The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-20
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Senator Evarts will spend most Of the sum-
mer at his home at Windsor, Vt
The Duke OF Westminster Is the richest Of
Queen Victor,as subjects in Great Britain
Jules Ferry enjoys being caricatured, and
collects and preserves all such pictures OF
himself.
President Carnot. OF France, will spend the
summer ir writing n history Of himself and
his ancestors
Allen g. Thurman is a great smoker, and
is credited with consuming between ten and
twelve cigars a day.
Charles Dudley Warner says that most Of
the works of fiction of the present day are too
much tinctured with materialism.
The Duke Of Cumberland and his sister,
Princes. Frederick. have become reconcled
nftar an estrangement of uine years.
The kings Of Cambodia and Assam will
visit Paris next year and Will receive distin
guished donors at the hands of the French
government
President Carnot, OF France, will pass his
summer holiday in preparing materials for
a history Of his illustrious family of repub
hear patriots.
hartley Campbell the mad playwright is
stu an inmate of the 1iddletown asylum for
thu insane lie Is happy and quiet, but will
never be sane again.
Andrew Lang, the English balladist, who
does not admire American poetry, makes
part of his income by writing verses for az
English soap manufacture
W. G Grace, the great English cricketer,
is 40 years of age, but is still unexcelled as a
batter. The year OF Grace lSSo, in fact, bids
fair TO give him his best record
The largest private library in this country
is owned 10y II. II Bancroft the historian,
and Is IN his San Francisco home. 1t con
sists of $1,000 volumes and is valued at
S9OOGOO
DR. Thomas W Evans. the dentist, has re-
ceived from Queen Victoria a Jubilee medal
Of gold as token Of her appreciation of hic
work on the instruments for Emperor Fred
erick 5 throat
Gen. Gresham is said TO be one of the worst
dressed men in public life. His lack of
friendship with the tailor Is made, however,
less apparent 10y his handsome face and com
handing figure
Don Pedro, beside being a wise and liberal
monarch. al accomplished musician and an
experienced traveller has been a profound
student Of languages. and Is well versed in
Hebrew, Arabic and Sanskrit
Samuel Randall has a bright young son
vnc wear glasses and is said 10 look just ike
e.. IL Il Il =,
DALI and is described by q correspondent as
being "as fat as butter and as sharp rs
tack
Nawab Zaighom nd Dowah. brotherin
law 20 the late king of Oudh, Is in London
suecially engaged to teach the Prince Of
Wales and Prince Albert Victor Hindostanee.
The Nawab has the degree of Learned
Punditn
Rev W J. Gaines of Atlanta, who has
lately been made a bishop Of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, belonged to
Gabriel Toombs, brother Of Robert Toombs,
in slavery days, and was farm band until
his emancipation.
Lord Dudley, the wealthy young English
noble who has just come into possession of
hi. heritage of some S2,OO0.000 per annum,
has already developed a strong taste for gam
bling and recently lost 100000 at racing
and $4,000 at cards
Gen O'Ryan the Spanish minister of war
in Senior Sagastas reorganzed cabinet, is. as
his name indicates, of Irish descent He is,
however. a thorough Spanard his great
having entered the service Of
Spain over 100 years ago
N Daniel Wilson, the unfortunate son-in
law of ex President Grevy, of France. does
not dare 20 enter the chamber of deputies,
i.ut he holds on 10 his seat for Touralne and
pockets the salary attached thereto, and
under the present law there is no way Of
getting rid 4 him.
NJ Clemenceau and Gen Boulanger re-
Gently met by accident at the dinner table az
a lady who is friend of both They sat one
N each side of their hostess, and to avoid
seeing each other SO as to compel Saluta
tion which would have been diStasteful TO
both. they sat with their backs turned to-
ward her
The Duke of Rutland, accompanied by the
duchess. is likely to visit America this sum
mer. The duchess is a popular magazine
writer in London, and until her husbands
recent accession TO the dukedom her signature
was frequently at the end of long articles in
The London Queen on social topics Tor
women One object of the American journey
IS. it is believed. to enable the duchess to
widen her sphere of observation into feminine
ife in large cities
Munemitsn Mutsu, the new japanese min
ster 10 this country is about - years of age.
BE is extremely learned and possesses great
executive ability. In 1871 he was imprisoned
1ear Toxic for his connection with the sligo
.4telbon. His sentence was for twelve years,
M, at the end Of five years the government
released HIM. having discovered that his
,trense was les. fagrant than at first sup
posed During his confinement MutSu trans
ated Mills Political Economy" into his
native tongue
NECKWEAR NOTES.