The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
Men and Women.

Wherever there is project for colossal
monument, there will NJ, Bartholdi be found
ALSO He has been moving his colossal imagin-
alton about the Centennial, the memory of
which is to be perpetuated in bronze.
The Mikado of Japan now always appears,
except at great festivities, in European garb
and in chimney-pot hat, under which the
olive oval of his face and his long eyes must
look quaint indeed.
1t is doubtful whether Nine. Adelina Patti
can fulfil her st. Petersburg engagement this
year. For the first time in her wonderful
career she is in decidedly bad health, and her
physicians are now in consultation as to wheth-
er she can prudently brave the rigors of a
Russian winter.
Nine. Rudersdorff has lovely place at Lake.
side, Berlin, Mass. She is surrounded by
number of her brilliant pupils, most of whom
are known to fame. Miss Emma Thursby,
Mrs. Emily Butman and Nine. Carreno-Sauret
are among the number. Nine. Sauret though
studying for the operate stage, keeps up her
practice at the piano. All of these ladies have
been hard at work all summer.
Mr.. Topper is to give readings from his works
in Talmage's church, and the New York World
says: "Mr. Tupper's manner is said to be dig
nifed and well-bred. Mr.. Talmage's is sup
posed to be initiated from combination of st.
Vitus' dance and delirium tremens. 1t is not
to be supposed that congregation used to the
untunable bray of Talmage will take at first
hearing to the plaintive oaten pipe of Upper"
When the ponderous and red-faced Queen Is
abella reentered the Escorial Palace the other
day, after her long absence, and was welcomed
by Gen. Prime de Riviera in the name of the
King, she began to cry very heartily before
crowd of officers and dignitaries. Afterward
she talked very animatedly with all, having
kind word for every one. She endeavored to
impress upon all that she had no other designs
in Spain than that CT devoting herself to the
care and education of the Infantas
The bust of Charles Kingsley by Wooner
has been unveiled in Westminster Abbey. It is
said to be narvelousy faithful. The baptistry
in which the bust is placed is rapidly becoming
as the Dean has said, "a new Poets Corner"
On the same wall with the bust of Charles
Kingsley stands that of Mr.. Maurice, whom he
delighted to call his ''dear MASTER" Keble and
Wordsworth find place in the same chapel,
and a stained window presented to the Abbey
by Americans contains figures of George Her.
bert and Cowper.
Mile. Bernhardt, the successor of Rachel on
the French Stage has a face so white and thin
that with little art it may look wasted, weird
eyes, voice that can take tones of hopeless
ness, and an expression of naive simplicity:
her figure, SO slight and long that it has been
the theme Of countless bad jokes in the comic
papers ever since its owner has been cele-
brated person, Mile. Bernhardt has turned to
excellent account, having had the happy
thought by her style of dress to emphasize her
popularity instead of trying to overcome it,
The Earl of Beaconsfeld's appearance at his
debut as young Mr.. Disraeli in the House of
Commons is thus picturesquely described by
one who was present on the occasion: "He was
very SLOWLY attired, being dressed in bottle
green frock coat and a waistcoat of white of
the Dick Swiveller pattern, the front of which
exhibited network of glittering chains; large
fancy-pattern trowsers, and black tie, above
which no shirtcollar was visible. completed
the outward man. A countenance lividly pale
set out by pair of intensely b ack eyes, and
broad but not very high forehead, overhung
with clustered ringlets of coal black hair, which
combed away from the right temples, fell in
punches OF well-oiled, small ringlets over his
left cheek"