The evening times., 1895-11-27
Strictly Personal.

Lord Beaconsfield's brother. Ralph Dis
raeli. is living. He bears no resemblance to
his distingu ished brother. and has always
lived n quiet, retiring life. having been for
many years a clerk of the House OF Lords.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie is writing for
Padercwski a new Scotch fantasy.
W. X. Vanderbilt. when in Beaver. Pa.
about three weeks ago. offered, in behalf of
the Pjttsburg and Lake Erie Railway. to
erect $4,000 station, u $50 900 hotel,
and to donate $4,000 in money for college
buildings. In case the Masonic University
is established at that place. Mr. Vanderbilt
is Mason.
William NJ Eyarts, who soon will be sew
enty-three years old, is practically in re-
drement. Toaninterviewer lie sl Id tue other
day" am bothered some hat with fnyeyes,
otherwise am in very good health. Ind get
about very nicely Icannot use my eyes TO
read. and this is a great deprivation"
Herr Renngarten, the Russo-ciernannews-
paperman who started from Riga ona tramp
around the world a year ago last August. has
reached Tu shkcDd, in Turkestan, 4.tGOmiles
from his starting point
The Duchess of York has Won the affec-
ton OF every one about Balmoral by her
kindly Glaaners and her Willingness To have
herlittle son 60 In and OFT tamorg the people.
The British Weekly tells a story OF a work
ineinan who was heard telling a friend on
the night after the du Ike Ind duchess arrived
in TIE highlands: II got n bonnet frae the
duok and a bow frae the duchess, nd KNEW
II was for me. for there wasna 4 nithcr man
in the road"
Johannes Wolf performed before Queen
Victoria during fifteen days at Bllnural
Her gracious ma testy pr,,ved as generous
as usual. She presented him with u gold
cigarette case. Her British correspondent
who communicated this important piece
OF news tu the world does not state
whether or MT the queen gave pence
to Mr.. Wolf with which to buy cigarettes
TO fill his case.
John W. Mackny has sent IT, the city of
Nancy a large sum of money for the ptir-
pose uf erecting a statue OF Jeanne dare
by Lorraine sculptor upon the square OF
st. Nicholas du Port. where In i429 Jeanne
offered prayers q, her patron saint
Sir Henry James. who might have been
lord chancel.ur had he liked. wears the shah
biest clothes, perhaps, of any celebrity
of the day. His tall hats are, H., ,weyer, al
ways conspicuous for their immaculate
glossircss. He Is a great favnrite with the
Prince Of Wales
Alfred Belt. Cecil Rhodes, Barney Barnat,',
and three other lucky Investors in " Kafrirs"
are reported la have cleaned Up Sl95,-
to leave much for the several thousand
other fell, ws.
DIR. A. Conan Doyle says:"I have myself
ridden the bicycle most during my prac-
tice as a ph ysician and during my work In
letters 1 can only speak words of praise
for the bicycle, as I believe that its use
is conniuniy beneficial and not at all detri-
mental to health, except in the matter Of
beginners who uvcrdo It,"
There are some iliustrt'us names In the
new list of c"nscripts for the French army,
among them thuse OF the Duke OF Rochefou-
caulc-Doudeauville. Thesu OF the French
ambassadors tn London and Nh drid are also
among the new recruits.
NJ. Got. the great French comedian and
dean of the Theater Francaise, is at pres
ent engaged in writing his memoirs. Like
Bernhardt and Patti, he will leave an ac--
count uf most interesting life, that will
be of great value tn all lovers of art.