The critic., 1891-02-02
PERSONAL.

Representative Kilgorc of Texas was
called home last week by the illness of
his daughter.
Mr.. Robert Lee Keeling, q well-known
baltimore society man, has accepted an
fer from Mr.. Robert Mantell, and will
20 upon the road in his company next
season. Mr.. Keeling bears striking re-
semblance to the actor, and will make a
better double in his play "rhe Corsican
Brothers" than Mr.. McFendress, Mantell's
nephew, who has been playing the part.
Mr.. Keeling is brother of Mrs. Stilson
Hutchins.
Wharton Barker's firm, which was COM
PEELED some weeks ago to suspend, has re-
opened its doors and resumed its banking
and brokerage business. The new firm
name is Barker Il Co.
The New York Tribune says: "Mr.
Scharwedan is unQuestionably an agree
able musical personality, but whether or
not his forte is the pianoforte at the
present time might be debated"
Jay Gould's daily income is said to be
about $500. But this is rather small
compared to Rockefeller, who is supposed
to receive $4,000 daily, or Astor who gets
$23, 5000 daily, or even Cornelius Wander
bilt who has to get along with $4,000
for every twenty-four hours.
Robert Garrett appeared the picture of
health at helarge reception given by him
self and his wife last Wednesday in Balti-
more.
DIR. James o. Green, the gentleman who
reported having found the dead body of
Robert. Ray Hamilton in q river in
Wyoming, is the eldest son of DIR. Norvin
Green, president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company.
The death of Baron Haussman, they
say, was largely due to grief over that Of
his daughter, Madame Dollfus, which 'oc-
Cured a few months ago. She was his
only child and the old man idolized her
after the fashion of French parents, who
usually love their offspring with exceed
ing depth of tenderness and often far
more than they love each other.
The cable announces from Paris the
death OF Charles Chaplin, the most de-
lightful painter OF women of the day and
the legitimate successor of Greuze and
Fragonard. NJ. Chaplin was in his Goth
year, and was born of an English father
and French mother ut Andelys, near
Rouen. He was pupil at the Beaux Arts
OF Drolling, and showed early aptitude FOR
portraits. He made his debut at the Salon
in 1s45 with ''St. Sebastien."
A new series of orchestral concerts Is
being planned for next season and sub
scription papers are being circulated for
siiSii III 4NCW loIh. luc
concerts are to be under the direction of
Mr.. Walter Damrosch, and are to be held
in the new Carnegie Hall. Mr.. Blaine,
Mr.. Carnegie, the members of the Society
for Ethical Culture and other prominent
music lovers of New York are at the head
of the new undertaking.
This little chat about Oliver Wendell
Holmes is indulged in by IT, n Austin in
"The New Review, "Don't ask me how
am" said DIR. Holmes n wear or two
ago. at is a dangerous thing To show n
sympathetic interest in nv health as IL
you thought mnst die because am old il
Heaven forbid" said /. "Well, Young
people make that mistake sometimes to
their COST he proceeded with wonder
full twinkle i'm his eve. "Thev write In
me like this. 'Dear Dr. Holmes as in the
ordinary course of nature Won cannot live
much longer, please send me YOUR auto.
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