The Portland daily press., 1877-11-19
Men and Women.


line OF Denmark, who has just completed her
eighty fourth year. She is the gTest-great-
grand daughter of George II. of Britain.
Mrs. Morton's friends fear that she will not
long survive her husband, she is so prostrated
BY her long vigils during his Illness For eighty
nights she had no sound, continuous Sleep
Rose Eytinge employed fashionable San
Francisco dressmaker to create her costumes
for "Antony and Cleopatra" The artistic iu
silks, satius and laces being q little at sea,
called to inspect Picou's great painting at
we.l-known gallery, thinking it might afford
suggestions. After brief inspection, she
Hcame hurrging from the place, remarking as
she passed OUT that the matter might more
properly be referred to jeweler. The costume
of Cleopatra, it will be remembered, consists
merely of necklace, ,armlets and snklets,
makiog it more costly, though scarcely less
primitive than the drsperies of Eden. Other
models were sfterward chosen.
The London Echo says General Grant 10
found to bsloDg to the clan Grant and to pre-
sent neutrality-suspicious. to Sir William
Grant, master Of the rolls who was perfect
model of judicial excellence" The Echo
says: perhaps General Grant has derived his
own love of brevity from the most distinguished
member of his clan. There is resemblance
between the Grant presented by the brush of
Sir Thomas Lawrence and: the Grant of our
day. Now matter ihow we get it, if we can
obtain the judicial brevty of the master and
the hatred of verbosity of the general in our
public life.
Clubbing the other day with the Pytchley
hounds, says the London World. pretty Mrs.
Came to grief in brook from which she
emerged dripping from hat to boots ''What
am to do?" she said piteously to Captain r.
who seeing the fall, had ridden to her assis-
tancs. The gallant captain was a lady-killer
and an Irishman. 81 think must squeeze
you,' said he in his happiest manner.
Thinks" said the little woman, rising to the
occasion, "but see my husband coming, and 1
think be would do that better than you"
When Mr.. Archibald Forbes met Sir Samuel
Baker and his wife on their return from Africa
the clever correspondent made the singular
observation that Sir Samuel, who had lived on
oatmeal and water for months, took exception
to the style in which the first fried sole he had
eaten for many years was cooked, and that
Lady Baker, who had worn sack 10 Africa,
ful enough in Mr. Worth's atelier to deck her.
self wthal
Mr. Conger of Michigan has a love-history,
which is very remarkable. He has a smiling,
fair wife, fat and forty, who leans upon him 10
the abandon of the honeymoon. She has dark
hair patted smoothly on her cheeks and she
wears gold-rimmed spectacles. She was his
first love. quarrel separated them. Each
married. Twenty years after. he widower was
10 Congress, she, widow, sat in the gallery
and listened to his speech. 1t was the first
time they mad seen each othSr since their. early
days. She sent her card to him ;he came at once
to the gallery. After little talk she asked him
to call upon her atlher friends, Mrs. Dablgren.
He said be would if he could come as be used
in those long past days of youth. In a few
weeks they wers married at Mrs. Admiral
Dahlgren's, and are completely infatuated with
each other Washington Letter to CHICAGO
Times.
curious story is told of General Todleben,
the famous Russian engineer. In the begin
ming Of the Crimean War he distinguished
himself so greatly by his skill in constructing
| field works that he was recon meAdsd to the
| czar for promotion to the rank of staff oficer
was found, to the general consternaton, that
he was Jew. Such thing as Jew being
Russian staff officer never having been heard
of, the czar was tol6 it was impossible. every
we'll, said the emperor, "let Todeben be bap-
| tized!" This was counting without the Israel
| itisb engineer. When the proposition was
made to him he declined promotion on such
condition, for it would kill his old mother, then
eighty years of age. After a while, however,
the mother died. Todleben was baptized
Greek Catholic, and was elevated to the impe-
rial engineer staff.
A Washington correspondent Of the Chicago
Times tells the following story at the expense
| OF Senator Ferry, Of Michigan: '.He is an
elder in the Presbyterian Church. Ut all old
bachelors he is the most irrsproachable He
feels very deeply the dignity of Senator and
| maintains it on all occasions. He is polite,
courteous and cold as ice. No one ever saw
him do natural or improper thing. Every act
is studied and prim and solemn. Yesterday
the Senator sat at breakfast glancing, as even
( deacons aud Senators will, over his paper at
the women. He was taking the fiftieth stolen
glance at pretty little golden-haired saint
| from Georgia, when Senator David Davis two
tables away, startled the dining room by roar
ing in his lusty voice to Mr.. Ferry: Il want to
see you before you go to the races, Ferry.
Afraid can't go. If it's possible for me to get
| through my work shall bs happy to accept
| your invitation The saint turned her big,
blue, reproachful orbs on Ferry. The women
| all looked at him and whispered. The model
Senator blushed scarlet, stroked his beard ner-
YOU sly and smiled in feeble way at the jolly
| giant, who sat shaking his fat sides and bend
| ing his late judicial head over the thimbleful
of Cruel Banting allows him. HIS looks to Id
| him that be had got even with Ferry at last
This is specimen of the average New ada
personal: "Our citizens generally will be
glad to know that Miss Trewela, who last
Christmas broke 18th thigh bones and her jaw
by falling from swing, on the Divide, is now
able to walk without crutch or cane, and to
do the housework at home. Notwithstanding