Evening journal., 1888-12-07
WELL-KNowN PERSONS.

ne late 0ehefhl homeyn Is. AYreS was
n thorough soldier in appearance and
manner, tall, dark and handsome.
The Tories and Liberal Unionists Of
Birmingham are preparing to give Mr..
and Mrs Chamberlain public welcome
on their arrival
The Rev. Dr. Alfred Nevin. Of the
Presbyterian Church, will leave Philadel.
phia, whore he has lived for thirty.two
years, and devote himself to literary
work at Lancaster Pa.
Professor Willian I. Harris is deliver
ing Il course Of lectures at the Boston
University, on such thrilling and sen
sational topics as "lntrospection Con
trasted with External Sense Perception. =
The Japanese Minister and his charm
ing wife are preparing for a brilliant
social season at Washington. The spaces
IN their long drawing-room are artist.
cally broken mp by a clever arrangement
Of screens Some of these are particu.
larly notable One is covered with cloth
of gold, with the design Of a rocky coast.
with n flight of birds over
lit woven into the cloth. The
cabinets in the room are Of
exquisite workmanship and the bamboo
chairs are upholstered in purple tapestry.
broc0ded with birds and branches of
trees The Minister prizes greatly a tall
Satsuma vase, enamelled on silver, ac-
companied by q parchment containing the
congratulations Of ? 600 people, sent him
when his appointment rs Minister to this
country was announced. Madame Mutsu
entertains her intimate friends with mu-
sic on the "koto' the Japanese piano.
Some one recently wrote to Mr.. Bright.
asking advice AZ preparation for speak
ing. II seems TO me, replied the
famous orator THAT every man would
readily discover what suits him best. To
write speeches and then commit them to
memory is double slavery which could
not bear. To speak without preparation,
especially on great and solemn topics, is
rashness, and cannot be recommended
When intend TO speak on anything that
seems TO me important. | consider what
It Is that ! wish toiimpress upon my
audience. do not write my facts or my
arguments, but make notes on two or
three or four slips of paper. giving the
lines Of argument and the facts as they
occur TO my mind and leave the words
to come at call while / am speaking
HeAt are OCCASIONALLY snort passages
which for accuracy may write down, as
sometimes also--almost invariably the
concluding words or sentences may be
written This Is very nearly all can say
on this question The advantage az this
plan is that while ii leaves certain ana
sufficient freedom to the speaker, It keeps
HIM within the main lines of
the original plan upon which the
speech was framed and what he saws here
fore. is more likely to be compact and not
wandering and diilnse Forgive me If /
say no more Yes. one thing more
Edward Butler q do not know HIM has
sent me charming little book. with the
quaint title, For Good Consideration. 2
IL is published by Elliott Stock, Pater-
noster Row, London aud in it is an arti
Gle, advice to Young Orators have
read il and the whole book with much
pleasure. think it would interest YOU
In regard TO the questions You put to me.
though have spoken much am not
sure that ! am qualified to teach even
what ! have practsed with some show Of
success.