The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-17
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


thirty-two years the part of lady waiting to
the Queen, which she now proposes to resign.
NJ. DE LEssEPs says ''It make no difference
whether l am camel-riding in the Soudan or
looking after my little canal down at Panama,
always wear high hat"
"CAMP MEETING JOHN" ALLEN, ninety
years of age. but still vigorous, lost two houses
in the Pennington, (Me. fire, with manuscript
of an autobiography on which ne had been at
work twenty years.
THE man who dug the grave for three hus-
bands of Mrs. Foster, of Green Bay, became her
fourth husband this summer. On his part his
sympathies were stirred, and on hers she felt
under some obligations.
CHICAGO Tribune Mrs. Cleveland can sharpen
lead pencil neatly and with exactness. She is
a woman of ten thousand, and it is better to be
the husband of such woman than to have an
unearned LII. d. at the end Of the presidential
name
THE New Orleans Picayune sets it down as
the common experience of managers that moth
ing will make prima donna healthy quicker
than having attached to the theater a captiyat-
ing young understudy ready to take the prima
donna's place at the first cough.
NJ PAsTEUR finds the 1000 square metres of
ground granted him by the city of Paris for free
use for ninety-nine years, insuficiently large
for his hydrophobia hospital He has asked the
municipal authorities to lease him the djoin-
ing jot, offering to pay the rent out of his own
pocket.
BARON WILLY RoTHsoHTLD who succe eds to
the control of the Frankfort house, is a strictly
orthodox Jew. He never eats or drinks without
his hat on, and will not partake of any food that
he does not know to have been prepared accord
ing to Jewish customs lie is also profound
student of the Tamud
A LETTER from Alden to the Baltimore Sun
says that on one of the outskirts of Djeddah lies
the tomb of Eve. Mahomet pronounced it to be
her grave and thus settled all doubts on the
question The formation of the tomb shows
that Eve was a gigantic woman, over thirty feet
in height What tongue that woman. must
have had Poor Adam!
A woMAN's lecture bureau has been established
by the National Woman Association, with head
quarters at Chicago. It's object is to secure en-
eagements for women, and to furnish clubs,
woman suffrage and other associations, parlor
readings, socials and lecture committees with
first-cass readers and lecturers. Many we'll
known Western women have already entered the
bureau.
COUNT BEUsT was fond of theatrical effects.
At dinner party at Munkacsy's house in Paris,
at the moment when Franz Josefs health was
being drunk the ilustrious painter-hos re-
ceived telegram from the Emperor informing
him that patent of nobility had been conferred
upon him. And Beust looked just as pleased
and surprised as though he had not himself
arranged il ell beforehand.
MRS. HAzEN. wife of the Chief of the Signal
Service Bureau, has scrap book of newspaper
cuttings which she entities ''Some Evidences of
My Husbands Capacity of Getting Himself into
Hot Water" When she learns that General
Hazen is contemplating some absurdity,
she presents herself at his Office, scrap book in
vites him to read. Then she silently withdravs.
THE late William Barnes. the "Dorsetshire
poet" used to tell of little boy whom he found
one day in a village school. and who had written
the word psalm" In his copy book and then &C.
cidentally blotted out the initial s'p" with his
sleeve. His little sister at his side was in tears
at the disaster, but the natural horn spelling
reformer defantly exclaimed What if | did
scrope OF en- out? He didn't spell naught, and
what was the good of emf
A BUCKINGHAM (Engand) farmer has just
presented his first born for christening at his
parish church, with twent y-six Christian names
from the Scripture, and representing every let
ter of the alphabet. The names commenced with
Abel and ended with Zachariah 1t was only
with the greatest difhulty that the clergyman
persuaded the farmer to content himself with the
inst and last of the appelatlons proposed. The
surname of the infant is jenkins.
ASSISTANT BISHOP WHITAKER, of the Prot
estant Episcopal diocese of Philadelphia, began
his duties last Sunday, and made most tavora-
BILE impression. He is man of commanding
presence, says the Inquirer with face and
manner expressive of gentleDess and benevo
lence mingled with frmness. His voice is clear
toned and strong, yet profoundly sympathetic,
and his style of preaching we'll deserves the cpl
tibet applied to it by a prominent clergyman OF
the diocese, who described it apostolic"
1T Is stated that at one of the Misunderstanding
professions, commonly known as receptions, at
the White House recently there was a lady in
the line who carried Ping dog in her arms
Now, it was display of vulgarity to carry the
dog into the White House. but it was simply
gall for that female, after she had shaken the
Presidents hand to hold up the pug dogs paw
to be shaken. She did il, all the same, and the
President, without paying any attention to the
insult. reached past her and shook hands with
the next lady.
NEW YORK Mail and Express: Roscoe Conk-
ling, it is often remarked never forgets his
politeness Several persons with him in an
elevator of the United Bank Building one day
this week observed him turn partly around on
leaving the elevator and pleasantly say Good
morning to the elevator man. The great LAWYER
which he wore during the famous Broadway
investigation, aud thu hat he wears is still Of
the SLOUGH style, similar to that worn By the
Grand Army veterans.
THE society young man will surprise the girls
with new wrinkle this winter. Let it be only
fairly whispered but they will powder their hair.
To be prematurely grey is to be in the height of
fashion. If you have horid face 80 much the
better, but grey You must be, and still look
young. A fashionable hair-dresser has been be-
sieged with applications for lotion that will
bring about the desired result, but he has failed
to produce anything satisfactory as yet although
he has sold large quantities of stuff which he
claims will bring the 'silver threads" Those
who are impatient have given up its use. how
ever, and will powder their hair.
CHARLES A. DANA. editor of the Sun, looks
much improved since his return from Europe.
He seems to have gained a few pounds Of flesh,
and has more color in his usually pale cheeks.