The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18

played. that she caught Gotham, and
Played the most brilliant summer engage
ment ever seen at that theatre. She
founded school OF her own, but no one
has yet been able to follow In her foot
steps
Her health was never good and in the
days of her youth she was constantly
in Switzerland. She has told friends in
EuroJe this fall that under no circum-
stances should she ever play again, so
all reports that she is to return to the
footlights from which she has been alb
sent several years may be discounted.
Lolita is one OF the richest women that
ever retired from the stage. Her mother,
her inseparable companion, is woman
of great practical character, and her
care OF her daughter warded off all fol-
lies from her youth. Lolita has brother
in Boston and another lived with her
father in England.
DR.. Sacharjin, the Cars regular medi-
cal attendant Is a most eccentric per-
son. When called to see a patient he
insists upon the removal OF all female
attendants during the time of his visit.
and allows no one to utter word in
his presence except in reply to his ques-
tons, and in many other ways he is
noted for his blunt frankness, often rude
ness toward his patients. including those
of the highest rank. When the Cars
illness became so alarming that ii was
thought best TO have his physician con-
stantlv within call, DR.. Sacharjin could
with difficulty be persuaded to come,
and when he did finally consent to take
up his residence temporarily in the palace
he positively refused to occupy the suite
on the third floor which had been pro-
vided for him, because he was accustom-
ed to the ground floor, and he required
apartments TO be provided him there.
When the Czarine asked him to lunch at
the imperial table he declined on the
hot ba
of taking his meals with women. He
was allowed TO eat in his own rooms.
In spite OF his eccentricity he Is IN
great demand amony the aristrocacy OF
Moscow and st. Petersburg. He Is re-
ported to be worth 100000 rubles, made
in the practice Of his profession.
Russia. of all the lands under the cam
opv is the one where We would least eX-
pect to hear woman's influence spoken or
as a saving national clause. True, she
has had her Catherine the Great, VINO.
while undeniably exercising influence
without stint, is not exactly the stripe
of ruler we would care to see revived
i'm these days OF improved moral ideas;
and yet petticoat government seems I'M
minent in the land OF the Cars. what
with a queen for a grandmother-in-law,
a princess royal for an aunt, and bride
elect credited with vast mental superb
or-ty over himself Nicholas IL VIII nave
to prove himself other than the neutral
tinted youth the whole world has already
proclaimed him to hold his own against
so many fair ones all icgitmdteiy entitled
To put a finger in his pie.
Those who are in position to know credit
the Princess AliX with a very strong char-
acter. She is also said to be very beau
tiful. The last fact is favorable factor
In the outlook a handsome wife Is gem
orally much more influential than one
of your good old domestic frumps The
rings have been exchanged, and every
thing * in train for an early marriage.
If IT does not take place before November
18th it cannot until after the 18th of jan
uary. For some reason which nave not
captured yet. no marriage can take place
Ia Russia between these dates.
Some one given to mortuary prophesies,
already foresees the death of the Care
witch, George, who has consumption;
Sease, In which caSe-unleSs The lTinceSS
AliX presents Russia with an heir-the
crown will descend 10 "A woman in good
earnest, the Princess \enia. SO, after all,
perhaps. according to modern ideas, Rus
STA stands some chances of becoming civil
lied
Mrs. Southworth's busy literary life Ia
over. as she is seventy-fve years old
and feeble though her mind is still vigor-
Gus. She takes existence as easily as
one of her years should She breakfasts
i'm bed at | o'clock. rises two or three
hours later and is visible TO a few visit
orS by ,. She lives In Georgetown, D.
c., attended by her son and her daugh-
ter-in-law.
one of Gladstone's little known accom-
plshments which he reserves for select
occasions is the singing of comic songs.
His fine sympathetic voice stands him In
good stead when trolling a stave.