The critic., 1891-01-23
PERSONAL.


The best friend Of the Empress of Russia
is the Countess Oyama, who is a Vassar
graduate.
General James II. OBeirne, Assistant
Superintendent of immigration, was made
happy man by receiving from Washing
ton medal that had been granted to him
by Congress for his brave and meritorious
conduct in the civil war 1t is a hand
s. me gold medal with an appropriate in
scriptiOn.
The University of Geneva has just made
an NJ, d. OF the young Polish Countess
Wanda Won Szcawinska. Her graduation
thesis was remarkably learned paper
concerning the eyes of crustaceous ami
mails and the effect of light and darkness
upon them. The Countess Wanda will
practice in Poland.
Colonel Elisha H. Luddington, United
States Army, died at Uniontown, Pa,
January q, aged So years. He was law
yer, but entered the army early in the war,
and was wounded at the second Bull Run.
For bravery in this action he was made a
colonel. He retired on full pay in 1879.
He was appointed special Alaskan Com
missioner by the President in 1868 to in
vestigate the purchase of that Territory.
Colonel Marshall ]. Luddington of Wash
ington, ID. c., is brother of the deceased.
Miss Helen Newell, who is now the
bride of young James II. Garfield, has
been one of the bellies of North Side So
ciety in Chicago. She has beautiful
face and figure and great charm of
manner. Her hair is of golden brown
color, her cheeks rosy, her eyes blue
gray. Miss Newell used 10 be passion
ately fond of outdoor exercise, and every
day could be seen walking, driving or
riding along the lake shore.
DIR. Lorenz Is. Eley of Ilion, Ind, and
Miss Katie d. Conroy of Keokuk, were to
have been married at the home of the
bride the other evening, The license was
procured and the wedding guests were as
sembled, but the ceremony did not take
place. The prospective bride is Catholic,
the groom-to-be, a Protestant. He had
neglected to fill ont blank form sent
him and his answers were necessary to
secure dispensatiOn from the bishop per-
mitting the marriage. The guests, how
ever partook of the wedding feast, and
the bridegroom, having complied with all
other essential forms, the couple awaits
with such patience as they can command
the church's permission TO be joined in
wedlock.
Captain Schley is thoroughly in love
with his ship, the Baltimore and hetells a
Baltimore reporter that "shc is the finest,
fastest and best war vessel in the world,
aud he adds; when the French and
italian naval officers came aboard the
looks Of establishment depicted in their
faces were amusing. How do you keep
everything so cleanY they would ask.
They were told that cleanliness was one Of
the essentials of a pan-of-war, Aside
| from this, the Department required every
| thing kept in perfect order Each man
who had his particular piece Of bright
| work, as the brass and steel fittings are
called, took especial pains in the perform
ance Of his duties. The foreigners never
| keep their ships in the shape that we do,
and we always take the shine off them."
New York city is big enough, cultured
enough and cosmopolitan enough 10 well
| come good operas, whether German, Ital-
ian, French or English Diversity of diet
is as necessary to the mind as to the body.