Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-23

through its Levin Stockings ''Great Men"
The Great Men" are 70 be found IN Leo A.'s
eourt ana the sumuEuous hanquets OF the
banker \ gostico ChiEi. which were 50 mar
Tel0us 81 the time. give the author good oc-
casi0n FOR description.
AcHARgING Freach woman, who was not
ideally happy in her domestic relations, on
revisitiug New York the other day, after an
interval Of a few wears. inquired Of an old
friend whom she mer. "HOw ees "
He died last year. was the answer And
how ees Y - ''Oh. didn't you know he has
been dead these two years Has he. druiy.:
Den how ees T. - Poor Z. died last month
The fair foreigner reflected sadly for mo-
ment. and then sighed cut, "EferbOdy dles,
eferb0dy dies then. with tone OF pro-
founder pathOs, except mine hosOand
KATE FIELD is very angry al Felt, Nor
mon elder. He once told her, in Boston. that
no Mormon Dracticed polygamy without the
consent Of the first wife. that women did not
object TO polvgamv. and that poiygamOus
families were filed with the spirit Of peace.
She finds. on visiting salt Lake City that ms
matrimonial career Is not proof OF happiness
Incidental to celestial marriage. she declares
that when he said that women never com
planned Of polvgamy and lived tremendously
In it. he quite forgot his mothers eXper ence,
that Of his fathers plural wives and lost slght
Of his own second wife's broken spirit.
THERE viii be vacancy for maid OF
honor in Queen Yictoria's household in conse-
euence Of the marriage Of the Hon. Victoria
Baltic, who. in accordance with the usual
custom. Will receive i present OF l.DuO from
Her Majesty. \ list Of candidates Tor these
posts is always kept, but there are very Few
names on II Just now. When the queen ana
Prince Albert visited plymouth In ls42, Lady
Breadalbane's nieces went away for the pc
Rod Of the royal sojOurn. as neither OF them
were anxious TO be offered court appointment
such offer, Of course. being practically equiv
al 70 a arsr IN a nd a
seuted as piece Of gross lngratltude, not 10
say an lmperlnence.
FRENCH wine cultiyators and fruit growers
have had their prospects terribly marred by
the recent weather. Owing to the brilliant
and genial days Of March, things were quite
three weeks earlier than usual, and the re-
cent severe frosts. coupled. as they have been,
with cloudless sky, have consequently
worked sad havoc. In the vineyards OF the
MacOnnais and Of the SaOne valley the damage
Is estimated by millions Of francs. The upper
burgundy, BeaujOlais, Champagne and Lor-
raine districts have equally suffered, and IN
the Franche- COmte, where there have been
heavy falls Of snow, the effects OF the change
OF temperature have been especially disas-
trOus. In the Midi and the BOrdelals tue
mischief has been but Of partial extent.
ENGLISH BICYCLIsTs and tricyclists propose
to have cycling path of their own all the
way from London to Brighton under a special
act Of Parliament. The track VIII be about
forty-hye miles long, starting few miles out
Of London and running to Brighton, ana viii
be eighteen feet wide, paved with asphalt,
and OF easy gradients. II is estimated to cost
average Of 1900 per mile, or t3l5,OvO In
all The Brighton to London road is the ia
vorifc one for south country cyclists, hun
dreds Of wheelmen going and returning within
the day during the season. 1t IS estimated
that iive-shilling fee would be very readily
paid by 800 cyclists a day during eight
months OF the year for excursion tickets from
London to Brighton and back, besides hun
tances.