River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-14
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Hyland of Toronto disappeared more
than thirty years ago, leaving his wife
and two daughters unprovided for. Two
years after it was rumored that he had
died in California. His wife became in
sane, and ended her days in an asylum.
0fthe daughters, one died while child.
Several weeks ago it was learned that
Hyland had died in California. and left
property valued at quarter of a million
of dollars. The surviving daughter gets
it.
At a recent English wedding the mag
nificent bride-cake, weighing about one
hundred weight, was in three tiers, each
of medallions, with basket, and pockets
of flowers, with pillars between; from
each was corndcopia of flowers. The
whole was surmounted with vase to
hold the bouquet of the bride. At the
base of this superb structure Of confec-
tionery art were Cupids, shells, etc.
Mrs. Annie Besant, the Malthusian
apostle and editorial colleague of Charles
Bradaugh, is now about forty years old,
and is of Irish birth. When young she
was famed for her beauty. but an attack
of brain fever destroyed the charms of
her countenance. She is now large.
well-proportioned woman, with dark
brown hair and dark-gray eyes full of
fire. Her face is leonine, energetic,
restless in expression. She is finely ed
ucated and has a particularly logical
mind. She is planning to come to Amer
lea soon on featuring tour.
Paris boasts of at least two genuine
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d'Auvrevilly, and the other is the Com
te de NJ, who has carried the art of
dress so far that whenever he deigns to
make visit he composes for the occa-
caslon Especial toilet, which from the
socks to the btittonh ole, shall be in har-
inony with the temperament of the per-
son whom he visits. 1t is the Comte de
M who has cupboard full of socks of
all shades, arranged by tones and half
tones, a complete gamut of color, ella
vier de chaussettas so perfect that Mas
senet will undertake any day to play d
symphony of Chopin upon it.
DR.. Webb, who defended Brady and
ley, the two Invincibles already
hanged, is gentleman of amazing YER
satality. A poet, mathematician, and
an admirable scholar, he crowned his
university career by obtaining fellow
ship at 25 at Trinity College, Dublin.
This success only stimulated his genius
to new efforts. As professor of moral
philosophy and afterward of civil law he
has conquered new fields, and while
keeping up his academic studies he has
been able to attain very high position
at the bar. He is the author of several
able pamphlets on the Irish land ques-
4. n 70, Oh M laYo oil
that it is to a Curranish and Irish.
Referring to the grand ball given in
Paris on Friday last by the Hon. Levi F.
Morton and wife, to which nearly all
the leading members of the English col
onv were invited. The London Stand
ard SAYS that the cordiality and courtesy
which the American Minister and Mrs,
Morton display toward English residents
and visitors form one of the pleasantest
features of international life in Paris,
and deserve all the more recognition be-
cause as a rule the English colony is
simply ignored by the official and diplo-
matte world. British subjects are made
to feel thoroughly at, home at the United
States Legation, and they entertain q
high sense of the kindly feeling which
extends to them hospitalities to which,
strictly speaking, they have no claim.
Lord Lansdowne, the coming gov
ernor general of Canada, is a young
man of excellent reputation. Succeed
ing early in life to his title and estate,
he has lived the life of model noble
man. For while he filled a place in
the government, but resigned it on ac-
count of differing with his colleagues on
an important point of Irish policy. His
wife, daughter of Duke Of Abercorn,
is eminently fitted to fulfill the duties
which will devolve on her at Ottawa.
The fact of Lord Lansdowne being grand
son of a distinguished Frenchman-
Count Flahault-should specially con-
mend him to French Canadians. his
acct ptance of the governor generalship
is attributed to the almost utter failure
of his Irish rents and the decreased
value of his by no means large English
property.