Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-04
PERSONAL.

MARK L VAIN WRITES DeSU III his SCdDle.
JAMES f. BACER, jr., of Madison, Wis.
is at the Stevens house.
JOHN WANAMAKER will start on Euro
pean trip tomorrow, and has declined a
friendly farewell demonstration at the
academy of music this evening.
GEORGE DEB. KEIM, who was vice presi-
dent of the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road company until the beginning of the
rcceivership, arrived yesterday from
Europe by the steamer Pennsylvania.
Mrs. FANNY KEMBLE. once when she
found a cane chair provided for her at one
of her readings in the West, turned upon
the committeeman a basilisk glance and
exclaimed: "Man, do you wish me to give
my best velvet gown the smallpox 90
Emperor WILLIAM took occasion to an
nounce formally, at a dinner in the imper-
ial palace of Babelsburg, on Wednesday,
the betrothal of his grandson, Prince Will
liam, of Prussia, to the Princess Augusta
Victoria, of Schleswig- Holstein- -Sunder-'
burg g-Augustenburg.
WILLIAM BLACK, the novelist, is shrewd,
practical and quick. He has a second wife
and 4 beautiful house which overlooks the
ocean. He makes about $4,000 year
from his writings; does not depend on 4
publisher for percentage but gives one to
publisher. Black was born in Glasgow
and is in his fortieth year. He went to no
college, and his journalistic wark was on
the London Ners.
The Centre County Democrat thinks that
if the peoples representatives at
Cincinnati, in looking over the field of
great men, should chance to light upon
Judge BLACK, there should be no discount
upon their intelligence. The transcend
ent abilities, the honest and fearless states
manship of this favorite Pennsylvania
Democrat, would give ample assurance
that in the event of an election to the pres
idential Office, there would be an end to
trifling with the constitution, which he
has studied faithfully and is ever ready to
defend against any odds.
The $1,000 prize offered by Boston
firm for the best design of Christmas
card, has been won by Miss ROsINA
EMMET, of New Rochelle, grand niece of
Robert Emmett the Irish patriot. Her pic
ture represents in the centre four choir
boys in white gowns and long curling hair,
singing Christmas carol to the violin ac-
compartment of the fifth. In the left
hand upper corner an angel sheds glory
over the whole card, while in the lower
left hand corner shepherd is tending his
sheep and watching the star of Bethlehem.
The broad border is of white flowers. The
simplicity of the design and its breadth are
conspicuous merits of the picture.
The woman who is writing up the wives
of the White House possibilities says
Mrs. RANDALL is rosy and stout, and in
manner quiet and self poised. As speakers
wife, she receives homage equal to that Of
fered to the wives of cabinet members or
supreme judges. Thus every Monday
during "the season" there is a fluttering
of fashion and gayety around Mrs. Ran
dali, making just about as much impress
Sion on that lady as would SO many but
terflies. Mrs. Randall pursues the high
aim of rendering her home thoroughly
comfortable for her husband and his
callers. How we'll she fulfls this holy
endeavor may be OWNED by the tender
word by which Mr.. Randall always ad-
dresses her" Mother" "-as if her gentle
influence reminded him of mothers
love. The eldest daughter, Miss Mary,
winsome young girl, is the special pride of
the father, and the helpful companion of
the mother in fulfilling the rather burden
some social engagements that devolve on
the wife of the speaker. Mrs. Randall is
devoted to the church of her choice, the
Presbyterian. AS to matters of dress and
style of living, Mrs. Randall is strikingly
unambitious.