The Portland daily press., 1877-06-06
Men and Women.

Meu anu NOmens
Fredrika Matilda, Queen of the Netherlands,
who has just died at the Hague at the age of
ifty-seven, was well known in this country for
the interest which she took in the work of Mr..
Motley and the courtesy with which she en-
couraged and facilitated his researches.
The marriage of Mr.. Edward Burgess and
Miss Caroline Sulivant on Saturday called
forth the following from the Boston Post:
when the Grand Duke Alexis visited this
country the first time he was fortunate enough
meet Miss. Sulivant at ball. Before he left
the country he wrote to Miss Sullvants father
"a somewhat distinguished Ohio botanist-
and respectfully asked for his daughters pic
ture, in order to preserve the finest type Of
American beauty that he had SEEM" The lady
is blonde, tall and statuesque.
san old club fogy" reminds the London
Truth that when Puckler Muskau was in Eng
land some forty years since, being one night at
Almack's, he personally complimented Lady
Jersey, who was pardonably vain of the clear
ness OF her complexion, on "Ler beautiful
leather" The fair Sarah stared. "Bordon,"
resumed Puckler Muskau, 81 did mean your
ladyship's beautiful hide" ''Skin, your high
ness, skin" whispered friend to the prince.
II did not gay shin," retorted the prince in a
most dignified manner "Shentlemans do not
look at ladies' shins'
A philosophical observer has this to say
about "the old maid of the period" "She don't
shuttle round in 'skimpt raiment and awk-
ward shoes, and cotton gloves, nor has she hol-
low cheeks. The modern old maid is round
and jolly, two dimples in her cheeks, and has
laugh as musical as bobolink's song. She
wears nicely fitting dresses and cunning little
ornaments about her plump throat, and becom-
ing little knots and bows. She goes to con-
certs, and parties, and suppers, and lectures,
and matinees, and she don't go alone. She car
ries dainty parasol and wears killing bonnets,
and has live poets and philosophers in her
train. In fact, the modern old maid is as good
as the modern young maid she has sense and
conversation as well as dimples and curves, and
she has handbook and dividend.
Mr.. Layard is the subject of romantic anec-
dote in Figaro. 1t says that when he was 20
years old and lounging through Mesopotamia he
was captured by an Arab tribe and made the
chiefs cook, in which position he was greatly
admired. and called by the women OF the tribe
''the blue.eyed. He did not enjoy his slavery
and after while managed. to communicate
with his friends, and at the end of good deal
of talk the Arab chief consented to exchange
his prisoner for greyhound, celebrated in that
country for hunting gazelles. His first halt on
his return to civilization was at the encamp-
ment of Botta, who had been making longitu-
dinal excavations, and to his despair without
result Layard was struck by clever ides-to
cut transversely. That happy thought decided
his vocation-he became an arch@ologst.
1.-THE only memory don't like" says Layard
gayly, sis that was once exchanged for dog.
My only consolation is in the fact that Scion.
gui greyhound is considered by Mussulmans as
an especiallysnoble ANIMAL
A neutrality-suspicious. of the En- glish
antiquary Borlase, who was friend of the
poet Pope, has been lecturing in London on
California, and Mr.. Conway sends to the Gin
cinnati Commercial a summary of his remarks.
Among other things he said, shat in Journey
ing around the world and visiting every coun-
try he had found no other at all so interesting
as California. Such social and civil phenom-
enon can never be repeated at any near time.
Its anomalies defy generalization and forecast.
Even its earliest age of Digger Indians upset
Buckles theory of the kind of people who
The three Ages of California preceding the
Stars and Stripes were brilliantly sketched-
Digger, Aztec, Spanish. The Spaniards went
for gold and to spread Christianity, and they
did inspire suitable dread of their deity.
They lSpanards) were clever in picking out
sites for cities. 1t is drol to think Of luxurious
San Francisco as having been founded by
brotherhood of the most rigid ascetics. Borase
said that gentleman there hearing that he had
antiquarian tastes, offered to take him out to
place where there were some hous es as old as
1856"
Here is Mr.. Hogg's account of his first meet
ing with Thomas De Quincy, as contributed to
the forthcoming new and authentic life of the
famous opium-eater: SIT was in the autumn of
the year 1S49 that I first saw Thomas DeQuin-
cey. At that period much of my time was
taken up in connection with 'Hogg's Instruc-
tor AS was attending to some matters in
this office, was informed that gentleman ur-
gently wished to see me. Going down was
confronted by noticeably small figure, attired
in capacious garment which was much too
large, and which served the purpose of both
under and overcoat. Although was well &C.
quainted with the fame and writings of Thomas
de Quincy, and had read accounts of his per-
sonal appearance, the figure now before me
failed to realize the idea had formed of the
English Opium-Eater. 1t was sometime before
the extreme refinement of the face was noticed
not, indeed, till the voice, gentle, clear and
silvery, began to be heard; when the eye ceased
to be diverted by certain oddly in the general
appearance, and was attracted by the brow,
which from its prominence gave an aspect of
almost childlike smallness to the under face,
and by the eyes, which combined singular
4 nrtIfin i'm ruith oS1 rao
softness that suggested something of WEAKNESS.
With an air of quiet good breeding he told me
who he was, and the object of his visit, which
was to offer me an article for the Instructor. I
was much pleased at the offer Of the services of
so distinguished writer. The contribution
which he had brought with him was forthwith
drawn from the capacious inner pocket of his
coat; but, before being handed to me, was
both surprised and amused at q small hand
brush being drawn from the same receptacle
and the manuscript carefully brushed before it
was handed to me. This operation was one
which l afterward found that he invariably per-
formed. The contribution was then and there
accepted"
In our various professions through the main
hall of the building, we always passed the great
double doors of the chapel, which opened upon
it. Sometimes these doors would be aiar giving
us glimpse of the interior, where some one of
the Catholic pupils were often seen kneeling in
penance. A Canadian girl named Susanna P
was frequently punished in this manner, for
giving way to sudden outbursts of angry vio-
lence without apparent reason, save that she
had an unusual quantity of red hair. This was
supposed to be the infallible accompaniment
of temper, and indeed, might well be the
cause of it, as in those days the owner of red
hair was alternately snubbed and ridiculed for
that misfortune by her dark.haired compan-
ions. "Red Hair"-this was the name given by
unappreciative school girls to Susanne's mag
ni6cent locks, by which even !, ignorant little
thing that was, well remember her. She had
large black eyes, which by contrast with her
hair added to the singularity of her appearance.
These eyes abe was accustomed to fix on va
cancy, whatever that may be, while she would
clasp round her knee a pair of very white
hands spotted with freckles, which were, as
noticed, Just the color of her hair. She would
forget the book she was studying. and let it
slip gradually off her knee, till it fell to the
floor with loud bang, which often made Sis
ter Mary Austin jump in the middle of yawn,
and draw upon Susanna the attention OF the
whole school. She was silent, reserved girl,
except when she fell into one of her sudden
passions, and on such occasions she had way
of hiding herself behind the waves of her bright
hair, which had an electric sparkle and vitality
singularly in contrast with her pale, still face.
Every hair seemed instinct with separate life,
and her great eyes fairly caught dull glow
from the influence of this superb che0elure. I