The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-04
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Burnett is still too much pros
trated by the death of her son to take up
the pen. Not yet, )" she wrote recently.
wait a bit"
writing life of Benville, the founder of
New Orleans.
Ellen Terry takes a great interest in out
door sports, and is president of the Ladies'
Cycling Club in London.
Aubrey Boucicault, son of Dion Bouci-
cault, has written a play III which his
mother his sister Nina and himself will
appear.
On Emperor Wihelm's last birthday
| 500 decorations were distributed includ-
ing $40 black eagles and $50 medals Of
honor. The majority of the recipients are
small officials or military men.
General Lew Wallace, the author of
"Ben Hur' and ex-Minister, was once
asked If he had seen Monster de Blowitz
Of Paris, the correspondent Of the London
Times. He replied. ~ have heard him
blow, but never seen his wits"
Mr.. Richard Mansiields plans are now
decided upon for q year or more ahead
His new theatre in New York-which, IL
is said, will be ON Fifty-ninth street, near
Fifth avenue--will not be finished and
turned over to him until May, 1892.
No article which has appeared in the
lnbHtines lor " lOnS tliie mas uraWn OUT
so many protests as Miss Clare de Graffen-
reid's georgia Cracker in the Cotton
Mills" which appeared in the February
Century"
1t pictures these worthy folk as the of
securing of creation, attributing to them
about everything despicable, and denying
them nearly everything worth having.
The editor of Boston paper remarked
that, IL this was a true portraiture, the
Georgia crackers were the most despicable
| people on earth.
How do you pronounce Carmcncita?"
| was the agonizing query made to a young
| woman whose origin traced from the land
| Of Carmencita's birth.
ut is Car-r-r-mencita said she. mot
| Carmentheta, nor Carmenshcta, but Car
r-r.mencita, with the accent on the third
| syllable and the r rolled as long as your
tongue will permit"
| Ottro is pronounced Otairo. with the
| accent on the second syllable and both o's
long and open. Bernhardt is pronounced
| Bairnhardt.
Senator Ingalls, is prolific with apt anec-
dotts and stories.
A man considerably intoxicated got into
street car and hung on to strap. There
was enough room for him to sit down,
but one gentleman spread himself so rs
to occupy two seats. The man holding the
/ SlIdD sara W llII.
| "Say-(hic)-my fren'- --(hic)--wish you
-hic)-would move"
"You are drunk" answered the party
IN the seat, who refused to make room.
~ know it--(hic)-n was the reply, .'but
-(hic)-rll get over It. You're-(hic)-a
hog, sir-(hic)-and'll never-(hic)-ge
over it.'
Edwin Booth, the melancholy Dane, is
very entertaining when he enjoys a brie
| aat al lac. tro.,
one of the jokes he tells on Fechter, who
played round of characters in thi,
country:
~ went one night to hear Fechter in &
melodrama of tragic cast. In one part
of the plav Fechtcr had to count ou
money. He was very deliberate, and sale
slowly, One, two, three, four, Ive,' ant
so on. The interest of the play was hang
ing on the tragedian's having enough
money and paying it over to the villain
lie kept slowly counting, and the audi
ence grew more restless and anxious fo
him to finish. A witty son of Erin, il
the tormost gallery, getting tired. yelled
Say, Mister Fechter, give him a check "
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania is popu
larly supposed to have a keen apprecia
tion Of piscatorial yarns, but OCCASIONAL,
tinny tribe ut all. The following is ON
he often relates
II ''Isaacson was ailing and sent for hi
doctor. As soon as the doctor arrive,
lsaacson began 10 talk about death.
, Pooh, nonsense, Isaacson, you vii
live to be hundred soothingly said tn
doctor.
"Vell, doctor, you are wrong. TIL
Lord will never take me at Won hundre
when he can get me at seventy-six" p
5 Bobert Bonner says he will bring Sumo
East in the spring, and he confidently b,
a leyes she will lower the record. Marion
her driver, believes the mare can trot
mile in 2:04. II has not yet been decide
where she will be driven.
A young woman who has been exter
siyely advertised as a protege of Ell
Wheeler Wilcoxis paying back her del
to the poetess of passion In some very o
fusive descriptions of that lady's grac,
and charms. The latest of these remarl
i able productionscontains this bit of ide;
!, Jenkinsism: ELLA, graceful, wnsom
/ insouciant, spirituelle, like picture of
: French Empire Court lady stepped out ,
: its frame, her sherry-colorcd tint
r piquante intense face and lissome line
: framed in gray and white robe of th
= Empire, with long gray gloves, era
, slippers and one or two fine diamonds.
Bette Sanders, an aged colored woman
!, and her two grandchildren, have die
y from the effects Of poison, supposed I
u have been administered in tea which the
: drank, at Nashville, Tenn.