New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
THE PASSING THRONG.

"Of all the decorations that can be obtained by
Englishmen," said Arthur Chandler of Cleveland.
at the Murray Hill Hotel yester-
THE PRICED day. none Is more eagerly sought
VICTORIA after more highly priced than
CROSS. the Victoria Cross. Originally ~
stituted in 1856, the decoration
given for individual acts of bravery. It Maltese
cross of bronze. and. being once won should other
acts OF bravery be performed additional bars
added to the original 1t carries a pension of $40
per annum for the and IS for each additional
bar. Among those who hold 1t are Lord William
Beresford, who married Mrs Hammersley. formerly
OF this city. He won It in Zululand in 1879 Cen
e e, Butler also received the c; for services
IN the Indian mutny of 1858. and General White in
. No common act of bravery suffces to obtain it;
1t must be some signal act For instance the man
has Y G. His name is Hook and l'' he Won the
decoration in the Zulu campaign. For the space Of
hospital wards at Rorkes Drift against the re-
munition ran out they defended the doorway with
ene pay Tnet Ping me dead up as 6srricade in
succeeded in setting the place on Are Hook and
only afer WE'VE bonTs rne %GqnSe6 Dgt b WAS mas
Zuius finally drew on. No less than eight Y. Cs
D DTft given on account of the affair at F0rfss
With the death of Sir John sholto Douglas
Marquis OF Queensberry," said J. " Hawthorn, of
Philadelphia, at the Fifth Avenue
A PlCTU- Hotel yesterday, London loses
RESCUE LON one of its most picturesque char
DON CHAR acters. Tracing his descent from
ACTER the Black Douglas of Scottish
history Queensberry numbered
many famous characters in his family tree, in
GLIDING the fourth Duke OF Queensberry of whom
Thackeray has given us such graphic, yet revolt
ing. glimpses. Through the accidental death Of
his father Queensberry came into his title and
estates while still minor but in his entire career
he made but little use and much abuse of his OPP
innate love Of athl etio sports and foRdnegs the
sHS He Presented three cups to the Amateur
Athletic Club of London the Marquis personally
these cups. These rules were generally adopted in
pngso circles later and I are the the widely known MN
eldest SON. who sat in the House o. Lords as Lord
teriy resentedSbeins dead the title and estates pass
now to the second son. Lord Douglas of Hawiek.
ing expert, It was on account Of his third SON
eipitated matters and Brought about the scandal
that ended IN Oscar Wilde's downfall and impris33
the Earl of Lonsdale Queensberry affected the
heavy black side whiskers white tie, stiff collar
and long Newmarket coat. could readily be mistak-
when I was at Harvard" said Walter Kellogg,
OF ST Louis at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
during my freshman year, had
HIS SORRY vast ambition to appear upon
TIME AS A the stage, which finally assumed
SUPER. such proportions and so colored
my every thought that I at length
determined IT,
my hands for upon making guarded inquiries in
the matter I ascertained that 'supers were in
great demand at a certain theatre, and so one
night In great trepidation presented myself at
the stage entrance. I finally admitted with a
crowd OF 'hoboes' examined and passed by a pro-
fame and familiar-on-short acquaintance person
age. and told to take my place in line. My outer
garments I removed. did the others, and in
dazed state I found myself passing them through
the window of a sort Of courtroom and receiving a
costume and check in return then moved on 10
a sort of dressing room The costume had re
ceived was dirty enough and the idea OF putting
l was debating what to do loud coarse voice
Informed US TO clear the dressing room. and l
again found myself the stage In my under
garments with that bundle of rags on my hands
I made my way to the courtroom, only 10 find II
closed and my appeals to the stage hands met
only derisive responses. while an offer OF money
for the return of my clothes they would not &C
cept in a promlssory form. 1t was all l could then
offer but they regarded 1t with open suspicion |
spent an awful evening hiding behind anything l
could find chased out of odd corners by perspirinS
nd y abusive scene shifters and in an
agony of confusion whenever an actress came
within the line of my vision. Ny arrassmeut, |
must say. they did not share, and when they did
see me they commented my appearance ana
costume with ungratifying freedom and painful de
tail At length l recovered my own clothes and
sad6er and wiser made my way back to Cam
bridge. Since then I have been content to see
plays from the paying side of the footlights'