The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-21
Men and Women.


She must ba dangerous among the young men.
Couture, the great French artist, is nicely
described by Mrs. Susan N. Carter as man
about sixty years old, of short stature, with
large head, and mobile face; pair of very
piercing black eyes, well-set and expressive;
straight nose with siDgularly flexible nost1ils.
which dilate as he speaks, and a heavy gray
moustache, and thick, iron-gray hair. He has
no regular studio, but paints all about his
house in any room that he fancies; and as he
is quite independent of the ordinary accesso-
ries OF lights or great distances from the obser
walton OF his painting, it is sometimes in his
library and sometimes in an ante-room that his
canvas is set up. Barbadienne, the great
bronze manufacturer. is now Coutures chief
patron, and nearly every one.of his canvasses
finds its way into NJ. Barbadienpe's colec-
tion.
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt, when she wor ks as a
sculptor, wears the dress of man. She has
finished her statue of Medea for the Salon.
She is making collection of lelics of the great
r achel
The Louisville Courer-Journal says: ''Tbe
story of the old woman near Martinsville, Ind,
who claims to be the mother of Brigham
Young, is fatty contradcted by gentleman
in this city who claims an acq uaiptance with
the history of the family DR.. J. p Barnum
says that himself ard Brigham Young were
raised in the same country, near Lansing, N
Y, though the Doctor was not born when
Brigham left that country and went West
He says that Mrs. Young died when Brigham
was about Is, and that he has often seen her
grave, which is situated on Ben Wiggers
farm near Lansing, and only few miles from
his old home. During his mothers life Brig
ham was remembered as very studious, indus
trious boy, and very much devoted to his moth.
er. The family being very poor he devoted
most of his time to hunting and fishing for
their support. One of his chief characteristics
was his great tacturnity. He held himself
aloof from other boys, and seemed to care for
nothing but study and work.
A gentleman who dined at the sesside with
Theirs when be was president relates that
after dinner the distinguished Frenchman fell
asleep in his chair. He was then gently seized
neck and heels by his wife and sis ster-in-aw.
and conveyed to couch in an ad joining apart
ment, where be slept for two hours. This nap
was part of the presidents daily routine, and
he generally awoke from it with all his facul-
ties in brilliant play.
Mr.. Bret Harte is reported 10 have said on
coming from California, that one OF his chief
motives was to make the acquaintance of the
"Aunt Jane" of "Malbone"-that is to say,
Mrs Mary Channings Hgginson. He after
ward said that he found the original superior to
the copy. Mrs. Higginson was daughter of
tha viii tu apd hooutifpl a.
scribed in Ticknors Memoirs
Miss Gle mentina Sterling Graham, the Scotch
lady famous for her presentations sof ancient
noble danes in Lord Jeffrey's time-and who
detailed her "mystifcatons" in sprghtly lit
tie book-has just died, aged ninety.fve. She
was descendent of Claverhouse's and DOS.
sessed, among other interesting things, his
marriage contract, his commission as Colonel
of Horse and Major-General of all the forces in
Scotland, his patent of nobility and many 9TH
er documents referring to the hero of Killie-
crankie.
A correspondent writing from Long Branch
says: II was much amused this morning at Six
O'Clock breakfast. As;lttle chap about eight
years or age climbed into chair at the table
where was slipping my matutinal coffee, and
bed his hands, at is very chilly this morning"
L assented and mildly suggested that little
folks ought to be in bed YETI when he nearly
upset not only my gravity but my avoirdupois
by saying in tone that was the perfection of
Young America, 'Ob, 1 was at the hop last
night aud couldn't rest. A cup Of coffee will
make me all right L bit my moustache to
keep back the laugh, when he added, One sees
so much at watering place that one gets tired
out during the season. L asked him anxiously
How often have you been here? and with a
yawn politely hid with his hands, Five years
this season. am tired of it, My conscience!
the baby was absolutely JlaSe at eight years
old. He got his coffee, and mamma sailed in,
resplendent in fashionable attire, the left hand
fingers invisible above the first joint for dia-
monds, and said: Maurice, you had better eat
something NO, thank you, ma, the coffee is
enough. | will see the girls, This sisters
afterwards ascertained) and he marched out as
jauntily as if this world had nothing worth
seeing, and all enjoyment had so far as he was
concerned, been absorbed like the juice of an
orange and the peel was good for nothing.
Waiter to Joe Howard, in an interview:
''Kelley, sir; William Kelley, sir, but they
always called me John. 1 often wondered
about that, but it is a fact that not only does
nearly everybody call all walters John, but
almost all of 'em is John. Howsomever, my
name is William. 1 don't know what A L.
Stewart was out of a restaurant; he never
gave cent tol lthe waiter. Mr.. Vanderbilt
the way he way he used to eat steak and onions
and tripe was sight. He used to say dam
nation" with his eyes palmer than any man
ever heard. People order more wine than they
want; we drink it. Delmonicos is the best
place in the country for fees. The little chap
who travelled with the Prince of Wales gave
ne 80 after lunch. The biggest l ever got
was one day after Tweed, Connolly, Hall and
two lawyers had been in No. for five hours.
stayed three hours after my time was up to
tend em. Mr.. Hall he slipped something into
my hand. 1t was three IS bills. l ran down