The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-06

R. A. PROCTOR is paying his respects to American
whstplayers. He declares that except Mr.. Trist of
New Orleans have yet met with an American
whist-player who has not some flaw of style"
TERRIBLE scandal has been caused in Columbus
o. by the discovery that dog has just been buried
in the most aristocratc part of Green Lawn, the
cemetery where negro's bones not allowed to
rest few years ago.
MUsKMELoN porter-house steak. omelet,
spring chicken, slice of broiled ham lamb chops
fried potatoes six hot rolls three cups of coffee and
glass of ice water made up of the Presidents
Adirondack breakfasts.
CLARK WHITTIER a brother of the poet, has pur-
chased 60 600 of land in Swain county, North
Carolina. where it is proposed to lay out town to
bear his name. 1t is designed to give the new town
fame for religion morality and temperance.
PROF. ASA GRAY, of Cambridge has lately been
reminded by congratuatory letter from the oldest
natural history society in Gerrnany-the Imperial
Academia, Leopoldno- Carolina Natur@ Curosorium
that he elected member Of itffty years ago.
ONE of the novelties at late English dinner was a
china dish containing cut bread which had inserted in
it musical box. When the dish was lifted from the
sdeboard the box discoursed pleasant strains while it
went its rounds. ceasng being placed down again.
Mr.. THOMAS BUTLER, of Utah, where he a
stock farm is now preaching polygamy in Maine
where he hopes to make Mormon converts and
though pronounced poygamist he is bachelor thirty
years DID, preaching from principle he says not
practice
Mr.. HENRY IRVING has decorated the interior of
his Lyceum Theater in primrose color and as he is
pronounced Liberal, in answer to the protest
against his displaying the late Beaconsfeds color he
explains that the primrose is in honor of the family
name of the good Vicar of Wakefield. whose part he
plays.
In Tolosa. Spain the people en- masse insisted upon
it that Mr.. White. Protestant missionary, who
went through the province distributing Bibles brought
the plague, SO they hit upon the remedy of stoning
the Engshman who found it advisable to take to his
heels Heswas, however, badly bruised by the heavy
missiles thrown at him.
THE will of Charles Wright of Wethersield Conn,
the well known botanist gives the use of the estate
about $15, GOO, to his brother and two sisters till
their death, when it goes to Mrs. Virginia T. Smith,
city missionary. The absolute control is vested in
her, living, and is to be disposed of by her will IF
the City Missionary Society fails to follow her orders
the bequest is forfeited.
REDFERN, the great womans tailor, has had pro-
digious success in Paris. His methods were strange
and attractive to the fair Parisiennes. He gave no
credit Women who never dreamed of paying ready
money for their dresses looked upon it as piquant
innovation very English. And when after few
months, they realized the economy they had made
and the peace of mind they enjoyed, Redfern became
more the rage than
AN actual case of liking babies inextricably is re-
ported in Milwaukee. There two mothers of
bue-eyed, fair-skinned boys in the same house. At
the early age of four days the infants careessy
bathed at once. and it impossible to identify
them The parents distracted but they hope that
in q ba
will settle the question In tie meantime they have
agreed to keep up kind of joint household.
WATER COLOR painter, Mr. w. w Fenn who has
recently become totally blind writes: The difference
between the sleeping and the waking state is not so
marked might at first be expected for unless by an
effort remind myself that am blind see my friend
after fashion. while am awake and talking to him,
nearly wildly as l should do at times in dream
the fact that in reality cannot him in either state
being scarcely present to in one than ia the
other"
REFERRING to the rage among Americans for the
collection of relics, London paper sarcasticay says
cit is the American who chips off bits of the Parthe
non who engrosses the lynx eyes of the Swiss guards
at the Vatican, who used to make Temple Bar even
more hldeous than it was and who barks every Brit
ish tree to which any tradition attaches or from
which any historical character has been suspended
Americans supply steady market for locks of hair
and old boots and they the chief bidders for the
in Copenhagen"
AN English lady soiournng at Aix-le-B ains told an
amusing anecdote regarding Mrs. Gladstone, iustra-
tive of her forgetfuness Her mind, it seems is
always miles away. When last she went to Windsor
Castle she did not take maid along with her. and so
her daughter of her pecuarities had the waist
of her dinner dress sewed to the skirt. The first
night Mrs. Gladstone went down to dinner LADY
Ponsonby, going down after her. cried: "Why, Mrs
Gladstone what have you your skirtl It vas the
waist trailing the floor. Mrs Gladstone not find
ing it, had pinned shawl about her as a low-necked
waist.
THE death of DR.. Gwin removes almost the last of
the jackson men, He was the contemporary of most
of the heroes of the of 1872 and Of all the Indian
fighters of the succeeding frontier wars. Only with.
IN the last year has be shown signs of physical de-
cline. His mind remained robust to the end In ap
pearance he was most commanding and among null
ttude could pass without attracting universal at
tention; six feet in height; full without an ounce
CT superaous aeshi with great eonns head covered
with thick of white hair; features regular and
strongly marked, and eye which could look the
devil through and through without blinking
NOVELTY III marriage proposals is reported from
Antwerp: The Congo king, Massala, special favor.
e Of the ladies of Antwerp is reported to have late
ly won the heart of an English lady, who, nothing
10th, wrote to the King offering him her hand and
heart and fortune of 100000. Massala evidently
flattered by the proposal of the lady, who honestly
described herself as mo longer young" caused an
answer to be written to her in which he expressed his
regret that he provided with sufficient mum
Der of wives during his stay in Europe he could not
enter new matrimonial bond. If, however. she
would choose from his suite Massala would be
happy to further the arrangement
MILE RHzA's dross, made for the Queen of Hol-
land has excited some comment-some of it satirical
commsnt-recently But this dress Is not pigment
of the imagination. 1t was made several years ago by
one of the leading Partisan designers was publicly
exhibited and was afterwards offered to the Queen Of
Holland. The Queen admired it enthusiastically, but
remarked smilingly: '.It is too expensive for me.