The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-03
GOSSIP,

Mr.. d. o. White, of Atlanta, Ca, has an
autograph letter from Emile lola, the French
novelist. The writing is IN a round, rapid
hand, every letter being formed distinctly but
hastily. The signature is bold and plain, and
covers several lines Mr.. White had named
son after the novelist and the following is
the text OF his autograph acknowledgment :
"MEDUF, Sept. 4.-Dear Sir-I send to NV
godson all my wishes of prosperity May he
grow up in beauty and vigor, and become a
true man. The noise that l, his godfather,
may make in the world is not worth a happy
life. Do wish 10 him for me good wife and
beautiful children, and that will be better than
to wish him glory. I thank you, however.
for your great enthusiasm, and send you
cordial hand shaking. EMILE Zoi.A-
eve have the largest pair of matched dia-
monds in the world, was the answer Jewell
er gave St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter
regarding what curiosilies his house afforded
the market. "We never exhibited them but
once and they are still in the west, having Gre
ated sensation at the Denver exposition.
They are named Venus and Apollo and weigh
52H carats, being OF greenish-yellow shade.
They formerly belonged to the Sultan Of
Turkey and no doubt were disposed of TO
preserve peace in the royal harem. In 1886
the Marquis of Hastings brought them from
India and his wife wore them set in ear rings.
They were afterwards sold to the late Duke Of
brunswick. The price placed upon them in
London was $4,000. We value them At
$1,000. If they were the pure white or blue
white stone the cost would be enormous"
A lady correspondent Of the Western Rural
says; "liere are two recipes, which nv bus-
band says are worth SIS apiece: Parker
House Rolls.-At night take two quarts of
flour, rub in two tablespoonful of lard, make a
hole IN the middle of the flour and put in one
pint OF cold boiled milk. one third cup OF good
yeast, three tablespoonfuls sugar, one we'll
beaten egg, one teaspoonful salt; stir well: let
1t stand till morning without mixing, then mix
and let stand until noon, roll out thin, cut with
biscuit-cutter, spread with butter, fold over.
let them get very light and bake in Quick
9ven." ''llop Yeast.-Take four good, sized
potatoes; boil and mash fine. One-haf Gun
each salt and sugar, one quart lnkewarm
water. boil one handful hops and strain one
pint OF water Oft them, adding to the yeast be-
fore putting in the lukewarm water. When
cool put in two cups full soft yeast. Mixture
should be lukewarm. Set in a warm place till
it rises, then bottle and set in cool place"
Seldom is there recorded a more .vsn,6,
hfe-Story than that of Sharbeck de Maezews-
vi. whose death at the age Of 100 years b.;
Just been announced in Warsaw. He enter,d
the Prussian army in his youth. and was m,d,.
a prisoner by the French at lena. when he ar
once changed his flag, joined Dombrowski's
corps, and fought so we'll at Ekau as to re-
ceive high decoration at the close of the bat
@le. AT Hanau he was badly wounded. He
Honaparte to Elbe, and came
away from there with him, going TO Italy as
orderly officer to King Joachim Murat. AT
Gaeta the English captured him and handed
him over to the Austrians, from whom he es-
capped in time to Join Bonaparte at Waterloo
where he was again seriously wounded. Under
the cars proclamation of amnesty he went
back to Poland, entered the Russian army and
rose to high rank, but when the Polish in
surection of 1880 broke out he Joined il,
fought desperately, was Wounded, captured
and sent to Siberia for life. After spending
half centuryin penal exile he was parduned
and returned to bis native city TO die.