The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-11

among others Little Billie" Mr.. Bra.
denbs ugh repeated some Of his own fugi.
tive poems and ballads, which Thackeray
declared were better than anything he
himself had ever written for Punch. The :
fright Wit and charming humor OF the
gether until long after midnight, for ne
was at his best at small supper paiG,;
He did not care for what Is called social
success, and always declined TO be ex-
hibited as a literary lion" He was
deeplv interested in the success OF MS
lectures. not for himself but, as ne SAID,
ito make dollars for his little girls al
home" The lectures were "a great su Ne
'IjttIe girls" Thackeray liked Baltimore
and the South, and. unlike Dickens. MS
sympathies were with. the southern peo-
pie during the Civil war Al une .i,"e ~, Ua
height OF his splendid fame-he had writ
ten VANITY Fair "Pendennis, ara
'.The Newcomes.' that immortal trio OF
novels which will carry his name to the
most distant time.-Exchanges.
Nine. de Girardin has given In hum
orous way very good recipes for CONVEX
safion. First OF all, the quality OF the
takers; secondly, the harmony of their
minds, and, thirdly. propiticus orange
ment of the urniture; An amusins con- on
yersation." she says, cannot start u Inc
chairs are arranged symmetrically. The
disnositIon of drawing room must DE
IKE that OF an English garden-apparents
disorder, which is not the erect Oh
chance. but, on the contrary o, cor,
summate art. the result of fortunate
ordinations. In q symmetricaily fur-
nshed drawing-roGm 1t IS oniy at III, nc
end OF the eveIing, when the iur hlt'ne
has against its will yielded to the neGt
Stiles of society, that enjoyment begins:
Won inst begin to amuse yourseil "he"
II becomes necessary to take lea'e:: .,hot
And remember" she ADDS, tiat
good >tslkers hate , laienesn hat "' 70 say
whe1 they tremendously hold their h ats
in their hands. They must nave solIo ,
Valuable thing to finger and heip ,hem.
keep .countenancenda IN ieweIed
smelling bottle. The more you scatter
triies and baubles in your saIom or sme
less nonsense there viii bs In conS eenr,-
lion. But before anything, she ,L
mends," let yourself go. DO not thinK
Of Yourself Forget the talent you HAY
haye"-Century.
There are certain women OF the wosld
who capture public attention 10 t naL
gree that everything they 40 ~ Pnbni Ia
chroniCled. Lady RahuOlph Nu
ybnn returning home from India with
Lord Randolph, she noticed bri 5isnoIIed
dier tattooing "A deck hand IL dispe'os
the ennui that had seized upon neI 10
an INCIDENT of ship life and from "atcn ir
ing the operation from her deck CHAT
she concluded to try II herself. ,n
Che had the artist brought before nef
and asked him for some designs lie sus-
s,nsteJ the Talmudic symbol OF eternty-
q snake holding Its tail In its mouth Lazy
pandolnh was charmed, and pareu III
arm for the operation. Lord hanooipn
sanra ard protested. But the tittooHf
Is done-so It Is said. at least-ahd !,
10 described as beautifully executed
,ate dark blue In color, with green eyes
and rel laws AS a general thinS u ~
hidden from the vulgar gaze by a proau
lid bracelet, but her personal iriehus
ere privileged to see 1t and her story Vi
the tattooing.
The Dramatic Mirror is unGalla;,t
emo, en- TO say this Of Lillian KttSseli:
Nils Russell possesses beauty OF tns
doughy fort that ravishes the fancy OF
Inc half-baked wors hipper or PINK anu
Unite pi.1giness. But the beauty ,hhs
has it's root in acute intelligence ana III
anarkIipe animation she possesses not
She sings we'll enough. Her acting DOW
ers resemble those that are generously
displayed in the front row OF the choIus.
There is nothing champagney about her'
there is only "A bovine seif-compIicehty:
supported by spiritleSs, puItihsd soor
hooks and a well trained voice IN whleh
have never been able to detect me syin-
patbetic quality. sympathy Indicates SEN
sihilitv and scnsiblity Is not MISS RUS
eelI's most conspicuous attribute, ELMER
as a prima donna Of comic opera OF ot"T''