The Washington critic., 1890-05-02
PERSONAL.

Bert Riddle, manager of the Natural
Gas Company. is 80 years of age to-
day, and he celebrated the event by
making application for membership in
the Columbia Athletic Club of this
city.
Senator Stanford returned from Cali
fornia early yesterday morning, aud
was in the Senate Chamber for short
time later in the day. At about 8
o'clock he called carriage and took a
party of his colleagues to the race
track, where one of his famous Elec-
tioneel colts was to try his mettle. The
Senator thinks that this horse will
prove world beater, and he displayed
him TO his colleagues with much pride.
The Senator will soon sail for Europe
for the benefit of his health.
G. A. Hickok and wife, Fremont,
Neb Charles ii. Martin, New York
Ii. p. Morris and wife, Chicago, and
Charles Lake, Boston, registered at the
Langham today.
O. S. Gibson, Rear Admiral, U. S,
N; J. II. Gibson, Colonel Closson,
Judge Gilchrist, Salt Lake; w. j.
Milber and wife, Connecticut; George
II. Towle, Boston; Miss s. +. Thomp.
son, Boston; Mamie r. Fowler, Bos-
ton; Commodore Weaver, U. S. N;
Professor George w. Atherton, State
College, Pa, and Bishop Ireland, st.
Paul, are at the Ebbitt.
The Prince of Wales recently appear
ed in public with yellow waistcoat
and green gloves.
The Empress of Austria is devoted to
yachting now that she is no longer able
to ride horse.
Francis Wilson, the famous comedian,
is very nervous man. A FIRST night is
q source of dismay to him.
Miss Josephine Simon, the young
singer adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Glad.
stone as protege, is an Oakland, Cal.
girl
Miss Jean Ingelow receives so many
requests for her autograph that she is
physically unable to respond to then
all.
Twins have been born to Marion
Crawford, the novelist, at Sorrento
Italy. Crawford won't have much time
now for literary work.
Max O'Rell is a man of unusually
large physique. He is six feet II
height, with broad shoulders and 6
deep chest. He weighs more than two
hundred pounds.
Brander Matthews, the author, is Q
large man, with rather rough features
that are shaded by the light whiskers
which adorn his face. He has the
largest collection of French plays in thu
country.
Bonanza Maclay is disposing of hi
various mining properties on the Pacific
Slope that are said to be worth abou
$4,000, 900, and expects henceforth t.
make his permanent residence in New
York.
Ben Butler is reputed to be wortl
$5,000,000. He has law offices in sev
eral cities and practice worth $100, ,00(
year. Lowell is the place h,
calls his home, and his residence ther,
is palace.
Senator T. G. Power of Montana, i
| a little man, with a sallow face ant
insignificant features. His eyes ar
bright and piercing. He is more of
business man than politician, and is
poor orator.
1t was a popularity of the lat
| Samuel j. Randall that he left th
landings of his own financial matter
to his wife. 1t was common occur
| ance for those who were frequently a
his home to hear him call to his younj
son Sammy to ask "mother" for fift,
cents or dollar wherewith to bu,
! postage stamps.
Swinburne, Edmund Gosse, Andrew
Lang and Lewis Morris are among tn
| noted poets who are contributing son
nets of homage to Beatrice. all of whic1
are to be read at the Beatrice celebrs
tion in Florence in May and June. Th
autographs of the sonnets will be frame
and chung in perpetuity" in the ney
Sala Dantesca, now being added to til
National Library.
General Won Capiivi has banishe
the detectives who used to watch nigh
and day before Prince Bismarck's pal
ace when the latter was Chancellor
CapIivi says that he Is a soldier and Ca
take care of himself. Perhaps it hs
also occurred to him that no one woul
take the trouble to try at his assassini
ton, whereas Bismarck was grand gam
for the Socialists.