Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-14

tainment since the death of Prince AL.
bert.
A wealthy citizen of New York State
maintains at his own expense an orphan
asylum containing seventy-6ve chill
dren.
A new American prima donna, Miss
Annie HILL has made her debut in Italy
and has escaped Annie-Hillation by the
critics.-Nep York World.
A divorce case has been instituted by
a Chicago wife, who complains that her
husband insists upon drinking cheap
whisky and eating raw onions just before
bedtime.
Nevada City children go to the theater
and eat peanuts and then tramp on the
shells until general nuisance is created,
and the local paper devotes leader to
the affair.
The North Wales Journal says that the
real name of the person noted as Henry
NJ. Stanley, the traveller, is Howell Jones,
and that he is a native of Conarth, Car
diganshire.
Baltimore claims Miss Annette Mon
tagu, pupil of Bellari's and native OF
that city, as the foremost Of the many
aspirants for the title of American
prima donna"
Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer. of Booths
theater, announce that their lease and
management hold good until May, 1877,
till which time the sale OF the theater
does not affect them.
| am busy ploughing, and canno
entertain company" was the substap ce
Of a note sent by an Illinois belle IL 70.
ply to an intimation that o gent eman
desired to visit her.
Practical instruction in be, ycarvn ;s
given in London by Profess or Rosney.
He furnishes dogs taught TO lead the
blind--twin children of unhealthy ap.
pearance, ard other 4cr, essories of the
sort.
Alosni takes care of her voice. Her
sis'er says the day she sings she never
speaks word aloud She makes a little
hermit of herself, and never goes any.
where except TO the theater TO sing al
some musicale.
Milwaukee Sentinel: These new base
burner stoves are just too splendid fol
anything. By getting up six or e;lght
times during the night to put on Goa
and regulate the hampers, they will
hold fire the night through.
Things have come to pretty PASS
with Joaquin Miller. Europe is letting
too warm for him. he cannot enter a
railroad depot but what he is hei Lded of
at the ticket Office by three or four
women all shaking their orders for ali.
mony at MIN.
Prince Maran of Tahiti is to wed the
Princess Aruane Christmas day. The
wedding outfit has f,een ordered in S ar
Francisco. All tie oranges of the isl and
are saved TO make orange rum TO gel
drunk on. The orgi es of thes semi
sayages on suct occasions are bldescrib.
able.
Detroit Free Press: "a twelve-year
OLD boy pretty we'll dressed, entered an
once on Jefferson avenue, the other day,
an begged for twenty cents. Want il
to buy Thanksgiving dinner with p
asked the man. Yes answered the
boy. 'Whatll you get-,l chicken p
No, sir, replied the boy, very honestly.
We've got turkey, and we want some
oysters to stuff it with The gentleman
put bis wallet back.
The Grand En- campment of Knights
Templar Of the United States has de-.
cided to prescribs no radical change in
the uniform of Templars. The white
dress, distinguished by the baldric plume
and gauntlets, Ow worn by the great
number Of Templars, are confirmed as
the regulation dress, but it was agreed
that what is known as the black uni.
form. such as is worn in Massachusetts
and Rhode Island, may still be worn, at
the option Of those having that style Of
dress in use. The next triennial con.
claye Of Templars viii meet in CIeve-
land.
A gentleman who is travelling abroad
with his wife and two daughters writes
that his progress is retarded daily be-
cause the ladies choose TO travel as To-
connective what nots rather ths.n hui
man beings. When they started they
wore belts with chatelaine, fan, porte.
monnaie and umbrella. To these thew !
have added watches. tablets. mirrors.
aims bag, leather bag on the lefs arm,
an opera glass slung over the left shout
der, a leather strap holding cloak or
shawl. They wear anchors on their col
lars, arrows in their hats and bells in
their ears. Their dresses are covered
with trimmings, into which all the
smaller traps get eniangled continually.
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