The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-28
MEHORTfL TO ROOTH
Cost of YanderbiP+ Trip Around the
World-Gould's rax-Other Topics.

Worid-Gould's rax-Oth"r Topics.
Mrs Edwin Booth Grossman, daugh-
ter Of the tragedian, Edwin Booth
says special from New Works. puttinq
up white marble nonolith to his mem
DRY in Mount Auburn Cemetery. A por-
trait medallion in bas-relief is TO be
sunk on its surface, and its execution
mas been Siven 70 i. Edwin Eiweh. who
says Of fl: In my early boyhOod I
often saw Mr.. Booth on the stage, and.
Ike thousands Of others, admired his
genius. went into ecstasles over his per-
formances-worsh.ppe him from afar. In
after years ! met Mr.. Booth socially.
and 10 my admiration for the artist
was added a high regard for the man.
while his kindly expressed admiration
for my Dickens and Little Nell showed
that he was interested in my works
as well
zone must be an artist. a working
artist, TO appreciate the timidity with
which / approached this task-I was 10
make n Booth the great actor the
courteous gentleman, the kind friend.
was So produce work 10 justify the
confidence Of his loving and artistic
daughter. and ! confess 1 did hesitate.
one afternoon about o'clock / started
work on the bas-relief which at 6
o'clock was pronounced a strong likeness,
and on which no further work was done
save small matters of detail Ii was a
strange, weird condition-thOse two
hours-and when the cruder image, which
betOkened power and struggle, give way
TO the more perfect, when the head be
fore me seemed 10 breathe Of the firm,
delicate and refined character, there
came TO me a feeling Of peace and salts
faction such as L never before eXpe-
renced"
The artist himself was unaware how
we'll he had portrayed the man till the
members Of the Booth family saw his
work and pronounced IL an inspiration
Mrs. Robert Heating and Miss Heating,
Of Baltimore. have taken apartments at
the Waldorf for the winter. Mrs. Keat-
ing is the granddaughter OF Francis scott
Key. Of "Star-Spangled-B Banner fame
The patriotic tune of yesterdays holiday
gave an additional interest % the recep-
ton given by Mrs. John Lyon Gardner
10 introduce Miss Elizabeth Livingston
VINO is A great-great-granddau on the
maternal side OF Harriet West, Of Mary
land a famous beauty Of colonial times.
Her great-great-erandfathe was Peter
Van Brugh Livingston. brother or Phlilp
Livingston. a signer Of the Declaration or
lndepeudeuce, and who married sister
of the Earl Of Stirling, who was second
I'm command 10 Washington in the early
days Of the revolution. Her great-grahd-
father was private secretary so Sir Henry
Moore, the last colonial Governor OF New
York. and was the second Lord OF the
Manor Of Livingston. Miss Livingston,
who is very pretty. is tall, is an orphan,
and will be chaperoned by Mrs Gardiner
10 the various functions OF the winter.
During the season she will be the guest
OF her uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs. Van
Brugh Livingston, OF FOrty-sixth street,
west.
The curious are INDUCING in caicuia-
tlons as T. the cost Of the yacht trip round
the world that W. X. Vanderbilt BEGAN
last Thursday. In the first place the
yacht itself cost $4,000; the wages OF the
officers and crew are about 5000 a week,
and its coal provisions, and other incl
dentals 5000 more. The trip is 10 last
forty weeks. which will bring the bill up
20 about $4,000 To this must be added
the personal expenses Of Mr. Vanderbilt
and his guests whenever they land. They
will undoubtedly be as tidy a bit OF
pocket money as most men would need
for all their lives. He IS making one Of
the most absolutely gllt-edged personally
conducted trips on record. According TO
report. it isn't costing him any Of his own
Wall street was turned into bargain
counter ne bought big block Of Lacka-
wanna under 80 and another OF Lake
Shore under 10. His present profits on
this transaction alone are over 100000
Besides this he has resented his box at the
new opera-house TO Mrs, Paran Stevens
for $1,000. This Will enable him 10 have
pie for breakfast during the voyage
Mrs. Henry w. Horton and her daugh-
tiers win start South this week and, after
spending month at Richmond. Va, VIII
go TO Florida for the remainder of the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank II. Downing and
Mrs. DOwning's mother left yesterday for
Washington. where they will remain unit
the latter part OF next month, after which
they will sail for Europe. 10 remain until
late In the spring. They are still In
mourning for Mrs. Downing's father.
Edwin Gould refuses TO pay the per
sonal tax that the city assessors put on
him. and Will take UP residence at Tar