The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-07
Gossip
About Men and Women.

Prince Bismarck has the true smokers real
affection for his pipe. He has special pet
pipe, the bowl OF which fell to pieces the other
day. He showed so much real sorrow over
this destruction of his old friend that his fam
them to Berlin to be put together. The work
was executed and the prince is again enjoying
the silent and soothing companionship of his
favorite.
The Countess Theresa Erdoedy- -Racznska
has given to the Hungarian National Museum
the sword of John Sobieski, Damascus blade
embossed in gold, with the Latin motto, BE
ware of false friends; will save thee from
thine enemies" The hilt and basket are of
gold twenty-seven brilliants surrounding an
enormous crystal make the scabbard button,
andaunderneath it is a portrait Of the hero in
enamel.
Candidate English can never claim that he is
Indiaua's 'favorite son." The people of his
own city do not pay him even the poor COM
pliment of displaying his picture after the
manner of campaigns. None are to be seen
anywhere. His home paper ignores him, as
his neighbors do; he is hardly ever known to
appear at public meetings, being perha ps un-
certain of his reception, and is altogether more
of an anomaly as the representative of State
on presidential ticket than our politics have
The rector of St. Ruan, in Cornwall, being
in want of bell for one of his churches,
which he had rebuilt and restored from the
proceeds OF the sales of his own paintings, re-
Gently secured the services of Madame Mod
ieska for an outdoor performance, in the
beautiful and wooded rectory grounds, of Ro-
meo and Juliet The balcony scene, with real
moonlight and real garden, is said to have
been the very top of poetry. Mr.. Forbes-Rob-
ertson, of the Haymarket, played Romeo and
the Nurse was rendered by his sister, Mrs. Val
Bromley, who was staying with him in the
neighborhood All the Cornish gentry as
sisted, and l. was great success Madame
Modjeska lost costly diamond brooch, but it
was found next day in brook that ran
through the garden, and which Romeo had to
cross in his lOve-makng.
The "reminiscences of some men now living
bring us closer to the stirring scenes of Revo-
lutionary times. There lives in Brooklyn AL
exander Van Wart, son of Isaac Van Wart,
one of the captors of Andre, who remembers
often hearing the story OF the spy's arrest from
his fathers lips. The elder Van Wart, who
died sixty years ago, used to say that he and
his two companions were sent out to catch cat
tie thieves, and stationed themselves in a
clump of bushes. The morning dew SO wet
their feet that they drew off their stockings
and hung them on the bushes to dry. They
then cut cards to see who should first stand
sentinel, and very soon Andre rode up and
was stopped. The rest of the story is well
known, but these homely details are new.
The survivors O. Admiral Farragut's New
Orleans squadron are IN aking preparations for
taking part in the ceremonies at the unveiling
of Winnie Ream's statue Of the old hero in De-
cember next. The st atue will be placed in
Farragut Square, Washington, d. c. An eff
fort will be made to have the veterans who
served with the Admiral and are now inmates
of the Naval Asylum in Grays Ferry Road
participate, and form guard OF honor upon
the occasion of the dedication.
Napoleon III IS widow derives her reven
| from three sources-the product of savings and
| speculations, the insurance on the Emperor's
| life. and the real estate which the Empress
| bought in her own name when she was on the
| throne Nominal sales have been made since
| she came to Chiselhurst, as well as two genu-
inc ones. The Empress disposed of, for con-
siderable sum, the property in the Rue d'Alba
and the house in which NJ, Rouher used to
live free, at the corner of the Rue d'Elysee.
The purchaser of this estate was Baron Hirsch,
''the Turkish railway king" There are, be-
Sides estates in Spain, Switzerland and Hun
gary. The Hungarian property was acquired
| in the present year, and is adjacent to the do
main Of Count Zichy. Under her sons will
the Empress acquires properties near Trieste
| and i'll Tuscany, as we'll as house and grounds
| III Toulouse.