The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-17
PERSONAL.

Joe Jefferson, himself a painter, calls
Corot the Shakespeare Of landscape paint
ing
General Custer's only sister, Mrs. Mar
garet Custer Calhoun, is the wife of Lieu
tenant Calhoun of the United States Army.
"Iyanhoe'' is the outcome of years of
vague dreaming. Its actual realization
was the work of about eight months. Sir
Arthur selected first of all the work of an
English novelist as the theme of his Ii
bretto.
f. dc 7. Delgadillo, son of the Secretary
of the Treasury of the Republic of Mica
ragua, and n young man Of 10 years, was
in Philadelphia Saturday. He has entered
the West Chester State Normal School to
prepare for university medical course
later, and has been in this country nine
months, residing with Senor Don Horacio
Guzman, Ncaiaguan Minister at Wash
ington.
Philip Brooks is So years old, and for
twenty years he has been the rector Of
Trinity Church in Boston. His salary is
$1,000 year, but of that larger proper
tion goes for charity, for his generosity is
proyerbial.
Mr.. w. w. Story, the American sculptor
and poet, whose home is the Palazzo Bar
berini, Rome says the New York Critic,
IS modelling figure of Christ, dressed in
the Oriental Jewish robes, with the keliyeh
icouvre.chef kerchieD on his head-the
usual head-dress in the Moslem East,
where the tmban is not worn.
General Charles A. Poellnitz, dstin-
gnished citizen of Marengo County, Ala,
died last Sunday morning over 80 years of
age lie was grandson of the Baron
POellnitZ, who was one of the distinguished
foreigners who offered their services to
General George Washington during the
war of the Revolution. Congress gave
him large body Of land which was then
Just outside of New York. which Baron
Pollnitz exchanged for one in South Caro-
lima.
A wonderful fabric called monu-
mental carpet, is being wrought by the
Viscountess de Chambrun, the Countess
de LINERS, Nine. de Larour-Naubourg
and other pious French ladies, for the
"Baslican or votive edilice which il in
| process of completion ON the heights of
Montmartre. The fabric is valued at
| 100000, and is wrought with the designs
omhematic of the events in the history
| of Paris and Montmartre, interviewer
| with the names of the fair needlewomen
| and Of the two Archbishops of Paris
under whose auspices the "Basilicah was
| founded.
The sword which Washington wore
| when he resigned his commission, and
for which the Massachusetts authorities
have been negotiating with Edward Ever
! EFT Warner. representing the Lewis FAM
| lily collateral descendants Of the Wash
ingtons), is now offered at $4,000. Twice
that amount was asked originally. When
there was talk of the Federal Government
purchasing IL Senator Hoar said 1t was
''the one single relic on the face of the
earth which all mankind would agree to
recognize as the most valuable, sacred and
precious.h Senator VOORHEES, was quoted
as saying that sit was cheap at any price,
hallowed by such memories
Bismarck's latest story concerns Nicho-
las ]. of Russia. The Car suffered from q
disease that his physicians told him could
be relieved only by a rubbing of the spine.
Nicholas was anxious enough to try the
prescription, for he was in great pain, but
in all his court lie had no one whom he
would trust to give him the treatment
So, eventually he sent courier all the
way TO Berlin with II written request that
Frederick William II. should send him
five non-commissioned officers of the
guards TO rtb his back. The officers were
sent, rubbed the Cars back for few
weeks and were then dismissed 10 Berlin
with presents OF 81 800 each. In speaking
of the matter to the Prussian King, subse
quen1y, the Car said; II trust my Rls
slams as long as can look them IN tht
eye, but TO let them 80 10 work al my
own back-that is more than ] care Il
risk"