The Portland daily press., 1884-07-25
Nuts and Raisins.

London is overwhelming Mrs. Paran Ste
VEINS with social attentions.
W. s. Gilbert, of operate fame, has been
suffering with a severe attack OF the govt.
Nudes Surplus List contains the Queens
book more Leaves" at less than half price.
Benjamin P Shillaber. better known as Mrs.
darlington, recently celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday
Col. John Hays biography of Lincoln is now
ready for the press and is entitled president
Lincoln: the story of his life and labors."
Thackeray and Tennyson calendars will
this year follow the Emerson and Longfellow
calendars of last year.
Mrs. Mary Clemmer Ames Hudson is suffer-
ing from partial paralysis, and is FORBIDDEN by
her physician to attempt any literary labor,
Rev. Edward Everett Hale has an old SER
want who has been with the Hale family since
1919.
The roses of this season are said to eclipse
those OF all past years in beauty, siza and vari-
ETY..
A London bench has decided that a club
house where baccaret is played is a common
gambling house.
W. d. Howells has leased house on Beacon
street adjacent to that owned by Oliver Wen
dell Holmes.
a statue is to be erected in Central Park to
the memory of the late New York philanthro-
pist and merchant, William K. Dodge.
Japan newspapers employ one man whose
occupation it is to go to prison whenever
court orders that punishment for the editor.
At Newport dudes and their ladyloves wear
bows of corresponding color, he upon his littlr
finger, she upon her whip.
A new process has been discovered in photo
TYPOGRAPHY which, says Mr.. Howells of the
art of printing possibilities never yet dreamed
Of"
Goethe's house was opened by the grandsons
OF the great poet in honor of the musical jubi.
lee at Weimar. This is an unusual occur
renee.
The field daisy was the favorite flower and
chosen emblem OF Marguerite, Quehn of Hen
i is " Oh franc'-hsnc' Its nAme' "Marsu'r-
Fifty copies of list OF the bibles in his
famous collection have been printed for private
circulation by the Earl of Crawford and Bal
cares.
The ne vest style OF Jersey is called the Yer
micelli. 1t is stitched all over in an irregular
corded pattern and its roughened surface is
greatly admired. Jerseys still retain their pop
uiarity.
Tricycles for Englishwomen are now finished
in black enamel in accordance with the sug-
gestion of Mrs. President Bates who thinks
this style OF finish best adapted to display the
greatest variety of costumes.
Daydru 4AylOES latn6F ana mOJnor, OOIn
over ninety years of age, still make their home
IN the beautiful country house built by their
son at Kennett square, Pa. This homestead
has been long offered for sale, but finds no pur-
chaser.
The son of the Prince of Wales, Prince Ed
ward, has gone to Heidelberg where he will
pursue a course of studies. He will reside
with Prof. lime, the historian of Rome, and
will make the requirement of German a
speciality.
From Dawn to Daylight" Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher's novel, has been taken from
the Indianapolis public library by request OF
the citizens, because fly leaf in each volume
contained key to its characters who are resi-
dents of that city. The story is said to be
wholly fictitious
Barnum was not the first American to pos
sess scred white elephant. Capt Stephen
Williams of Roxbury, visited Siam in the ship
Persia in 1915, and hoisted the first American
flag in that kingdom. The king received him
kindly and presented him with sacred white
elephant.-W Worcester Gazette.
AT Plan, Prussia, lives Catherine Kleim-
feldt, the widow of sailor, who has devoted
the years since his death to the rescue of the
drowning, and has saved more than three hun
dred individuals. Prussia and other countries
hvae accorded her medals, and the Principali-
" of Piaa has made her an honorary citizen
for life.