The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-14
PERSONAL.

Amelic Rives, the American author, is
seriously i'll at Paris. She has not left her
room for six months, and has not quilted
her bed since early in December.
Madame Barrios, widow of the cole
IratCd President of Venezuela, and a
W. man of surprising beauty, is now stay
ing in Washington. She was married at
the, age of II, and is the mother of six
children, yet she looks as fresh and rs
radiant as young girl. She is very ac-
Complished, speaking five languages with
iiuency. Her fortune is said, on good
authority, to aggregate S60O0,00O.
Something impressive in the way Of q
banquet is to be given at Wormlcy's, i'll
Washington, on February 6, in honor of
Mir. Justice Harlan, by the Beta Theta
ri fraternity. AT least $50 guests are ex-
poctod to be present, 100 of them coming
from New York 10y special train.
Charles and Augusta Thieke, an aged
German couple, whose last abiding place
was Jersey City, Travelled the world oyer
in search of cure for rheumatism with
which first the wife and finally the hus-
band suffered severely. They found no
relief in Europe, Australia, or America
In mutual despair they prepared two cups
Of poison, swallowed their respective
draughts, and ON the 10Th inst. their dead
bodies were found in their home i'll Thorn
street, Jersey City Heights
Senator Wolcott of Colorado is fond Of
society and of all the good things of life.
He seems more of club man than any of
his colleagues, and he takes the club
mans view of existence lie IS the
! youngest Senator but one, being just AZ,
and his friends spea / Of him as a thor
ough good fellow"-generous, kindly,
tactful and liberal.
The proposition to erect by subscription
among naval officers who graduated in
| 1865 memorial tablet to Lieutenant
Commander George w. De Long, United
States Navy, who perished in the Jean
netteeXpedition, Is meeting with favor.
| The tablet will be placed in the chapel at
| the Naval Academy, where bronze tablet
has already been erected to Ensign Put
Fam Of the Rodgers expedition, who per-
ishcd while searching for the Jeanette.
Mr.. Rider lIaggard is described byNew
| York interviewers as a tall man, probably
together, with q slight stoop of the
shoulders. He has dark hair, but the
| delicate mustache which adorns his lip is
| quite light in color. A long, pointed nose
| gives his face thinnish appearance, bu'
q careful look at him shows that he has {
| full forehead and that his eyes are wei
apart. lie has an agreeable manner and
| pleasant smile. W ncn lie SNAKES nlnu'
he gives quick, nervous grip, and III
simultaneously gives pull Sufficiently
strong TO take man who has not gooC
understanding quite off his feet. Mrs
Iaggarl accompanies her husband on hi
visit to this country, and will stay witt
him during the time that he may devot
to the study of Mexican archaeology.
The New York World says: "NobodS
will ever find out from John Jacol
Astor whether he is engaged to Mis-
Willing or not Young Mr. Astor is no
only as closc-mouthed as the rest of tn
family, but he is the head and front o
that particular class of younger NeS
Workers, who believe substantially an,
emphnticaily in reserve, and who manag
TO suppress their enthusiasm on all occa
siuns In the most mastery fashion
They belong, in a word, to the order O
exclusives, and they indicate their men
bership by their manners and talk. TIL
New York swell is above eyerythin
else, creature of socmnity and silence
and Mr.. Astor is easily the chief OF til
guild. He is long--abnormally sO--an
decidedly dim. He does not stand {
straight as he should, and, though i
realizes that he is heir To hundred {
two millions, he is by no means haught'
But be never talks about himself. y
man in the Knickcrbocker Club does"