The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-19
NOTES.

Gen. Mcclellan has written a letter In
which he strongly favors standing army OF
ut least sc, 600 men.
Oakley Hall is still In London, writing
articles on American theatrical affairs for the
English magazines.
The Greenbackers are expected to enter
the field In New Haven this fall, and 1t Is
thought there will be five tickets presented.
The others are the Republican, Democratic,
Temperance and Workingmen's.
The substitution of German for Polish
names OF places has already been applied In
about 500 cases In one of the two districts OF
Posen. The Polsh-speaking inhabitants
avoid the use of the new names whenever 1t
is possible. In German Lorraine also 90 places
have Just received German names.
A caprice Of the moment Is for silken UNI
tier-clothing, the same quality being used as
in handkerchiefs, and, as 1t washes well, may
be recommended to persons suffering from
throat affections. 1t is shown In every vari-
ETY. of pale shades, trimmed with lace edg-
ings, but certainly only the white can become
popular.
The Countess Lambertini, plaintiff in the
Antonelli scandal suit, Is woman OF twenty
two. golden haired and slight, the mother OF
several children. In getting up her case, it Is
said, she has displayed much of the persever-
ance and perspicacity Of her alleged father.
Her husband, who is a collateral descendant
Of Benedict XIV, is said to be completely
under her snowy thumb.
The number of immigrants into Victo-
ria, Australia, is, deducting those re-emigrat-
ing thence to other colonies much smaller
than it was q few years ago. In 1869, lnclu-
sive it aggregated only 30,73S, and in 1904,
2S.134. In 1S69-70 the numbers were unusu-
ally large-over 22000-but since then they
have been extremely small, only 1852 settling
in the colony In 1872. There is still great
deficiency of women In 1874 there were only
s15 to 2452 men entering the colony.
Paul de Cassagnac, the French Deputy,
journalist, bully and duelist, received his first
instructions in fencing from woman. She
was the daughter of Polish fugitive, by
vocation a fencing master. She came to ask
assistance for her sick father, and she proved
the truth of herst ry by challenging doubtel
TO a bout with the foils, and easily disarming
him. Under the tuition of this woman Cas-
sagnac became one of the most expert swords
men of France. He has fought nineteen
duels, and never received a wound.
The Prince of Wales young daughter
Louise is getting old enough to go to after
noon entertainments with her father. liz
appeared recently at an aristocratic garden
party leading the small maiden, who wore
navy-blue gown and the most prettily demurt
air in the world. His children are fresh
bright-looking young people, not beautiful
but interesting. Prince Albert Victor, who
has just been seriously i'll with typhoie
fever, is said to have contracted the disease
at Sandringham in the same way as his father
did a few years ago-in consequence of i'm
perfect sanitary arrangements.
:. In company, Theirs likes to listen to onl!
one person-himsef. Sardou is in this re
spect very much like him. Hewill talk To-
half an hour brilliantly, and he has no ankle
ty to receive a reply. The elder Dumas wa:
another conversationalist of the same type
He would talk like well written book, blu
would not listen. The. younger Dumas, o.
the contrary, is shy and reticent. Victo
Hugo speaks strikingly, much as he writes
in antitheses using surprising SMILES, exaa
yerated epithets, and impressive illustra
tions. He was favorite of Louis Philippe
who was himself an excellent conversation