The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

IN the now bronze statue of Lord Beaoonsf1eld
in Parliament Square, London, the Earl appears
in his robes and the order of the Garter, aud
holds scroll in one hand.
MR.. WILLIAM Fl. VANDERBILT has made q gift
to his son. Mr.. Frederick Vanderbilt, of q hand
some residence formerly occupied by the family
at No. 459 Fifth avenue, opposite the reservoir
THE vulgar and disreputable beings known as
"mashers" have had only short reign IN Lon
don. They have been laughed out of existence
by the scornful raillery of Mr.. Burnand in
Punch.
Mrs. j. ELLEN FOSTER, OF Iowa, an eloquent
temperance advocate has recently been danger
ously Ill, but Is now aDdly regaininG her normal
health. She Is In Philadelphia, the guest of Mrs.
Hannah Whitall Smith.
ENGLISH practical jokers are having lots offuu
at the expeuse of Mr.. Blggar, NJ. P. BY every
mail he receives shoal of bogus offers to find
homes for his children, prospectuses of found
ling institutions, and solicitations to contribute
toward the fund Of "homes for unfortunates,"
etc. ...
The Lord Bishop of Rochester entered the
House of Peers the other evening. and after
seating himself unfolded newspaper and began
to read it. An attendant Immediately called his
lordshp's attention to the breach Of order, and
the paper promptly disappeared into the offend
er's pocket.
THE wife of Horatio Seymour was Miss
Blocker, member of one of the oldest and
most aristocratic families of New York, and after
whom Blocker street was named. When her
husband was Governor OF the Empire State she
frequently visited New York City, and usually
rode In a street-car from the depot to her stop
ping place.
"DAN VOORHEES," and cyan Voorhees," sound
so much alike that Representative Van voor-
hees, of New York, says he Is mistaken frequent
ly for the Indiana senator. Once he called on
General Grant, and several papers preached
long and learnediy in regard to the political
significance of the oOnfab between "Grant and
Dan Voorhees,"
Poor JACK COLE. who, it will be remembered,
was an attache of the Jeanette, is in q Wash
ington hospital, mental wreck. He imagines
himself to be very wealthy, and only the other
day he gave Lieutenant Dancnhower a check
for $2.000,00O. payable as he said himself, on
any bank in the country. He imagines he has
an account in every bank.
LOAN exhibition of paintings, opened by an
English clergyman in one of the worst parts OF
London, Whitechapel, has had %, 900 visitors,
but. to the disappointment of the projectors, adj
miratiOn was almost universally given to the
frames, and q fine picture of n "Girl Mourning
Over Her Dead Bird" drew the terse criticism:
SIT is to be hoped she'll never have nothing
worse to fret over"
MR.. DAWSON. the Lord Mayor of Dublin, con.
ceited little man with an eye for the future of
Ireland, recently threw his little body back after
u glorious London dinner, and in response to q
tOast-''Ireland"- quite pathetcaliy: 1.-THE
day will come when all these sorrows shall be at
an end, when death will conduct this wretched
hut patriotic peasantry to that unknown haven
where the wicked cease from troubling and the
weary are at rest"
NEW YORK Journals "Miss Kate Field is one
of the most attractive of women. A charming
figure; bright, intelligent features, whose flash
ing eyes add to the briancy of her con versation:
a costume of consummste taste, that fitted her
like n glove; exquisite set of teeth, and II
superbly pOis ed head, crowned by O wealth of
dark brown hair, comprise her tout ensemble.
Her manner of reception is frank and kindly,
and, while impressing the visitor with the sill
certify of her opinions, there is not the slightest
attempt at 'gush' in her conversation"