss Clara. The
mother, like the daughters, was
beauty She was Miss Clarissa Hall
of Palmyra. Her sister, Miss Catha-
rine Hall, married Mr.. Lawrence, or,
as he is called, Larry" Jerome. They
were both fine looking. Mrs. Leonard
Jerome is tall, with dark eyes and hair,
although now 1t is beginning to
turn gray. She always carried
herself with great dignity and
seemed to know she was handsome.
Leonard jerome, as every one knows,
was always bon vivant, and had hosts
of friends. He is genial and witty.
He once gave fund for medal to
Princeton College, to be given to the
most perfect gentleman of the class.
When asked how that was to be de-
termined he gave as his definition Of
a perfect gentleman: "IIe who is the
most thoughtful Of others" This
shows the keynote OF his character.
pllS. DClOblC vas iholS uihultiOuSs plC
knew her daughters were beautiful
what the world calls advantageous
Randolph Churchill's case every one
prominent man in English society and
politics.
~
zone Of the most touching and edi
flying spectac!es IL has ever been my
good fortune to Witness" said we'll
known clubman Saturday in the hear
ing of New York World reporter, sis
stanch old Governor Curtin taking his
morning picl; me up, BY an unerring
instinct he has found the best COM
piler of cocktails in New York, and he
visits him regularly about the same
time that do He walks in with ex-
treme dignity, bows suavely to the
bartender and suggests a very light
one, or Just drop of bitters, please.
Then he leans back aud folds his hands
while he watches the operations of the
bartender with his classical face bent
forward. 1t Is wonderfully eX-
pressive face, and mirrors the fear
that there may he too much of one iugre.
dient or not enough OF another as the
work goes On. When the drink Is
flushed and set before the old War
Governor 1t is the bartender who grows
interested. He leans forward while
Governor Curtin slowly lifts the drink
10 the level of his eye, and then, with
full realization of the importance Of
The occasion, slowly drains the glass
and lowers it gently, The eyes of the
bartender watch him auXiously. The
Governor purses up his lips thought
fully, smacks them quietly. bows
grayely, says very good, and retires,
having made the bartender happy for
the rest of the day"
~
Says the New York Tribune yester.
day: "Grover Cleveland, Washing.
ton" and "Mrs. Cleveland" with
ditto III rks under Washington, occupy
two lines on one of the pages Of the
Victoria Hotel register. The writing
is the Presidents own, made as he
came through the city the other day
from Boston. The letters are small
evenly formed and close together. A
bad pen made him spoil the Grover of
his own name with II double stroke
over some of the letters. Otherwise
thc writing is like copy book. Tue
signature for Mrs. Cleveland is not
quuu So freely written as the other.
The President has not had much prnc.
tee at 1t. There was story alOat
while Mr.. Cleveland was here that his
change of quarters to the Victoria
Hotel was due To the fear that n
might meet Mr.. Blaine at the Fifth
Avenue, where he has generally
had rooms on his visits to New
York. Whether the story was
true on not, it was believed by mnuy
politicians. Mr.. Blaine LETT the city
for Boston within an hour after the ar
rival Of the Presidents party, They
would scarcely have met even II the
President had gone to his old quarters.
ii. l.. iloyt Of the Victoria Hotel Is an
old Buffalo hotel man, Alr, Cleveland
lived vt Mr.. ilOyrs Buffalo Aou7e for
n number ot years, and represented
him as attorney in some important
matters. In one instance, where Mr..
lIoyt got into trouble with the land,
lord from whom he had leased the
property, Mr. Cleveland advanced him
money with which to eXtricate himself
from an annoying complication, Thus
they are old friends, and It is possible
that this had as much to do with the
Presidents change of quarters US any.
thing else.
--"lehold the world rests aud her tired
inhabitants have paused from trouble and
tinmCil," because the customary hcadach,
and neuralgia have been cured by Salvation