The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-13
PERSONAL.


Robert Garrett was seen in Delmonicos
few nights ago with his wife, and was ap-
paiently in the best of health.
Miss Mansfield is the private secretary
of her father, Sir Charles Mansfield,
British Minister to Peru. She speaks six
languages tiuently.
Rstori speaks in the NEST contcmptuous
terms of Nine. Bernhardt's work. She
calls her Shakespearean characters girls
cites" The distinguished critic divides
her time between two palaces in Rome,
appearing ON the stage occasionally for
charity. She has Ii beautiful Young lady
daughter Of rare accomplishments and
much social popularity.
Il cable dispatch from Paris announces
the death in that city of Francois Edmond
du Motier de Lafayette, grandson of the
Marquis de Lafayette, and II Senator of
France. lie was born July II, 1918, at In
Grange Blcsneau (Scine-et-Marnc), but
was member of the Constituent Assem-
bly, from the HautcLore. In 1876 he
was elected Senator from the same De-
partment and was reelected
The will of August Belmont directs that
every person who has been in the employ
ment OF his bank for five years shall be
paid a sum equal to one years salary.
Mrs. Campbell Pracd, the authoress, is
always Il striking figure in London society.
She has rather long and delicate face,
an olive complexion and "A slight figure.
She is frequently seen in public with Mrs.
Arthur Stannard, who is known to the
literary world as John Strange Winter"
and who is said to be hard at work on
half dozen new novels,
A number of prominent artists of New
York have started subscription for the
benefit of the book-illustrator, Arthur
Lumley, who is now totally blind.
Mr.. Cecil Carts Wilson has, it is said,
recently invented q luminous crayon for
the purpose of enabling lecturers to draw
ON The blackboard when the room is
dukened for the use Of the lantern. He
hopes that the invention may prove of
value not only to lecturers who use a
lantern, but also lin another form) to
those students who wish to take notes.
A correspondent of The 1n,erjcdn, writes;
81 am happy to say that the reports about
Alphonse Daudet's failing health have
hcen greatly exaggerated. lie has never
had u malady of the spinal column. Last
summer he suffered from rheumatic pains
in his legs and was while unable to
walk, but now these pains have disap-
pearcd. His mind has never been more
| brilliant than II Is at present, and he has
| lest none Of his eXuberant gaiety,h
Lady Florence Dixie recently described
| in letter to friend how she contriyes to
| keep her health and her bloom. Since
| childhood, she says, she has always been
| an early riser. Straight from her bed she
| plunges into a cold tub, and emerges there
| from warm and glowing; she feels the
blood coursng through her veins, and the
| rude health which good circulation
always cru,endcrs That cold bath she
| never neglects; summer or winter she well
comes IT, Then before breakfast, sharp
walk, or perhaps quarter of miles
quick rnn OF 'wo.miie ns r course AZ slower lower
back. Any of these gives an appetite for
breakfast, Later on she uses the dumb
bells or Indian clubs, or frequents the
gymnasium. In all athletic sports-row-
ing, riding, cricket lawn tennis, etc,--she
| il at home and very accomplished.