The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-16
PERSONAL.

The highest in rank of onr naval officers
the only American sailor, indeed, ex-
oept Farragut, who was ever raised to the
full grade Of Admiral--passeS away in the
death of David Dixon Porter.
The Prince of Wales has promised to be
present at the wedding of Miss Garner of
New York aud the Marquis Of Breteuil,
which will take place at Pau.
Mrs. Chapman Coleman, aged 70, the
cnly surviving daughter of the late John
j. Crittendcn, Kentucky's famous states
man, died February l3 at Louisville, Ky.
Joe Burks of Panther Creek, n c., is an
enthusiast upon the sdbject of egg eating.
lie lacks one inch Of being seven feet high
and claims record of having eaten 1870
eggs at one meal.
Aubrey Boucicault, son of Dion Bouci-
cault, who is just about to be married, has
written q new play expressly for his
mother, in which Mrs. Boucicault will
AREA with her daughter Nina and the
author.
Mr.. Mansfield, during his visit to Wash
ington, has been the recipient of especial
lonors from the White House family.
On Wednesday Mrs. Harrison sent to him
beautiful basket of flowers aud on
| Thursday he lunched at the White House,
| en- .tdmdle, with the President and Mrs.
| Harrison.
Sir Richard Burton, the famous traveller,
writer and archpolOgist, who died recently
ut Trieste, was master of twenty-seven
| different languages. Bayard Taylor could
command nearly rs many and Theodore
| Parker read twenty-eight, though he
SPOKE only English with ease and fluency.
Mrs. Darling says that II has been dis
covered that there are twenty-four sur
| viving widows of heroes of the Reyolu-
tion. The oldest of them is l0l and the
| Youngest 7S. Most of these widows were
The young wives Of old men, and one OF
! them had acknowledged that what in
duced them to marry in many cases was
the fuCt that ms widows of Revolutionary
soldiers they would receive a pension.
Lucy Tinker, colored, Of Trigg County,
KY, eyed l05 years, has cut u full set OF
new teeth the old ones having decayed
and disappeared about forty years ago,
She had also been nearly blind for many
years, but recently her sight began 10 i'm
prove and she can now see rs well as
when "A Young woman. She Is the mother
Of fifteen children and has ninety-odd
grandchildren now living,
Lady Duifern tells some interesting
nnet dOtes about the BabOo English of the
Hindoos. One man during an eXamina
ton was told to write an essay upon the
horse, which he did in the following briei
terms: ''rho horse is very noble animal
but when irritated he ceases TO do So
Another had to write upon the differences
between riches and poverty, and he endet
by saying: "In short the rich man wei
ters in crimson velvet, while the poo
man snorts on flint"
Among the distinguished visitors TO Nea
Orleans at this. time is Miss Mary Cnsti
Ice, daughter Of General Robert II, Lee
Miss Lee has many warm and deyotel
friends IN New Orleans, who will be glaf
to know of her arrival, She is thegle3
of Mr.. A. II. May, 23S st. Charles street
'All the world loves lover Is sayina
the truth of which Is demonstrated by
such items as this. taken from the Tim
Of Philadelphia ofsyesterdays date: "A
tall, slender young man, with rathe
long face and striking features and eye
glasses, wearing dark, loose overcoat an
n high hat, was walking up Chestnu
street last night about 10 O'clock anS
turned down Broad street. With him wa
young lady, u brunette, somewha
foreign looking, in a brown ulster an.
cape. Tie young man was John Jacol
Astor, the heir 10 the greatest fortune IL
America, and the lady was Miss Ava vii
ling, his choice among the many beautie