The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-05
PERSONAL.

CARTER II. HARRISON, exMayor of Chicago,
writes from China that he is disposed to doubt
the existence OF the Chinese wall.
PROF LANGLEY, the astronomer who has just
been elected Secretary of the Smithsonian In
stitution, is one of the hons of Washington So
ciety
THE Prince of Wales has started a movement
looking toward the erection of amemoria to the
late Col Valentine Baker. 1t is now said that
had Baker lived few weeks longer he would
have been restored by Queen Victoria to his
former rank in the English army.
Louis FRECHErTE. the Canadian "poet laura-
ate, has lust returned from six months visit
to Paris. His new boon. Ia Legende du
Peuple, has made quite a stir in the French
capital jules CGretic. Of the Coincide Fran
case has commissioned Frechette to translate
King Lear for the French stage The play is
to be performed during the Paris Exposition OF
1881.
Roman LorIs STEyENsoN's POEM Tcondero-
ga" has created good deal of discussion in
England. Fhe first time the legend which he
has put into verse was told in this country was
duriHg Dean stanley last visit to these shores
The story of Duncan Campbell. OF Invelawe
Was Re 'nteu 10 Bishop Williams. Of Connectic l.
oy the Dean ut n dinner in Hartford. Wher the
weird tale had been concluded BiSn0p Williams
turned TO Stanley and said: I've seen Duncan
Campbell's grave. II is in tie cemetery at Fort
Edward, y. "
To one Of his physicians, DR. Imam the Ger
man Emperor recently expressed the wish that
he might find it Convenient to take an apart
ment nearer the palace On his frank reply
that his means did not allON him to 1--we in the
rQst expensive quarter of the city, the En-
peror quietly caused an apartment 70 be hired
and furnished at his own expense within three
minutes walk from the palace so that h. is
now able to call him OF moments bidding, ar
electric telegraph having been arranged to con
meet the Emperors study with that OF Dr.
Imam
DE- KovEN author of the opera The Begun.
is a Chicago man. During the first rendition of
the opera by the McCau1l Opera Company in
the Western Venice, De Koven waS called before
the curtain. He at once launched fosth in an
attack on Chicago musical critics. lie said that
the critics of that city had decided to ridcule
his opera because he was what is known as a
"to,irty man" one critic had told him. he
said. that man who could lead II german could
not write an opera Il have only to say in reply
to this Judgment. remarked the composer
that Wagner and Strauss have been leading
Germans all their lives" 'Waguers dead :"
shouted somebody in the gallery.
NINE. RoNERo, the wife of the Mexican aiinis-
ter who has Just moved into the large and
elegant new legation building built by the Next
can government next door TO the residence of
CHER Justice Waite, has good reason to com
plain of the queer and absurd notions Of Wash
ington architects. All the windows of her house
have been spoiled, II a house is to be heated
with steam in this part of the world the archi-
tect insists upon putting the radiator exactly iu
front of the window. And that is what has been
done in the legation building from ton to bottom
bay windows and all Now it is impossible 10 sit
by the window to sew or read and ii one at
tempts 10 look ont the heat comes up into the
face Some people like to have an upholstered
seat inside bay window, but with the arrange
ment at the Mexican legation this is impossible
1t is bad for curtains too, that they should hang
over an apparatus which gives out both steam
and heat. Even flowers cannot be kept in a
steam-heated window.
Miss MARY MANNING, the only unmarried
daughter OF the late ex Secretary, is a large
TAR blonde, placid, good tempered and affection
ate. Her devotion to her stepmother is as rare
as 1t rs deserved. After her marriage Mrs
Manning sent for Miss Mary to leave school and
come 70 her The young girl had been at board
ing school for five years. She was delighted to
obey the summons and taste the sweets Of homs.
life ana society III Washington together While
the Mannings were in England Minister and Mrs.
FhepS were anxious TO present the ladies' at
court. Mrs. Manning though her husband was
much better at the time, thought it unbecoming
to make Soiourn abroad for his health an on.
portunlty for social enjoyment and refused to
60. Al the same time she felt there was no
reason that her stepdaughter, who had been in
seclusion at the seaside so long, should not have
this one peep into English society. Accordingly
d very elegant dress OF white lace and satin was
ordered for Miss Mary, who made her courtesy
with much eclat in The Queens first drawing
room las. season.