Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-24
NEWS AND NOTES.

| RDhtlg hhu VlhJn iol biF iubH'Js
/ Parislan dolls are now constructed nj
ter the model Of famous actresses. Sa.
rah Bernhard, Mary Anderson and other
theatrical celebrities appear faithfully
represented In the wax playthlngs.
Even the babies locked TO sec the
| president at his public reception IN BOs-
ton The Traveller says II might have
been called "baby day" for there were by
actual count twontY.seven infants In the
room.
Nine. Patti received the handsome sum
OF 1880 francs TO sing AT concert on
October a. This Ia the highest sum, ac-
cordlug TO tho Paris Figaro, that has ever
been received Tor singing at u single con-
cert IN London.
DR.. Fulay, q Psychologist living In the
West indies, reports that the germs Of
yellow fever and other contagious dis.
eases arc carried by mosqultoes, and the
rapid spread OF such oalamties Is thus
accounted form MS opinion.
w. s. Lilly, orc OF the foremost phllo-
eophlcal thinkers and writer's Of E0padd,
has prepared fot the December number
of the Forum al article which IL likely TO
command wide attention, on "The Pres.
ont outlook for Christianity.p lie holds
that tho belief Of Chrlstendom stands alb
solutcly Intact and uuassallablo from tho
point OF View Of science.
IL appears that the Democratic leglsla.
turo Just elected In California, which will
choose United States senator, Is tho re-.
suit OF still hunt. While tho enemy
slept Hearst and his friends sowed tares,
and they sprang up hundred fold, 80 TO
speak Unlike tholr brethren In Indiana,
thu RapIIhIiaapu
icat ana are reconclled TO ".
Things could not be- much closer poltl.
chlly than they are In New Jersey, where
o United States senator Is TO bo elected
by the Democrats, who control the lepls-
lature by Quo majority with the assembly.
men, who casts the odd vote, elected by
tho people by one majority. a change Of
| one vote at tho polls IN that assembly
distrlet would have given th0sonatorship
to the Republicans,
The Boston comDositor aud proof.
reader came very near making the Har-
ward anniversary celebration break up In
a row. In ono paper Oliver Wendell
Holmes Wa8 made TO say in his poem that
Emerson came from "the dlrtlest gecta.
rian circle OF thb tlme,n instead OF the
"daintest," and Robert G. Winthrop's
reference to Algernon Sidney was twisted
into something about Alderman Sidney OF
| the Nineteenth ward. Things have been
smoothed over, however.
| James Russell Lowell says the Prince
OF Wales "ls Immensely fat, and hls
labors, such as they are, are chiefly physi-
cal. He delivers very good speeches, but
| | think there's no doubt they are wrltteu
for him. They are written by a man who
used to get up tho addresses delivered by
the late Duke OF Albany Prince Lcopold
| remember reading one OF these and
thinking, well, this Is really good
put II turned out not TO b0 Loopold'g
goodness. There was good decl of
voluntary make-bellevo In the popular al.
titudo toward Leopold lie was alwa a
spoken OF IN the newspapers as sort OF
patagonia Marcollus. But when he
ulcd ana the queen ordered mourning for
a year, spoke to some Que who knew
MIN we about tho UNIVERSAL regret that
seemed TO be felt, and ho laughed nnd
SAID lie was tho greatest cad ever
knew In my liiei'
Tho extent to which celluoid Is now
uul!heu as substitute In the arts and In
dustrles Ia something remarkable. Tho
material Is produced In rods. tnb,ng
sheet and rolls, aud among lis yaripps
manufactured forms arc brushes. combs
mirrors and toilet articles In Imitation az
ivory, coral and amber, collars and cuhfs
Iewelry, cork screws, card eases, soap
eases, powder boxes, paper knives.
thlmblos, restaurant checks, shoe hooks
ana horns, napkin rings, mouth-pleres
ior pipes, parasol umbrella and cane
handles, etc, In imitation OF coral. iyoTv
malaohlte, tortoise shell, amber, lapis|
lazuli, agate, oarnelion, etc. pIano
Keys and organ stop knobs
IN Imitation OF lyoryi whitn
aud colorod letters for signs, monorrams,
ana trado.mnrksi stereotype plates and
type, wood cuts, mouldings and veneera
Tor picture frames, showcases, cornlcea.
panels etc, In white and colors; mount.
| lngs Tor spectacles, Eyeglasses, opera
glasses, etc, substituting and Initiating
hard rubber, horn, tortoise shell, etc
handles for table cutlery, plates Tor artl.
nolal teeth, trimmings, whip handles, ana
pehell cases, statuottea, rollers for skates,
spoons aud forks, otc. This Hat might
90 Indefinitely extended, In the line of
Things alike useful and ornamental, the
claim being also made that tho substitute
Il better adapted for these purposes than
Is the original material.
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