The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-26

Cari de, Grey Is the champion sporuhs
ebot of ruroue. having killed during the
last twenty years an average or -''"'
head year. This enormous total III
cludes eleven tigers, several rhlnoceroses
and elephants and number OF mons p'-
son. Russian and Rocky mountain hears
and wolves.
Miss Helen Gladstone has just given up
her life work. the principalship Of Newn-
ham college. oxford i'm order 10 remain
with her father and mother
William Dean Howells viii follow the
fashion set by English noyelists and take
L. the platform this winter lie VIII
lecture on the modern novel.
CONGRESSMAN Sprague. Of Massachu-
sets. will be. II is reported, the richest
member Of the House OF Representatives,
his wifes fortune being estimated at
81 100000. Mrs. Sprasue's wedding pres
ent 10 her husband was check for 81
C00GO.
II is expected that col. John Hay. au-
thor of pike County Ballads will be
tho next ambassador to Great Britain.
col. Hay was Lincoln's secretary for -FOUR
years. Since then he has served as Sec
retarv of legation at Paris and Madrid
and as charge q affaires at Vienna. MS
hcme is at present In Washington lie
wrote the Lie of Lincoln in colldbord-
ton with Nicoiay.
4 writer i'm an English weekly "remin-
fsces" about cccentricit,es OF costume al
focted los famous men, apropos or "A as
ratch which says that Mascagni, while
working al his new Japanese OPERA ar
rays himself i'm "A flowing robe and tur-
ban.
Many writer's. composers. painters and
sculptors have believed that their flow Of
ideas was helped Boy the adoption OF some
peculiar style Of dress. Victor Hugo.
who was always bent on calling attention
10 his genius. startled the world az one
time by taking as his model the figure
Of the Creator" in Michael Angelo fres-
Goes
Lamartine. with curious perversity, pre-
fcrred to be- known as politician, ar
chitcCt or financial authority rather than
as q poet. and used 10 dress. I'm accord
ance with these aspirations, In tightly
buttoned frock coat.
Button wrote his Natural History"
from beginning to end attirod I'm fun
court dress. ruffles and frills. "htly 10
sustain the dignity of the subject
Dumas would probably have preferred
to dispense with clothing altogether If he
fNlII nave NAI ltlr NNa AA' '"+ ~
take Off his coat and vest unfasten his
shirt-collar turn mp his sleeves 10 the
elbows and let down his braces before
beginning 10 write.
Wagner composed in his well-known
fancy costume of black velvet. with a
sort Of Tam O'Shanter 10 match.
Bcraneer used TO get himself up 10
look ike am old concierge. 10 was his
habit to wear Il red rose i'm his button
hole m order 10 draw attention 10 the
fact Of his not being decorated.
Those familiar with Paul de kOck could
guess tho nature of the novelists work
by a glance at his dress. When writing
~ comparatively serious chapter bee ale
WAYS wore a frock coat of military cut
and ornamcn.ed with frogs. If engaged
on lighter work his costume consisted of
a blue flannel dressing gown and elabo-
rately embroidered smoking cap.
n is said Of Scrioe-by NJ Earnest Ie-
gouvc. the co-author of "Adrienne Lee
couvreur that the famous playwright
failed to grasp his subject unless he
were fully dressed end "spick and span.