The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
PERSONAL AND IMpERsoNAL.


--Scalchi's voice is considered by q
st. Louis critic to be ''sweeter than the
tinkling Of the remnants ON crystal
chandelier"
Mrs. Langtry, the Jersey Lily, has
invested one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars in real estate In New
York. T. Sun.
Hiram Bates and wife, now resid-
ing ut South Hanover, Mass, were
both born on the same day, August 5,
1895, and within few hours Of each
other.
Frederick Douglass says that Abra-
ham Lincoln was the only public man
with whom he ever conversed for an
hour without being reminded Of his
color.
1t Is q remarkable distinction to be
the father Of eleven daughters, but
much more remarkable to be the father
of eleven married daughters. This is
the privilege of Mr.. Burnand, the edit
or Of Punch.
Don't believe Old Spoopendyke
will care Sioux for the vacant throne.
If he intends to accept it, however, no
will probably pay visit to Uncle
Sammy, to fix upon Cabinet and q
policy Chicago Current.
Miss Mary A. Fletcher died in Bur-
lington, Vt, recently. She left ten
thousand dollars to her faithful man
servant, and the rest of her property,
two hundred thousand dollars, to the
Mary Fletcher Hospital.
Oscar Wilde defines fashion in
dress as form of ugliness so unbear-
able that we have to alter IL every six
months. He remarks that, on Paris
fashion-plate he had once seen under q
bonnet note: ''With this kind of q
bonnet the mouth is worn slightly
open"
John w. Price, the famous restau-
rant keeper, of Philadelphia, who died
recently, furnished meals to Jenny
Lind during her stay in that city,
thirty-five years or so ago. She pre-
scented to him miniature portrait of
herself, which she had brought from
Europe.
George Augustus Sala has made
two thousand five hundred dollars on
his nose. Georges nose is of the sun
set tint A jealous fellow-journalis
once said it had attained that hue
through Mr.. Sala's copious indulgence
in stimulants. Result, libel suit and
two thousand five hundred dollars
damages for plaintiff. - Chicago Herald.
Ella Wheeler-Wilco has bracelet
which her friends describe as "a poem
written in gems" II lisa gift from her
husband. A golden horseshoe, studded
with torquoises, bears the date of their
first romantic meeting; small gold
plaque, set with superb rubies, the date
of the first letter ever written by Mr.
Wilcox to Miss Wheeler; Roman gold
star, set with sapphires, represents tho
engagement week. Several other days
and events are symbolized in beautiful
designs, the whole completed by the
wedding bangle" an exquisite anchor
and crown set with six rubies and six
diamonds. Hartford Post.
George Parsons Lathrop was born
on board the American ship Montreal,
John Chadwick, master, on voyage
from Boston to San Francisco. An
officer of the ship recently came across
this memorandum in his log: Friday,
January %, 1S49. This is quite an i'm
portant day for one individual / wot Of
on board this good ship, who made his
first appearance on the stage of life this
morning-an ocean-born child-a son
of DR.. Lathrop, who ought to be chris
tened by Neptune by the name of Mont
real. He ought to be made sailor
when he is old enough. Latitude
twenty-nine degrees thirty-nine min
utes, longitude one hundred and fifty.
two degrees thirty-six minutes.p