The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-20
Gossip About Noted PeODie.

A.recent cable dispatch!announces that
Mrs. Frank Leslie, accompanied by the
Marquis Louville, attended the Theatre
Francaise in Paris. She was elegantly
dressed, and looked charming.
The arrangements for the queens
journey reminded London Truth of the
precautions taken to procure privacy for
the sultan's daughter in "Aladdin," as
she passed through the streets of Bagdad
on her way to the bath.
Oscar Wilde told Liverpool audience
that while off the Pacific coast of the
United States he saw seal baskins on a
rock, on whose back was painted the
announcement of a manufacturer of
tooth-powder.
The employees Of the late MI. Spottis-
woode, president of the British Royal
Society, have resolved to erect monu-
ment to his memory. and have commits
stoned Mr.. Belt to execute the work. 1t
will be placed in front of her maiestv's
Printing Office, Loudon.
Miss Lydia Poet, having gone through
a regular examination, has been admit
ted as q lawyer to the bar of Torino,
Italy, with eli ht votes to four. After
her admission to the bar two members
of the council, Mr.. Spantigati, NJ. P,
and Mr.. Chiaves resigned.
1t is supposed that William NJ. Evarts
went along with the Northern Pacific
excursionists for the same purpose that
George Vest accompanied the Yellow
stone party. William is not as prolific
q yarn spinner as George, but he makes
his stories 60 farther, and they do say
he can sing an off.colored ballad very
effectively.
1t is said that Maurice Barrymore has
inherited $4,000 by the death of his
mother in England. But he will contin-
We on the stage as leading support to
Nine. Modjeska this season.
Next to the princesse of Wales, the
most admired of the many ladies of New
market, says the London World, was
Madam Michel Ephrussi, the recently
married and sweetly pretty daughter Of
who was accompanied by her husband
and her handsome mother.
A story is told of certain duke of X.
and his valet. The latter, it seems, was
always getting into scrapes, from which
he emerged with considerable success.
No matter how tipsy he got, he was al
ways brought home safely, and never
consigned to dungeon cell. Upon be-
ing asked the reason of this singular
good luck, he explained that he always
had lots Of the dukes cards in his
pocket.
Edwin Long, r. A., is London pain
ter of huge historical pictures, mostly of
scanes in the Old Testament, whose sue
cess with buyers is one of the standing
marvels Of English art. He is another
kind Of Firth. only more so. Enormous
sums are paid for his big canvases, vet
no artist with any self respect can be
got to admire them. He lives in a curl |
GUS house, half hall, half studio. and
the door is opened by a Zulu. Mr..
Long understands his British public.
While staying at Franzesbadlthe young |
queen of Spain every morning used to
walk to the pump-room and take the |
water. The stout Duchesse de Medina |
had some trouble to keep up with her /
royal mistress. who ueed to walk briskly |
along, habited in 7ery simple gray ba- /
tiste dress, and with black straw hat /
on her fair head. On returning from |
her early walk the queen never failed |
to 60 into the pastry cooks to buy some |
cakes, aid carry tn an home in little |
paper bag to her children.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Burt. tho 'litor of |
Among the Clouds, writes from his office
at the summit If Mount Washington to
an acquaintance in Hartford, under date
of August 81. 'Twelve degrees below
freezing in August is not the kind of |
weather one desires. This has been a !
cola ia, we .s cold IN my N 9TH to do
was blown to 20 degrees,
and only rose to 36.5 degrees during the
day. The icic!es of the water-tanks were
two feet long. Yesterday We had a call
from the lord chief justice of England.
and we found him right good fellow,
too. He is the best informed English
man on the geography of this country
that have met"
It is now discovered that Clara Belle