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The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
PURELY PERSONAL.

General Stith Boiling postmaster Of
Petersburg, Va, is at the Metropolitan.
General F. VI. b. Young, ex- Congress
man from the Gainesville, Ga, district,
is at Solari's Hotel.
The operation on Ben. Buffers eye
has been very successful Ben is nov
much bandsomcr
"1hc Biography aud letters of Sarah
Bernhardt, 1884 1885," by an old and
well known military officer, is soon to
appear in Paris.
Representative Reyburn Of PhiIadel-
phia, the successor Of VIM. ID. Kelley,
has invested, it is said, about $1,000
Geo in real estate at Lcavenworth, Kan.
General i. f. Spinner ex-United
States Treasurer, writes that the cancer
on his face is spreading 50 rapidly that
he fears that his life cannot be spared
much longer.
Princess Victoria, the sister of the
Emperor William, will hereafter live
most of the time out of Germany, hav-
ing an allowance of $500 year for
that purpose from her brother,
Dr. Peters is at length automatically
reported to be alive and well in Utamba,
country lying considerable distance
to the south Of Mount Kenia and occu-
pied for some time past by the British
East Africa Company.
Judge Matheny says that Abraham
Lincoln was one of the first members of
the Sons of Malta in Springfield He
took the joke in the best of humor and
was nearly always present when there
was TO be an initiation,
The Hon. Sir Diushaw Manoclijee
Petit is Parscc gentleman who has
given away 81 ,000,00 in private char
tiles. His latest benefaction is a gift
of 100000 rupees toward the founding
Of leper hospital at Bombay
The Pope has addressed letter to
the Shah of Persia, thanking that
monarch for the protection and liberty
accorded Catholics in Persia, and for
warding him at the same time the in.
sigma of the Order of Plus TX.
Henry Ward Beecher's statue, which
is to be placed in Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, is now being cast in bronze.
1t is to be of colossal proportions, nine
feet high, and represents the great
preacher in the soft felt hat and cape.
The cost will be about S35, 600, and the
whole work will be completed in about
eighteen months.
John Jacob Astor's death makes
/ William Waldorf Astor the richest mau
, in America. William Waldorf dabGles
I little in politics, having been mem.
Der Of the State Legislature, Minister to
Italy, and twice an unsuccessful candi.
date for Congress. He writes unreada-
Bile novels, employs livered lackeys,
and permits no one to sit on his front
steps.
The Hon. Oran Follett of Sandusky
is the oldest editor in Ohio. He was
past 80 when he voted for President in
1888, and is in vigorous health and in
good form to reach 100 years. He be
gan his journalistic career over 20 year:
ago, was in the New York Legislature
in 1920, was for many years an editor
at Batavia, N Y, and was the editor
Of the Ohi0 State journal before the
| war.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
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Tho Madison square Theatre Com
pany's Remarkable "trip.
The matinee performance AZ AL.
bnugh's this afternoon for the benefit Of
the Actors Fund was a great success
and was the occasion Of a brilliant So
cial gathering. The Madison Square
Theatre Company made the trip from
New York in four hours and seventeen
minutes. being the fastest time on record
Aunt jack was given in splendid
style, and Agnes Booth, Maude Harri-
son, Eugcnic Tabor, j, ii. Stoddard,
Frederick Robinson, and the other we'll
known members of Mr.. Palmer famous
company were received with liberal
demonstrations Of appreciation. The
occasion was one Of peculiar interest,
and the amount realized for the fund
will be in the ncigbborhood Of 81, 100.
In addition to Mr. Palmer and his
entire company, there were on board
the train as his guests Mrs. A. w.
Dickinson, Mrs. James 7. Mum, Miss
Hadie Stewart, General Horace Porter
j. H. lIuynic of Paris, Colonel Findlev
Anderson, Louis Aldrich, c. w,
Thomas of lIoyt Il Thomas, +. H.,
Price, J. w. Shannon, Joseph
Whcelock and Lester Gurney. There
were also with the party Arthur Horn.
blower of the Dramatic Mirror, Alex
ander Salvini and representatives of all
the New York papers.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
COMING STYLES IN GOWNS.
New Fashions In skirts, Sleeves and
Shades for Ladies' Costumes.

Shades for Ladies' Costumes.
From NE Ladies HONS journal.
The question is not yet settled beyond
peradventure as to what the prevail
ing styles in gowns will be. There are
rumors that little more bouffancy will
be given to the skirts of summer gowns,
and some of the latest importations
show the hip paniers of decade ago.
Sleeves will be more moderate in
theil proportions and palmer in their
outlines, q modified, reduced gigot be-
ing most favored.
1t is rumorcd also that side forms in
the back will run to the shoulder in
stead of the arm scie and in line of darts.
There will be one seam in front, also
running TO the shoulder. Bodice seams
will be corded again on dill.
Ruifles will appear in various widths,
sometimes arranged in groups up the
front.
Mauve and amethyst shades are ex-
ceedingly fashionable, both in tulle and
light textures. Black is always fash
ionable, and many gowns have col
ored front, which is edged with flowers
or a ruche of the color, and the color is
repeated as trimmings for the neck and
slceves-a fashion which has much to
recommend il, since the dress is COM
pletely altered by the substitution Of a
different color
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
HE rAID FOR THE HAT.
The Awful Biunder of Young Man
in "A Railroad Car.

The Awful Biunder of Young Man
in IA Railroad Car.
Along about the middle of the coach
was young lady, not a beautiful girl,
but just ordinary, although she had
very jaunty hat and n sealskin sacque,
says the New York SIN. A young man
got on at CASTLE, who stood at the door
and looked the passengers over for
minute or two, and he then walked de-
libcrately down the aisle and pumped
himself down beside the girl. As he
did so there was crash and a crush,
and he sprang up to discover that he
had sat down upon a bandbOX and
mashed it flat.
I'm so sorry--so sorryW he STAN
mered, as he turned all sorts of colors.
Mister mani" she replied, as she in
spected the ruin, have you got $12
cash about you2"
"W, what! | really beg your pardon.
Indeed I didn't"
Fork over" she interrupted, hold.
ing out her hand.
Twelve dollars?'
Exactly You have smashed a $12
bonnet, and | want the money"
But, Miss-but-"
MY brother Bill is forward in the
smoking car, and if you don't pay I'll
call him. There's nothing cheap about
Bill. He'll knock $50 worth of jaw
off your chin before he gets through
with you"
I'm pay, miss.
That's business Fifteen dollars,
Ell Twelve from fifteen leaves three,
and here's the change and the hat.
Next time you go to kerplunk down be-
side anybody look out for breakers.
II beg to apologize, miss" he re
piled.
"Ob, you needn't; you got OIL cheap.
If you hadn t smashed the hat I'd have
pulled S25 worth of hair out of your
head, anyhow"
Everybody felt sorry for the man.
lie got into a seat at the end of the car,
closed himself up like q jacknife, and,
every time the door opened, what we
could see of him turned pale for fear il
was her brother Bill.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

DR.. Charles Smart, L. S. A.. left
on Wednesday last for Fort Lcavcn.
worth, from where he will return In
time to le present at the meeting of the
Army Mutual Aid Associations
The Hawaiian Minister, with Mrs
and the Misses Carter, have been at
Fortress Monroe for short stay.
Miss Queen of Covingtou, Ky, is
now the guest of Miss Tiernan at For.
trcss Monroe, from where she will
come to Washington on o short visit to
Representative and Mrs. Carlisle.
Miss Clarke of Cleveland has returned
TO her home after spending portion of
the season with Mrs. Charles Heintzel-
man, at her residence, corner of Nine.
tcenth and x streets.
Secretary Tracy is already tired of
hotel life, and has about concluded ar
rangcments for leasing house on @
street, into which he will shortly move
with Mis-. and Miss Wilmerdiag
General and Mrs Van Nliet left for
Florida week since, accompanied by
Mrs Van Nostrand.
Miss Dora Curtis daughter of
Colonel II. p. Curtis t. S. A., is in the
city for visit 10 Mrs Isaac Hen.
derson.
Miss Belle Van Ness will leave the
city in few days to join her parents
in New York.
Miss Maud Van Ness has returned
from delightful trip to Florida.
General and Miss Mexia of Mexico
are keeping house at 1929 Eighteenth
street.
General and Mrs James Oakes, with
their daughters, left last week for
Fortress Monroe, TO remain q month
Before returning to Washington Gen,
eral Oakes will take his family to the
Natural Bridge for short stay.
Ensign and Mrs. John M. Elliott
have taken apartments at 1906 F street.
Mrs. Columbus O'Donnell of Balti-
more is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Hinckley.
Mr.. j. Fenner Lee will soon leave for
his new post of duty at Rio de Janeiro,
accompanied by his family.
Count and Countess Sponnecll will
entertain the French Glass on Saturday
evening.
Among the hostesses who gave din
ner parties on Saturday evening were
Nine. Mcndonca, Mrs. =. II. Warder,
Mrs. John Mclean, Mrs. Hearst and
Mrs. Walter Woods.
There was brilliant gathering at
the Hotel Langham Saturday night,
the occasion being the first Saturday
night hop under the new management.
The large dining rooms were used, one
| for dancing and the other for the supper.
In addition to the guests of the hotel
there were large number of invited
guests. Among those present were
Rev. DR.. Rankin and wife, Representa-
tive Raines and sister, Representative
Stivers and Mrs. and Miss Stivers
Colonel and Mrs. Webster, Colonel
Marshall and daughters, Mrs. Judge
Wiltshire, DR.. and Mrs. Carroll, Mr.
and Mrs. Webster Happy, Mr. and Mrs
Lowell Mr.. Trobridge, Mr. o Brien
Mr. Carey, DR.. Morris, Mrs. Scott
Miss UrsuIe Strong. Mr. Pierce, Mrs
Andrews, Or. BGrryhill, Indian Com
missioner and Mrs. Morgan, Mr.. Noyes
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Haiues, Mis-
Kelly, Mrs. and Miss Bryan, thu
Misses Brown, Mr.. Skerritt, Mr.. Glib
son, Mrs. Scott Bone and Mrs. Kat'
Scott Brooks.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
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A FRENCH MIRACLE GUN.

4 New Air Rifle Which Shoots with
wonderful Rapidity and Accuracy.
The German press is discussing at
length the merits Of new French re-
peating air rifle called the miracle
gun" The rifle was invented by NJ.
Paul Giffard in Paris, the original pro-
jector of the Partisan pneumatic post.
1t is described thus:
"The weapon is light much lighter
than any of the army rifles now in use.
1t resembles the magazine gun in that a
steel cartridge about span and half
long and as thick as mans thumb Is
attached to the one barrel by the means
of screw. This cartridge contains 800
shots, which can be discharged as
rapidly or slowly as man desires.
Since neither powder nor any other eX-
plosive, but only compressed and liqui-
fled air, supplies the eXpelling force, no
smoke and no flash accompany the dis
charge. Only short sharp, low report
is heard as the ball leaves the cartridge.
cat the recent trial the ball travelled
with wonderful accuracy, and pene-
trated deeply into the wall of the shoot.
ing.room. AS soon as one of the car
tridges is emptied of its 800 shots another
can be scrLwed on the gun in the twink
ling of an eye. M. Giffard says that
the 300 shots in cartridge can be pro-
duced at % cost Of about two and one
half cents. The gun itself can be manu-
factured for about So
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
l WONDER WHY.

l wonder, o, | wonder how this dear, fa-
miliar world,
Whose loving face, so pleasant, is with
meadows dew impearl'd,
And tranquil lakes that shadow forth her
changes, sweet and slow,
From budding-time to days of bloom, from
sum9c unto snow.
wonder, O, wonder how place so fair
can hold
Such bitter griefs, such aching hearts and
sorrows manifold.
! wonder, o, wonder when the woods are
growing green,
And the grass is swaying brightly, and the
daisies show between,
And the bobolinks are swinging in the tall
and stately trees,
And the glad, free winds are blowing from
the far-surrounding seas
wonder, o, wonder why this stream of
loveliness
Flows not, like rivers broad and deep, each
human heart to bless.
wonder, o, wonder why so many lonely
hearts
Must work the weary hours away mid bust
ling city marts,
And hungry homeless wanderers must
haunt the dismal town
With tear-dimm'd eyes and bleeding feet,
what time the night comes down;
! wonder, o, ] wonder, when the earth with
Joy is rife,
Why these must taste the depth of woe, the
bitterness of strife.
/ wonder, o, | wonder why the children,
pale and small,
Must turn the dreary wheels around within
the factories tall,
Where, all day long, the furnace-brea
sweeps past their faces thin
And loudly in their throbbing ears doth
sound the ceascless din.
wonder, o, wonder why these children
never heard
The murmur of the breezes and the song OF
bee or bird.
/ wonder, O, / wonder, where the dimp-
ling, dancing rills
Are ripping, soft and silently, adown the
surgleckd hills,
To where the yellow cowsips, In the green,
low-lying lands,
Seem waiting, In their beauty, to beplucked
by little hands.
! wonder, o, wonder, why the children's
toilworn feet
Have never felt the flowing of the waters,
cool aud sweet.
] wonder, o, / wonder, when the rays
Of autumn morn
In Hecks OF light and shadow TAILS on llelds
of ripening corn,
And from the distant orchards comes the
faint and dreamy sound
of rosy harvest apples dropping lightly to
the ground.
wonder, o, | wonder, why the starving
people die,
When bounteous fields are smiling under
ueath the deep blue sky
! wonder, O, | wonder, If dear Mother Ma
ture meant
To rob these luckless children of the lovli-
ness she lent,
Willie comprising the others with the
beauty of the flowers,
And happy fruits in which she clothed this
tender earth of ours:
! wonder, o, ! wonder, If she meant that
they should miss
The glory OF her sunshine, and her pure,
bright homes Of bliss.
| wonder, o, / wonder, is it not that Ma
ture's plan,
Nouehsaiing gracious gifts alike to ey'ry
living man,
Is swept aside by selfish ones, who wish to
have and hold
The magic of her sweetness, and her treas
ures manifold.
! wonder, o, wonder, II their hands have
closed the page,
And robbed these weaker brothers OF their
golden heritage
NELLY BoorH SIMMONS.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
THEY ARE supERsrITIoUs.
Knights of the Cue with Some Quee
Ideas of Lucky Omens.


Ideas of Lucky Omens.
Frank Ives, the night previous to a
match, sleeps with pigs foot sus-
pended by a yellow ribbon from the
hendboard of his bed. Presumably
this is one reason why Frank isn't hog
gisb, says the Boston Globe.
During the week preceding match
in which Frank Maggioli is engaged he
wears no socks. Some say he does it
from force of habit.
Slosson has never yet played match
before first turning his underclothing
wrong side out.
Eames. the New England champion,
before beginning match game smokes
two bad cigars in close room, inhales
the incense and then goes in TO win.
Garter on the day of his playing wears
his hat hind side foremost, and on the
evening of the match ties pink ribbon
around bis left big toe.
Maurice DAILY sits in tub of cold
water at o'clock in the morning and s
at night. He prefers iced water.
John j. Murphy never tries to down
an opponent before going TO the seclu.
sion of some dark room and reciting his
favorite poem, entitled "Woodman,
Spare That Tree.
Sexton never played match in his
life when his shoes were mates.
Yatter for two days before match
game refused to speak even to his most
intimate friends.
A newspaper expert whose front name
is "Mose" never begins game Of any
consequence without first giving the
hoodoo necker by two hours medi-
tation on an elephants tusk.
VignauX cannot be induced to trim
his finger nails or have his hair cut fol
eight weeks previous to crossing cues
with rival.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
THE BLAIR RIII

No more eloquent speech has been
delivered in support of the Blair Edu-
cation bill than that delivered last week
by Senator Barbour of Virginia. As
Senator Colquitt said, it presented all
the points of the bill in their most fa-
vorable light.
Notwithstanding all this the Rich
mond Dispatch, the leading Democratic
paper of the State, says:
We are sure that hopes have been excited
ly the expectation that the Blair bill would
become law which will never be realized.
Its lurpoit aud the Intention of the chief
advG' ates Of the measure have been misap-
prehepded The immense advantages
which so many persons expect 10 see result
from its operations will never be SO ap-
parent as its Jealous advocates hope they
will be.
. Nevertheless, in this State the Blair bin
retains most of its popularity. There are
thousands of educatoIs--superinden
principals and teachers hope that our
whole State school system will profit by the
enactment of the Blair bill into law
There are tens of thousands Of children in
Virginia whose parents expect them TO be
enabled under the operations of the pro-
posed law to attend school more than i've
or six months in the year
We in Virginia have a right TO boast of
what we have done in the matter of educa.
tion, but we must also concede that if we
had been able to do It we ought TO have
done much more.
We have wandered from the condsidera-
ton of Mr.. Barbour's speech to the con
sideration of the Blair bill. We may add
that we do not expect that bill to become
a law this year
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
WHAT THEY LIKE BEST.
The Little Things Which viii Please
"A Woman.

The Little Things Which VIII Please
Woman.
Such little things please women!
They are made happy by smile and
a flower.
BY new frock and pleasant greet
ing.
BY a bit of cake and cup Of good
tea.
BY well.fitting pair of slippers and
a handkerchief with drop Of perfume
on it.
BY string of gold beads or new
book.
BY being told they look nice, and
having this accompanied by kiss.
By a tete a-tete supper, OF lot of the
girls to eat ice cream in the middle of
the day,
BY box of candy or ten postage
stamps.
by wedding or an engagement.
BY going to the matinee, or having a
bit of news that is an absolute secret
told them.
But they are happiest of all when
they can lean their heads up against
the shoulder Of some great big man,
tell of their woes and joys, be laughed
at and kissed, be patted and assured of
being "a ridiculous donkey, but after
all pretty good little girl That's
what they like best.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
HATES THE NEWSPAPERS.
Senator Blair Ignores Certain Facts in
Disliking the Press

Senator BIair Ignores Certain Facts in
Disliking the Press.
Senator Blair does not love the news
papers. He says there is "a Jesuit" in
every newspaper office in the country,
and he accounts in this way for the
failure of the newspapers TO print his
speeches. But he ignores certain facts
which must be considered, says the
New York Times. One of these is that
the hysicians in lunatic asylums allow
their patients unlimited liberty to write
to the newspapers. This may be a
highly scientific way of treating mental
disorder. but its inevitable result is to
make the views of such publicists o
drug in the leading newspaper offices.
After editors have been dealing with
such novel and surprising views Of pub
lie affairs for time the novelty wears
off and they cease to be surprising so
that when Mr.. Blair makes speech In
the track thus beaten; 1t follows the
beaten track to the waste basket 1t is
really pity If it disturbs him, but it
cannot be helped.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10

matter of learning and book research
hut of personal and practical explora.
iiou. These lectures will doubtless
draw together large and cultured audi
cnccs and they will be listened 10 with
peculiar interest Particulars may be
learned by referring to an advertisement
In this issue.
The New YoRK T0rM dcuounccs
all bills providing for the erection Of
public buildings rs steals. Among the
bills thus characterized is the one pro.
vidiug for Washington's new post.
Office. We regret the necessity of say.
ing it, but candor compols the remark
that the New York IIOH3 is, in this
respect, an ass.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
DON'T WnrrY.
F,om me Ner y0II UoyId.

from ne Nelr iOR llOHd.
a wellknown scientist has just pub
lished book on old age, giving the re
suits of information received concern
ing nearly 900 persons who had attained
the age of four.score years or more.
The deductions made from the statistics
obtained are of no special use to the
young man or woman who wishes to
reach an extreme age. Robust and
delicate people, the temperate and the
incorporate, the heavy eaters and the
light eaters, the men of Intellect and
the men who have lived by their mus
Gle, the smokers and the non smokers,
The meat. eaters and the vegetarians,
those who exercise and those who don't,
are all represented among the old
timers. The only conclusion of any
great practical value obtained from
these statistics is that men and women
who do not worry have the longest
lives.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
TACTICS OF REACTION.

\ curious movement is on foot in
France which, though it is liable to
misconstruction, is believed by we'll
Informed persons to have a political
significance, The young Duke of Or
leans, it will he remembered, was ar
rested at Paris for violation of the de
cree banishing him and his family
from France. His sentence would have
been changed into expulsion and ban
ishment but for the radical agitation
for a decree Of amnesty to the criminals
of the recent labor strikes. As it IS, he
is in confinement at the prison Of Clair
yaux in Champagne.
Now, for the Christian world Of
Europe, Clairyaux has distinct and
cherished associations. It was built by
81. Bernard, who founded the order of
Cistercians or White Friars. The i'm
press of that order on Medieval his
The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
WY NE cAmr noMn.
story OF Minister. Of Russia whose
Term OF once was short.

story or n Minister of Russia whose
Term OF once was short.
Not so many years ago distinguished
American, who had held high official
positions in this country, was appointed
Minister to Russia. No one would sus.
pect him Of any of the ordinary pCcca-
dilloes of less moral politicians. lie
remained rs our representative at the
Russian Court only few months, and
to The surprise Of his friends returned
suddenly and unannounccd to this coun-
try, and few days afterward his resig-
nation was rendered TO the State De
partment and accepted. This is why
be rendered his resignation, says the
New York Star;
There was bright, beautiful Ameri-
can woman travelling in Europe when
the Minister went TO st. Petersburg.
She carried with her face and figure
that were the envy of her less fortunate
sisters. There was court ball TO come
off in st. Petersburg one night shortly
after the Minister'S arrival, and the
lady was in the city. Naturally, she
wanted TO be present, and not TO par
ticularize matters too much, 1t may just
as well be stated that she did attend
as the Minister'S wife. One OF the
grand dukes, who in his day had not
been overscrupulous in his wandering
life, had once been sharply and sud
denly taught by this same brilliant and
beautiful woman that title is not the
open sesame to every woman's heart
and that night he revenged himself by
sending her history broadcast through
| out the palace rooms
She was q nervy creature and she stood
| ii, knowingly, till the waning hours of
the night. But when she went back to
her hotel, and the Minister had left her,
she found squad Of silent Cossacks
awaiting her and, in her flossy ball
dress and furry wraps, she was hurried
to the Russian frontier and warned
never to tread the soil of the country
again. Well, what was done with the
| Minister? There was quiet intima-
tion given to the Secretary of State at
Washington, through the resident Rus
sian ambassador there, that the gentle
man had better be promptly recalled,
and he came home under the usual pre-.
tense that the climate was too cold for
him.