Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
PERSONALITIES.

BONANZA FLOODS daughter will in
herlt $35, 100000
JOACHIM will give 100 concerts in this
country next year.
hIszT, the pianist, is now 70, and vi
Vac1ous as he was at 40.
QUEEN VICTORIA sent wreath to he
placed on Mario's coffin.
LADY vaudeville has yellow hair.
Jet black eyes and lily skin.
Old Uncle Simon Cameron is called
the "ex-emperor of Pennsylvania. +"
MADAME GERsTER's little girl is learn
ing English in a kindergarten.
BARONESS D'EYNooURT writes all
Iennyson's letters.
Mrs. JAMES FISK, JR., the widow of
the phenomenal business man, is said to
be IN needy circumstances in Boston.
MRS. POSTMASTER GENERAL, GRESHAM
IS tlne artist and has painted an even
ing dress full of peoples and forget-me-
nots for her daughter.
The empress of Russia RECENTLY Or
dered a cloak Of sable fur. trimmed with
gold and enriched with precious stones.
The whole to cost $4,000.
LORD LOBNE seems to have acouired
a taste for wild turkey while governor of
Canada, and Is breeding them on his es-
tate at lnverary, Scotland.
DIR. JOHN HALL says ministers are the
greatest purchasers of scientific books
written by speculative writer's. He has
taken the trouble to inquire.
THE portrait of Miss Jennie Chamber
lin, the American beauty, which was Or
dered by the Prince of Wales, has been
placed in Marlborough House.
MRS WHITNEY, wife of the Sanskrit
scolar IN New Haven, has established a
kindergarten for the poor, to be intro
ductory to an Industrial school.
MoDJEsKA gave 5000 to the Little Sis
ters of the Poor and the Home for Old
and Disabled Confederate Soldiers, in
New Orleans, on New Years Day.
IT is supposed to be true that the
handsome, accomplished young Duke
of Portland has made overtures of suit
to the eldest daughter of the Prince of
Wales.
MILLAIs, the artist, is worth 81, OOO,-
600. In answer to the vexed question.
"Does painting pay?" it may be an
swered, eyes, if the right man gets
hold of II"
KING KALAKAUA, if his name means
anything, may be opposed to buying his
queen a sealskin sacque, but he is known
to have run his face for the crown that
adorns his royal brow.
The revised version Of the gossip in
regard to Miss Mary Anderson's alleged
betrothal to the Duke of Portland, rep
resents the story to have been circulat-
ed for advertising purposes.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN JAY A. HUBBELL. of
Michigan, now declares himself to be
entirely out of politics. He is devoting
his attention principally to the interests
of his big stock farm in Nebraska.
Mr.. HANEAGE, Wing landlord who
is member of parliament, is so angry
with the English privy council for not
stopping the Importation of American
cattle that he proposes to abolish that
body.
MARY ANDERSON SAYS she has faith
fully followed LongfelloW' advice. given
her at the threshold of her career, that
she should see beautiful picture, read
beautiful poem, and hear some beautiful
music every day.
JUDGE EZRA B. TAYLOR, WHO now
represents Garfeld's old congressional
district, is tall, slender man, with
long, sandy beard, cold gray eyes and
intellectual features. He has the repu-
tation of being good story teller.
Mrs. STANTON, Miss Anthony, Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Livermore and
other notable woman sufragists will
soon gather In force at Hartford, where
they intend to begin a campaign that
shall give fresh vigor to their cause.
JACOB M1nLIKEN, "grand old man
among his neighbors, at Dunstan's Cor
ner, near SacO, Me-, was one hundred
years old few days ago. His first vote
was cast for Mr.. Jefferson for President,
Mr.. Miliken is as lively as a June
cricket.
Mrs. ADELE L. s. Stevens has sold
the Stevens mansion, on Fifth Avenue,
in New York. to Mrs. William G. Whit
ney, wife of the late corporation counsel,
| for $600,000 The deed was acknowI-
edged in Paris, France, where Mrs.
Stevens is now living.
Mrs. HUNGERFoRD, of California.
whose daughter is the Countess of
Telferner, wore at dinner party re-
Gently given by the vice consul of the
United Statas in Paris, dress of black
satin, the entire front breadth of which
was white lace studded with pink rose
buds.
PERHAPS the wealthiest woman in the
world is the Russian Grand Duchess
Catherine, widow of the Duke George
of Mecklenburg- Sterlitz. She inherited
through her mother one-half of the
fabulous wealth amassed by the EN-
press Catherine II. and her son Paul,
the other half having descended to the
reioninp family