The Portland daily press., 1878-05-18
Men and Women,

Henrietta Dana, youngest daughter Of r. II.
Dana, Jr., has recently been converted to Ca
tholicism. Miss Dana was educated at con-
vent in Paris with the present queen of Spain,
and was the author of the article in a recent
Scribner on A Queen at School.
Miss Gary occupied an orchestral seat at the
opera last night under the escort of Senator
Blaine She is a Maine girl, and constituent
the Senator seemed proud of. Mr.. Blaine's
great admirer, Col. Bob Ingersoll, was at the
theatre looking, in his white neckclo tn, crow
black suit, clean shaver face and stove-ppe hat
much more like clergyman than a heather
philosopher. Montgomery Blair was there
enjoying the singing Of the plumptudinons
Roze, apparently in deplorable state of for
getfuness of the White House claims of his
client, the meager old bachelor Tilden. Miss
kellogg occupied an upper box, and went
through the form of applauding Roze by patting
her hand with her FAM Washington Star
The Constantinople correspondent of Lon
don newspaper in a letter describing the entry
OF Osm an Pasha and referring to the waiting
crowd says: "Now there came little lul The
Turkish women in front of my window began
to get tired of looking at the crowd and turned
to look at my party. A young lady who was
with me had an eye-glass which interested
them greatly. They pointed it out to one an
other and talked about it, Presently their Curl
osty got the better of them, pushing backa swing
ing panel of the window they begged that they
might be allowed to try the eyeglass. It was
handed to them and they tried it on one after
another. But the young lady is near-sighted
and they are long-sighted, SO that they could
make nothing out of the eye.glass, and handed
it back again with plain reflections on the folly
of the Frank women. Then q HAPPY thought
struck me and caused it to be explained to
them that, whereas Turkish husbands do not
like their wives to be seen, Frank husbands do
not like their wives and daughters to see, and
make them look at men as through glass
darby This proof of the superior artfulness
OF Christian men gave them great satisfaction
President Hayes is reported to have lately
received from naive and ingenious native of
Vermont this pleasant letter: 81 have long en-
tertained the hope of visiting the capital of my
country. L am seventy-four years of age; have
always worked hard and have ever zealousIy
cherished the public welfare. have now an
opportunity to carry out my plans, unless some
SAoSN"' PAo'AuOASO ptCFCuto. 4u6 OCCdSlOD OI
my addressing you on the subject is to obtain,
II possible, residence in your family while re-
main in the city. 1 am strictly temperance
man and entertain great aversion to the hotels.
L wish moreover to ses you and express to YOU
In friendly and personal intercourse, my appro.
baton Of your independent efforts for the good
OF the people, l do not come from any person.
al or selfish considerations; have no ends to
seek but those 1 have already indicated. If
you could for few days receive an unknown
bat patriotic citizen, should be pleased to be
the happy recipient of your favor. shall
come entirely alone, and 1 do not feel that
could be at home anywhere so much as in your
family, for which l cherish profound sense of
gratitude and respect. I can give you refer
ences to men of eminence IN this section of the
State. Please, sir, accept my kindest regards,
and be kind enough to communicate with me
at your earliest convenience"
OF the late Miss Catherine Beecher, the Hart
ford Courant quantity says, In speaking of her
great interest in sociology, that she twas
whole Social Science Association in permanent
session. Miss Beecher had mind of original
vigor, but without much Imagination; and per-
haps 1t was the want of Imagination that made
some OF her schemes for doing good impracti.
cable. She had patience, magnanmity rare in
her sex, and unbounded good nature She was
q most entertaining companion, alert suggest.
i've; and her talk was full of fresh comments
on persons and things without the least bitter
ness or malice. But she made her own COM
mon sense the standard of Judgment, and
doubted the value of anything not commended
by that. She continued in her old age the
accomplishments of her youth, singing, play
ing upon the piano and the guitar; but not only
was her performance that of a century ago,
she had no belief in modern or classic music;
not able to comprehend it herself, she thought
the liking of it by others was fashionable
affectation. What she did not comprehend
did not exist. 1t was SO in art. The work of
the masters and medieval art had 60 meaning
for her. She did not believe that any body really
cared for it. She spoke of house where she
was familiar. as full OF Virgin and Son. with a
picture of Christ all rubbed out that Psyche
with the top of her head knocked in and
venus without any arms This was all rub.
DISH TO her, as it was to her hard-headed, in |
artistic ancestors Miss Beecher was not an
artist, though she did not know her Limitations
in this or any other respect; but she was
woman of strong Intellectual fibre. unbounded
benevolence. and heart OVERLOOKING with love