The Portland daily press., 1878-02-22
Men aud Women.

ures IN OLD Greek frescoes and on vases and
canoes. The wonderful management of drsp.
| cry o1 the woman is an art in itself Modieska's
poses are charming pictures; her action. while
natural and apparently impulsiye. seems rvtbm-
! lcali IN sholt she ls thoroughly harmonions
creature-a Greek.-Grace Greenwood.
| Berloz once sent an English bore who W wapted
an introduction to Tom Thumb to Lablache. the
singer, who was immensely corpulent The
Engllshman naturally begged an explanation:
II came here, he said, "sent by NJ. Bsrloiz to
see Gen. Tom Thumb. Now there must be-
some mistake. He is a very. very little Great
ure, and you" "Ahi true," Lablache rs-
piled: II am very little indeed when appear
In public. But when am at home L take my
| ease.',
NJ Menier the chocolate manufacturer is one
OF the few Frenchmen who early appreciated
the benefits of advertising. A characteristic
story is told of him. One day man told him
he liked his chocolate tolerably well, but it bad
one fault-it grew white as it grew old. Menier
seized the ball at the bound, and the next day
the papers announced, 'Ls chocolate Menier;
the only chocolate that grows white as IL grows
DID," Thousands and thousands of persons
have since bought Meniers chocolate because
1t had the remarkable quality of whitening
with age.
Henry Beckett and his wife are 'at home"
to friends in New York Sunday evenings. The
Boston Saturday Gszstte's CORES pondent has
called. He says:-"It is there that Montague
| sings charming little French songs with a bet
ter accent than most Englishmen are blessed
with; that Sara Jewett warbles pretty ballads
in sweet little voice, and it is there that John
L. Raymond tells his best stories and his hand
some wife lends the charm If her presence. 1t
is all very informal. Not only ara you told to
make yourself at home, but you are made to
feel at home"
curious study is the consideration of the
kind of men who fascinate women. I have
known maD, fellow with the head and hair
OF tramp, and the dress of a doctor with a
lean practice, person who wrigeled like a
snake when he walked and ad a clammy hand,
yet this person was perfec. lady-killer. One
girl was betrothed to him for three years, and
then he Tilted her for new flame. The new
love affair ended with tragedy, for when in
turn he shook the new love off, the restless
grief-strcken girl ended her troubles forever in
neighboring river. There are other women who
loved the fellow almost as desperately, although
they consoled themselves more easily Cor
Gin. CON-
The Commonwealth thus gossips: Colonel
N. A. NJ. Dudley, formerly of the Boston Daily
Mail, and who got into the regular army
through Democratic influence iu Pierce's time,
has been suspended for three tbs for dsre-
spect to superior officer, etc. A story is told
OF this officer that, during the late war, he was
one day riding along the picket lines, and was
shocked to observe that certain raw recruit
neglected to properly s,l1te him. Riding up
to the man he sharply reprimanded him, aud
proceeded to give him lesson in military eti.
quette Dismounting, he told the recruit to
mount the steed and ride toward him, and he
would show how an officer should be saluted by
picket. The man obeyed; rode toward Col
Dudley's post, was duly and properly salutea,
and rode straight on tow srds camp, leaving the
Colonel on duty and shouting for the rscrut to
come back. Arriving at the Coloneps tent he
threw the reins to boy, dismounted aud made
himself at home in the quarters Of the Colo
mel. After few hours the Colonel succeeded
in getting himself relieved, and when he en-
tered the tent he found the recruit gloriously
drank "G'way,' said the occupant of the
tent, with a magnificent wave of the hand.
The astonished Colonel Inquired who he was
that he should presume to exercise such author
ity. 'Tm Curdledudley," was the iuebriated
response. "Coonel Dudley? Why, man, you're
druuk." "Well," replied the muddled recruit,
Show the de-hic-uce could 1 be Curdledudley
'thout bein' drunk?'
Anecdotes of the late Pope-rhe gss65si5ps gs6i5 JS t9h
having falan IN love with haantiful Hool;ah
girl what time he wore the breastpls ate of the
| Gasrdia Noble. History recorded of him that
he when elected Pope, warned his steward:-
"Whe was bishop 1 spsnt doll lr a day for
my personal expenses; when was cardinal
spent one dollar and half, and now that am
Pope you must not go beyond two dollars;'
that he received favorably the petition of the
old market-sardeuer, who, haviog lost his
horse, walked boldly into the palace to beg one
from the @ iirinal stables: that when majcri-
ty of the balls cast into the ballot box By his
councillors on the question of an amnesty were
black, he placed his white cap over them and
said, "Now they are all whte;' that in the
early days of his administration the rage for
the Papal colors yellow and white, was such
that boiled eggs were bre akfAst de regle with
Romans. How he kept to the last his kindly
humor and caustc wit, is it not recorded?
"My daughter" he said to tall American
girl, zone blessing il not enough for you-I
must give you two.'' "They say women are
the most bsautiful,' he said, as one day ne
halted with brilliant train Of diguitsries of
the church before a splendid peacock in the
garden; "no, no; it is our sex that Is always
the most brilant." "Whatl' he said, as he
hlnLr Uuh tha ~,
spoke of a sanity character who could not es.
cape one snare-.has of marriage; 'shall it be
said that the church has six sacraments and
snareY' When a soldier of the French garri-
son asked the Pope to say mass for him per-
sonally, with no other auditor present, in the
Pope's own chapel his holiness consented and
bade him come on the morrow. Tomorrow
must see soms of the boys off," replied the
soldier, "but next day, Pope, rm your man."
Very wei, - said the Pope; make it next day.
Not long after his return in 1850 charming
| yoIog Eoglish lady was out sketchng with
maid Iear the Portia Pia. The Pope came out
in bis carriage, descended and begau to take
bis usui walk. TIE maid having gone to ask
| his blessing, returned to say that his holiness
would gladly give his hand to be kissed to her
young Euglish mistress. 'IadeedS said that
lady with toss OF her herstical head, "I think
my hand better worth kissing than his.' The
Pope, who had approached unseen and over
heard this speech, laughed gently and said,
to her great confusion, ''That is perfectly, true;
but y)u will allow an old man to bless you,
| nevertheless"
Morning Starl
Rebuke aud Advice.
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either signature or address, from the following
communication since its author earnestly de-