San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-08
People In Print.

| IcOpio IN ETiuts
Mr.. Ruskin, in recent interview,
talking Of Americans, said his three
best friends in America were Mrs.
Alexander, DR.. Holmes and Charles
Eliot Norton.
Mile. Boulanger, daughter Of the
celebrated French general, is be-
lieved TO have retired TO q Carmelite
convent owing to love affair sternly
forbidden by her father.
M. do Lesseps, the inventor Of
the Suez and Panama canals, is said
to spend more time in travelling than
he does at home. He is white
haired and very brisk old gentleman,
and always wears the air which "looks
like business"
Nine. Janauschek, the actress, is
exceedingly superstitious. The other
day she arrived at the Portland
opera house before the hour Of open
ing the doors and chose to wait an
hour outside rather than retrace her
steps and go through the side door.
Mr.. George Parsons Lathrop has
been appointed by the executive
committee of the Army Of the Poto-
mac to read Q poem at the meeting
of the army next July, in Gettysburg,
when the twenty-ffth anniversary Of
the battle will be celebrated with q
reunion of Confederate and Federal
survivors.
Joaquin Miller's mother lives with
him upon his perch of seven hundred
feet above the sea on peak of the
Sierras, in little house in o cleft Of
the mountain, made Of redwood,
twelve feet high and thirty feet long.
His mother formerly lived in Liberty,
Ind, and tourists say she is a fine
appearing and unusually intelligent
old lady. The poet says he will
never move again, but expects to end
his days on his lofty perch, and his
mother says she will stay with him.
The Villa Trollope, in Florence,
which was built by the mother Of
Anthony and T. Adolphus Trollope
from the money earned by her pen,
is now doing duty as high. class
pension kept by an American lady,
whose income was at one time $780,
300. but is now only what she earns
Dy her exertions as landlady.
Among her guests at present are
MIRA. Frances Hodgson Burnett and
1er two boys, Lionel and Vivian.
Mrs. Burnett is busily engaged upon
. new story Of child life. n
Emilio Castelar, has occupied the
,ame house in Madrid for the past
fifteen years. His sister lives with
lin, and he lavishes every attention
md luxury upon her. They rarely
AXE a meal alone, as CASTELAR, is one
# the most hospitable of men. Sen
rita CASTELAR, has her own suite of
ooms, and there she entertains o
arge circle of friends, who drop IN
or q game of cards, or to discuss
he latest topic of interest in the lit
rary, musical. or dramatic world.
Jastelar's sanctum is o small room
With q fireplace, few pictures, q
ofa, and three or four chairs piled
Nth books.
The study Of Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage is on the second floor of his
home. 1t has plenty Of I
unlight, but other than that is not {
n attractive place. The floor is Of i
ARE hard wood, and the walls are {
cad white. A big table is drawn
p by the window, and on this are I
trewn letters, newspapers, books, j
aper, pens, and all the usual litter }
+ man who writes. A stiff-backed
chair stands by the table. c
round the walls are rows of book '
helves and files of newspapers "My g
DIR. Talmage calls it, and ]
be workshop of hard-working man I
is. The manager Of large news t
aper syndicate says that DIR. Tai I
lage's sermons are the most eagerly
ought for. the most read, and COM
,and the highest price Of those of t
ny preacher in the world. \