The Portland daily press., 1878-03-09
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH Q.
Men aud Women.

Madame Modieska has pleased the modern
Athenians. Ooe of them says of her as she
appeared at the Old South ball: "Hsr dark
oval face was surmounted BY confusion of
white ostrich feathers and creamy lace, and
she wore for dress another confusion of pearl
colored silk aud white tulle."
Mr. Slmmons's bust of Senator Morton is said
70 be an excellent work. 1t was made from pho
tographs, the young sculptor of Indianapolis,
who took mask of Morton's face after death,
refusing the use of the mask to Mr.. Simmons,
except on payment of $1,000 The Morton
vault was opened that the sculptor might see
face he wished to mould; but the features, in
spite of the embalming, were too wasted to be
recognized readily as the Senator's.
King Alfonso went to Madrilene theatre
with Signor Convas del Castillo. The play was
wretched. abominable, execrable "How do you
Ike it?' asked the Minister just as waiter en-
tered the royal box with ices. "Splendid-its
the finest play lever saw in my life, said the
King. The Premier, astouished, expressed his
dissent. Between u.s." said the young King,
lit is probably the worst play ever written, but
didn't wish to say so before the waiter.
didn't know but that he might b, the author,
and SO couldn't take the risk of hurting his
feehngs-see?''
Thus looked Emerson as he gave his lecture
the other day in the Old South. A TALL slen-
der figure, now a little bent with years, his
gray hair struggling over a crown partially bald
his features more shsrpls-cut than ever, his
manner as coy aud basnfnl as that of maid
en- entering society for the first time his eyes
as sharp on his audience as ever and hardy
dimmed. His voice is now so broken, it is said
that be cannot be heard with distiDctness by
more than two hundred people. 1t was pleas
ant 10 hear bis daughter, sitting by Mr.. Alcotts
siie, occssot ally prompt her father to speak
l,dier, aud 20 feel the sympathy of the great
Audience with her effort.
Bayard T.ylor says that the secret Of his
enor NOUS power of work is an uufail,rg appe.
tite, caoa ity for smoking tobacco INTERIM u
sbls, aud eight hou s good sleep every night
So iGprratIve has the habit of sleeping at 9
Q cums rnat wbeu now and then
be has had to defer gong to bed at the usua
time AID has tried to induce wskefuness by
drloki two or three cups of the blacklist COT
fee aod by other means. he has nevertheless
dropped asleep while working at his desk. Mr.
Taylor appears thus to nave eUj ,yed all the
physical advantages of being slee pY-head Will,
&c DIug ali the mental dIsadvautages,-N Y
Post.
In personal appearance Mr.. Wade was q heav.
set mao, about five fees eight inches high. Ht
was dark skinned but had clear complexion
His eyes were snali, deep set in his head aud
Jet black; restless, snap and flash, and wher
angry, shone like balls of fire. Two tufts O
hair on his protrudng forehead answered fol
eyebrows, aud the hair on his head was dow,
Sort of peninsular toward his nose, bott
sides OF the head over his temples being natu
rally bald almost to the crown. He slightly
stopped but walked without cane and wa
sprishtly and active. HIS jaws were firm an
large, the under one being very strong an,
compact.
beautiful anecdote of the late pope, told b
an English clergym reveals the truly swee
and catholic heart of him. Two English won
en-, sisters, had an audience of the pope, but a
they were Withdrawing, one, a convert to tn
Rlman Church, fingered; the pose, observin
the, recalled her, aud asked her as she kneele
what she would ask "The prayers of YOU
holiness" she said, shat my sister NAV b
converted from Prot stantisu and that we ma
not be separated oy death The pope, placip
his hand upon her clasped hands, replied
Daughter, those who love God will not
separated in the next world" Even Protes
ants Can bseve that Plus TX. was infallible il
that utterance