The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-19
Interesting Personalities.


Elwin Gould has received word from
his brothers. George :. and Howard.
ttat they will return 70 America in
October.
When asked whether the report that
Georze Gould would return 10 England
tv February and that ne would spend
rurh of lis time abroad hereafter, Ed
Win Gould said thai he had not heard
u any plans that his brother had mace
feyond his home coming. lie NInId
not express any opinion IN the story
that George might become an English
resident. -
GDulds acQua.ntLnces. however mat
he Will spend 'aTge part OF has time
r England in the ltuTe. lie mas tN-
pressed himself as we'll pleased Win
Euclish society, and has been unstnted
I'M ms praise with the manner in which
he and his family had been received
The Vii.ant and ATLANTA will. it is
patcr when the Gvulds come 11ine. unless
George Gould changes MS plans. both
yachts viii 20 10 the Mediterranean
early 10 the spring OK 1888.
The Presidents wife is not quite such
q fe4r-omriy digLued person as her
fnother-iI-laW She IS gentle woman:
iuterts leI IN children ana all sorts III
charities. She is good hOrseWomah,
pal. "a good oar and takes part IN ncF
husband fad for clipping hedges. VI.
Caslmlr-Perier IS an enthusiastic Idllu-
scape gardener. and ms shears promise
10 become as famous as the HawdTden
AK Rowing and punting are the faVOrlle
SPORTS al POnt-sur- Seine. He and his
wife spend hours on the river, the
President letting in the stern sheets anu
line. Caemir-Perier pulling sput
Tair Of oars. The children, Nile. Ger
main. and Monsieur Claude. are also
good river folk. The other guests at
ere Chateau are the younger sister OF
az. q
S-lur. and her husband. Count de Segnr.
who is one Of tn famous nuntSmen Of
th4 French sort. He Is also patron
Of "le bOXe," and occasionally puts on
the gloves with the President
These interesting details are all due
to the barber.
II is little known that the Queen Of
OF considerable deXterity in her time
butts holds Office as dean of one Of the
Oldest guilds Of bowmen in Europe.
After a years residence in the United
States. during which he has passed much
time In Washington In the interests OF
the Berdan estate. Marion Crawford
has returned to mis- family at Sorrento,
Italy. Mrs Crawford was the daughter
Of General Berdan, who left large
claim against the government
The only woman in the world entitled
is the ex-Queen Marie OF Naples, upon
whom 10 was bestowed by the late Car
in recognition of the bravery with which
she defended Gaeta, the last strong
hold Of the Bourbon dynasty in Italy.
IL is not generally known that II was
owing 10 the gracious Intervention OF
the Empress Eugenie that NJ. Sadi-
CarnOt owed the commencement of his
fortune. He had in university language
been "plOWed" in his examinations for
the kcOle Polytechnique at the end Of
his two years OF school work and under
these circumstances he ought TO have
then left However. his father had the
idea OF appealing 10 the empress to ac-
cord his son a third year. She promised
70 use her influence. The emperor,
on the other hand. aid not wish to create
q precedent which would, perhaps. be
made use Of by all the lazy students
who failed In their examinations The
empress did not give up her efforts and
finally gained the day by pointing out
that q favor to a family which they
considered almost an enemy would make
% very good impression. NJ. Sadi-Carnot
received his third years tuition and,
succeeding In passing his subjects, be-
came fully hecged engineer-London
Figaro
Mrs. Mary Pemberton Sturges. who
died al Fairfield. Conn. recently. was