The Portland daily press., 1883-06-23
Gossip
About Men and Women.

In farm house near Boone, Iowa, lives
Mother Spence, aged Sc years. In the same
house lives her daughter, aged Ga, her grand
daughter, aged 40, her great granddaughter,
aged u, and her great great granddaughter,
aged 2. This is believed to be the only house
in the country sheltering five generations.
Mrs. Langtry clapped her hands and
waved her handkerchief as Mr.. Freddie Geb-
hardts horse Eole came in as a winner at
Sheepshead Bay on Saturday. She occupied
the most prominent chair in the first box of
the upper tier, directly opposite the judges
stand, and was very plainly attired in a
dress of light color and texture. During the
four hours occupied by the racing Mrs.
Langtry was the target for thousands of
eyes and great many field glasses.
Modjeska had an unpleasant experience
in Denver the other day. When Mr.. Barrett
was there three months ago preparation Of
phosphorus was used to give the face of the
ghost in Hamlet a luminous appearance. On
Saturday night, in the play of Romeo and
Juliet, the property man gave Nine. Nodes
ka the phial, mistaking it for one containing
the imitation sleeping potion. AS soon az
the cork was removed the liquid ignited, and
this, of course, prevented serious results.
Adirondack Murray is now in New York,
and lives in purely democratic style. He
wears colored shirt, without vest, and a
loose sack coat that shows the signs Of use.
He calls for his letters at the general post Of
fee delivery, explaining that he cannot af-
ford just now the luxury Of lock-box. He
says he is happy in-the enjoyment of good
health, and will soon devote himself to prac-
tice at the bar. He studied law in Texas,
and he picked up information in his wander
ings which he will utilize in series of lee
lures. His hair has turned gray, albeit he
is but 43, and he wears smile upon his
bronzed face.
London journals, while they admit that
American girls are famous for an elegant
and refined type of loveliness, that French
ladies are the best dressed in the world, that
the German youthful frauleins have the fin
est heads Of hair, the Spanish girls the
brightest eyes to be found anywhere, and
that in Venice and Florence may be
seen to this day direct descendants of those
old world blonde beauties still fresh and fair
on Titian's canvas, claim that yonng Eng
fish ladies remain ampler in limb, clearer of
complexion, and more hearty than any 9TH
eTs. This they attribute to plain food sound
sleep, suitable clothing, exercise in the open
air, and plentiful application of soap and
water
The recent death of Rev. Charles L.
Brooks removes from the field of American
literature and scholarship one Of the most
noted of the select few. DR.. Brooks, since
his resignation of his 81 years pastorate OF
the Unitarian Church in Newport, had de-
voted himself wholly to literary pursuits,
and has but recently seen brought from the
press of Robert Bros. a six volume transla-
ton of Ruchert's "Wisdom Of the Brah-
MINIS" work conveying the philosophy Of
Hindooism as Arnold's "Lght Of Asia'' does
that of Buddhism. DR.. Brooks was q man
of rare culture, a gentleman of the old
school, of most engaging and winning man
ners. AS a student of the German literature
he stood in the front rank, and will long be
remembered for his appreciative translation
of Goethe's Faust" and of the works Of
Jean Paul Richter aud Auerbach. Only a
year ago Dir. Brooks was present at Harvard
at the.50th reunion Of his class, and was the