The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-22

of words By sIyy manipulating the vessel he finally
brings the client atop of his enemy represented by
the coins thus satisfying him well that he willingly
pays the S. charged for the good omen
EVERY fashionable girl wears small lobster on her
breast and the Lowell Citizen man who has evidently
had experience says that it is the most comfort
able way to wear lobster.
THIS was the travelling dress of the Maori King
when he left England: gray alpaca buster from
button-hole of which hung bunch of fish bones,
cork helmet and sharks tooth suspended from his
right ear by black ribbon.
WHEN the inscription Twice Prime Minister to
England devised for the Lord Beaconsfeld statue
in Westminster Abbey, it was suggested by emf
nent Tory peer that the inscription would be better
had it been made to read: 9Once lawyers clerk.
Twice Prime Minister of England"
MRS. A. NJ. STEWART has piece of amber, bought
for her by her husband the size Of the PLAN of ones
hand and nclosing small fish; its price was 81 400.
The Empress of Russia who has the finest tea in the
world, has amber tea service-cups and saucers,
cream jug and sugar bow-out Of which to drink it.
THE frenzied prediction by Missouri
railroad train that awful accident impending.
might not have scared anybody had she not inmedi-
ately afterward fallen from her seat dead Most of
the passengers quit the at the next station but
nothing happened to those who continued their jour
ney.
HENRY MARsToN, one of the best known men in
New Orleans, likes to tell about visit once made by
him in company with his father to General Washing
ton, then President Mr. Marston, now past ninety
one years, says that young he at the time of
the memorable visit the features of the great man
were fixed strongly in his mind that he never shall
forget them
THERE is stagnant pool in Florida forest par
dcularly lonesome and secluded. Thirty years ago
lover shot and thrown into it by the father Of his
sweetheart, who at drowned herself in the same
water and the belief is held among the people of that
region that visitor TO the spot avoid intense
depression of spirits, occasioned by the brooding
ghosts of the pair.
APRoPos of Nile Rhea's black satin and gold
flower embroidered dress which was made for the
Queen of Holland George Boxer says that the Venus
de Milo, bare and beautiful she now, would stand
no chance in drawing full house against any lean
knobby hatfooted star in black satin dress
covered in goldembroidered flowers, and made or
iginally for reigning queen.
WHEN the Zulu warriors were in London last year
on exhibition at st. James's Hall the late Duke of
Wellington was among those seated in the front row
of reserved seats. When the Zulus were conducted
about the hail. their interpreter reaching the Duke
explained to them his relationship the conqueror of
Napoleon. The whole party thereupon suddenly pros
trated themselves at the Dukes feet which they de-
voutedly kissed. They also kissed his hands. He
was quite unable to understand this manifestation of
reverence until the interpreter told him it was due
solely to his being the son of so famous warrior
ELLEN TERRY's first husband was Watts, the artist
some Of whose pictures to be brought to America
He loved another woman who was too high above him
in the social circles to be his wife In his dsap
pointment he married the girl actress Her friends
say that he treated her with Kindness but also with
Indifference and seemed scarcely to take any notice of
the fact when fine morning he was told that she
had eoped with Goodwin, the architect and writer
At the end of several years Watts persuaded to
procure divorce By this time Ellen had presented
Goodwin with two daughters the eldest of whom, now
eighteen, is soon to make her debut as an actress
Later the mother married, not Goodwin but Charles
Kelly, actor of local reputation. This third
union proved luckless as its predecessors. Ellen
Terry Kelly has long lived apart from her last
husband.