The Portland daily press., 1878-12-06
Men and Women.


CARDS parties bore, and enjoys free and easy
bachelor life with two dogs, Scotch terrier
aud little white E qqimaux, for his onIs
compaDions.
Mile. Catarina Marco met st. Louis iour-
nalist The other day, aud said she, "WhY, you
are not reporter, are you? you don't look q
bit like the other reporters I've sean in Chica-
go and the East you look more like student
or a society manW
Monsieur Paul de Cassaguac is said to look
so terribly strong and athletic as to recall ,h4
proportions If not the features Of the b nicia
Boy. He is four and thirty, dark as a Gypsy.
With regular features, dark, rapidly moving
eyes, and hair and moustsche black enough to
stand out in stroug relief from the swsrthy
skin.
Th. Benton, whose real name is Majame
Therese Blanc, and whose admirable transla-
tious from American authors have gained her
applause in this country, ls member of an old
French fimily and g highly accomplished wo-
man. She is not only powerful novelist, and
translator, but a serious thinker, and scholar of
fne capacity,
Madame Cszamjou, the eldest sister of
"Gsorge SAnd," has just died il France. The
death is also announced of the Comtesse de
Siint Andres, the widow of the celebrated
Spontini. She was a woman distinguished
both for ber wit and for her beauty. Chateau
BRAND spoke of her as woman who of all
others best knew how to say amiabls things
with grace and noble familiarity
The London World invoices atueuuou 4, :.
new game for winter evenings 1t is played
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opposite the fire, divides the whole dozen of
li:tle silver bracelets she wears and then holds
up one white arm-fnger pointing to the CELL
ing. You and the other fellow take half
dozen circles apiece, retire to opposite corners
OF the fireplace, and throw them quolt-like, az
the uplifted finger. A good discobuluS sends
them rattling down on the arm with pretty
musical chink, and dnffer sends them on the
floor and has to pick them up; and she laughs
OF course, the best man wins: and there are
prizes. Issw it played beautifully last week
says the editor, and it is called "Go-B angle"
AT Francis Murphy's meeting Wednesday
evening datk-bearded man, after signing the
pledge, turned and began, 'Ladies and gentle
men, intemperaRce, like an undyipg worm,
gnaws at the vitsls Of "My dear bos don't
make long Speech" Mr.. Murphy interrupted.
"lf you have got any thing to say, then say it,"
Certainly" the speaker replied, and turned to
the audience again with "Intemperance, like an
undyiDg wor-" "Look here, my good man,
have you signed the pled.e?'' eyes SIR"
"Do you mean to keep t?' eyes SIR" "Theu
sit down, that's the best speech. The peopl-
have bsen talked to death about temperance,
Mr.. Murphy added.
Ii MIR. Whistler did not succeed 10 his suit
against RaskiD, be is at least successful in
making himself famous for clever and caustc
sayings. Tue London World says that lads
seated next to him lately at dinner, began TO
praise the Versatility of Leighton, the painter
and newly-elected president of the Royal Acads
emy. "Sach wonderful map,' said she; "an
admirable llnguist-csn converse fuently in
six or seven lauguages!" "Ys-es,' drawlei
the quaint artist. ga most excellent public
speaker. with great flow of language" said
Madam Enthusiasm. 'Ye-ss," said Whistler
"a splendid sculptor, You recollect his group
in the Academy last year?' sand the lady.
Tpere wasa momentary silence. "Pdints too,''
drawled Mr.. Whistler, dresmily.
correspondent of the Capitol says: ''Miss
Maud Changers personation in Almost a
Life is very boaDant with petticoats, and it
was. made 50 bias, and garnished with suca a
funge of sentimentality, that one wondered
whether her grief was really en- princes5s or
her emotion was gored and worn with a polo
naise. It's effect was something like this.
Granger in white silk with bead frinee. cor
sumed with anxiety sbJut her lover. She will
60 to him, goes to him IN black velvet and
gold-,olored satin; pleads with him in a gold
colored cape; watches his fate with devourius
interest in ruby colored robs fringed with
garnets' confronts his mistress in something
else-one's eyes grow tired-another-Gr
gers fifth dress-noi no! we we will see no
more-ha! as!-he, we, she, ars saved curtain
--and no-redress."
When We left Philadelphia in the early morn.
ing noticed among the passengers who had
Joined us there lady who has for soma wears
past been known here at Washington as "the
Queen OF the Lobby" Age adds TO her per
sonal charms, and 1 could but notice her. a.
she sat gracefully yet proudly as q throned SOW
ereign, glancng over the newspapers with her
Keen gray eyes, and purpose marked ia each
line OF ner handsome face. or course she was
exqusitely attired, for tho soldier OF fortane of
either ss1, must wear a gay, untarnished uni-
form, although the pockets may be empty. At
Baltimore every feature softened as a western
Congressman came into the car, and she gave
hin joyous greeting. Before we had left the
Monumental city the rural Representative.
fresh from his Lares and Penates, had marched
into the little parlor, and when at the Relay
House the fair spider opened her lunch b ,sket
perfuming the car with the odor Of old Bourbon,
IL was evident that the Honorable JEFFERSON
Oaucusmann would vote for the Oregon and
Alaska steamship subsidy, the South Arizona
elevated railroad grant, aud the other jobs
which have retained sthe Queen" The ses-
sion is to be short, and there Is no time to ba
lost Here was an early worm who was scci
dentally caught By pretty bird before he could
reach the metropolis. Perley's" Washington
Letter to B5ston Journal.