The New York herald., 1879-12-12

Oliver Wendell Holmes writes slowly and corrects
much.
Miss Edmonia Lewis. the sculptor. has sailed for
Europe.
Sir william and Lady Magnay have departed for
England.
Baron De wagstaff is among the outward bound
passengers.
Charles Francis Adams would make good minis
ter 20 Chile. t
Tho children Of the Duchess Of Edinburgh have
beautiful blue eyes.
The Duke Of Edinburgh does not particularly like
the sports Of the neld and does not indulge in fox
hunting.
Nearly thirty thousand houses in Paris are now
busy with the production OF articles de Paris for New
Years Day.
The complaint is made that husbands travel too
much alone. That is so Even Adam when he left
Eden took his wise with him.
"For my part" says the Comtesse de b.. ~ should
like to be woman till was forty, and a man from
forty to sixty. s'Et dpres ?" asks an ingesaue
Mr. Henri Martin. who has taken possession Of
Mr.. Theirs chair at the Academy. is the ninth
cupant of it. Tho eight preceding academicians
are:-J. Baudoin Q63l. Charpentier r65O). Eveque
Chamillart u702). Marechal de vlars Q714]. Due de
villars (1734. Lom6nie do Brionne Q77O), Andrieux
(1795). Mr.. Theirs 1884,
tazes the passage through Paris of the ex-Empress
Eugene: 81 Imperatrice touche peine diner
quon lui servi ct don't nous nous sommes procure
le menu vol-au-vent Toulouse. poulet r6ti. @ufs
frais pour So Majestic. Les cuisners de hotel Giants
absents le diner await etc prs chez Potel OF Chabot
Two ladies belonging to different circles Of Aneri-
society in Paris met lately at reception. "Have
you been long in Paris?'' asked the first who con-
sidered that she belonged to 'the SET" Several
years." responded the second who is her set is
the first. "Stranee." says the first. '.that / have
never met you in society" "You Aatter me-" says
the second.
Here the two meanest men record:-The
owners OF o clothing making firm in Boston employ
thirty-hve girls. who. from their poor earnings.
tributed S22 on Thanksgiving Day and gave each OF
the two members of the firm pretty album. occu-
pying half-hour in getting ready and making the
presentation. The two moan fellows took tho gifts
with ready smiles. and payday deducted from the
wages of the girls time money for the halfhour they
had occupied in giving the albums.
London WorId:-"The Lancet startled us the other
day by tho story that ladies at the West End in
the habit Of scientifically intoxicating themselves by
the subcutaneous injection of morphia. do not
believe word OF it. Hypodermic applications Of
the kind may be used relief to acute neuralgia
but decline accept such insult to tho dstillers
as admit that any woman could prick herself into
inebrety while bottle of fine champagne could be
had behind the arras OF the confectioner's. But
there is an Ingenious novelty in the means
Of satisfying the craving for drink which l
can vouch for. It s-this In all conhdenceit is In
the form Of opera glass. with the central cylinder
enlarged and followed for the reception Of choice
old cognac. To this is attached a nozzle. which
be unscrewed and suction pipe inserted. SO that
the jewelled occupant of box srideace imbibe
the liquor for heroes unobservcd. while affecting
a.tentively to watch the final pirouette OF La
Syphide on the stage. This alcoholic lorgnette IL
neat in its way as the device Of Judge Boyd. Of
the Irish Kings Bench. Daniel O'Connell used to
tell that this legal luminary fond Of brandy
that he kept supply of it constantly in court upon
the desk before him in inkstand of peculiar
make. His Lordship used to lean his arm upon the
desk, bob down his head and steal hurried sip
from time to time through quill that lay among
the pens. which man@uvre. he aattered himself.
escaped observation" :.