The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-11
ABOUT PEOPLE.

ABDUL ILOE Liz
THE Crown Prince of Germany spent the fort
night preceding his visit to Madrid in mastering
the Spanish language.
MRS. JOHN HAY smiles ambiguously but gra-
ciously when denying that her husband is the
author of "The Bread-winners"
AN old love of Alfred DE Musse5 mas just died
in Paris She refused the poet, married a Dutch
banker, was very happy, and remained beauti-
full to the end.
1T is worth noting that William Blacks "Ju-
dith Shakespeare" is the only serial story by
a foreign author announced in any of the lead
ing American magazines.
Mrs MARY LIvERMoRE, one of the foremost
advocates of women's rights confesses that the
sex is not yet educated up to proper conception
of the duties of citizenship.
JOHANN STRAUSS the wel-known waltz COM
poser, has been suffering from poisoning by nico-
| tine the result of smoking strong cigars to ex-
cess He is now convalesccnt.
| NEW YORK reporter has discovered that
| the broken food, of which the street beggars
sometimes collect great basketfuls. is given to
| the low saloons for the free.lunoh tables in ex
change for liquor
PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR the official head of
the Mormon Church, is preparing an elaborate
statement of the political and social attitude of
the Latterday Saints for the January number
of the North American Review.
| AN English bride, Miss Jessel, has had wonder
| full wedding cake. On top, done III sugar, was a
| representation of the meeting of Rebekah and
| Abrahams servant at the well, the grouping
modelled after Vernets celebrated picture. The
cake was four feet high and weighed 227
pounds. The cover or top lifted off SO that the
| cake could be cut.
MR. WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT has commits
| stoned NJ. Messonier to paint for HIM a great
military picture, and the expectation is that the
distinguished artist will produce work that
will rival. if it does not excel, his famous
"l807 :" for which the late Mr.. A. T. Stewart
paid SOC, 900, and which is now the most i'm
| portant picture in Mr. Stewards gallery, on
Fifth avenue, New York.
| PRINCESS DoLGOROUKI, who recently pur-
chased splendid hotel in Paris has abandoned
| her intention of passing the winter there, and
| has left for Berlin, en- route for st. Petersburg,
where she is to reside till the END of January.
The Princess is accompanied by>her three chill
dren, aud they are attended by numerous suite
of ladies in waiting, tutors and governesses and
| secretary, and by quite a large establishment
of servants.
| TIE author of "John Halifax, Gentleman"
has written to her publishers to say that she
| does not wish her name to appear as it ususually
does Dinah Muloch Craik, but as Dinah Maria
Craik. The fashion Of retaining ones family
surname after marriage is peculiarly American.
| In England they drop it, and retain the middle
name If they have one. must say that prefer
the American custom. 1t is more distinctive.
| You may not recognize Mary Anne Smith, but if
| you see the name written Mary Fitzsimmons
Smith, you say at once, "Why, that is old Fitz-
simmonss daughter who married John Smith,"
LONG JOHN WENTWORTH, of Chicago tells
| about hotel boys: II was a bell boy once and
| 1 know all the tricks of their trade. When you
send bell-bOy to answer two calls, it matters
not in what order they come; if he has an order
| for drinks from one Of the guests he waits on
the one that wants whisky first. Instead of
coming back to the desk and reporting he goes
TO the saloon, gets the order filed waits long
as he can, takes a drink himself if there is any
| little change left, and when he is called to ac-
count for the loss of time he says he had to wait
| for the bar-keeper, who was crowded with or
| ders."
MRS. BURNETT, author of Through One Ad-
mnstraton," is at present engaged upon an
other play. "I am very lazy" she says, "and al
though I've done an immense amount of work
i have written ten books, including the earlier
serials-f have accomplished it only with the
| greatest effort. | don't like to work, and I'm
very lazy OF course work meth odcally. go
TO my room, which is on the third floor, every
morning immediately after breakfast. and stay
| there until luncheon. l stay but l can't always
write. Sometimes spend nearly the entire time
walking up and down tossing a ball, a habit [
nave as 1 am obliged to use my hands when
| thinking"