The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-11
ABOUT PEOPLE.
this term,

A BRIGHT Newport girl thinks "cipher" a
more expressive word than dude"
COLORADO rough proudly wears a ring
through a. hole which made in his ear by
the bullet of a bar.roOm ad versary's pistol.
MRS. LANGTRY asked Dion Boucicault if she
was as beautiful Mary Anderson, and the
mpolte veteran replied: "My dear child, no.
You have beautiful bust and waist, that is ALL"
The Prince of Wales has no fear of death.
The Nihi1sts have again voted the "remOval" of
the Gar, and these two distinguished person
ages are hunting together in the forests of Swe-
den. Nf
THE wife of Lieutenant Greedy, of the arctic
colony, is described as very beautiful woman,
tall, with a tea-rose complexion, black hair and
blue eyes. she belongs to an old New England
family.
JAMES II. BEARD, the noted painter of animals.
was asked on Broadway whether "a lady who
was passing was not beautiful YES" he said,
"she is as beautiful as a cow" He meant this as
a sincere compliment.
MRS. A. r. STEWART, although more than three
and ten, believes the better part of her life
is yet TO come She has cleanly-cut and refined
features, and long braids of hair. She is fond of
the society of young people.
A LETTER from Paris tells of conspicuous
lady of the American colony in that city who
has gone into mourning for the death of the
Count de Chambord, to whom, upon one occa-
sion, she was formally presented.
MIR. LYTToN SorHERN, son of "Dundreary," is
not achieving much success in his effort to pro-
duce thr Oughout the country the plays made ia
nous by his father The man who undertakes
to initiate a distinguished father has big con-
tract always.
HENRY JAMEs's selection of England as his
home is noted by the London Life. al have a
little box, you know, over in England, where
shall live when I am at home," as he tells his
friends. The term "box" is neatly designed to
show his perfect Anglicism.
WENDELL PHILLIPS is nearly seventy-two
years old, His health is not very good. He Is
frequently seen on the streets of Boston, and,
while his step is not so elastic as it once was, he
does not appear like an old man. He lives
very quietly in his new home, and he declines to
lecture. g
THE pious patriotism OF the Emperor William
at the unveiling of the Germania statue, recalls
press at the time Of the FrancO-Prussan war:
"By grace of God, my dear Augusta, go
We inst have had another buster .r
Ten Thousand Frenchmen sent below; ..
Praise God, from whom Ill mercies flow" -
A PHILADELPHIA bride received among her
ice of hand-painted china, two hundred and
odd pieces in all. that cost, so the gossips say,
$1,000. 1t took three "hand- painters" six
months to do the decorative art business" 1t
is to be hoped that the bride is fully appreci-
alive.
The two younger daughters of the Crown
Prince of Germany are enjoying themselves in a
quiet way at Bournemouth England. The Two
little girls, their donkey rides their diggings in
the sand, their trocks of fashion four years
old, and their general arr of German simplicity,
are of keen interest to the mixed crowds OF
bathers.
THE "Light of Asia" has lately been trans
lated into German. The Emperor of Japan was,
by the way, pleased with TINS poem that
ne congratulated Mr.. Edwin Arnold upon it
in a private letter the pearls of the Faith"
especially appealed to the taste of the Sultan,
VINO has resolved to bestow Il decoration upon
the author.
WHILE the late Admiral Joshua r. Sands
serving midshipman at Gibraltar, soon after
the war of 1912, he was challenged TO fight by
two English officers. aud shot and killed both of
them. An account of these occurrences says
thereafter the reputation which the midship-
man acquired dead shoP preserved him
from furt trouble"
MRS. DAHLGREN, in her book may have exag-
geraied the vulgarity OF the Mrs, "Secretary''
who said Of her daughter, 'She is good gal and
I don't have to lick her." hut there was u Mrs
Secretary in reality who, when asked If she
would do something AS her predecessor had done,
answered: "You won't find any of that skull
duggery' in this family"
CAPTAIN WARDELI, who once commanded the
rebel steamer sumter is living i'll retirement at
Annapolis. Though once officer of the United
States navy, he avoids naval officers. never
having forgiven the world IN general and the
navy in particular, for the accusation made
against him Of carrying on the war after no had
heard OF the declaration of peace.
THE disadvantages of riches were never more
plainly and more plantively presented than by
Mr.. John W. Mackey, the "Bonanza King" A
Woodworking man of simple habits, his favUrlte
indeed, his Only-amusement had been IL
couple of hours card-playing nightly, the game
as a matter OF course being draw poker. When
his unoounted millions poured in upon him the
rich man was heard TO lament the Inconvenience
of their possession. "rhe only amusement I