The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-09
Men and Women.

He-"Whocze sweet?" She-"Boaf of u.s."
He--"Whooze plum plum pudding Is 'oo?''
She-"Ooze.''
A prominent society lady in New York who
sent out cards for party some seasons ago,
with red line at the bottom of the invitation,
is said to have been alluded to ever since as
Bloody Mary!
Auoer's name, contrary to custom, was given
to street in Paris, near the Grand Opera
House, while he was alive. Some one COM
mentiug on this in the presence of Auber-
"Oh'', said he with a pleasant smile, "M
Haussmsnn was good enough to let me have
my street on trust
Miss Eytinges daughter. who is soon to ,ap-
pear on the stage, is Rose Barnes, her only
child by her first marriage. Miss Barnes is bnt
sixteen years of age. quite petite, and has the
dark eyes and hair and rich brunette complex
ion of her mother. This young lady has been
most carefully reared and educated, her earlier
years having been passed in the Convent of the
Sacred Heart at Manhattanvlle Of late she
has been residing with her godmother, Mrs.
Samuel G. Courtney, the daughter of the late
Daniel S. Dickinson.
AnecdOte of Lamartine and Buloz, of the
Revue des Deot1 MondeS, just dead: In IS47
Buloz wished to obtain an article from Lamar
tine, and after deal of persuasion extorted
from the distinguished author and statesman
promise to write one, one of the principal argu-
ments being the payment in advance of 1000
francs, Lamartine being "a trife short"
Months rolled by with no signs of the article
thOuph Tiamartina tn nuiat Rnloz oava him
little copy of verses that he had lying in his
desk. The revolution of 184S came and Lamar
tine was too busy in politics to write, SO one
day, after an angry scene, when Buloz taunted
him with taking money in advance and neg
lectDg to render an equivalent for it, Lamar
tine gave the editor back his 1000 francs.
Buoz thereupon, with great magnanimity, in
sisted that Lamartine should be paid for the
verses, but Lamsrtine refused to receive pay
''You must" said Bulcz with crushing dig
nifty, 81 never publish an article that is not
paid for" which, indeed, was not the case.
'.Name your price," "Very WE'LL" remarked
Lamartine, sweeping the 1000 'rancs back into
his drawer, ''that makes us square,"
The late Canon Kingsley once fell victim
to possessor of that enormous bore. the char
dCtcE d6t6 bT6 Iu6 aDsWtIS WHICH u0
gave to the impertinent questions therein con-
tanned: Favorite character in history? David
Favorite kind of literature? Physical science.
Favorite male and female character in fiction?
(No answer). Favorite artist? Leonardo da
Vinci. Favorts composer? Beethoven. Fa-
vorite dramatic performance? A pantomime.
Favorite public character? No answer) Fa-
vorite kind of scenery? Wide flats UT open sea.
Favorite occupation? Doing nothing. Favor
lite amusement? Sleeping. What you most
dislike? Any sort of work. Favorte topics of
conversation? Whatever my companion hap
pens to be talking about. And those you dis
like most? My own thoughts. What you like
most in women? Womanliness. What you
dislike most? Unwomanliness. What you
like most in man? Modesty. What you dis
like most? Vanity. The character you most
dislike? Myself Your ambition? To die.
Your hobby? Fancying 1 know anything.
The virtue you most admire? Truth. The
vice to which you are most lenient? ALI ex-
cept lying. Your favorite motto or proverb?
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