The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Personal.

JUDGE DAVENPORT of Kansas City has decided
that women can wear trousers whenever and
wherever they please IN Missouri. This will be
pleasant news for DR.. Mary Walker.
SOME of the most elaborate toilets seen in
Washington are worn by Mrs Hit, wife of the
congressman from Illinois. All of her dresses
are made in Paris, and many of them come
from Worths.
THE only woman lawyer in Philadelphia is
Mrs Carrie B. Kilgore She has an enviable
reputation at the bar and there is not Judge
in the city who does not respect her for her
legal ability.
LOUIS, King Of Portugal, is seldom to be seen
without cigar, and he converses fiuently in
English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.
German and Swedish. He is pleasant and tells
ever 80 many anecdotes.
SENATOR INGALLS,, while presiding over the
Senate, makes use of the old-fashioned time
glass to measure the five Minute speeches of
the national orators senator beginning his
speech with the glass full of sand, and he has to
stop when the bulb is empty.
PHILADELPH1A's most accomplished eoues-
trenne is Miss Helen Morton. She can take
fve-rail fence with surprising ease, it is said,
and her boudoir is adorned with many mounted
brushes and masks that recall her sue
ceSSeS in Cro6S-country canterS
WARM FRIENDSHIP is said to have sprung I'D
between Congressman Scott and Postmaster
General Dickinson. Whenever Mr.. Scott makes
a speech in congress Mr.. Dickinson occupies a
seat on the moor oil the House ana listens at
tentively. on the street they walk arm-in-arm
and talk confidentially.
GEN SHERMAN has moved into his new house
at No. 70 West Seventy first street, New York.
II is understood that he will devote a large part
of his tine to the preparation of his official
papers and memoranda for publication. and
there is talk that be may write book for
which he has been collecting material for some
time.
RIDER HAGGARD Indignantly denies that his
story, "Meeson's Will" Is largely borrowed
from Charles ALBERT, the French novelist. Mr..
Haggard is prepared not only 70 prove that the
fanclful resemblance between the two books is
save for the tattooing incdent-pure fancy,
but TO show precisely where he got the Idea of
the tattooed will from.
Ben BUTLER was asked the other day if he
would accept a republican nomination for con
gress. With a merry twinkle in his bias eye the
general replied; ~ shall not marry you, my
pretty maid Nobody asked you sir. she said
Do you see the application | will say, however
that | have ono additional qualification for
congress, and that is that am growing little
hard of hearing and should not wish TO listen
To many OF the speeches.
IT has been discovered that nearly every
Colorado statesman has red hair Ex-Gov.
Grant has Titan top. Jim Belford was
shining light in congress owing to bis
brilliant hair. Representative, symes, his
to look like an angry sunset across
a field Of carrots " Ex-senator Tabor's hair
has reddish tnSe. Minor Colorado politicians
show the same remarkable characteristic
MNc. CoLMAcHE, the wife of Talleyrands
private secretary, is one Of the interesting
ii cures Of London. She is an extremely hand
some Cd lady, and possesses great vivacity of
manner and charm of conversation Her
memory Is extraordinary, and as her grlhood's
days were spent at the French court in the
center Of politics, letters and fashion, she is a
walking encyclopedia OF anecdote and French
history OF the period. She has in her possession
of TnilpxranH'S md mn nf ha
state secrets Of the day passed through her
hands