Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-31

would not have predicted this. she
has, probably, the worst company that
ever played In the Lyceum, but she
draws.
| Langtry gave dinner to press men
the other morpipg--no ladies present.
have been requested not to merton
names, and shan't.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
They tell good story Of Lord Ions
dale, in his capacity Of manager OF the
Violet Cameron Company, attempting
to pay the salaries the other day, and,
rot understanding our currency, chest
ing himself Of over sl00 in asserting
the sums in the envelopes. His Lord.
.hip will not use Bensaudo any more
for advertising purposes, and may, It is
whispered, take himself back to bis
ancestral estates after the engagement
in this city. The English papers
anu sipgly confound him with the bust
ness-mapsger of the company, Mr.. IL.
B. Lonsdsle, we'll known here as an
tnttnpreneur.
cannot understand how it is that
Mrs. Brown Potter is so vigorously and
p,rsistenuy pulled as beauty"
unless it is that she has . literary
bureau for the purpose. 1t is true that
her well.moulded features are comely,
but there are many handsomer women,
with more character in their faces and
moinfien, in every assembly in which
she mingles. and notably in theatre au-
diepces, when she poses in a conspicu-
GUS box, as much as to say Here
am take q good look at me-" Her
face lights up pleasantly in converse
ton, but it is oil the while pervaded by
q perhaps pardonable consciousness
that leaves an unpleasant impression.
As q rule, however, the professional
beauty is disappointing, probably be.
cause expectation is too much excited
by the preliminary fulsome alteration
of the JeDkinses of the press. AS
many roses bloom and blush unseen for
the surrounding foliage, so there are
many real beauties in society who have
not been written into notoriety, and
who pass into domestic life as into a
convent, SO far rs the gay world is con-
cerDed.
Lieutenant Hem has been disap-
appointed so far in disposing Of the
Galatea for s25, 900. lie thought that
some of our ADglo.maniacs would cer-
tainly want to purchase this latest ar
rival from old Albion's shores, but the
shrswd Yankee, while affecting the
high collar, the ocular, the checks, the
bic. cane, the abbreviated top
coat, is a close fgurer, and he calcu-
lstes that the boat can be built for
els, 900, and hesitstes to pay $4,000
OF his inherited money for the glory Of
the ownership of the model but per-
sistently defeated cutter. If the Lieu
tenant could dispose Of the Galatea he
would purchase steam yacht-there
are many of them in the market this
season chesp-and for what he asks for
the cutter he could purchase a good
one. 1t is likely that he and the
" missus" will pass the winter here.
Mrs. Henn's curious costumes on gala
occasions are something fearful and
wonderful to behold; if she were a
princess from one of the sea islands,
with loads of money, perhaps they
would not be considered OUtre, as they
are. Her costume-a dazzling assort-
ment Of color, with a wondrous dis
play of jewels wherever possible-on
the occasion OF the reception at New
port on board OF the Electra, will
never be forgotten by those present as
long as memory holds its own in their
brains.
PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS.
There is general complaint among the
"boys" who are so active in political
campaigns that though two rich men,
like Roosevelt and Hewitt, are candi-
dates, there is no liberal disbursement
of money. Nothing is, Of course, ex.
pected from Henry George or his party
in the way Of financial leverage; and
the statement OF Roosevelt and Hewitt,
both Of whom endeavor to make it ap-
pear that they are not bloated bond
holders" after all, only provokes
sneers or sarcastic comments. l am
beginning to believe that the spesdiest
way to purify the ballot will be through
this economical mode of conducting the
campaign, for the following that was
secured by the liberal disbursements OF
the shoddy ring will hereafter keep
away and the good citizens will come
out. 1t is notorious that all the pro-
fessional politicians are "broke" this
campaign.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A
BARON.
On dit, that Lawrence Barrett had to
settle dot of 100000 per annum on
his daughter before she married the
German Baron, whom the father-in-law
proudly, not without affection, alludes
to as "the Baron, my son-in.law."
Those noble sons.in-law are very par
ticular about the paternal dot to their
brides, and are very exscting in the
payments. 1t is whispered that when
Jerome was lax in sending over his
$4,000 to Lady Churchill, Lord
Churchill promptly cabled for it; but
since the peer is again on the high road
to prosperity, with an insured rent-roll,
there ha. been no occasion for this
strictly business proceeding as there
was when the mansion was unoccupied
as a club. house. lido net know whether
the Baron ever annoys Mr.. Barrett this
way.
A FINANCIAL QUEEN.
SEQ that Mrs. Hetty Green has Sc.
cured the control of the Georgia Cen
trail railroad. She is also closely iden.
titled with the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, owning large amount of its
stock. She is remarkable woman.
She is the wealthiest in the United
States. She has reduced parsimony to
fine art and let avarice curdle the
milk Of woman's highest attributes.
She has unsexed herself for gold, and
stands n Shvlock in crinoline. the OBJ.