The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-10
PERSONAL.


Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. Staples returned
from n three-weeks tour of the South last
night.
Rumor in Providence has il that Gov
crnor Davis of Rhode Island is soon to
marry Mrs. Mary Saunders of Pawtucket
whom few months ago he appointed Il
member of the Board of Visitors to Penal
Institutions of the State. /
Judge w. G.. Veazey, Commander-in-
cdicf of the Grand Army of the Republic,
left to-day for Boston to attend the fu-
neral of cx.Attorney-General Devens,
which takes place tomorrow from Trinity
the pallbcarcrs. General Devcns was
formerly Commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army.
The Daily Tclegydph prints long letter
from Sir Edwin Arnold, in which he
describes the opening of the first japanese
Parliament. In the course of il he says.
What one instantly misses is the presence
of the fairer sex. Not woman of high
or low degree is to be seen about the
premises, and the chairs in the box Of the
Empress are unused. An unfortunate
American literary lady, who came all the
way from New York to report the event,
was denied even so much rs an approach
to the precinct.
Miss Margaret Moore, aged %, died
Wednesday at Wellsburg, W. Va, in the
house in which she was born. She was
the daughter of the first settler Mt Wells
burg. Immediately across the Ohio River
was the historic Indian village OF Mingo,
then the headquarters of the great Chief
Logan, of whom Miss Moore related many
"reminiscences. When child she was u
carry her about in her arms. At his
death she was one of those "who mourned
for Logan" Miss Moore was never more
than ten miles from the house in which
she spent her life and never rode ON a
railroad train.
Marie IIenriettc Celine Montalann died
of pneumonia in Paris January s. She
was born at Ghent August TO- 1913, in the
playhouse where her father, who was u
Frenchlnan and had played AT the Vaude-
VILE In Paris, was an actor.
At the age of 4 she was n little prodigy
acclaimed at the Comedie Franchise in
two plays-"Gabriell and charlotte
Corday." In January, 1850, the petit,
Montaland,n as she was to be called evel
| after, made her first appearance in a lead
ing role at the Palais Royal in LA File
| Bien Gardee.h Jules Jannon then wrotC
of her one of the most brilliant and en-
| thusiastic .tepaictonS. She was pretty
| charming, gifted with an admirable voice
and an actress comparable to Mile
| Mars.
She was painter Of merit, and tn,
| Parisians quoted her sallies of wit. Sh,
| lived forty-eight years, all except seven o
| them years OF celebrity as q leading &C
| trcss.
The New York Hc,ald says the engage
ment of John Jacob Astor, only son anC
heir of Mr.. and Mrs. William Astoro of No
| $50 Fifth avenue to Miss Ara Willing
. | Il - g.. ,,1 AL In.
of Philadelphia, is am assured fact, and tn
engagement will soon be formally an
nomced. Mr.. Astor is about - years o
age, tall and slendcrly built, with blu
eyes, fair hair and mustache. He is tn
youngest Of the family. His two sister
are Mrs. j. Coleman Drayton and Mr..
Ormc Wilson. Mrs. Astor is the acknowl
edged leader of New York society, and he
SON is considered one OF the leaders anon
the younger set Miss Willing, who come
of an old Philadelphia family, is beautl
ful blonde, with fair hair and blue eyes
She Is well known in New York society
having attended all of the Assembly an
Patriarch balls since she made her deJm.
At the Jackson banquet in Philadelphi
Mrs. Cleveland carried q large bouquet q
red roses. She was dressed in gray sill
gown, with seal fringe across the bosom
ON her neck glistcned O circlet of dil
lnolus anu III hcf mar WIS llhnusOn
diamond aigrotte. Her arms were bar,
except she wore mauye-colored silk glove
to the elbows. The eX-Prcsidents viii
was accompanied by Mrs. l.. Clarke Dayi'
who was her hostess for the occasion
Miss Davis, Mrs. Sturgess, Miss Sturgcs,
Mrs. w. Redwood Wright, Mrs. CharlC
II. Kremboar, Mrs. John Cadwalade
Mrs. William +. Iarrity, Mrs. w. C. L
Breckinridge, Mrs. John II. Read, Mr.
Thomas Il. l}ayard and Mrs. A. ]. Cassat
As soon as the applause had died ava
Z selves in the box, and, while waiting fc
the speeches 10 begin, she frequently re,
oglized friends on the. floor and kept up
continnalnodding and smiling to them.
jackson was a horse,raeer and ohekel