The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-15
PERSONAL.

Lieutenant l.. B. NJ Mason, naval aide
TO the Secretary of the Navy, has been
detached from special duty at the Navy
Department and ordered to duty as speca,
watch officer of the flagship Chicago, now
fitting out at New York. II is understood
that this change was made at Lieutenant
Mason's request. He will join the vessel
at Hampton Roads on the 18th prox. 1t is
probable that no other officer will be de-
tailed for special service in the Secretary's
office, and that Lieutenant COwlcs, COM
mandng the United States ship Despatch,
will be called on from time to time to
perform all special naval services required.
Nine. de Barrios will give fancy dress
ball on the night Of February 0 ut No. S55
Fifth avenue, New York.
Mrs. jefferson Davis is residing in New
York while her memoirs of her late hus-
band, the Confederate President are pass
ing through the press.
Sir Andrew Walker, who has presented
Liverpool with the Walker Art Gallery
has had his portrait painted by Orchard
son at the instance of the mayor of that
city and other friends. The likeness has
been presented to him with due formali-
ties.
Father Ignatius will not preach again in
Brooklyn. That is to say, Bishop Little
john has so decided, and it will be in de-
Evangelist of the Protestant Episcopal
Church again ofliciates in the Diocese of
Long Island.
Ex-Governor William Il. Cameron has
consented to act as chief marshal of the
civic and military procession to come off
in Petersburg, Va, on the 10Th instant in
connection with the observance of General
II. T.. Lees birthday. Immediately upon
the dismissal of the parade interesting ex-
..l 4, Il To-, Aaa ,.g
Music. There is to be musical pro-
| gramme, and Hon. John w. Daniel OF
| Virginia and Hon. w. G. p. Breckenridge
| of Kentucky, orators of national reputa-
| ton, will deliver addresses.
Twenty-one of Mendelsshon's letters to
his intimate friend, Julius Schubring, are
now to be seen in London. Mr. Quaritch
is in temporary possession of them, and
WILL we doubt not, gladly exhibit them to
earliest is dated in 1880. and the latest in
1916, so that they may be called represen-
tative of his whole active career. The
| close and affectionate relations between
| the writer and the recipient give more
| than ordinary interest to the little collec-
ton. Schubring is known rs the writer
| of "Recollections of Mendelsshon," which
appeared nearly twenty-five years ago,
and is still read with eagcrness.
Mrs. Mary Spear Tiernan, widow of
Charles Tiernan, died yesterday at Baltl-
Spencer, in the 56th year of her age, Mrs
Tiernan was well known in literary
circles. She was the authoress of the
novels, "Homosele," "Suzette' ant
Jack Horner," and contributed mum
Der of stories to magazines. She was {
prominent member of the Women's Liter
ary Club of Baltimore.
The young prince of Naples is the pic
ture of a youthful English dude.,smooth
faced with a fair sprinkling of down oi
his upper lip. an eye-glass and a suit o
clothes cut in the latest English style
But he is very clever, speaking four Ian
guages huently, and because of his reten
tive memory is regarded as sort Of roya
encyclopedia.
Great difficulty is being experienced il
the choice of a successor to Rubenstein
whose resignation of the dictatorship o
the st. Petersburg Conservatory take
sicians, including Tschaikowsk and AueI
have declined, owing to the difficulty Ru
binstein found in dealing with the au
thorities.
Miss Helen Gladstone is described a
having many of the traits of her father
and is thus classified, as it were, by
, writer who has seen much of her: "If sh
were introduced as Miss Brown, OF Oh
cago. Boston people would pronounce he
shocking, the typical Western person
who must be sat upon and silenced. Bu
her big nature and splendid vitality woul
drown their little criticisms, and whe
they found her to be Miss Gladstone the
would pronounce hera glorious creature.
, The Chicago Nebs says. "Our energeti
young friend, John NJ. Palmer, shouldn
ilatter himself that he is the only Demo
crat in Illinois who has his eyes on tn,
| Senatorship. There are William r. MOI
, rison, John c. Black, Lambert Tree an
, Carter II. Harrison. They are willing
nay. they are hungry. Moreover, the
are farmers. In fact, it would be hard |
g find politician in all the State to-da
who was not farmer. Even the bloom
, ing, the beautiful, the gifted Henry Dav
!, better known as the he-siren of Sang
: mon-has begun to sprout birdseed in h
4 ambrosial curls and to wear potato bio
e SONS in his button-hole."