The Portland daily press., 1885-02-06
Personal Paragraphs.

OH MUSES. MouIoHOTe CONTINUES well, but
has found the winter weather trying.
President Arthur has put his carriage and
horses at the service of Mr.. Cleveland till he
can establish his own stable.
George Bancroft still accepts invitations
to dine out, but frequently drops asleep
between the courses.
The marriage of Miss Mackay will be
''family EVENT. owing to the lack of space in
the Nuncature chapel. The queens of
Spain and Italy have sent congratulations.
Mrs. Grundy says in the New York Mail
and Express that Mrs. John Jacob Astor
has the reputation of giving the most ele-
CANT dinner parties in New York.
The Tichborne claimant does not draw In
England as lecture, and is thinking of
coming to America, where he is said to have
been promised large profits.
1t is said that the great ticket speculat or
Joe Siegrist, is worth at least hundred
thousand dollars. 1t is his boast that Ade-
lima Patti has never sung in America that he
has not heard her. When Mapleson leaves
New York to go on a tour old Joe Siegrist is
faithful attendant wherever he goes.
Concerning the mention of President Ar
thur and ex-Gov. Hoffman for the presiden-
cy of Union College the Albany Express
says: mo governor and no president could
suffer a loss of dignity by taking the place
once occupied by Eliphalet Mott. On the
contrary, either would add both to his dig
nifty and to his usefulness if he could sue
coed in filling the vacant shoes of that great
man and great educator.
Before the United States Senate met
Tuesday morning, Mr.. Riddleberger's desk
was the centre of attraction of visitors and
such Senators as were in the Chamber. A
beautiful floral harp rested upon it, the
tribute as is presumed, of Mr.. Riddleberger's
Irish admirers. The harp was over two
feet high, the frame composed of tea roses,
hyacinths, heliotropes and mignonette, the
base of azalias, lilies and other rare ex0tics
The strings of the harp were wreathed with
smilax.
1t lis estimated that fully million of the
veterans of the late war still survive. There
are some six thousand Posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic, having member
ship of nearly three hundred thousand. In
Pennsylvania soldiers seem to stick closer
together than in any of the other states.
She has larger number of Grand Army
Posts and more yearly reunions of regiments
than in any single state. 1t is estimated
that about seventy-fve per cent. of the old
soldiers in Pennsylvania are members of the
Grand Army.
cynical writer in Every Other Saturday
declares the American people to be incapa-
bic of approaching a newspaper Of high
literary standard, and adds that any editor
who attempts 10 publish decent paper on
the theory of elevating these poor degraded
wretches soon Closes the opportunity to
reach those whose tastes he seeks to ele-
vate." He also virtually declares that there
is no American people in the strict inter-
probation OF the term, but seems to infer
that we are a hopeless tumble of emigrants
from all nations, held together by no COM
mon bond, Tor whom newspaper must be
multi-colored in order to suit.
Years ago son of Mr.. Bancroft's, whose
yerv existence some of his friends had come
to forget, went to France and took up his
residence. He married French wife and
spent the last years of his life there. His
death was followed by that of his wife, and
there was left behind an orphan girl, half
French, half American, who has now come
to live with her American grandparents.
A very bright and charming maiden she has
proved to be, and Miss Snsanne Bancroft,
with her broken English speech, her grace
full manners and her bright interest in the
new world she has come into, is quite the
most attractive young lady in all the west
end of Washington.
King Victor Emmanuel, on his road TO
Venice which had just been given up to It.
ally by the Austrians, stopped at Milan,
where he was welcomed by the mayor and
aldermen. He had been told that the may
or's name was Beretta, and his royal char
acteristic of an excellent memory enabled
him to address the mayor by name. But
he said, "Count Beretta, am glad to shake
hands with you" The mayor protested
against the title and said he came from
f8mily of simple bourgeois. The king
smiled and answered: "You know the old
adage that king cannon err. wish you
good morning, Count" The royal party re-
sumed their journey, and two days later the
mayor received patent of nobility naming
him count. That was Victor Emanuels
way of correcting mistakes.