The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-08
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

Mr.. HowELLs clicks off his fine character sketches
on typewriter.
IT is said that Mr. Montgomery Schuyler, of the
New York Times, will succeed the missing Mr. Conant
as managing editor of Harper's Weekly.
THE late Duke of Abercorn. who was the father
of seven daughters succeeded in marrying every
of them off to either peer an heir apparent
| to peer.
"a GOOD wife is heavens greatest blessing" re-
marked Mr.. Wilson to Mr. Badger. YES" re-
piled Badger, but you know am not orthodox in
my belief"
THE sudden and unusual ringing of school bell at
Monticello, N Y the other day. explained by the
circumstance that the teacher used the end the
bell rope to correct refractory pupil
ONE of the striking features of the womans depart
ment at the New Orleans exposition is the display of
beautiful work made by aged women the eighty year
old ones making more creditable showing than the
younger ladies'
Tom ELLIOTT, rich young farmer Of Dakota hav-
ing announced that he would marry until wheat
sold at ST. per bushel neighboring farmer who has
daughter willing to relieve Toms Loneliness, has Of
fered to take his entire crop at 81 bushel and give
him check for it at the wedding.
Prof. AGAssIzs gifts to Harvard College during the
last thirteen years amount to more than $500 OOO
This is the gentleman to whom floating paragraph
ascribes the statement that she hadn't time to think
about making mo ney" Yet he seems to have made
it, and is not at all stingy about spending it.
'fWHAT name does your husband call you by?" said
bride to friend who had been married several
years; does he call you ducky loveyq My darling
calls me ducky" docs he2 Mine used to call me
popsey-wopsey but he doesn't use that term now {"
what does he call you, then2" He calls me, Say,
| there2'"
latest and most vigorous critics has described him
Carlyles spittoon, elegant phrase which some
journals quote if it peculiarly deserving of ap
plause 1t is plagiarism from Peter Pindar
who, in letter to Disraeii, the elder. called
Boswell Johnson's splitting pot
IT is claimed that the artesan we'll to be sunk
| in Charleston, s. c., will be when completed the
most important and valuable well of the kind in the
| world Under the contract the well will be 1000
feet deep and at least six inches in diameter at the
bottom. reservoir will be constructed with a
minimum capacity of 5000 600 gallons.
Mr.. LETTER wife Of the Chicago millionaire who
has taken the Blaine house for term of years, is
tall, graceful Junoke woman with frank and cor
dial manner. She dresses with elegantly quiet taste
takes her place in society and is devoted mother to
her children. Mr.. and Mrs Letter likely take a
prominent place in the new administration.
MR.. PHINEAs T. BARNUM is believer in the prac-
ticablity of perpetual motion, and many years ago
invented machine which right along until it was
| burned with his "Iranistan' residence in 1865 He
believes that the clock Of the future will run per-
petually, being constructed chat the changes Of
temperature between night and day will wind it up
MRS. ARCHER, wife of the Scotch artist who is do.
ing Mr. Blaines portrait appeared at reception the
other night in hgh-necked cream-satin dress with an
overdress of harsh drab material golden cincture
about her waist and an Egyptian headdress with coin
bangles on her forehead She has black eyes and hair
and might have personated the Orient at masquer-
/ ade
MRS. HELYAR, wife of the second secretary of the
British legation, at recent reception in Washington
wore white satin, enwrought with gold brocade.
Her beautiful shoulders bust, and arms were very
clearly indicated by the shortcomings of her Dress
and she carried two immense bouquets, that Of En-.
gsh violets fully equalling large cabbage in SIZE and
pertaining the entire parlor. There is great differ
/ ence of opinion as to this young matron's charms,
nearly all women who express themselves denying her