The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-12
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Edwin Booth will continue under
Mr.. BarrettS management next season,
but the two tragedians will have separate
companies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roval Phelps Carroll have
arrived at "Doughoregan," the Carroll
manor, near Ellicott City, Md, and after
brief stop at the ancestral home will
proceed on Southern tour.
Dr. Ranisford, rector of st. Georges
Church, New York City, is having series
of Friday evening lenten sermons
preached by Episcopal clergymen.
In Munich the Germans have taken re-
venge ON the French for their treatment
of the Empress Frederick by Kissing the
work of French composer, which was
produced at the Academy of Music.
Captain $. A. Mason of Troop II, Fourth
Cavalry, died Monday night of Brlghts
disease at Vancouver, Wash. He was
born in New York, September IL, 1852,
S York wis is is Graduating naaes IN @ iS75 fH He
was commissioned second lieutenant
June 10, 1875, first lieutenant April 9,
1870, and captain April ~, 1885.
At the Confederate memorial celebra-
ton at Augusta on April 81, in addition
to the reunion of Hampton's cavalry
brigade, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Miss
Winnie Davis, Miss Mildred Lee and Miss
Hampton will be invited, and are ex-
pected to take part in the exercises.
II is one OF Joseph Jefferson's pecuiari
ties to abhor theatrical passes. The Gin
cinnati Enquirer says that he never issues
one himself and doesn't want his mana
ger to do so. Whenever he reaches a
large city Jefferson goes to the box office
of the theatre where he is to appear and
spends from $40 to $50 on tickets TO dis
tribute among his friends.
An Italian official in New York says:
"Since Inspector Byrnes has declined the
title and decoration that were sent TO him
by the King of Italy, II is not likely that
any other citizen will be honored as he
was for some time to come, or until IL is
known that the honor would be accepted
and appreciated. King Humbert made n
mistake, and he will not repeat 1t. There
may be half dozen living Americans
who are entitled to wear n decoration
like that which was sent TO Inspector
Byrnes, and Mr.. Edison, the electrician,
is one of them"
From Samoa there is news that Fauna
the maid of the Village" of Apia, the
Ssanitai sn Of King Malet9a, has won whit white
at the wedding feast was the author
Robert Louis Stevenson. The banquet
was served ON the ground, on cocoanut-
leaf mats, under a canopy made of the
bark Of trees. An abundance of delicious
edibles had been provided by the natives,
who appeared in romantic garb, accom-
panied by musicians.
Senator Stanford did not, as announced,
accompany Mr.. Hearst's remains to Cali
fornia. The state of Mrs. Stanford $
health has beeu unsatisfactory for some
time, and it was deemed inadvisable for
her to make the trip at present. The Sem
ator therefore, concluded not to leave her.
AS soon as her health permits the party
will proceed to California by easy stages.
Colonel G. w. Johnson, Chief Clerk of
the United States Senate says he will pub
lish this summer n book giving the rules
of procedure in the Senate, the forms em-
ployed by presiding officers in dsposing
OF business, and comparison of the
usages in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States and the
Parliament of Great Britain.
The recent death of Lord Albemarle
was supposed to have left only one COM
missioned survivor of the battle of Water
loo, General Whichcote, but the cores
| pondence ELECTED since reveals the exist
ence of at least one other in England,
Colonel Hewett who was captain in the
Fourteenth foot, and five in Germany,
who were officers in the Hanoverian con-
tingent at the battle. The youngest of the
lot is 92.
Miss Mildred Lee, who is guest of Mrs,
Major J. l.. Robertson, heard "rann-
hauser" at the Metropolitan Opera House
on Monday evening. Mrs. Robertson
hopes to keep Miss Lee with her until after
Easter. Later she has engagements to pay
visits in the Northern part of this State.
The present quiet season in the metropolis
| is one of the best suited to Miss Lees tenn
permanent, and she admits that when she
can so arrange IL she pays visits to New
York during Lent. She is a great favorite
with the young men in the senior class of
Columbia College, which includes Major
| RObertson's eldest son, n handsome,
manly young fellow, who is also captain
| Of the Columbia College boat crew. Miss
| Lee Is quite enthusiastic over the jefferson
Davis memoirs, and after an exchange of
| calls between Mrs. Davis, Miss Winnie
Davis and herself she says she has been
| able TO form some idea of the amount of
work the preparation of the book for the
| public entailed upon Mrs. Davis. s.--Ns,u
York Correspondence Times Democrat.