The critic., 1890-12-24
PERSONAL.


The President and his family will spend
| their Christmas in the White House, and
| the festivities will be entirely of domes-
| tic and home character. Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison will spend the day in
| New York and return for New Years
Day.
The Vice-President and Mrs Morton
! follow the Presidents and other families
| example.
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine will have
| their family, including Mr.. and Mrs. DAM
rosch, to dine with them.
Secretary and Mrs. Window have Mr..
| Window, their son, and his family and
| Miss Window with them for the occasion.
Secretary and Mrs. Noble will celebrate
| the day at Mr.. and Mrs Henry Strong's.
Secretary and Mrs. Rusk will have their
| youngest daughter and son with them.
Secretary and Mrs. Proctor, Mr. Fletcher
| Proctor and Miss Proctor will form the
Christmas dinner party of the Secretary of
| War.
Secre ary Tracy will have aIrs Wilmerd-
ing and Miss Wilmerding with him Christ
| mas day.
Mary Il. Wilkins is reading the proofs
| Of new collection of her short stories
shortly to be brought out by the Harpers.
Chaunccy NJ. Depew, Bill Nye, William
| II. NTu1lt anu OIttT Mtll- ltbDlt
| were the auctioncers at the recent great
| charitable event, the doll show, IN New
| York.
| II is reported that the Rev. Charles IL.
| Strong is to be the successor of the late
Bishop Beckwith of Georgia.
| John Fiske is daily bending over new
| historical work-this time treating of the
| discovery and Spanish occupation of
| America.
|
Prof John Bach McMaster fits between
Philadelphia and New York preparing
the third volume of his History of the
People of the United States, " to be brought
out in the spring.
Marion Manola has been engaged by
Horace Sedger to take the leading part in
the new opera, "Thc Rose and the Ring"
at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.
Mrs. John Drew has been an actress on
the American stage for siNty-three years,
for she made her first appearance in 1927
in Philadelphia as the little Duke Of Yori
in Richard III
The fiction in "IIarpers Magazine for
January will include the opening chapters
Of Miss Murfrees new novel, a novelette,
by Thomas A. Janvier and q short story
by Vida d. Scudder.
Mime. Adam has written for the Janu
ary number of the North American Re
view" an article dealing from French
point of view with the question, 'Shal
Our Daughters Have Dowries?'' To thu
same number Max o. Rel has contributed
"Some "reminiscences of American
Hotels"
The costume worn by Lady Randolph
Churchill at the last ladies' night OF thu
Grosvenor Club in London caused consid
cradle comment because of its simplicity
Her dress was n plain black gown, and
unlike any other lady in the room, sh,
wore no ornaments except q cut jet coml
in her hair.
The death of General Terry at the age
CO has brought out the fact that nearly al
of the great generals of the war have diet
when between the ages of 81 and 61
Among them are mentioned Grant, Sher
idan, Thomas, Logan, Halleck, Mcclellan
and others of lesser note.
: Thomas Nelson Page, fresh from Ell
, rope is brimful OF work, having no les
| than three ambitious books in mind an,
, | number of short stories. The book
will be life of Thomas Nelson, volum
on "Ihe Southern Civilization and
book ON Europe in Sunshine an
: Shadow
In the Superior Court at Wilmington
g Del, December %, u decree of divorce wa
p granted to Mrs. Frances Burko-RochC
daughter of Frank Work of Madiso
, Square, New York city, from her hu!
l band, James Boothby Burke-Roche. Mr.
0 BuTke-Loche filed her application for
a vorce last September, alleging desertior
g neglect and failure to provide maint,
9 nance by her husband. In default of al
pearance by, or objection from, the II
g spondent, the taking of testimony 70
lowed before Alexander b. Cooper, III
commissioner appointed by the Court !
, pursuance of his finding in the case Ill
e Court now grants the decree asked.
The hand that wrote "The Anglom
MACS belongs to one of the most populi
c women in New York Mrs. Harrison
h not pretty, but she has that rare chic an
IS grace of manner which Is more potter
n than beauty. Her hair is Of that aIbul
shade over which women rave. She is vel
quick, and her eyes fairly dance with res
lessness. AS dresser Mrs, IIarrisc
combines richness with simplicity. II
IL gowns are elegant, but never snowy. III
home Is filed with bric-a-brac, and she
one Of the best experts in home decor
ot tion in New York. She Is of Virgin
n, birth, of Fairfax connection, tracing b
~ ancestry back to the We're dc Veres
:" blue blood She was Miss Cary befo
II marriage, and those who know anythil
10 of Virginia families know of the Car
or and Fairfaxes.
4 A critic says Of Henry NJ. Stanley; "Il
y, manner rs a lecturer Is pFepossessing. |
~ has a clear, resonant, meodious VoiC
lie and u method of using il that becomes
H. times almost dramatic. In describing d
In extraordinary scenes in the uninhnb
able forest and on the border of La
Ilebert his hearers are powerfully il
or pressed with his energy, quickness Of pC
Is. ceptiOn and commanding qualities. N
Mt Stanley, rs he stands before his audienC
i'm is the embodiment of pluck self-poss,
49, sion and inflexible determination. T
rs terrible earncstness Of the man flames o
TO of his flashing eyes. To see him is 10 {
in glimpse OF man whom q prosaic age h
is dared TO accomplish many things tn
M seemed impossible He tells his mary
oo Gus story with unaffected simplicity"
The Countess OF Caithness lin t
y Scotch peerage) and Duchess Of Pom
~ (by the Pope's creation) has obtain
IL leave 10 set up statue of Mary Stuart
h. the Place Wagram. Her ladyship
nj lieves herself the spiritual daughter
w that unhappy Queen, constantly inspir
ne by her. she looks upon herself us eir
at mating from Mary, as the rose procee
h. from the rosebush. Naturally she dc