The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-11
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

OSCAR WILDE is having new house fitted up for
himself and bride in Chelsea England, the house
of Thomas Carlyle.
For the first time since the reign Of James II Ro
Catholic priest will sit in the House of Lords, in
the person Of Lord Petre.
THE summer Of 1884 in the United States willgo
upon record as rare one-cool, dry, pleasant, and
healthy, in town and country
MAX 0REIL's little book John Bull and his
Island is said to have Melted him $50 600 He now
contempates Jonathan and his Continent.
In their next visit to this country Henry Irving and
Ellen Terry viii be accompanied by Chief Justice
Coleridges Stephen who also will bring his wife
with him.
IT is amistake that Santa Anna left Mexico poor
He carried into exile in the West Indies great
fortune. spent thousands cock fighting and gambling
and left his widow rich.
THE prospectus Of an electric sweat band for mems
hats declares that it stimulates the imagination
strengthens the memory, and greatly augments the
working power Of the brain.
.LABpUoHERE says the best preventive for cholera
is to take during the day time two spoonfuls Of salt
either spread on bread and butter or in someother
way The salt acts as a disnfectant.
A WEST SOMERSET, England, jury is said to have
returned the verdict Died by the hereditary vista
ton Of God in the case of who had broken his
neck when drunk, and whose grandfather had met
with a like rnishap
THE tariff question is to be thoroughly discussed in
the North American Review Free.trade arguments
will appear in the September number and protection
views in the October The ablest writer's on both
sides have been engaged.
LAFoADIA HEARN, the author of Stray Leaves
from Strange Literature, is leader writer for the
New Orleans Times-Democrat He is the son Of
Greek mother and British father, and his early life
was spent in MarcoBozzaris land
LEO XIII has physically deteriorated in consequence
of his long Vatican imprisonment Prior to his cleo
ton his life was outofdoor at Perugia and he
was fond Of hunting and roaming about the country
which is mountainous and healthy
A CHICAGO printer is said to have invented con
trvance by which, when attached to any printing
press eight different coors be produced on paper
at one impression When the patent is secured it viii
be put on the market It viii if it realizes what is
claimed for it, work revolution in fancy printing
ACCORDING to Paris medical journal, Mr.. Henry
Bergh has addressed letter to the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals Of that city, de-
nouncng M. Pasteur as atJenner Of France who
now crawls to the eart surface and begins the end
like and disgusting work Of polutng the bodies and
flesh of the lower animals.
SOME one has said that popularity Of the dron-
dacks its freedom from roughor vicious characters
Evil hndsnothing congenial in it's bright skies and
pure fresh atmosphere. Conyentionaties that OBJ
tain at other resorts not held binding in that
gion, and it is possible for gentlemen to blue
shirts and soft hats and for ladies to travel without
male escort other than the necessary guides from
end Of the wilderness to the other.
THERE are many women planters in Madison par
ish, Louisiana several Of whom are mentioned by the
Picayune in terms of special commentator. Mrs. M.
"A. Gibbs lives on the Hecla plantation, which she
manages with great success Mrs Sallie Frazier has
small cotton plantation and fine poultry farm.
Miss Lu Lucas is well known as apractical planter
managing large estate and personally experimenting
large force She spends most Of her time in the sad
die and looks after the plows hoses, drains, levees
stock and mill Madame Ames, regarded as the best
woman in the parish owns tract Of Thousand
acres and has eight hundred in cultivation this
year.
THE Critic It was worth the trip to Bedloes Island
last Tuesday to see General Hancocks cheerfulness
under a prolonged exposure to achilling rain From
the beginning to the close Of theexercses that marked
the laying Of the Of the Statue of Liberty
PEDESTAL he stood amidst the handful Of spectators
that assisted at that ceremony, sheltered from the
storm only by an umbrella held above his head by
orderly whose cap barely reached the Generals elbow
Yet he bore this petty annoyance creditably he
would have stood shower, not Of raindrops but Of
csnnster chatting goodnaturedly with his friends
and strangers who claimed his attention from time to
time if his legs had been comfortably bestowed be-
meath the dinnertabe at his headquarters Govern
or's Island, When Bishop Potter pronounced bene-
dictioh and the days work was done, the General
marched off to his steam launch, wet to the skin, but
with spirits still undamped.
"A CORRESPONDENT Of the Cleveland Leader writing
from Swampscott, Mass. says, Mrs Frances Hodg.
son Burnett is always object Of Interest when she
is seen swinging in her hammock, or out driving or
riding She is good horsewoman, but does not ride
much, for she is suffering from nervous prosraton
and oyerwork Tor perhaps, exeitement and obliged
to keep very quiet Her two little boys with her
but Dr. Burnett only occasionally the distance
being SO great from Washington. Mrs Burnett cares
nothing for fashion; she dresses unconventionally,
but in style that suits her strong rather than beau
full face and lovely rounded form. One merit Of her
dressing is that she rarely black, which has be-
come the badge Of professional wonen and when she
does It is as habit is long, rich, and untrmmed
except with lace She long, soft white woods,
pale blues, lavender pink and even pale yellow. and
each seems to be part Of her personality and quit
different from anything seen any other woman.