The Portland daily press., 1879-04-04
Gossip.
About Men n ad Women.

Emerson, on his SEVENTEEN birthday, was on
shipboard, and among other fellow passegers
was Charles Eliot Norton, the Cambridge
scholar. The latter, learning the anniversary
nature of the day, congratulated Mr. Emerson
on his birthday, health and vigor. "Yesi yes"
said the Concord sage in his most reflective
tones, ''but consider it the end of my youth!'
Mile. Grevy, the daughter of the French
president, has magnificent, heavy black hair,
falling to her feet 1t is compared with that OF
the empress of Austria, which, brown and
silky, reaches to her heels. Like the empress,
Mile Grevy is a huntress, and has her room
carpeted with the skins of animals.
An elopement in high life was prevented In
Pittsburg on Friday by the arrival Of the hus-
band as his wife was about to leave with
another. The husband fell upon the serpent
that had invaded his home, and would have
been whipped by the serpent but for the inter-
position of neighboIs.
Story told by "Atlas" in the World-"A
young lady was sitting with gallant captain
in charmingly decorated recess On her knee
was diminuti0e niece, placed there pour les
conyenances In the adjoining room, with the
door open, was the rest of the company. Says
the little nece, in jealous and very audible
voice, 'AuDty, kiss me too, leave you to imag-
inc what had Just happened. You should say
tiUice, Ethel dear; t,C0 Is not grammar was
the immediate rejolnder. Clever girl, that!'
Mr.. T. B. Reads portrait group of Mr.. Long
fellows daughters, it will be remembered, was
SO arranged that the arms of one Of the young
girls were concealed by those of her sisters, ana
this gave rise to an absurd story that she had
no arms at all. Mr.. Longfellow relates that
his friend Lowell, while riding past his home
one day, heard a lady informing friends in the
car that "LoBgfellow's second daughter had no
arms" He at once said: II beg pardon.
madam, but am well acquainted with the
family, aud know that such is not the case"
'Bee your pardon, sir, SAID the lady, loftily,
'but live in Boston, and have it on the best
authority Tribune.
Bicycle riding by women promises to become
fashionable in Detroit. The example was set
by wealthy and reputable young lady, who at
fist rode in secluded places, but afterward took
to the suburban roads. She uses the ordinary
two Wheeled N achine, and sits astride, wearing
very loose trousers, and Is freuueuty accom-
panied by half dozen female companions. A
tumble resulting in broken nose temporarily
| cooled her ardor, but the sport hiss more than
| regsined the lost favor.
The Paris Pays has the following: The
other evening at carnival gathering, where
| all the guests did not happen to be of the same
political opinions, as they sat down to dinner
| one said to the company: 'Gentlemep,
should, before we begin dinner, make little
explanation of one of my peculiarities. 1t
| sometimes happens that when have q little
| wine on board l take it into my head to jibe
| people who are not of my way of thinking iu
| politics. assure you that mean nothing
serious by such an action, and that If should
| appear to be rude you will make little allow
| ance and not lay it to my account As he
seated himself another guest, man seven feet
| high and with a hand like janabon de Cincin-
| natl, arose and said courteously: Gentle
men, 1, too, should make a little explanation Of
| one of my peculiarities. 1t sometimes happens
| that when have a little wine on board and
| some one begins to jbs me for my way of
| thinking in politics, take it into my head to
| wiring his darn neck or pitch him out of q
second story window. l assure you that
| mean nothing serious by such an action, and
that if should appear to be rude you will
make little allowance aud not lay it to my
| account Not word of politics was spoken
at table that evening, and all went merry as a
marriage bell'
The inrer life of the new president of the
French Chamber has been sketched by q writer
in LIE Figaro. Gambetta remains IN his. bedroom
till ten o'clock, reading the papers and answer.
ing letters. Then begin to arrive the faithful
and devoted, those who n ay be received in
dressing gown. He generally receives them all
together. But alas! an inexorable fatality
rules that the moment the conversation be-
comes particularly interesting the door opens
quietly and man with q severe countensuce
enters with a card. "All right" says GAM
beta, 81 am coming down." and he tries to
continue the conversation. But the man,
| placid aud implacable, remains till his master
has changed ais dressing gown for more sol
| ann attire He does not withdraw till Gam
hetta leaves the room From this moment the
| denuty from Belleville devotes himself body
and soul 10 politics. It is in vain that at eleven
| O'clock Louis announces that breakfast is
| served. The breakfast must wait. At length,
when he tries to relish couple of fried eggs,
| his fayorite dish, the severe-lookipg man men.
| toned above, again presents himself like a
statue, with card in hand. First of all Gam.
| betta pretepds not to see this household Ban
quo. He buries his nose in his plate But the
man is not to be baked; aad presenting the
card with one hand, and pointing msjestically
to the name it bears with the other, he stands
by the side of his master. This means some
thing serious, and Gambetta obeys BAnquo
Who is this mysterious individual? He Is an
old Republican who, it is said. Knows all the
Republicans of Paris He is lie Pere Dumangin
as he is familisry called. He is the watchdog,
the reminder, the timepiece of his master and
friend. When Dumangin has spoken the
matter Is settled. Gambetta receives only
these who please Dumangin.