The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-07
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

"GATH" TOWNSEND has bought fourteen acres of
land South mountain, Frederick county Md, for
summer residence.
THE Gar of Russia is said to be growing quite gray
and to bear his face the wrinkles of premature old
age, induced by worry and anxiety
A RECENT in the London Bankruptcy Court
was that of bankers clerk, with salary of a100
year, who had run up bill of ISL for buttonhole
bouquets.
SHAKESPEARE killed twothirds of all his characters
with cold steel. dozen died from old age seven
beheaded, five died from poison two of suffoca-
ton, from fall, is drowned, and is
thumped to death with sand-bag..
OSCAR WILDE wears one of the big slouched hats
which he recommends as the only correct head gear
for men, but having had his hair shngled he is not
fully picturesque average cowboy. His wife
is inclined to encourage him in these vagaries.
A LITERARY asked friend, who was per-
sonay familiar with the home life of the Lyttons,
whether he thought Lord Lytton ever did really bite
his wife. The reply THAT I cannot say; but
know that if 1 had lived only week with her should
have done So"
THE second thimble centenary has just been cele-
brated at Amsterdam. The first thimble was made in
October, 1854, by q goldsmith Van Benscholten,
whose idea in the manufacture of the pretty coneeit
was to protect the fingers of his lady love. The
English the first to adopt the new invention
WHEN the Queen began to go to Scotland, and
to Holyrood route to Balmoral, great
piece of ground cut off at Holyrcod to make
private garden for her and although she is at that
palace average about forty-eght hours year.
this garden is sedulously kept from the public who
are grumblng.
WHILE Miss Ellen Terry was showing us perhaps
the most nearly perfect representations of Beatrice
Portia and Viola at the Star Theater that this
try has seen, her first husband, Mr.. Watts was ex-
hibiting at the Metropolitan Museum perhaps the
most nearly perfect portraitures in oil that modern
art has produced.
THE Rev. Mother Mary Frances Glare, whose name
prior to becoming Miss Cusack, is said to
be the only woman who has been granted private
audience by Pope, Leo XIII having honored her in
this way in recognition of her steadfast zeal in
Egion and her phlanthropic Iabors among the Irish
peasantry during periods of famine.
SENATOR ANTHONY left many private letters as he
made it rule to destroy one; and it was sus-
wdowerhood traced in delicate characters upon
perfumed paper. But his executors let honor tri-
umph curiosity, and consigned them al-several
bushels of them-to the flames, unopened.
AMONG the questions put to Sir George Sitwell,
very young an and the successful candidate ct the
recent election for Scarborough, this; Would he
be prepared to support bill rendering it lawful for
man to marry his widows niece9" "Well," said Sir
George, Il have not yet given the matter serious
sideration, but" Here he was interrupted with
shouts of laughter.
PROFESSOR HUxLEYs daughter Rachel was mar
red in dress of satin, with long square train
a tightfttng bodice, and founce of Mechlin lace
over the petticoat. spray of myrtle and jasmine
rested her left shoulder. Her five bridemads wore
highly aesthetic costumes of sage-green velvet and
satin merveilleux, the bodices of which opened in
front aud showed satin waistcoats. Chrysanthemums
adorned their left shoulders
A GENTLEMAN, the of Liberal member of Par.
lament in England riding recently near STRAIT.
forn-on Avon when he overlook an agricultural labor.
er driving empty cart Thinking the opportunity
favorable for soliciting the mans views on political
matters, he asked him several questions but found
little encouragement "Do you go in for politics
about here9" he at last asked in despair NO" said
the man. II be goin' for drain pipes" The oppo-
nents Of the franchise bill enjoy this very much.
The late Peter Paul Insolvency. 1.-THE double-bar-
relied apostle" John Mitchell called him. was sew
eral times lord mayor of Dublin. When he was first
In the Mansion House. He spoke of the huge gaow.
glasses of his ancestors and of the gores of Catholic
emancipation, which enabled him, the son of peas
ant to become lord mayor of the proud city of Dublin
"Oh" he cried, IF my grandmother could only see
now clothed In my civic robes, how RstoLished