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The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
The Growth of Old Age.

from me SATURDAY NtDtW.
On Monday Mr.. Gladstone celebrated
his Slst birthday amid honor, love,
obedience, troops of friends and also not
without some blending of those senti-
ments which should not accompany old
age, and which Macbeth doleflIlly antici-
pated for himself. Nobody can deny that
he has lived while he lived, nor thai he is
as much alive now as he ever was. Mr..
Gladstone's opponents do not object to his
old age AS disqualification For office.
What really alarms them is his head
strong and eager youth, blown by every
wind of caprice and tossed by every wave
of impulse.
Putting extreme cases aside, ii is note
worthy that the limit of old age has been
pushed almost indefinitely on. In the
obituary notices we read of persons over
60 dying comparatively young and
tears of printers ink are dropped over
their premature graves. Shakespeare
speaks of forty winters digging deep
trenches in the brow, and bringing the
marks and reality of old age. Kent in
Lear, at 4s, is spoken of as an ancient and
reverend person. Henry VII. died worn
out at 52. Wolsey, when he lamented his
deserted and destitute old age, was under
GO. In later days the early deaths of Pitt
and, even as we should now reckon, of
Fox and Canning, were due to neglect OF
the arts Of hcalthful living
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
Denies His Wife's Charges.

George H. Demonet, by C. NJ. Smith,
to-day filed an answer to the suit for di-
vorce brought by Margaret Demonet.
He denies the acts of violence and
cruelty alleged, but says that he has, on
the contrary, been kind, indulgent and
dutiful husband. He AYERS that his wife,
who, he says, is addicted to the use of in
toxicating liquors, was frequently bolster.
ous, quarrelsome and irritable and several
times has acted with great violence to-
ward him. He admits that he has passed
angry words with her, but declares that
1t was ON account of her conduct with
other men, which actions, he says, have
destroyed his business prospects and do
mestic comforts.
He denies the alleged assaults, and
states that on December l, 1880, they sep
arated by mutual consent, but he did not
treat her in such manner that she was
forced to go to her mothers home. He
admits that he was arrested and brought
before the Police Court for alleged acts OF
violence, but denies that he swore falsely
at the trial. He AYERS that he has pro
vided for her financially since December
]. Finally he denies all acts of violence
alleged in the original bill and prays that
the suit be dismissed.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
The Hired CIaperon.

rum Wt ANtW IofA sur.
The "hired" chaperon has become n
fixed adjunct of New York society. It's Il
fad, of course, and New Workers are given
to fads, but it's custom which promises
to outlive the period of novelty. There
are many swell schools for young ladies
uptown, and the pupils, for the most part,
are drawn from the cities of the West and
South. The principals keep their charges
under close surveillance according to the
prospectus, but then discipline must be
enforced in manner not to offend. The
pupils must be consulted as well as their
papas, you know, in order to make the
schools popular. The young ladies plan
all sorts of shopping expeditions, theatre
cal parties and such, and the principal,
although with some hesitation necessary
to impress the young ladies with her ex-
cellent Judgment, finally yields. But they
can't go unaccompanied. Oh, no! The
chaperon is summoned, and given all sorts
of injunctions, some of which she hceds,
the others she religiously forgets. To en-
force them would render her unpopular,
and overzealousness would be met with a
request from the girls to the principal for
the caaperon's dismissal. So you see the
girls are really in command OF the situa'
tiOn
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
The Annual banquet at the Normandi
Uaat NfUbt.


The first annual banquet of the local
Society of the Sons Of the Revolution was
given last night at the Normandie. The
dining room was decorated with potted
plants. The banquet committee was COM
posed of General Joseph G. Breckenridge,
chairman; General II; V. Boynton, Colonel
Marshall Mcdonald, Professor Wm.
G. Cabel and Colonel Myron NJ. Parker.
The night session of the Senate prevented
the Senators who were invited from at
tending.
In the absence of the president, Ad-
miral Porter, General A. w. Greedy, vice
president Of the society, introduced Gen
eral j. G. Breckenridge, U. S. A.. as toast
master.
Representative w. A. Wilson Of West
Virginia, was called upon to respond to
the toast of "The Virginas." Justice
Harlan, who was expected to speak, did
not arrive until late. General Nettlcton,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, spoke
next on "The Success of our Heritage"
Representative G. A. Boutell of Maine,
was sung with fine effect and Henry
Wise Garnett made witty speech. Rep
resentative Grosvenor of OHIO, was the
last speaker.
Shortly after midnight the company
arose and sang "My Country, IT'S of
Thee" before separating. Those present
were:
General A. w. Greedy, Mr.. Justice Har-
Ian, Hon. c. II. breckenridge, General j.
G. Breckenridge, Mr.. Justice Strong, Hon.
John Sherman, General o. B. Wilcox,
DIR. G.. Brown Goode, General II. G..
Grosvenor, Hon. Gardner G.. Hubbard,
Hon. NJ. q. Emery, General w. II. f..
Lee, Mr.. w. V. Cox, Professor Thomas
Wilson, DR.. James i. Flint, Colonel
Marshall Mcdonald Mr.. Henry Wise
Garnet, Mr.. Thomas n. Hatch, Mr.. Alex
King, Professor w. b. Cabcll, Mr.. A.;
Howard Clark, Mr.. J. G. Graham Colonel
S. Thayer Albert, Mr.. Robert John
Walker, DR.. William Lee, Mr.. J. Il. Wat
kins, Colonel f. A. Seeley, Mr.. William
w. Hubbell, General II. V. Boynton,
Colonel NJ. NJ. Parker, Mr. Owen Riley,
DIR. Elroy II. Avery, Mr.. b. A. Colonna,
DR.. G. A. Peale, Colonel @. w. Coombs,
DIR. j. II. Toner, Mr.. Il. u. Grice, Mr.. II.
st. Clair, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Smell, Professor J. G.
Gordon, Mr.. w. T. Faison, Mr.. Ellis
Mills, Dir. w. ]. Hoffman, Colonel George
A. Armes, Colonel John Bell Brownlow,
Mr. James Maynard, DIR. Horace Cole
man, Captain Mckee, Dr. j. Il. Bracket
General +. G. Butterfield, NJ. A. Robin.
son, Colonel Il. Burgess Ball, Colonel
Felix A. Reeve Hon. c. III. Mnnsur, Mr.
J. j. Halstead, Lieutenant c. d. Cowles
Mr.; M,i Francis AM e; LerGp Mr.; Bernard @ r., r
Austin, Mr.. Mills Dean. DR.. James +
Hood, Mr.. Paul Brockctt. Mr.. Samuel Il
Mullen General A. B. Nettleton, Judg,
w. II. Taft, Hon. w. L. Wilson of Vir
ginia, Hon. G. A. Boutellc, Frank Hatton
Post; y. V. DeGraw, United Press; G. a
Lyon of the Star, c. A. Boynton.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
OVER THE NUTS AND WINE.

Marriage will never be n failure II men after
marriage will always remember that their
wives are their best girs.-NtU York Press.
"womcn are more truthful than men," de-
Clared Mrs. Jaysmith, in the course of an argu-
"M'mw snorted Jaysmith; II guess yon
never heard of Anna Nias."-Smth, Gray d
Co.'S Monthly.
As means of reducing the boy OF the to a
tose condition the cigarette has no --.-fHud-
deiphia Ledger.
A popular song for the New Year is when
the Leaves Begin to Turn."-.AHanta Constitu-
hon.
One.half of heroism IL bravery; the other half
IL modesty.--Mludukfe Sentinel
Tommy-Does your ma ever go through your
pockets lookin' for cigarcttesy
Jimmy-Naw' She don't smoke the same
kind as mc.-IHdiaAdpoiis journal.
He-Rcmember you're taking my heart with
she-You are the NTH that has told me the
same thing. lon must all think l am pork
packer ftaOaoine'S Neips.
Like flower she withcrcd and faded there.
Like u bud deprived OF lifes vital dcws,
AZ fair and as white AZ the drifting SHOWS,
But-she wouldn't wear big overshoes.
Philadelphia Times.
Mrs. Westcnd-- Good morning, Mr.. Northsnd.
want to run in and see your wife. Is she at
homer
Mr.. Northend-Yes; she'll be at home all
dnv When I loft ahe xvns trying To make mn
her mind TO 20 out and have tooth pulled
NtU York Weekly
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mr; lVhWnenn sJe,'s " ,'o ah,' w o eoha ohIa
get aiong W'shout g,di. Eli @ ou 1ugh' W W "o'o
10 stleRu 10 III ,h"s n"IS iat nnh uvost mich, n.
able TO firt with either the butcher or the
| milkman, but | am sure | couldn't manags
| them them both M Mary Ann does.-Iadidn-
| apOlls journal.
c...,. .,c,o.,,,, ,,.,,,ou,, ,,,o min,
loIlh,h hIhus VI suihu'ns ~ m'Au III h"J n,ua ,a
aho NUKE u uhusnny NELLY % "h,on m irohnI n "np
When Won have your teeth fiiled again observe
| how alert YOUR faculties are during the active
| duration of the process, Men have been known
| 10 make verses In dentists chnir.-Rochester
| Union.
| 49,, .... -. A., .. 80.
| -, PeternWeil, Young man, now uiu you Sel
IN herel what u your business business a,o...,,..
Ohhg Mnh-l alh an aiia'eus pnotVsIapnSi,
ovmns W" ""o" NV w '"'' "'''' w Wv P'"'''
81, pe,or-Tbe olovotor ia inst ooino down,
s,a e i,ht ,n. ne ,,rosa the hS,to,e vnn do thn
| rrnsP M I-o,t WeyoJd '
w" I"" '''"'
A man who has the rhematlsm said this
morning: ~ give you my word of honor that
have not seen any one In week who has not
had n remedy for rheumatism. .'-Atchisor
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
A LOSS TO WASHINGTON.

Senator INGALLS, speech of yesterday,
characterstically bright and forcible and
trenchant brings with IL the unwelcome
reminder that we shall probably not hear
him many times more, at least for several
years to come. Strangely enough, the
Kansas Democrats, who have no chance
whatever Of clecting their own candidate
for the Senate, seem disposed to join forces
with the Farmers Alliance in defeating
II man who has shed lustre on his State
and given honor and distinction to its
name. Upon what principle of patriotism
or cxpcdency they base their course, we
confess ourselves unable to conjecture.
The fact remains, however, or so IL seems
ut present, and, should this disposition
hold good, Mr.. INGALLS, will inevitably be
defeated.
To predict that the country will be the
loser is to risk nothing. Nor is Kansas
likely to reap any great benefit from the
exchange. ltwoud be difficult to find, in
any part of the United States, Mr.. INGALLS,
superior in brains and courage or in that
broad patriotism which the country needs
at Washington. That hcisa partisan is true
enough, but no man of intelligence and
of profound convictions can escape that
charge. A man, whether Republican or
Democrat, cannot believe in his own party
and in the other, too. But no sensible
citizen of this Republic would wish the
. country to be of one mind in matters of
political opinion. As long as we are free
and independent there will be differences
of thought and purpose, and out of these
differences comes the friction which keeps
our patriotism bright. Mr.. INGALLS, is a
stalwart Republican and fervent parti-
san. IIcis not hypocrte and he is not a
nonentity. In our opinion, the Kansas
Democrats would have done better, for
themselves and for their State TO keep him
in the Senate, at least until they could have
sent Democrat in his stead.
As for Washington, the city will see in
his retirement the loss of wise and
stcadfast friend. No man in either branch
of Congress has given to the affairs OF
this District more helpful and sincere
and intelligent attention. All measures
looking to the general good tending tc
the common prosperity, directed to the
peace, the happiness and the progress of the
community have found in him a power
full champion and an earnest advocate
Certainly, in the revolution which ha'
quenched this brilliant light, Washington
sees nothing but bereavement. The yea
Of his service to us has not been strained
through any prejudice of party. Th
measure of our regret for him will b.
as ,nadulterated.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15


Miss Agnes Huntington Indignantly left
her hotel in Baltimore because, forsooth
the cruel boniface insisted that she should
consign her pet poodle to the care of the
hotelporter. Our sympathes are, we must
confess, with tho lady, The feminine
heart must have some object about which
to curl its tendrils; the more mature the
female the more eXacting the heart. Miss
Agnes is no longer a silly sentimental
girl, given over to the vanities of incoming
and spOoning; she is strong in that ripe
ness which accrues from years Of exposure
to the sunshine of prosperity and the
blasts of experience. She is no mere
creature of emotion; her love for her
poodle is not whim, q passing fancy-it
Is rock-ribbed, indestructible, eternal.
Recognizing the mutability Of all things
human else-the tickleness of friendships,
the hollowness of hattery, the incon-
stancy of man, the vanity of tleeting
accomplishments and the ruthlessness of
fading personal beauty-what wonder is il
that a heart-hungry maiden lady should
cry out against that which contemplatesthe
neutrality-suspicious. the sacritioe-of
her Only Idol, noble, appreciatiye, soul-
full yirile pOodlel Nay, let us honor with
our respectful sympathy passion so de-
vout and so delectable wheresoeyer we
descry il.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
THE CRITIC. RsDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15 1891.


women who do the most OF TINS sort OF
tnlIg anu tako auvhntsaeu IVY vi every Wei
uls 10 uiIucN .nv,r Ivvi'iiss' siewJ WI, ",U s,.
Vbnon,s' tbaen Irni tha VIM % tn rcmcmber ~v an % tbot
these these fair critics nm are re- waiting calmly forthe
ncxt young woman they will dclirht to
carve in n way all would admire, or else
90 into commissions or historical raving
over.
s%@
Mice Nav Roma tbo daughi,r az tho
nonulor Senator from West Virpinia.
inaJc her dSbuf Yesterday afternoon mt
n Leoutiful ion oiycn for ibe OCCASION bv
Mrs Kenna The arrnngoments for the
affair were on an unusually large scale
There was lovely display Of plants and
ilowers, Il handsome and substantial col
lation and a bevy Of as,pretty girls as one
need wish to see Nearly az the southern
people OF social position and great many,
visitors were there. II was n roll-call OF
old Virginia, west Virginia ana Maryland
and there were Loads oil flowers sent 70 tne
pretty young girl, VINO was the idoi OF the
hour. fine floor and good orchestra
put the finishing touch to the young pco-
pies enjoyment.
w.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford give dinner
party tonight, and DIR. and Mrs. Ham
mond entertain the Euchre Club.
~
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, ME-: SENATOR oa"iluyiIS WI, @ nv. @Ie.uist .'.
dnls IN aiiernoon, ous VIII NC W hoiiic hcN'
lhursday NJ the bisinere'
%"a
The quiet home wedding of Mr.. Arthur
Woolcot Yates, son OF Colonel Theodore
nates, u . a., retireo, 10 sii1s . iiurIlev ,i
douglass at the resluenge oL tnc priue tlcIs
mother las, nlgn,, was aaeIre5in.ngvo gl,. voin,ass
10 the iasnionnnnpiy nny sleo'nnou'", n. %Meuu'nsss % X
2l the uay' ine hcNi ~, Dr MTnin IN o 10.
Epipnany .nurcil o,'.J,u'yu, M, H. pl, ,.l ma
gLuder MuncaS.er was t,'e % oes. Inn IAN a,,d and
NY ,,'1 oIiuesiin%1us % WI 'uo -hi'''' lazy an"
MISS jennie Dousiass'
%*%
Mrs. Proctor and Mrs. Window did not
receive yesterday. The other ladies of the
Cabinet did, however. The prettiest of
the number of young ladies who were re-
ceiving at the Cabinet receptions was Miss
Knox, the lovely young daughter of Hon.
John Jay Knox, cx-Comptroller of the
Treasury and now prominent bank
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
OPERA IN NEW YORK.

II will surprise nobody to hear that the
Board of Directors of the New York Met
ropoltan Opera-House have decided, after
full and comprehensive discussion, to
abandon German opera and return to the
Italian and French repertories.
The wonder is that this decision has
been delayed so long. The Wagnerian
movement has not taken firm hold of the
world. II has not the elements required
in the attainment of that result. Ad-
mircrs of that school have been for years
sneering at the melodies of MEYERBEER,
HALEvY, VERDI, MozART, RossISI and
GouNoD, referring to them as brilliant
platitudes,n etc., and intimating an unut-
terable contempt for any and every one
base enough to rejoice in them. But the
jaded audiences of WAGNER Opera have at
last become weary of conducting conversd-
siones to the accompaniment of a noisy
orchestra, and have given it to be under
stood that unless change is made, they
will for the future do their talking at
home. OF course the Metropolitan Opera
House cannot be maintained on the
patronage of few long-haired fanatics
in the 75-cent gallery, and thus the WAC
NER Opera steps out and French and
Italian opera steps in. Instead of the
dreary recitatives of Tannhauser and the
Meistersinger, we are to have the brdvurds
and rOu'ades of 'Trovatore," and the
passionate melodies of Faust"
1t will be grateful change, at least to
the general public. The select few who
adore the weird and the unutterable in
in music may be left TO mourn, but the
great, big overwhelming majority will
give thanks. Magnetism is now taken in
broken doses even in the great German
capitals. One hears "Lohengrin' in Ber
lin still, but one hears Der Freischutz
and lies Huguenots" and "Fidelio'
also. In Paris, Vienna and London th'
French and Italian repertories prevail. ]
was only in New York, where music i
less appreciated than in thos
cultured cities (and, perhaps, 70
that very reason) that WAGNER an,
the later Inscrutables reigned supreme
But even New York is improving, losin
its complacency, beginning TO doubt 1t
own perfection in taste and culture. AM
the prospect now is that the subscriber
and box-holders of the beautiful Metro
politan Opera-House will next year tai
less and listen more during the perform
ances. They have been alternately loqua
cious and somnolent through the tediou
intoning of Td,nhduser and ,Slchs, but W
shall see what they will do when Rdo,
and E1eazd, and Odete and Leoaord com
upon the scene.
Meanwhile we congratulate New Yor
upon the prospect.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

MtiIOp0litaR--E IL. Sinoll, Oakland, Md;
Hon. W. ii. Perry and wife, South Carolina;
$. Pinoyer and II, l.. Baker, New York.
50, Jdmes--E. u. Nelson, Brooklyn; W. y,
Bockus, Genoa, Neb.; g. j. Ryder, Boston; Il.
Wood and wife, Newport, r. l.; W. DieSeman'
New York.
WIZARDS - Boston symphony Orchestra;
Francis A. Kilgore, Charles y. Nall, New
city OF Mexico; William u. smith, Alton, H.,
Charles NJ. Knapp, >. Chew OF lpe@ JerSey
Press, Camden, N. D.; A. A. Vance, Morris
town, y. j.
Ri0QS-L. s. Kaufman, W. s, Nell, Phlladcl-
phia; W. II. Grinlth, Denver; Jesse NJ. Gore,
Boston.
Utlcktr's-IIenry NJ. Furman and wife, Den
yer; Charles Bowen, baltimore; William II,
Bigelow, New York; Warner behrIng, New
York.
Uom,leu's-F. f. Auget and wife, j. Peter
sen, New YORK,
Arlingion-A. G. Ridgeway and wife, Coates
Vile, Pa; T.. A, Webb, II. B liaight and +. q.
Loyeland, New York; L.. j. Grcnllch, Dayton,
Ohio.
Noymdndie-J. McNulta, Bloomington, Ill
| II. B, Bogardus and wife, Philadelphia H.. w
| BOuman, Brook lyn.
| E6bit-George ii. Bacon, Ottawa, Ont; 4
| Ray Walsh, Greenwich, Conn; II, A. Darnall
| New York; George Thompson and W. X
simpson, Brooklyn.
Hotel JohRsoie- Oscar Perry Newark John
| II. Nelson, Virginia; Il. =. Culver, s. Louis
Maury 4. sullivan, A. Muller and r. Fitzgerald
New York.
1
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
A DAKOTA CHIEFS PLEA.
Here Is an Indians Letter which Every
One Should Rend.

One tttHus
lSpecid1 to the Noio York World
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. 13.-The Demo-
ocrat prints number Of letters from In
dams at Rosebud Agency to Colonel L. +.
Spencer, formerly Indian agent. Among
them is this straightforward and notable
letter from one of the chiefs II may be
necessary to explain that when he refers
to Grey Fox, Long Pumpkin means Gen
eral George Crook, and that the buffalo
soldiers" are the colored troops in Indian
diction:
Colonel l.. p. Spencer,
My FRIEND. | want to tell you some
thing, for the Dakotas have had many
troubles since you left them and we have
mourned very much, Our rations have
grown small and our beef day has gone a
long way off. You gave us a beef every
twelve sleeps. This was good; but now
one beef goes for eighteen sleeps for thirty
people and our children starve You told
us 1t would be good medicine for our
children If we sold our land to the Great
Father. We had ears for your words aud
touched the pen for it, but have not seen
any payment. My friend, where are the
schools, ploughs, wagons and oxen? We
have not seen them as the Great Father s
council promised we should in payment,
and white men now say they own the
land.
When we sold the Black Hills Grey Fox
told us we could get schools, pigs and
chickens in payment, but the oxen and
cows grew old and died before we saw
them the pigs ran away, the sheep got
lost, the chickens flew away, and IL was
ten summers before we saw a school for
our children. VIII it be that way again3
We lose some of our rations every year,
and last summer with no rain was very
hard for us. We put our corn and pota-
toes in the ground and they stayed there.
We want TO live and have our children
live. These are my thoughts. But how
can we do this when our reservation grows
small and we get no payment. Where
the Great Fathers house Is my people
once held council, but it is not so now.
You are the agent we adopted, and we
expect YOU will counsel the Great Father
not to throw his red children away. His
white children live and are like the grass
| while the Indians, like the antelope, grow
few.
We keep the Great Fathers words in
our ears, but he seems to forget his pay
| ments to us after we touched the pen a
you told us to do. Short Bull, Two Strike
Crow Dog, High Hawk and Gray EaglC
men have listened to them. They JOINED
the ghost dances and eat holy cheese ant
wear holy shirts. / talked to them, bu
they had no ears for my words and callet
me fool and would not listen. Whor
the buffalo soldiers came they ran ava,
to the Bad Lands You told me to keel
my children in school and do not forge
it. My friend, this is all / have to say.
shake your hand with good heart. You
friend, LoNG PUMPKIN.
Rosebud Agency, Dec. 27, 1890.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15

Marie Antoinette had as much influence
upon the fashions of her time as any
woman who ever lived, writes Tom
Mason in an exchange. When she en-
tered Paris in l779 she waved her hand to
milliner--one Mile. Bertin-who made
her fortune by it. This Queen was one
day making her toilet, when she discov-
cred some peacocks feathers which had
been placed on her dressing-table by acci-
dent. Mechanically she picked one up
and put ii in her hair. The effect was so
pleasing that she added another. She
called for more, and on leaving her dress
ing-room astonished every one by the
originality of her headdress. The King
admired, all Europe applauded, and thus
the custom of wearing feathers spread.
In 1875 she was one day dressed in q
material of brown lustering, when the
King observed, in a happy moment, that
il looked to him like heas. Immediately
the color of feas became fashionable, and
such was the rage that the different shades
between old and young ileas were sepa'
rated and the whole gamut of ileedom
was run. Finally the yenders of silk pre-
sented a new set of samples to the Queen
of a gray color, and the King this time re
marked of one that IL was the color OF thu
Queens hair.