The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-23
Men and Women.

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speak of their 'cleverness' between quotation
marks
That was scrupulous young lady in Boston
VINO refused to meet her lover-Justus, his
name was-at home, because she heard her
minister say that Justus should always be
meted out
prominent Connecticut writer ia notsd
says the DaDbury man, for neglect in his mar
sonal appearance. The night before Christmas
a gentleman spoke to friend of making the
author present. 81 want to get him some.
thing that he will keep" observed the gentls-
man. "In that case would suggest a cake of
soap, remarked the friend
One of the Boston Women's clubs has bsen
discussing Cleopatra, and there seems to be- a
good deal of feeling against her there. No
especial reason is given for it, but it probably
arises from the fact that there is no record of
her wearing green veil and goloshes when
travelling, nor that it was her custom to read
Locke on the Mind" and eat ham sandwiches
out OF brown paper,on the cars, and the natu-
al presumptlon Is that she was frivolous per
Ion and probably visited in New York. Nor
Dich Bulletin.
Rossi, the artist, is an Italian by birth. an
parenty not more than thirty years of age, and
has fair complexion. His face, manners and
conversation are expressive of entire absorp-
ton In his art. His house is in the suburb, of
Paris, protected from the immediate line of the
street by pretty courtyard. The studio is
quaint and unpretentious; its walls covered
with artisticalIy arranged trophies, including
Arabesque armor, swords, helmets, and rich
costumes.
lie Quincy was under sad bondage TO his
landlady in his latter days. The woman had
sharp tongue and bad temper, and the
essayst, when unable to pay his rent, suffered
accordingly. She is said to have taken pos-
session OF great number of his manuscripts,
and DE Quincy put the best face on the mat
ter by representing that the woman "had con-
ceived violent but hopeless attachment to
him, which he could never reciproca.e, and
that this was the method in which her rage
and Jealousy displayed themselves
Toole, the Irish comedian, is said to have car
ried good deal OF focal color on his return
to England from this country. He is acting in
burlesque in London, and as one of the great
Kentucky rifle-team," ''it is highly amusing to
hear Mr.. Toole in nasal tones and curiously
slow and measured utterances undertaking. to
do his level best to hit fly on the far mountain
slope, and then magnanimously decline the
feat i'll the words, No, sir, see that Tvs back
is turned, and will never take advantage even
of fy'"
Douglas Jerrold worked at desk without
speck upon 1t. using an inkstand in marble
shell clear of all litter, his little dog at his feet
Ii comedy was in progress he would now and
Than yUol d1u Nd
ing wildly to himself. If it were Punch copy
one heard him laugh as he hit upon droll bit.
And then ke would go to the garden and pluck
ing hawthorn leaf, stroll thinking, down the
sidewalks; then in again and vehemently at
work, unrolling the thought that had come to
him along little blue slips of paper in letters
smaller than the type in which they were pres
emily to be set
AT the official balls given by Nine. MacMa-
hon at the Elysee, says Mrs. Hooper, the
princesses OF the Orleans family sit aloof in a
separate room, and generally depart at the end
of the first half hour or SO. There is no dis
play of toilet on their part, and the remarkably
plain group of girls formed by the young un-
welded female scions of the family could be
surpassed in the matter of dress and style and
personal charms by any half a dozen of our
city bellies selected at hazard from the ranks of
german" in New York or Philadelphia
ballroom The daughters of the duke de
Montpensier in particular, including the future
queen of Spain, the Princess Mercedes, are all
remarkable for the undue length of their
noses.
Gen. Ignatieff is said to be Greek BY de-
scent; he has regular features, rather large, an
open, well shaped forehead, and an expression
of which the dominant look is one of inquiry
Inquiry slightly mingled with contempt at
times, as though he knew, or intended to
know, more than his informant upon any
subject brought to his attention 1t is not an
attractive aspect, though Gen. Ignatieff has a
polished and conciliatory manner when the
first disagreeable effects of it have worn off.
Wilkes boasted that he needed only ten min
utes to talk people out of his face; Gen. Igna-
tieff could probably perform the same feat in
five. He is anything rather than an ill-favored
man; but his first entrance into a drawing
room chills the company as though window
OF it had come open while a cool wind was
abroad.
DR.. j. g. Holland, pictured by correspon-
dent of the Boston Herald: Now in his 5Sth
year, he is much younger in appearance. He
has scarcely any gray hair, he is straight as an
arrow, not more than thirty ir feeling, and
possessed of limitless health. He has strong,
handsome, very noticeable face; his eyes are
gray or hszsl, his hair black, his complexion
dark, his nose aquiline, his mouth firm, and he
looks as if he might have aboriginal blood. He
is very pleasant and affable, loves company,
and has every season very agreeable literary
receptions at his comfortable and elegant home
in Park avenue. While he holds his own opin-
ions tenaciously, he is altogether tolerant of
the opinions of others, and reckons among
some of his best friends men and women of the
art tribe who are radicals and rationalsts in
matters of belief. He has an interesting fam
| lily, consisting of two daughters and a SOD, and
is in his tastes and feelings strictly domestic.
They have unique custom at Vassar, says
the Yale Ccurant, and withal a very good one
| for these times, when it is so much harder to
| get cash than to spend it. 1t is custom too
which should be brought to the notice of the
| student in political economy, for it creates
money value in what has not heretofore had q
dollar and cent value. 1t is stated that if o
"fair Vassarite' has young gentleman visitor
on "Phil." day or founders day, it seems to be
| generally known beforehand. AS he walks up
to or about the college he is at once made the
| cyncosure of many eyes. The lady who has
the fortune to be visited disposes of the inno-
cent subject, and the unfortunate youth is sold
by auction; yes, put up, struck off. sold by the
hour to the highest bidder. If he is good look
ing, stylish, distingae, the bids run high, the
excitement is intense, and the profits enor-
nous. 10 this way he is disposed of for the
evening, and the fair one realizes handsome
sum. enough to supply her with creams and
pin money for fortnight at least. If he does
not possess these charming attributes the
bidding is languid and not much realised. Such
is the custom as related by one of the trafick-
ers.
GOrham, N. H.
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