The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-20
PERSONAL.

The late General Terry was brother Of
Rose Terry Cooke, the writer.
Prince Valdemar, the youngest brother
of the Princess of Wales, is y naval oiIl-
Ger. Tie has worked his way up from an
humble position to the rank of captain.
Coco Tatlcno, the new Japanese Minis
ter to Washington, who IL expected to as
sumo the post by the end of next month,
was leading member of the committee
that received and entertained General
Grant during the latter's visit to Japan.
The new goddess of the Parisian concert
halls is Yvette Guillcrt, a tall and rather
thin girl, who is destined apparently to
career of triumph OH the stage. She is
blonde and her features are delicate, while
the expression on them is somewhat mel
ancholy.
Mrs. Richard A. Proctor the astron-
0mer's widow, proposes to perpetuate her
husbands name by building an observa-
tory ON Mission Heights, at San Diego,
Cal 1t is estimated that the building
with the telescope will cost about $4,000,
and the bulk of this sum Mrs. Proctor
hopes to raise by lccturing.
The Italian Queen Margherita is still,
despite her advancing years, Il pretty
woman. In former times she was slender
and delicate, hut she has recently become
'IhiNt 'iNhls hN NShNfl hllbNo 1blli Ntti-
man and Italian literature well, is fond of
music, and sings with taste and express
sion. She has always had prediction
| for artists and men Of letters.
OF the late Henry G. Noble, brother of
| Secretary Noble, the Columbus Macs saws:
"Mr. Noble was q years old, and had been
actively engaged in the practice of law in
this city for forty years. Public spirit
| went hand in hand with his business, and
|
| this city in the Lash quarter of q century
| with which he has not been prominently
connected"
"Ihc Sisters Of the Most Holy Sacra
ment' is the name decided upon for III,
new religious order that Miss Kate DreXel
or Sister Catharne, as she is now called
Is to establish, and which will have fol
It's special object the amclioration and inn
| provement Of the condition of indians
and colored people.
Lily w. spencer Churchill, Duchess ot
Marlborough, has secured Il further al
lowance Of SG0,OOO ont of the income o
the estate of her first husband, Louis c
Hmmmersley, from Surrogate Ransom il
New York. The application was made
by Robert Sewell ON behalf of the Duchess
| Her petition shows that there Is s1O,000 II
the hands ofthe executors Of accumulate
income, Giving her this allowance vii
leave Dlt SlO,uUO III tnelr nanus. ms 1
only one of the numerous allowances tn
Duchess has received since her first hus
bands death.
Although Father Ignatius has bcel
officially licensed 10 preach in the dioces
of New York by Bishop Potter, and thu
recognized rs Il minister in good standing
few of the Episcopal clergy in tho dioces
have manifested amy desire to recOgniz
him. The Low Churchmen are repello
by what they regard as his mediievallsn
aud the High Churohmen are disguised ID
his apparent recognition Of the "sects
while tho Broad Churchmen look upo
him as an unbalanced fanatic.
The Journal is authority for the stat
ment that when kthe engagement was aI
nounced few months ago, Mr.. Robso
gave the young people 81, and promise
Ia increase the sum To 5000 ON their we,
ding day, lie kept his word. Mr.
Mackay, wife Of the Bonanza King, ser
the bride three diamond pins.
Mr. Cabot Lodge though now identlhe
with the Force bill, las shown tcndG
side for children in his collection Of 'Ba
lads and Lyrics, Of o less ambitious tim'