The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-24

Iuey rush forward TO give their arms 10 DAINTY
creatures cladi in Russian sabes, that diamond
rings sparkle in the gaslight, and that the hall
oOors of Park Lane and Mayfair after ball in
the season are nothing to the atage doors of our
fashionable theaters."
Miss ADA LEIGH sends from Paris some terrible
statistics of suicide among children. In four
years one hundred and ninety eight boys and
forty girls under fifteen years OF age destroyed
themselves Two hundred of these children
were over twelve years. Six of them were not
yet nine
THE Marquis of Lorne has consented to be the
patron of the Nilsson concerts in Canada. Why
the gifted singer should need patronage of this
kind, or why the Marquis should be troubled to
act as sponsor for artist SO much better
known than the encouragement it is difficult
to understand.
MISS ABIGAIL DODGE, more widely known as
"Gail Hamilton" has been offered an office by
Governor Butler. She has been asked to take a
place on the board of trustees of the State Work
house, at Bridgewater, in place of Mrs. James
T. Fields. who has resigned the position and thus
created the vacancy. 1t is expected that Miss
Dodge will accept.
BERLIN's Jumbo the pet elephant which
carried children on its back in the Geological
Garden, recently killed it's keeper and "cleaned
out" the rest of the menagerie. Sentence Of
death was passed on the brute, but it was diff.
chit to execute the stern law, and the sentence
was committed to five years solitary contine-
ment with big chain and paddock
LATE advices from Nice mention approvingly
the first appearance in concert, under the stage
name of Giannini Savin, of a young American
singer, pupil Of Signor Muzo from whom much
ia hoped. She is a Californian named Sawyer.
1t is reported that Verdi is to superintend her
debut in "Aida" next month, and that he says
the young lady's voice is of marvellous quality.
MR. ]. P. BRADLEE, who owns large wooden
mills at Ballardvae, Mass, supports at that
place free library, ten-pin alley and temper
ance pool-rOom. He also maintains flre-en-
CINE company of fifty members, and every win
ter furnishes funds for course of public lee
lures ard entertainments. These are held In
hall given by him to the village, and admission
is always free
JOHN g. WHITTIER's house at Ameshury, Mass,
is plain white-painted wooden building, stand
ing at the corner of two streets, and having in
front Of it some forest trees, chiefly NAPLES. His
study is cozy little room at the of the
house, with windows looking out upon @ long
strip of yard filed with pear trees and vines.
Upon one side of the room are shelves holding
five or six hundred volumes, among which are no.
tlceable Charles Reades novels and the poems Of
Robert Browning. On the walls hang oil paint
ings of views on the Merrimac river and other
Essex county scenes, including Mr.. Whittler's
birthplace.
MR.. GLADSTONE went from Cannes to attend
the carnival at Nice. The day was beautiful
one. aud he occupied prominent seat on a bal
cOny and watched with great interest the ami
mated pageant that defiled past him for two
hours and more. He wore a "chimney-pot"
hat the only one visible in town that day, and
was thus made target for confetti, with
which he was pelted by thousands who knew
not who he was. The great statesman endured
the pelting spontaneously, laughing heartily,
but making no attempt to return the fire; but
his wife and daughter entered with great ardOr
into the excitement of throwing confetti. The
Prince Of Wales was also present, and passed by
in the Corso procession in an open carriage; but
he was closely masked that he was not recog-
nized by the crowG.
Lucy HOOPER: The last time gaw Gustave
bore was on beautiful afternoon scarce a
month ago. The usual luster of a Partisan win
ter sun filled the vast studio with golden radi-
ance He was bright and genial as usual. re-
joicing over the completion of the Dumas Monu-
ment and full of plans and ideas for the future.
He looked scarce thirty years of age, so fresh
was his complexion, so beaming was the luster
he tossed back from time to time, with ges-
ture habitual to him, the long hair, that showed
scarce a thread of silver amidst its luxuriance.
l left the studio the arrival of some other
visitors, and as passed through the door he
called after me, eau revoir, Madame" Alas!
shall never see him again, my kindly artist
friend, so great so gifted, and famous. and
yet so free from cOncelt or vain-gloriousness of
any kind.
A LETTER from Shelley, recently published,
describes visit TO an italian convent where AL
legra the short-lived child of Byron and Claire
ClaremonJ was at school. 'Alegra," wrote the
poet "yet retains the beauty of her deep blue
eyes and of her mouth, but she has a contem-
plative seriousness which, mixed with her ex-
cessive vivacity, has very peculiar effect in n
child. Her hair, scarcely darker than 1t was,
is beautifully profuse, and hangs III large cnrls
on her neck. She was prettly dressed In white
muslin, and an apron of black silk, with trous-
ers. Her light and airy figure and her graceful
motions were a striking contrast to the other
children there. She seemed thing of q finer
and higher order. Al first she very shy,
but after little caressng and especially after L
had given her gold chain, which had bought
at Ravenna for her. she grew more familiar, and
led me all over the garden and all over the con-
vent, running and skipping so fast that I could
hardly keep up with her."