The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-06

IrO1cSSOr lynuall mas been quite Serl-
ously Ill, but Is recovering.
Miss Lucy Polk Smell, young artist of
some talent. is one of the few surviving
relatives of President Polk, being his
grandniece.
Mrs. Rider Haggard like Mrs. Stanley,
camplains that American women keep
their houses too warm. When the ther-
momcter reaches 20 degrees in q drawing
room IL gives her headache, and even
temperature of 65 degrees she considers
too warm for comfort.
Colonel O'Fcrrall has appointed Edward
Barnett Gold of Clarke County, Va. u
cadet at the West Point Military Academy.
He is n son of Thomas ID. Gold, chairman
Of the Clarke County Democratic COM
mittee.
Charles Bradlaugh was forcibly ex-
PEELED from the House of Commons half
n dozen times, his clothing being torn and
bis face scratched IN the conflict with the
officials. Subsequently he became one of
the most respected speakers in the house.
Meissonier was one of the many little
men who have played big parts in the
worlds history. His head was large and
his shoulders were rather broad, but his
body was short and slender. His legs
were small and insignificant, but they an
swered Abraham Lincoln's test, in being
long enough to reach to the ground.
Bernhardt and Carmencita haven't New
York all to themselves. Five pretty girls
from the wilds of Cutchogue and the mos
quito-haunted shores of Duck Pond
Point are doing the city without guide or
chal eron and paralyzing the dudes with
visions of rosy and breezy beauty as II
fits along the streets, seeing all that is to
lie seen and padding its own canoe.
All the preliminary arrangements for
the marriage of Miss Louisa Shepard,
daughter of Colonel Elliott +. Shepard
and granddaughter of the late William III.
Vanderbilt, to Mr.. William Jay Scheffe-
| lin, son of Mr.. William Henry Schelfe-
| lin and grandson of the Hon. John Jay,
are about completed.
The Countess Wanda Henkel Won Don
| nersmark is said IN Germany TO own the
finest hunting grounds In the Empire
| These are the spoils Of three days chase
| First day, twenty-one hunters, 700 harcs
10l pheasants, 3 eagles; second day. twen-
| ty-five sportsmcn, Lbs hares, 20 pheas-
ants, falcon; third day, eight hunters,
1873 hares, 747 pheasants.
John Armstrong Chanler, who has Just
established series of art scholarships, is
q brainy young man of 80. He entered
| the class of 81 at Columbia College, but
found progress therein too slow for his
energetic mind, and by few months of
extra hard study caught up with the class
of 'S3, with which body he was graduated.
He is a grandson Of William b. Astor and
the husband Of the famous Amelie Rives,
and has been living in Paris for some
years past, where his wifeis now studying
art. and, some say, writing another novel.
highly, and are watching his career with
pridc--a goodly proportion Of which is
shared by his old classmates, by whom
he is held in affectionate remembrance
Mao York Continent.
Representative O'Ferrsll has received a
letter from General Fitz-John Porter of
New York in regard to the recent Con-
federate reunion in that city, from which
the following extract is made: 81 was very
hearing your admirable address before
your companions at the New York Hotel
and hope may have the opportunity to
renew the acquaintance with closer com.
panionship. The cause of the organiza.
ton Of that society Is one to commend II
to everybody, and l hope the example
will be followed by others at the North
descendants to join this one. Help to the
needy widows and children of old friends
and comrades, as to all helpless and needy,
is eDjoined upon us by Him to whose
arms we hope to go for good deeds done
on earth, and there are none better than
the taxing care OF the WIDOWS and
orphans. hope you enjoyed the effects
of your address as much as we who lis.
tened, and II you did you were happy
man."
The death of Colonel A. NJ. Lea of Cor.
sicana, Tex, is announced at the age oil
SO. He was native of Tennessee and
was acting Secretary of War for six weeks
under President w. II. Harrison's admin
istration. He was graduate of Wesi
Point, and In the storming party which
captured the Harriet Lane at Galveston
HIS son, Lieutenant Lea of the Unitef
States Navy, was an officer on that ship a
the time and was killed in the fight
After the capture of the Harriet Lane
Lieutenant LEAFS body was taken to Gen
eral Magruders headquarters and buried
with all the honors of war. Colonel Lea
his father, read the funeral service on th'
occasion.
The efforts of the Duke or Orleans /,
enter the Russian Army were rendere,
futile by the prejudice OF the Car agains
his family. The men who tried to secur
admission for the Duke TO the Officers
Corps Of the Colossus were told that tn
Russian Army could not be made
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