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Christmas tale.
LABoUcHERE says in Truth. that the eldest
daughter of the Prince of Wales is commonly
spoken of as THE worst dressed girl IN London"
LOWELL Citizen: Mrs. B.-"Do you have any
periodicals at your house, Mrs. CT Mrs. G.
-"Gracious mol G. knows enough to get out of
town when he wants his periodicals"
THE prince regent of Bavaria has ordered
that the sum of 100000 marks be charged to the
civil list in favor Of the widow of DR.. Gudden.
who was drowned with the late King Ludwig.
LoYALToN I'd. IT, Journal We are some
what shocked to hear that one Of our esteemed
young men far forgot his manners as to take
nine pieces of pie on his plate at one time, while
dining at a nelghboring town, recently
THE one baby that is said to have been born
in the White House was christened "HenrY
Walker" is now forty years old. and lives in
MONTGOMERY. Ala. His mother niece of Presi-
dent Polk, was visiting her uncle when Henry
was born.
JUSTICE HORACE GRAY. of the United States
Supreme Court, thinks there is no place ike
Boston when one wishes to get away from the
noise and hustle of business for perfect rest
Thus thinking the Judge is summering in that
quiet town.
Mr.. CHARLES EMORY SMITH, editor-in-chief
of the Philadelphia Press, and Francis Rawlins,
of Philadelphia, have invested largely in the
capital stock of the recently reorganized Balt-
more Daily News but Mr.. Smiths relations with
the Press will not be altered on account of this
new move
Elk GOVERNOR MOSES is reported to be in
failing condition in the Massachusetts peniten-
tiary. The Columbus lGa.) Enquirer says of
him: HE was deemed at the age OF thirty to
be the most brilliant and promising man in
South Carolina, and he is the only instance in
American history where an Ex-Governor became
q common convict"
SIR SAMUEL WILSON, who has just attained
the goal of his ambition in his election to Parlia
ment from Portsmouth, is the present owner
and occupant OF Hnghenden. He is a native of
Ballycloughan Ireland, and went 10 Australia
as penniless souatter emigrant. To day he Is
rich, knight, an H. P. and stanch Conserva-
tive.
MRS. ANNIE D. CLoPPER is said to be among
the most extensive raisers OF fine horses in Col.
orado She holds regular sales once or twice
year, at which time she offers hundred or
more horses OF different grades. from ordinary
to the best that can be had in the State So far
as known, she is the only woman thus engaged,
but she is highly successful
THE late A. Il. Stewart found it to his ad
vantage to give to each head of department of
his business percentage of the profits made in
that department., in addition to guaranteed
salary. One year the head of the lace depart
ment earned S27 900. and the head of another
department 800, 600, the percentage being about
per cent of the net profts.in the department.
NINE. PATTI still continues to receive wedding
presents from her numerous friends. Henry
Irving recently sent q splendid mother-o' pearl
fan, ornamented with three little genre pictures
signed .'Maiard," and covered with point
d'Angleterre. Lord Rothschild has also sent
Madame Patti little present, paper knife of
blonde tortoise shell, the handle and the name OF
Madame Patti blaze of diamonds.
A LITTLE peasant girl in Italy knitted pair
of stockings and sent them as a present to Queen
Margherita on her fete day. With Characters
tic kindness the Queen sent the girl in return
another pair of stockings, one containing gold
coin, the other bon bons and note asking her
to say which of the stockings gave her the more
pleasure. Dear Madam, the Queen" wrote the
child in reply. Il have had nothing but trouble
with the stockings. My father took the one
with the gold pieces and my brother the one with
the sweets"
EMPRESS ELIZABETH of Austria. has been in
failing health for some time past, and the shock
she suffered on hearing of the tragica end of her
cousin, the late King of Bavaria, almost wholly
FRUSTRATED her. The doctors have accordingly
recommended her not to ride any more and her
Majesty has decided to let her fine stud go to the
hammer The Empress was one OF the most dar-
ing horsewomen in Europe, and took much more
interest in her stables than in palace affairs It
was from her English stableman that her
Majesty learned English, which she talks quite
huently.
THAT picturesque rural rite, sheep washing,
has got to go. Indeed it has gone. to great ex-
tent. already. The Wool Journal says it does
not know a single argument in its favor. The
practice was inaugurated at an early day. and it
is relic of old times. when the wool shorn
from the small focks in the Eastern States was
largely used at home Then 1t was necessary to
wash either before or after the shearing, to pre-
pare it for carding or spinning. Those days are
past, and both the sheep and their owners ought
to be glad of it.
"ARoUND the shapely twenty eight-inch waist
was pink satin belt supporting red white and.
blue sash. From right shoulder to left hip was
a garland of marigolds twined with green rib
bon ending in elaborate bow largely mixed
with lavender silk Around the neck was cas-
cade of black chenille. while the hat swathed in
pink null, had four red feathers dropping Imply
in the ninety degrees of weather Coarse brown
and white stockings and clumsy slippers with
red bows and gilt buckles graced her not dminu-
tive feet This was the way California coun-
try girl was rugged ont when her bean took her
30 the 4th OF July celebration on the 9Th.
MISS VICTORIA MOORE, the daughter of Mr..
G. NJ. Moore, the "bones" of the Moore and
Burgess Minstrels laid the corner stone of
new music hall few weeks ago at Battersea, an
outlying district of London. Il shall put my
son and daughter here" Mr.. Moore said in bis
speech on the occasion, ''and their prospects, I
believe. are very bright. My daughter has had
experience at the bar and my son has had col
lege education They shalt sell the best of
everything, and they shall offer every ndnce-
ment TO people who cope once to come again
I've written $50 songs, but don't know note
of music. That shows brains. My architect is
81 ha hast IN nd md NV hpi1 10 n
gentleman and an artist aud a relation and
when this little hail is up Jon will be pleased
with it." Like most Ministries. Mr.. Moore is
modest
THE greatest professor Of singing of her day is
Nine. Marchesi, of Paris, says Toronto Globe
writer. Scores of her debutantes have won the
nnnnlar heart and not few Of them are kaeninf.