The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-19
PERSONAL.

THE new Duchess of Marlborough photo
| graphs are on sale in the shop windows now, in
comp ny with the German emperor, the tiny
crown prince, Boulanger and others prominent
for the moment TO the public eye.
CARDINAL MANNING recently apologized fol-
being late OF a pub,ic dinner ''fhe only OK.
cuse have 10 offer for being late, " he said ''is
that was very busy am always busy. With
me the san never goes down on the finished
work OF day"
PRoT BoGoLuBoFF the Russian artist, has re-
ceived the cars command to perpetuate on
canvas the scene from the recent i'm perial visit
where Emperor William H., after his arrival at
Cronstadt, steps on board the yacht Alexandria
to meet the car and the members of his family.
SIR MoRELL MACKENZIE is at work upon his
reply to the German physicians, which will
shortly be issued in book form 1t will be pub
liShed simultaneously in England and Germany,
and Will be a personal narrative containing
many anecdotes of Sir Morell's entire connec-
ton with the emperor.
CoNINGsBY DIsRAFII who is still at Oxford.
has a strong physical resemblance to his illus
trious uncle. He is an enthusiastic musician,
and talks OF devoting his life to studying the
language universal" His political ideas are
probably not yet fully formed; but he often
startles his friends with strongly radical, almost
soclaliStiC utterances.
THE king of the Begans hates tobacco never
wears gloves and goes bareheaded as much as
possible He is fond of bathing, but does not
SWIM. topography ana languages are his favor
lite studies, and he has Travelled in almost every
Asiatic country. He is a handsome man,
slightly built but muscular with blue eyes and
big brown beard touched with gray.
LORD WoLsELEY contradlcts. in the Fort
nightly Reeieto, the idea that little men are
Drawer than big men. One of the very brnvest
he ever knew was feet inches. Among the
nations he singles out Turkey with special
praise for her hghJing qualities: Among all
the great armies of the world none Is composed
of finer or Drawer fighting material than that
of the sultan"
SPEAKING of q recent notable social function
in London, the Sunday Times of that city OBJ
serves: Among the American ladies who have
peacefully accomplished the social conquest of
Great Britain, few rank higher than Mrs. Adar
II is not surprising, therefore, that, uotwith-
standing the fact that X. Il, II. the prince of
Wales was unavoidably ab ent, the remainder
of the foremost representatives of the iashiona-
be world came. us they say in the states
solid Six duchesses, at one period or other
OF the night, graced Mrs. Adair's pretty rooms
the new duchess of Marlborough, however, be-
ing Throughout tho night tie cu,ef cen or of in
terest, and having at IcnA Il recovered from the
fattgues AID incOnYenicIces OF her late Jour
ney, sne made even more favorable impress
sion than was the case on her Il 81 appearance
at Mrs. OppenhCiu' s ball the week before last.
Lady Vaudeville and her sister, Miss Yznaga,
created quite a conlnotion by arri,i ing at the
late hour OF 3 O'Clock in the morning, and It
was only after considerable ingenuity had been
displayed that the secret leaked out that the
great supper given by the Augustin Daily com
pany had monopoiized TIE earlier part of the
evening. Mrs. Adairs dance may unhesi-
tatingly be placed among the great successes of
the year, aud it thoroughly deserves all the
good things that have been said about IT,"