The Critic and record., 1891-03-26
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Mrs. General Custer has been resting in
Atlantic City for the last six weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Margaret Custer Calhoun.
Senor Don Lorenzo Castelanos, Spanish
Minister TO Mexico, is at the Victoria
Hotel, New York.
General Johnston's nearest living rela-
tive is sister, Mrs. Mitchell, who lives
in this city.
Miss Bayard who is to wed Count Lew
enhaupt of Sweden, is great lover of
healthful sport and an excellent eques-'
trienne. she loves dogs and possesses h
fine kennel of her own.
A general memorial service in honor of
General Johnston is 10 be held by the
United Confederate Veterans of America
at q time to be appointed by General John
B. Gordon of Georgia.
The little King of Spain very much dis
likes being seated uDon the throne at
state ceremonials. He tries to climb down
and on one accession declared with tears
that he would rather sit on his mothers
lap.
Miss Mabel Goddard, who has given ten
years to studying the relations between
industry and matrimOny says that the
proportion of marriages is greater among
trained nurses than any other class Of
women workers
The will of Cardinal Newman be-
queaths all his manuscripts and copy
rights of books to Rev. Dr. Neville, his
real and leasehold property to the Rev.
Mr.. Pollen, and the whol6Of tile residue
to Mcssrs. Neville. Pollen and Bellasls.
all Of whom belong to the Oratory at
Edgbaston. The estate is valued at about
| Sl7 500.
NJ. Diebler the French executioner, had
| his son with him giving him an object
| lesson as II werel at the execution of Ey-
raud. This repulsiye Office remained in
| one family-the Sansons-for seven gene
rations, and perhaps Diebler would like
| to found like dynasty in his house. He
! is said 10 have made fortune of 100000
francs by his virtuosity ON the guillotne.
The millionaire, John H. Starn, was a
! poor boy. lie now owns fine estate of
! l,iOO acres in Montgomery County, n. "
near his birthplace. 81 bought that
] place, he writes, "beCause of the fine
| flavor of the apples that grew i'm a certain
| orchard where | used to hook them when
! was bare'footed boy in q pair of cut
down trousers held on by one suspender
strap. '-hPoh,
ApropOs Of the approaching wedding of
Miss Grace Fuller in Washington, they
tell this story of a younger daughter of
/ the Chief Justice, now Mrs. Hugh
! Wallace: Miss Mildred (as she was them
developed some literary ability when i'm
/ Wells College, and, after graduation, be-
gan 10 study law under her fathers super
vision. The arid stages of ancient legal
lore of England We're traycrsed says a
| newspaper correspondent, "and Kent s
more refreshing pages We're gone through
with At every step the toisome way ol
the student became easier but of a sud
den Blackstone and Kent gave way tn
/ Cupid and Wallace. Instead of a barrster
before the bar, the fair student became a
bride before The altar
Senator Wolcott, who has not been here
long enough 10 have ceased studying his
fellow statesmen said the other day. II
have seen good many aggregations aud
types of human nature, bu. this Is the
most interesting body of men ! ever came
i'm contact with, Now, take those old fell
lows ON the other side Of the Chamber, the
Democrats from the South, They are old
foRicg every one of them, sectional az
hados, mean as the devil about appropria,
items and all that sort of thing, and yet sd
internally honest and rotten poor that il
makes one proud TO take them by the
hand Now, ON tlis side of the Chamber
but must not forget the requirements of
Senatorial courtesy, '- Washington ietier.