The Portland daily press., 1869-02-15
Varieties.

The ladies Of the New York Sorosis have
been discussing the momentous question of
servant galism," and have given it up as too
tough for them to solve.
"A notice in Philadelphia paper of fu-
neral requests gentlemen friends of the deceas-
cd citizen to appear in full dress suit, with
white gloves,
The latest Paris fashion is the Conference
Hat" an Astrachan fec, with the beak and
eyes Of an imperial eagle in front, and Grecian
borders all round.
Hans Christian Andersen, in recent
letter to Mr.. Seudder, editor of the Riverside
Magazine, writes that he does not expect to
vist the United States this year, at any rate.
Queen Victoria at last announces official
ly her re-appearance in public, She is to hold
. court in person at Buckingham Palace on
the I'd of March, q levee at tae same palace on
the 9th, q drawing-room on the 10th, and more
drawings grooms later in the season.
-Messrs. Sever, Francis & Co. are publish
| ing new edition of q book for which there
viii be some considerable demand-Mrs. Shell
| hy's "Frankenstein," of which everybody has
heard, and which but few people have ever
| happened upon.
i o "A widow lives in the village of Plainvills
about . dozen rods from the crossing of the
Hartford and Providence and Canal railroads,
| where the cars are obliged by law to come to a
full stop. The widows son works in Bristol;
and, instead of going to the depot to take the
train, he saves few rods walk by jumping on
when the cars stop in front of his house. Now
the widow misapprehended the cause of the
stoppage of the trains, and few mornings
L =. -. A. aHa tha
she hastened out Of the house and expressed her
thanks to the conductor for stopping, adding
that Edward was sick this morning and
couldn't CO."
The pious Sister Patrocinio is still OF use
to her royal mistress. 1t is her Office to sane
tify the royal underclothing. A French paper
states that every seventh day sx-Queen Isa-
bella receives a small parcel containing the
chemise which Sister Patrocinio has worn
during the preceding week, and that she Pi-
ously wears the dirty garment for the next
| seven days.
The installation of the Prince of Wales as
1 Is Knight of the order OF the Black Eagle has
been solemniEed with extraordinary splendor
in the old Palace at Berlin. When hanging
the chain rouLd the neck of the newly made
Knight. the King expressed the pleasure he
felt in decorating the Prince with the insignia,
which had previously belonged to Prince Al
bert. The chain, according to the custom OBJ
served with all Prussian orders, had been re-
stored to the King on the death of its owner.
-@E. Foxton" is the wsll-known pseudonym
of a New Edg;and lady who has already once
vsntured into the field Of fiction and had toi-
cradle success with "Hsrmann; or Young
Cnighthood." She is now announced oy
Messrs. j. p. Lippincott q Co. 70 "ri'e no'e'
entitled agnes Wentworth
The death of an infant son OF Marshal
p...;na !. announced. This child, born in
M.~;ca xas held at the baptismal font by tho
r..-.ror MACMILLAN and the Empress Char
"A French mayor having to make out de-
ssriptive passport for Duchess who had but
one eye, retained his politeness without sacri-
hcing truth, 40 follows: "Eyss-dark, beautiful
soft, full Of sxpression-one Of them being G6-
cent"
The members of choir of singers in a
large town but few miles from the Hub"
wishing to present retiring member with o
testimonial Of their esteem, purchased of sill
vsrsmith a SILVER cake basket" leaving the
same with him to have an inscription engraved
thereon. Judge of the surprise of the commit
tse when they called for it, to find the follow
ing in prominent letters cut thereon: Pre-
sented to Mrs by the members OF the =
Qaire, az a slight token" SO. We understand
the silyersmith stoutly aAirms that the spelling
is all right and refuses to pay damages.
The whistle Of the locomotive will soon b,
heard in Persia, where an English compan.
has recently obtained from the Shah the ex
, elusive right for term of years to build rail
, roads throughout his empire. The farst roa,
! constructed viii be from Teheran to plac
! called Rey, distant only about six miles fror
the capital, where its richer inhabitants spen
. part Of the year.
. Burglars broke into store in Wisconsi
and the gas being shut of they used pape
. lights made from five dollar greenbacks'
: thus cost them thirty dollars to break ope'
e the safe in which they found less tnan 'nir'
4, cents.