The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

cannot be stupid as he declares himself and may
have better qualities than he pretends. At most he
requires kind individual to console him for his
Deficiencies and old maids as rule are sefsaerifcing
creatures.
THE Pail Mall Gazette says that the artists Of Dus-
seldorf and Dresden have decided to give up the
rather unromantic and ugly costumes of the day. and
will hereafter appear in a costume something like
that worn by the cavaliers in the days of Rubens.
The dress in detail is composed of black velvet
breeches marine blue stockings avevet vest trimmed
with red silk, and large felt hat"
ONE of the Rothschilds is sad to have lately left
hotel at Deanvie account of being charged $1.25
for bottle of beer At Trouvile, two years ago,
500 francs vas put down to Baron Alphonse for
night lights. His steward suggested this was rather
piling it on. oh it should have been so francs,
was the explanation, which accepted, though at
that price the whole house could have been kept in
the article for a month.
THE concet of government officials in Germany is
quite laughable. A correspondent at Berlin met
functionary of the Prussian Ministry of Railroads,
who two years ago was sent the United States to
investigate railway system. He was asked what
he admired most in the United States. "Ad-nirel'
said he with the coolest impudence why, nothing;
what can a man admire in a country where man
hold Office without having passed his three exam
nations"
M. CHEvREUL, the French scientist who has recent
y begun his hundredth year, takes breakfast in
bed at 1.-TWO eggs, slice of pate de volatile, and
pint of cafe lait." AT be rises and does good
days work Dinner consists of dish of apioca soup,
mutton chop, bunch of grapes bit of cheese and
three glasses of cold water. He never takes lunch,
but confines himself strictly to two meals day. with
Ix,p
other alcoholic stimuant.
W. S. GILBERT, in letter to the London Times.
says "For my part could never quite understand
the prejudice against burglars An unarrested burg
lar gives employment to innumerable telegraph
clerks police officers, railway officials, and possibly,
also to surgeons, coroners, undertakers and monu-
mental masons. AS as he is in custody the
services of whole army of solicitors, barristers
judges grand and petty jurymen reporters
ofas and prison warders called into requisition
Really the burglar does more good than harm
Mr.. SPoFFoRD. the librarian of Congress. recently
told correspondent that literary activity in the
United States is the increase, and that about
thousand more copyrights have been granted during
1885 than at corresponding time in 1884. This
increase is largely due to the great number of art
cles copyrighted by newspapers and magazines. Of
his American Almanac" Mr. Spofford said: "It has
not very large circulation The library edition
reached last year about l, 800, and 1000 of the
paper edition sold the last however at cheap
price that they barely paid the cost of publication.
FRAU WoLTER. the Austrian actress. who has been
playing before the King of Bavaria, gives curious
account of her experiences. His Majesty ordered the
performance for midnight. With the exception of
the footlghts the house pitch dark. The kings
arrival and departure were announced by electric
signal. He was the solitary spectator. Nobody could
see him in his box, where he remained during the rep
resentation silent and medatve On the fall of the
curtain he sent her nosegay and jewel as mark of
his appreciation which she had to acknowledge the
spot in formal letter, dictated to her by his cham
berlan.
AN aristocratc writer in Vanity Fair says: Among
us one has become a starter ord Marcus Beresford),
another dress maker (Mr Meade) and third a bon
net-maker QIord Granville Gordon) Spiller's cigar
cites are commonly reported to be the property of
the brother of peer. Lord Londonderry daily adj
vertises Goals, while Lord Dudleys stares in
the face shop window in Lowndes street. Sew
eral sons of peers club secretaries, wine
chants and of dukes ON Change. in the tea
trade etc. Lords Shrewsbury and Savernake run
cabs and there is quite army of arstocratc brew
and agents. On the other hand look at the
Der of new peers and powerful men who have formed
a hundred names in the past seventy years"