The Critic and record., 1891-03-28
notable PEOPLE.

Mr.. James MCtOy OF &. L. Rodgers Il
Co. of New York, whois en- route home
from an extended Western tour, stopped
over in the city yesterday to visit friends
and left to-day for New York.
Secretary Tracy and Senator Aldrch
will be the chief speakers at monster
Republican banquet in Boston on April S.
Captain Langley, royal navy, now at
tachod TO the British Legation, arrived at
the Hygeia, Fortress Monroe, on Monday.
Senator Davis of West Virginia is there
with his wife.
The Rev DIR. Rainsford, rector Of ST.
Georges, will contribute to the April
Forum" "a Study of the Problem of
Poverty in Great Cities,
A correspondent calls attention 10 the
fact that Bishop Leonard cannot be criti-
cised for refusing TO allow the Rev. Mr..
MacQueary to resign, as he was acting III
strict accordance with canon law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Scott Key are ut
the lroquois, l45 West Forty-iirst street,
New York. Mrs. Key has given num-
ber Of pretty lunches lately to Southern
friends and to several European celebri-
ties. Mrs Keys last luncheon was in
honor of the Princess Marthe Enga-
litcheh,
After carefully considering the matter
the French Cabinet has come to the de-
cision that Prince Louis Napoleon, second
son OF the late Prince Napoleon, does noA
come under the category of personages
who are pretenders to the throne of
France, and that therefore he does not
come under the law prescribing banish-
ment from France of all pretenders to
the throne of that country.
Mrs. Fletcher, who died lately in Eng
land, was the collateral descendant of
Shakespeare, being in a direct line from
Joan Hart, the poets sister. She was the
proud owner of his jug and stick. She
carried on an unusual trade for a
woman-that of gunmaker-and made it
prosper greatly
Frank r. Stockton was invited TO
dinner in Washington some days ago by
an artful hostess, who had the ices served
in the forms of lady and a tiger.
Now, which, she coolly asked, when
they came on. Both, if you please" he
replied and the problem IS still un-
solved.
The Misses Blackburn will supplement
their Washington season by q trip to
Fortress Monroe for week. Then they
will go with their mother for q two
months stay in Bermuda. Afterward
Miss Lucille, the younger of the sisters,
will go with Mrs. Studebaker for a trip on
tally-hO coach through the lake region,
stoppingJor short time at MackinaC.
\ son of General Alger of Michigan,
who is making a trip around the world
with young companion from Detroit, I'm
recent letter from Paris said that he had
had his feet frosted in one of the leading
Paris hotels. He was there during the
recent cold snap in Europe Young Algei
said that it was impossible to keep warm
in the hotel; the little Opcn.grate fire
which he kept burning in his room made
no impression ON the cold whatever. II
was while sitting in his room trying t,
keep warm that his feet were frostbitten
A dinner was given Thursday last a
Martinellis, In New York by Genera
J.. j. Di CesnOla to three oi
his Army comprehension Fran;
Sige, General Carl Schmz and Gen
eral Stahl, In March, 1868, Generals
Schur2 and Stahl were commanders of di
visions of the Eleventh Army Corps, o
which General Sigel had full command
while General Di Cesnola was in charge o.
the cavalry, one day an Italian cool
! prepared 4 dinner for General hi Cesnola
and the three Generals above mentioned
shared it and spoke very highly of Italian
cooking. The host told his guests To wal
till they should meet him i'm that city anC
/ he would give them an Italian Dime
worth eating. The promised dinner wa
| given, and General hi Cesnoa' guests eX
pressed their appreciation of it in IN
! stnted terms.
Mrs. Hodson burnett is at san Reno
| where she has been for her health sine
! the death Of Lionel. As soon as She /
/ sufficiently improved she will 20 to Pari
| and make arrangements for having tn
body, now i'm the American chapel in Ina
city, conveyed TO America At presen
| Mrs Burnett has with her the physician
| IN his last illness. The doctor i'm grea
measure has been made her business man
| and will probably accompany her upOl
her return In June. Miss Gertrude Hal
Of Boston, well known in the literar,
world, is also with Mrs. Burnett, hayinj
gone to her at San Reno immediatel,
aiten receiving news Of LiOnels death.