The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
PERSONALS.
vile News.

A MICE of President Van Barren is among
the applicants fer Postoffices.
II is rumored now that Emma Nevada
wlll marry DR.. Palmer, her manager.
MISS GsNENIEvE WARD. the actress, is
with her English c3mpaDy in New Zealand.
MOODY, the eYsngelist, is getting so fat
that his condition ia an inconvenience to
him.
CHARLES LcNGFELLow. the son OF the poet
is about to start upon journey around the
world.
MRS. HAYES IS said to read with equanim.
ity the sneere of the newspaper men st her
husband.
Mrs. HANCOCK, wife OF the General, has
returned from her lengthy stay in the outh,
greatly Improved IN health.
HoN. J. n. FRANCIS, on being relieved of
his diplomatic duties st Vienna, will travel
tor some months through Northern Europe.
JoHN RUsKIN writes that he resigned the
Slsde Professorship at oxford because OF ths
vote endowing vivisection in tue university.
sIeEoR CARDINALI, the handsome tenor Of
the Mapleson Opera Company, is to marry
daughter Of Jadge Sanderson, of California,
in June.
II runs in families eli over the world. Mr..
Aymss Northoote son OF Sir Stafford North.
cote, begged for a clerkship in the House of
Commons. and, of course has got it.
SEXTON, the bilIisrdist, is man OF grave
al d thoughtful misn. He is said to be eco
nomiosl, and has saved no inconsiderable
sum Of money ont OF his winnings with the
cue. His other ventures have also pros.
pered.
Practice makes perfect. Josehy the
pianist, practices upon a dumb piano for
hours al time. Won BulOw never trsveIed
without his own piano, and List 8 inces.
SAINT practice is the secret of his wonderful
execution.
AT Mrs. La gtry's first appearance in Lon.
don lately the Prince OF Wales. the Princess,
Prince Albert Victor and Prince George
were seated in the royal box, enlarged for the
occasion to twice its usual size and embel-
lished with flowers.
PRINCsss MATHILDE was so delighted with
N. De Lesseps' speech at his reception into
the French Academy that when congratulate
ing the new immortal she exclaimed: MY
dear Lesseps, can't help it, must kiss
you" do" simply replied the academ.
ician. She did.
A REMARK Dy Mr.. Eowells in the course OF
his late reading in Boston at the authors
fund benefit as to "How much easier 1t is to
make ones peace with ones God than with
ones WIFE seems to have especially tickled
the disabilities OF the clergy on the platforms,
for Bishop Potter Is reported to have laughed
until ne was red in ths face and Bishop Coke
laughed until he cried.
TIE Emperor vii IAN of Germany at
tended ball lately given By the Italian
Ambassador, and seemed to enjoy himself
greatly. he accepts neither helping arm
nor support his hair is not more than gray,
and he still wears it in that lock brought
over the center of his head and tied with
minute thread 10 insure its security. His
spiked helmet does lot seem heavy 10 his
still muscular arm, and his bright unspecta-
cled eyes recognize men and women at anv
distance. His memory is prodigious. As al
instance OF it, he found himself unexpectedly
face to face with the daughter OF his hostess,
who had not visited Berlin for q great num-
Der OF years, and, st once remembering her,
addressed her IN German SIS of yere, and,
abiding to some little Joke Of that long ago,
mentioned the name OF one Or two ocrieers
fallen at Gravelotte who were her partners
Thea.