The New York herald., 1879-11-08
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is in Maine.
The Adriatic brought in $500. 900 in specie
Europeans kindle fires with dry pine cones
Consul Grnnell arrived yesterday the Neckar.
filling with rabbits.
The Baron Won Friesen arrived yesterday in the
Adriatic from Europe.
Mrs. John Sherman and Miss Mary sherman ar
rived yesterday from Europe.
Little sealskin bonnets for the winter are to be
ornamented with birds wings.
Attorney General Charles Devens is at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel on his way to Washington.
Senators James G. Blaine. of Maine and Henry B.
Anthony, Of Rhode Island, are at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Lieutenant Charles E. Gladstone. son Of Hon. W.
E. Gladstone is at Halifax on board Her Majesty's
ship Druid.
Political banquets are now 80 common in France
that the cooks dofng their aprons and aspiring
to be Deputies
Zola now lashes the vices of the aristocracy.
"C'est dr0e" said Dumas the other day. 'une
coqaetterie qsi consiste avoir du smier frais."
II nearly half of Englands food supply goes by
way of sea in time OF peace. what suferings would
England's population endure in case of war?
Belmontet. the late Bonapartst poet. was never
SO happy when he presided ut political banquets
and addressed by the walters mon general.''
M. Naquet's law has been much discussed in the
Quarter Breda. "Do you favor divorce?" asks
lady of another 'I says she qstotidien ct obliga-
tose.''
Zola. the French novelist is in his forteth year.
OF his realism. London World says that the French
will not become disgusted with it, but that they will
tire of it.
Gilbert and Sullivan of "Pinafore" fame. spent
yesterday very quietly at their lodgings and in
visiting few friends They will be the guests of
the Lotos Club this evening.
Senator Bayard and wife arrived homo at Whining
ton, DEL. from Europe last evening. Their arrival
unexpected. and there public reception.
A reception had been arranged for Tuesday next.
Count Andrassy is at his property OF Terebes close
to G0d00. lie has expressed his intention of g wing
series Of receptions and dinners during the winter
at his palace in Pesth which will be the headquar
ers Of the political and intellectual world of the
capital.
Tho French Deputies are busily preparing to open
the Chambers on the 9th inst. The wife of of
them. being left much alone. sighs for the days
when her husband and she lived in one room to-
gether. "Une Chambre cries the Deputy. still think
ing of the Assembly. "cest contrairc consttion.'
Mile. Hebron recently refused to appear Mar
guerite at the Grand Opera with blonde wig.
Lucca. Hisson and sometimes Patti sang Marguerite
in their natural hair. Gounod entirely approved of
Mile. Hclbrons idea and sent her his with the
words written by his hand. "a ma bruno Mar
guerite.'
The telephone is a great in Paris. Here.
designed by Grevin. is gallant at end of the
wire =" Veuies, je rou< prie, METRE
ton Nine. Coquardeau." Here is Coquardeau, ut
the other end. and this is what he hears :-Atends
moi, chere Adtie. Tdcie que Coquardeau soft
cerce. Ta sa,s. ale ton peignoir rose"
London Truh:-"We suspect that love letters have
always been such favorite institution with women
for the very that they sentimental and
safe at and the time. enabling their writer's
to say paper what they would shrink from saying
If the person addressed their elbow lest he
should take them ut their word and presume over
much upon their fervor. Moreover, it is easier to
be ambiguous in writing than in speech, as the
ambiguity cannot be cleared up at once by prompt
cross q questioning"
London Punch Husband and wife) e):--''what are
you puzzling over. PonsonbyY" I'm trying to
answer note from tho dear Duchess as you call
her. She's done me the honor to write and ask il
that st. Bernard pup gave her should be fed on
meat biscuits r. "wcll. biscuits shouldn't it 70
"Of But she spells biscuits with X, you
sce and don't like to spell IL properly for fear OF
hurting Her Grace's feelings; and yet don't want
1t get about that spell biscuits with k. .say
meat. then r. "But she spells meat with two E'sp'