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BEGAN ASA'TRODIGY" 



Eventful Stage Career of 

 Madge Kendal, 



Her Koine Life is Happy, and She Is 

 Mother of Five Children. 



House of the Kendals In Portland PI. Is a 

 Model of Comfort. 



JS'o actress ever came to America, 

 wiih the possible exception of Sarah 

 Bernhardt, who has held public inter- 

 est as has Madge Kendal. 



A matronly and attractive woman in 

 private life, she stirred up a breeze of 

 criticism in her presentation of "Tho 

 Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and the mer- 

 its and faults of her impersonation 

 have been widely discussed. 



Mrs. Kendal is a fine type of the 

 handsome and robust English woman. 

 She is the mother of five children, and 

 is said never to be happier than when 

 with them at her beautilul home in the 

 fashionable precincts of Portland pi., 

 London. 



Her first appearance as an actress 

 may be stated to have taken place July 

 29, 1S65, when she was seen as Ophelia 

 at the Haymarket in London. Her 

 rirsf appearance in America was in 

 the fall of 1SS9. She was seen in Bos- 

 ton Dec. 9 of that year, at the Hollis st 

 theatre. 



The successive tours of the Kendals 

 have made them rich, and they novr 

 devote themselves more than ever to 

 their family which consists of two 

 sons and three daughters. Mrs. Ken- 

 dal was often approached when in this 

 country by persons who asked her how 

 she kept her superb vitality when play- 

 ing so many difficult roles for weeks at 

 a time. 



To these inqujrers she made this 

 statement: "The Genuine JOHANN 

 HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT has 

 helped me considerably to keep my 

 strength. I consider it the best nutri- 

 tive tonic and table beverage I know 

 of." And in Mrs. Kendal's handsome) 

 London home the tonic made by 

 Johann Hoff had a conspicuous placo 

 on the sideboard. 



whom he has just gone away for tha 

 long and delightful Mediterranean trij> 

 on tho Fucrst Bismarck. As the president! 

 of the Flint &■ Fere Marquette railroad 

 and of the Wamsntta mills corporation nt 

 New Bedford. Mr. ("rapo has large buet- 

 hav'e never 



igh. •! hi 



m. He Inherited 

 0 made a fortuna 

 law, which was 

 successful prose- 

 claims and his 

 until the sudden 

 lable wife three 

 rn associated all 

 n playmates In 

 iv was one fop 



John Tyler, whose death was recorded! 

 last week, was rather a notable flgura 

 in Washington for some years after ha , 

 took tip his residence, there In 18S2. Hi* 

 life was not a fortunate one, alLiiough, 

 he began It v»:!h every advantage. As 

 the private secretary of his father where 

 the latter succeeded William Henry Har- 

 rison In the presidency, his earlv associa- 

 tions were such as tn favor a su< 

 career, provided ho had had the r< 

 ability, but this he did i«,t ptwsv 

 was always a maw nt Jitcrarv iast 

 k-ed dm 



■ssful 



:onfe< 



lug the war of the rebel 

 In turning Republican after the. close or 

 the civil war out off his opportunities 

 for a public career In his own state. 

 .TobVj T^ei-loyeorn waa al»o oV>B\anie 

 to his success In early life. W.Wen he was 

 finally provided with a treasury clerk- 

 ship by President Arthur he became a 

 prominent advocate of toal abstinence 

 and the "Sons of Jonadah," as the Wash- 

 ington society of "Don't-Dr'.nkers" is 

 called, had no more earnest member than 

 he. In his long cloak, worn always In 

 the fashion of the statesmen of the ear- 

 lier part of the century, he was always 

 a ploturesmio lisure. even distinguished 

 In his bearing. Ho never forgot that ha 

 was the. son of a President. Since 1887 

 he had suffered from paralysis and ha 

 ended his days, a pensioner of the Mex- 

 ican war, in a mile* lit lie home In the 

 extremely easterly section of the Capitol 

 c<tv. 



VI0T0KIA'3 PERSONALITY. 



The Band Which Holds the Seoptro of the 

 Seas the Softest of Touoh. 

 [Sir Edwin Arnold in the February Forum. J 

 The heart of gold, the will of Iron, th« 

 royal temper of steel, the pride, the pat- 

 riotism, and the deep piety of Victoria 

 have been enshrined In a small but vig- 

 orous frame, the mtgnonne aspect of 

 which especially strikes those who behold 

 her for the first time In these her "chair- 

 days." It was reported how, when Prince 

 Albert was dying, he roused himself froni 

 a period of wandering to turn with in- 

 effable love to his spouse and sovereign, 

 savins to her with a kiss, "Good-by, ltttlo 

 wife!" And when the prince consort was 

 actually parsing away, after those 2i years 

 of wedded happiness, it was told how 

 tho Queen bent over him and whispered, 

 "It 13 your little wife," at which last 

 words the angel of death stayed his hand, 

 while once again the dear eyes opened 

 and the dying lips smiled. 



Em though this be so, no one who has 

 been honored by near approach to her 

 majestv, or has ever tarried In her pres- 

 ence, will fail to testify to the extreme 

 majesty of her bearing, mingled always 

 with tho most perfect grace and gentle- 

 ness. Iter voice, has, moreover, always 

 been pleasant and musical to hear, and Is 

 so now. Tho hand which holds the scep- 

 tre of the seas Is the softest that can ba 

 touched; the eve3 which have grown dim 

 with labors of state for Kngland, and 

 with too frequent tears, are the kindest 

 that can be seen. 



A JUDGE'S WITTY WIFB. 

 [From the Buffalo Commercial.) 



A distinguished American Judge has * 

 habit which is not altogether uncommon 

 —ho frequently brings friends horns to 

 dinner quite unexpectedly. This habit Is 

 certainly hospitable, but It Is not popu- 

 lar with wives. One court day tha judgs 

 invited a number of his legal brethren 

 to- dine with him, serenely oblivious of 

 the fact that his wife was totally unpre- 

 pared tor such an incursion. 



Tha lady, however, was equal to tha oc- 

 casion. She did not fuss and frown and 

 make things unpleasant all round. On 

 the contrary, she accepted the situation 

 with a good grace and made the best or 

 it. The modest meal was served as 

 promptly as possible, and though It was 

 not a sumptuous banquet, it was at least 

 igreeable to guests and host. 



When dinner was over just befors 

 leaving the gentlemen to their wine and 

 cigars, the lady rose and said: "Gentle- 

 men, 1 wish to say one word. Tou have 

 dined today with the Judge; will you do 

 me the honor of dining tomorrow with 

 me7" A chorus of applause greeted this 

 speeoh, and next day the lady welcomed 

 her husband's friends to a dinner wor- 

 thy of such an accomplished hostess. 



AN (JUTLAND VOYAOB, 

 [From the Youth's Companion.] 

 The tall ships come and the tall ships go 



Across the purple bay; 

 But there's never a ship bo fair and One, 

 ship so brave as mine, 

 line that sailed away. 



Bright in the light, and gray tn the shads, 

 And white when the waves glow dun. 

 The gulls go by with their great wings 

 spread: 



But the sails of my ship were gold and 



red, 



And they shone like the setting sun. 



They make good cheer In the tavern hers. 



The Eailors home from sea; 

 But the crew of my (ship they fsast with 



kings. 



In emerald crowns and opal rings, 

 And coats of the cramoislo. 



Flne is the freight their ships bring In. 



But mine bears finer far; 

 Pearls and roses, and links of gold, 

 Myrrh and amber, and rich bales rolled, 



As bright as the morning star. 



Twas May-day morn that my ship set 



sail, 



With the dew on her figurehead: 

 Her bows were wreathed with the haw- 

 thorn bloom, 

 And she stole through tho duck of tha 

 dawning gloom. 

 Like a ghost, or a bride new-wed. 

 Ths May-daya dawn and the May-days 

 die, 



And the hour draws near, I know; 

 The day when my ship shall come for ma 

 To carry me back to mine own countrla. 

 East of the sun by the outmost etf 



In ths heart of. the Long Ago, 



