Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-22
MiaceIlaneous Items.

The old Collins steamer Adriatic is to
be converted into q sailing ship in Eng
land.
| London Tom,ahawk thinks that "mis.
placed confidence is "thst bestowed
on friend" IAsAsia4 F'sfAtsaA
Tye Kim, Chinese traveller, started
around the world seven years ago and
has got as far as Omaha.
i Carlotta Patti wears mourning out
side the concert room, but has brought
over with her dozen new and gorgeous
evening dresses. ..
Josh Billings says: Whenever ! nd
q real handsome woman engaged in
wimmin's rights business, then l am
going to take my hat under my arm and
lime the procession"
| A Canadian young lady who had a
good look at Prince Arthur remarked,
in his hearing, He's better looking than
the Prince Of Wales, and more of man
/ wonder who he is going to marry?'
The Prince smiled and bushed like a
girl. sssa's t19'".-
The following slanderous paragraph
goes unrebuked: A wag has invented a
new telegraph. he proposes to place a
line of women fifty steps apart, and COM
nit the news to the first of them as
secret. e "4
The Empress Eugenie, when travelling
on the sea, wears peculiar kind of uni
form, resembling, in feminine way, that
of naval officer. The idea is of course
inflated by French sea-going ladies gen
orally.
A Paris correspondent writes: Miss
Winnie Reams, the sculptress, is em-
ployed upon busts OF Father Hyacinthe,
General Fremont aud Mr.. Meredith Read.
Mr.. Washburn and Gustave Dore have
promised to sit for her. She leaves for
Rome in the beginning of October"
A Boston paper gives an account of
hermit named Martin Lockyere. eighty
seven years old, who lives in small log
hut on an island Of pond 10 Maine. He
has been there nineteen years. His
nearest peighbor is six miles distant, aud
his only companions are half dozen
cats. he raises q little hey. few pota-
toes, etc., by the sale of which he gets all
the money he needs. Although theresis
water all around him, he has not even
damped himself since be turned hermit
A New York paper says; "The ward,
robe of Carlot,i Patti is probably the
handsomest ever brought TO this country
BY a prima donna. just before leaving
Paris she had made for her twelve even
ing dresses in those lovely coral maize
and crimson hues so becoming to her fine
brunette siyle-for she loves to be bru Z
netta-snd her blonde-sick audiences
congratulate themselves thereupon. Out
siie of the concert room Mile Patti
wears deep mourning for her father"
A young Philadelphisn, who has been
ia Paris dining with Rosa Bonheur. thus
rossips sbout.her: She has the French
mans way Of placing Der index finger
along the full length Of her Drss. which |
never before saw a woman do, aud she
psrts her hair on one side, like q man,
letting il fall on her forehead. Il is en-.
tirely gray, except where il is snow
white. Indeed, the lady looks older than
her mother. She talks energsuDslly,
clearly. and rather didactically, but. is
extremely pleasant barry shosed her
bis pistol, aud che said '0h, yes,
know, carry one Just like H. and she
pulled it out Of her pocket 70 shov i 70
rs. As il was loaded. il frightened the
family considerably 70 see her maneuver
n in her oif-hand way. After dinner she
smoked her cigar like the other gentle
men Of the party. 40