The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-25


esting d.bates, but they usually manage to
do it even to the exclusion of something read.
able. CAsCo.
Varieties.
The Prince of Wales held levee at ST.
Jamess Palace ON the Sd inst, which was at.
tended by the entire diplomatic corps with the
exception of the American embassy: The Pail
Mall Gazette says that "this arose from the
fact that the American Congress has recently
adopted resolution ordering the diplomatic
representatives of the United States not to
wear court suits. Mr.. Adams does not care to
revive the sensation excited q few years ago
by the attempt of an ardent American diplo-
mat to appear at court in a simple evening
dress-an attempt which resulted in squab-
BILE with the aunkeys and long diplomatic
correspondence-and consequently he stays at
home." The Tribune's Correspondent, refer
ring to the matter, says: 81 cannot imagine
anything more absurd than that Congress
should interfere ia such matter as this II
America sends representative to the court
of st. James, she ought not only to permit but
to expect that he should conform to the Gus
toms OF that court. 1t is one of those matters
whore conformity is easy, and where there 10
nothing to be gained by insis ting on what 10
called Republican simplicity. Throughouts So
ciety in England, etiquette is somewhat more
rigid than in America When, for instance,
you dine out in London, you must go in full
dress. You say it is absurd. Perhaps it is,
but 1 presume you would not go in your shirt
sleeves even in New York. What greater
hardship is there in white neck tie here, than
in a decent coat in America? and what would
be lost to the cause of Democracy If Mr.. Ad-
ans were permitted to go to St. James in the
costume which other ministers wear?"
The May-hower has bloomed in Massachu-
setts. lady in Springfield sent one to Mr..
Dickens the o.her day, ard he wore it in his
butten-hole at his reading in that city.
Judy, the new London comic paper, de-
nies the report that Rosa Bonheur has been
engaged to paint picture in commemoration
of the dinner lately given at the Langham
Hotel, under the title of "Horse Fare"
Uomatlawk says. we may expect
shortly new poem, by the author of 'Un-
CT sasteiard, entitled Adaianta in California,
in " hich we hear there is description OF Ad-
alanta in her silver-plated chariot, which RI
walls the well-known lines by Shakespeare on
Cleopatra's barge"
"A sailor, who brought an anaconda all ths
way from Demarara in box, was so discours
aged to find Barnums Museum burned down,
that he got drunk and was sent to Jail with
his pet.
An Ohio wood cutter nearly met the fate
of Milo last week, partially split log closing
upon his fingers as he knocked out the wedge,
and holding him there until he was almost
frozen to death.
-Apropos of fashionable church-going in
Paris, correspondent gives bit of converse
ton: "How did you like the sermon yester-
day"" inquired Nine. A. of Nine B. "Not
over much; there were but few pretty toilets
there"
One of the ghosts in Robert lie Diable,"
as represented last week in New York, caught
its winding sheet as it arose through trap in.
the stage and remained fixed in ghost-like inn
mobility ignoring the stage directions which
required it to stalk about.
The New York World, in notice of Ole
Bulls concert, uses the following highly in
telligible language: "We might as well, while
in the classic vein, regard him as an Orpheus
in our Plutonian domains, at whom even tho
Ixionic wheel of criticism stands still, and the
Tantalus of pruriency forgets its thirst. Only
fiddler, but full of organs and fiutes-star
blown and religious in that he reminds US OF
the cathedral of immensity and the everlast-
ing worship without words"
"A Pennsylvania paper says that Forney
is power and might in the Republican par
ty. Prentice suggests that he is "simply
mite in the Democratic cheese"
A in, p,ff h. ;s
"Old Blind Tom,' has issued tickets which
read at follows:
Rattle for the wife of Thomas Doyle, at
VOLTS Hall, Court street, ON Monday, March
%, 1868, This woman is a good housekeeper,
and is willing to stay with any one who may
draw her. Tickets 25 cents.
This is said to be a genuine thing, and the
rattle will take place advertised, unless the
authorities interfere. So Buffalo seems to
have got the startof Chicago, by introduoinga
thing, brings in a small profit.
To see horse-raeing grows constantly
more expensive in England. Last year pri-
vate box on the grand stand at the Derby cost
twelve guineas; this year the price is to b0
eighteen guineas.
There not being single paper mill in
Greece, the whole supply of paper is imported
from Austria, Italy and France.
The young ladies of Cambridge City, In
diana, in convention assembled, have resolv-
ed that the young men shall not be permitted
to accompany them home from meeting unless
they go to meeting with them.
Napoleon the Third, in his recent visit to
Lille, conferred the Cross of the Legion OF
Honor upon Mr.. Leonard Danel, printer
there, whose Office was established in the year
1893.
The troupe of Japanese jugglers who per-
formed in this country last year, recently an
nounced their first exhibition at Pesth' Hun
gary; but having partaken freely Of strong
Hungarian wines at a preliminary oanquet
given by an amateur, they were un"o'0
come to time. A great tumuit enSueU SnoS
~. ~,,,,rn the money received, but al
~ fre for having failed in their duty
~ ~ -,tIic They are said to have required
" 'De - davs to recover their equilibrium.
'"0 T, IL said no wife ever felt more delight at
,..,ors bestowed on husband than Mrs. Disra-
ali does at the elevation other lord to the high
est Office under the crown--a post of create
influence than that of the Pres
ident Of our own republic. She believed In
him in humber days. Harsh things are Ut
tered, but she does not believe them. Mr. Ihom-
as CARLYLE who alluded sneeringly to the
ricbt honorable gentleman in his last pampn.
ias Svhan told while walking in the park. OF
!e., .T Ss wien said sj he was glad to hear it. On
added nsds s5 5sdaass hs !. the ss' han
test man III 10 a. scoundrel il is true but he
9sSesr' nsxsr pretended to be anything else''