The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-18
PERSONS AND THINGS.

President Woolsey and Professor Sumner,
of Yale. are at variance with regard to Herbert
Spencer as n teacher of Christian ethics. but are
agreed in their preference of Senator Edmunds Tor
President.
Marie Biere, just acquitted in Paris of the
charge of attempt the life OF her former lover,
is going the stage. and 1t is rumored that
erpising American thinks of bringing her Ia this
country. She l. the heroine of the hour. and patron
lied by ladies of rank.
A characteristic and interesting portrait of
President Lincoln is quaint old ambrotypc of the
gaunt and awkward man OF 81, seated In all old rush.
bottomcd chair. and dressed In we-worn dark
clothes. with an old-fashioned stock, and his IN
cnmlcd hair Standing out IN all directions. The pie
IL. Is owned by gentleman In Illinois
Short skirts are all the rage Just now at
the Brighton Kinks, where .rollerng'' has once
more set in with unusual severity. Formerly, save
In tho short-fr0cked, pantaletied contingent yon
rarely anything but the toes OF tine fair rnkuast
Just peeping beneath her skirt. Now you have a
clear view OF the boo, skate aud suspicion of stock
ing. This innovation not only looks better but 1t
abes girls 10 skate with much greater and free
dom.
London Truth says: "Mle. Nevada, the
young American, who Is to take the opera-gong
public by storm this season, and before whom, her
enthusiasts say, the radiance Of Patti and Albani will
pale is at present staying at Nice, where she is dill
gently practicing. She viii make her debut In
sounainbula NJ Her Majesty's Opera, early In
ported 10 be capital actress and Is 10 receive
80, 900 for her seryices.''
In London the latest society craze is for
aa''' tn. 80 ~ 's Va
o'Ns "'o u.s., y, .,Dl. 0"e "e|'! p,So VI IMMUNE w
lawn tsnn,s Grounds and gardsns and tound Il, na ~.
delightful that when winter set in ladies decided to
have their hammocks and down pillows brought In
doors The photographers windows show the beau
ties taking their ease in hammocks. Lady 'ionsdae
has her hammock; so has Mrs. Langtry and all the
Germany, with q population of AZ, 600, 600,
In. 40 mn schools and an .t,endanco of n ooo ooo
pupils; Great Britain and Ireland. with population
OF 81 600 ooo has 5 600 schools and 600 600 pups
AUSTRIA Hungary, win population OF ~, 600, GOO
mas SV, ", a. anu aS o ooo w. VIII
4, 7Oo 600 pupils; spain with populatIon Of H. !.
ooo 0oo has 90 900 schools and l. co., 600 pups Italy,
with population OF IS 900, 600 has AZ, 900 schools
and ], 900 600 pupis, and Russia with population
OF ~ 900, oo2 has 49, 600, 90 schools and 100 600
pupils.
Dy.. $500. A,. , N,
frogrtS says About month ago Ole
Bull ccIctrntea his twentieth birthday ut his home IN
Cambridge, sIsss., 70 which Mrs. Bull-said TO be
very good rianagcr, whether Of concerts festive
@s, - ~ scme 81 tne earned pundiS OF
y nos.nss Sstsn :everas sn,o ON ,s hai y, ,S ~
delight 81 ths company This Is I'm authorization even
Of sidney Lanier's suggestion that American ladies
should study other instruments than the inevitable
plano, but whether the study Of the banjo Is steI
fair American girls Is a suggestive question.
4, m, . r. a, .,
Inc huccess Vi lhe week, says inc
Partisan, has been a unique entertainment given
by Young American lady Invitations were sent ou,
carly ,n me ,vaaL 10 ,,,n.,o. ,,,, ,,., - =, w
''' y" '"o "oeh w NUMEROUS H'e"us in'lhhB theh
10 u 'soap-puDble party. Inc Invitations were
readily accepted, and, when the guests arrived they
found table spread with pipes and bowls and SOAP an,
mented with gayleooied Ribbons. round this tani
the guests gathered; there were musicians, writers
merry eyn,ng anu n e'e . az, n, ~ Mas
musical note Others merry Iangh n, n sirh viii
some were only filled with smoke = H"' ~
A young girl arrived in London from Scot
and She WAS ahou, ssvs,,o.n an, ,,a, 49,,
vs. 800 's''''''"' "i'' ""'' 'ne Aa'u
the uaugh'er oi Presbyterian minister. she Ia
come 10 marry Zulu and, accompanied by one q
the Oldest aud most III favored OF these dnskv say
ages. she presented herself 10 the mana.er ., ~,
snna,51T, f a5 ny eeii ~ lhe nlahaser OF VI
hs 49, 90 ~ ,, na . hnp WI ne, WISH. IN VAN u
@ S, WIN ne' ", hei ioy, she replied INA
univ Hs ans va" smou. ue susBesteu that she woul
Inthsph r,,,1 t"S S,'ss "hen nei contemplate
EInd,na 4, 49,. ~ o Nu,"siiu, w. hno peIsleluu
old she could mar marry , ,gssvh w., WIN nel she wa
parents and @ t s ", , te o"nssnt OF NC