Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-11
Personalities.

Casou Ais COsIoSo oh WIG CllHS al NeWpOIt,
r. l., and gone to his summer residence
at Garrison-on the Hudson.
M. Louis BLANC is recovering from
| the severe illness which almost made his
friends despair of his life, and has gone
to pass the quiet weeks of conyalescence
in the country near Paris.
Mr.. JOHN HABBERToN, author of the
story of "Helen's Babies" has written a
play which is entitled deacon Crsnkett.' -
This will be produced at Haverlys Thea
ter, Brooklyn, on September 90, with Mr..
BEN MAGINLEY as the deacon"
Mrs. JENNIE MoGRAw FIsKE, the
wealthy bride of Professor WILLARD
FIsKE, of Cornell University, is building
an elaborate and beautiful new house at
Ithaca. 1t is to be of the Medina white
and Ohio sandstone, and will cost between
100000 and 100000.
Mrs. HARRIET LANE JOHNSON, the
niece of JAMES BUCHANAN, is staying at
Bedford Springs, Pa, where her uncle
used always to spend his summers. Mrs.
j Crimson preserves the charm that made
her famous in the White House; she is
said to be still woman of magnificent
carriage.
Professor THEODORE MoMMsEN, the
eminent scholar who had 30 great mis-
fortune in the burning of his priceless
library, is Schleswiger, and the son of
clergyman. He has long, clean. shaver
face, bright eyes hidden behind specta-
cles, and bushy hair falling nearly 10
his shoulders.
The Prince of Wales must have an
iron constitution. He rode sll through q
review at Windsor the other day in a
heavy uniform, under q hot July sun !;
got back to London to dine with Lord
RossLYN at the highly seasonable hour
of 8: 45 P. NJ, and then went and danced
at Mrs. PALMER's ball in Grosvenor
street till 5 80 A. M.
-Harvard's Chinese Professor, in his
natural dress and plying vigorously his
fan, was quaint and rare figure at one of
the sessions of the Concord school the
other day. 1t must have seemed strange
experience to the Celestial tosit silent and
for it was on this occasion that Mrs.
HOWE gave her lecture on Modern So
ciety."
RICHARD WAGNER Is reported to have
written, in letter to a Bostonian, that if
million dollars shall be subscribed In
this oultry and paid to him in cash and
securities, he will agree to come to
America to stay, and that hewill produce
all his operas here and devote his future
life and labor to the Republic. This is
assuredly very kind. and considerate in
Mr.. WAGNER.
The estate left by the late BLooM-
FIELD 81. MOORE, the Philadelphia paper
manufacturer, is valued by The executors
at 5,527 1896 of principal and 1904 $751;
so of accumulated income. Mrs. MOORE
inherited the whole of this estate for the
term Of her natural life. subject to such
division as she chooses to make between
tine three children, ELLA, married to Count
Won KosEN, of Stockholm; CLARENCE
MOORE, now at Harvard; and LILLIAN
MOORE, the unmarried daughter.
Prince BISMARCK has the true smok.
er's real affection for his pipe. He had q
special pet pipe, the bowl of which fell to
pieces the other day. He showed 80 much
sorrow over this destruction of his old
friend that his family carefully collected
the fragments, and sent them 10 Berlin to
be put together. The work was skillfully
executed, and the Prince is again enjoy.
ing the silent and soothing companion.
ship of his favorite.
M. DE CAssAGNAC is greatly concern
ed over the abandonment of he project
for the Prince Imperials monument. He
declares that England has ioiled her
honor in refusing tomb to ;he heroic
martyr who sacrificed his life IN her
cause, and goes on to say that if he might
advise the Empress EUGENE, it would be
to remove the bones Of her husband and
son from Chiselhurst to some more feeling
and pious country, and to shake the dust
from her feet against England for ever.
The Emperor WILLIAM is now in ex-
cellent health, and instead of declining,
appears to be gaining strength and vigor.
He has been maintaining as strict an in
cognito as possible at Ems, where he
drank the water and took walk regu.
larly at half-past eight O'Clock in the
morning. During his constitutional he
graciously acknowledged the SITUATIONS
of the crowd and had a ready word for
all whom he personally recognized. His
memory for faces is astounding. He re-
calls in an instant even persons whom he
has but rarely met in his eventful life.
During his visits at Ems the Emperor is
rarely seen in uniform. His civilian
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