The Portland daily press., 1876-11-29
Men and Women.

Mrs. Rabeccs Harding Davis tells a good
Centennial story. She says suspicion and
resolution not to be humbugged by the foreign
ers were visible on most countenances. Il told
you so,' said woman to her friend to-day
pointing out priceless vase of craquele of the
twelfth century. "That pot has been used.
It's second handp'
Neither Erckmann nor Chatrian was an AL
satan, although they have together created an
Alsatian literature. They were both born in
Lorraine. Edmond About says that the meth
cd of their curious literary partnership is for
both TO elaborate the plan, and then for Erck-
mann to write the book and for Chatrian to
correct it or put it into the fire.
The Rev. E. E. Hale and Others are organic
ing the Historical Museum in the hope iof
maintaining museum of American history in
the old South Church. and Mr.. Hale wants the
Philadelphia Revolutionary antiquities added
to it. 1t is intended to accompany the Exhibi-
tioD, and to make its value greater by publica-
tions and lectures
Disraeli lately said the best way to dispose
of clergymen dangerous to the church was to
make ecclesiastical dignitaries Of them, bishops,
If possible. Look" said he, at Bishop Tenn
pie. When he was plain DR.. Temple he was
model of heterodoxy. Now that he is Bishop
Temple there is more harmlessly orthodox man
in the church."
What Daniel Deronda accomplished in the
East after his English life ended has been
subject of wonder to most readers Mr. Henry
James explains it in the Atlantic. sOh," OBJ
serves one of his takers, ''they had tea-parties
at Jerusalem, exclusively of ladies', and he sat
in the midst and stirred his tea and made high
toned remarks"
Renowned as the Egyptian ladies are for the
richness of their attire. they would regard it as
greatly indecorous to display on the street the
magnifcence OF their Dress When they go
about the streets of Cairo on shopping expedi-
tions, they cover themselves with dismal robe
of black. As general rule, whatever they are
compelled to exhibit to the public gaze is sim
pliclty itself, while what they reserve for pri
vate inspection is gorgeous in the extreme.
MIR. Froude in his own polite but stony man
ner has been talking liberalism He said the
other day that just so far as the British aris
tocracy adopted the conviction that they existed
for other purposes than idle luxury would they
take anew lease of influence The true solution
of the British land question he considered to lie
in the transference to the rich and abundant soil
of the colonies of those who felt there was no
room for them at home.
st. Simon relates of the marechale de la Ferte
and her sister, both beautiful women, but very
| dissolute, that upon one occasion they heard a
| sermon on penitence which terrified them
"My siscer," one said on their return, sit was
| all true; we must do penance or we are lost
But, my sister, what shall we do?" After hav-
| ing we'll turned it over, "My sister," replied
| the other, 'this Is what we must dove must
make our servants fast"
The London Times of the 9th inst, descrb-
| ing the Winter Exhibitions of paintings in that
| city. refers to that of M. Deschamps and men,
tions, among other works, one by Joseph jeff
erson the famous comedian: Joseph Jeffer-
sons Loch Ard 1927 with the wan water
vailed in mist, and faint riffs of light in the
| Overhanging canopy of cloud, will be looked at
with interest as the work of the most finished
actor of the Auglo-American theatre. 1t show s
that not only his feeling for art but his power
| of expression in it has more than one outlet"
| Mr.. Walt Whitman has adopted an original
and benevolent method of subduing the intrep-
| id autograph hunter. He has been photo ;
| grahed and with his own hands has affixed
| copies to cards and written his name beneath !;
and when the ingenious youth or sentimental
maiden sends to him for picture or signature
| he returns little printed circular, declaring
that "any one desiring good photograph or
Autograph of Mr.. Whitman can obtain both by
mail on addressing note to the matron Of the
| Orphans Home at Camden-and inclosiDg
ST." The proceeds are entirely for the benefit
| of the orphans.
Mr.. Hubert Bancroft, the suthor Of "Natiye
Races of the Pacific states" and perhaps at pres
ent the most distinguished literary Californian,
was a bookseller until ten or twelve years ago
he gave up the selling of books for the reading
of them, and especially of such as related to the
history of the native races of this continent
Having handsome fortune, he devoted his in
come to this subject. collecting his books per-
sor ally or by agents in al! the great book marti
of the world. The result is agnifoent "spe-
ciar' library. When the crash of the Empire
came in Mexico, great part of the imperia
books and documents were secured by him, ant
various revolutions have thrown into his handl
original and unpublished documents Of grea
value from the archives of monss!eries and gov
ernments in Central America. Mr.. Bancroft
was born in Ohio; he is tall, squarely-cut mai
of about forty, with a scholarly stoop of tn
shoulders, thin, refined face, large gray eyes
high nose, and long, iron-gray hair.
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