The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
PERSONAL.


OUIDA has at last consented to write a novel
with typical American family in it," and
"all the sprightly freedom of customary Ameri-
can love making"
LORD RoTHscHrLD lost S15o,O00 worth of pic
lures the other day by fire in a furniture van
One of the paintings was worth $4,000. The
Baron was moving works Of art from his sub
urban villa to his town house.
Miss GABRIELLE GREELEY is almost as striking
a figure as her renowned father She must be
hard upon 30, but there is an electric force
about her a splendid Vitality, which peTpetually
renews and mutiples its charm.
PRINCE NAPOLEON has resigned his commits
sion in the Italian army in Difference to the
opinion of Bonapartists, who consider that the
hostile attitude of ltaiy toward France placed
the Prince in the position OF traitor TO his
country.
D. r. LOCKE, who died in Toledo the other
day worth 81, 100000, set the type for the first
edition of his Nasty letters published in Indian
apolis in 1868. The book was a yellow covered
pamphlet of 100 pages and brought the author
between 500 and $500.
PAX CHUNG YANG. the Corean Minister to the
United States, does not like American punch.
lie also objects TO decollete dresses 1t is sad
to think that such a truly good man should be
at the mercy of the girl of the periodH as she
is found in Washington
CHARLES DICKENS says he has refused several
highly fatterlng offers from American publish
ers to write for them a new edition of "Ameri-
can Notes. Mr. Dickens expects to repeat his
visits at intervals of two yelrS, and does not
want to kill the goose that lays the golden
eggs.
NINE. CLEMENCEAU formerly Miss Mary Plum
mer of Connecticut. is seldom found in Ameri-
can circles in Paris. Her husband has succeeded
in his efforts TO transform her into a French
lady. She speaks the language with only a
slight accent, and has readily adapted herself TO
her new surroundings.
PRINCE BARCLAY, of Russia, who was dis
missed from the army of his country by the
Gar for allowing his child TO be christened in
the Lutheran faith, has now been notified that
the infant will be taken from him by the gov
ernment unless he consents to have the child
rechristened in the Greek rite
SENATOR MORGAN, of Alabama. is one of the
most prolific takers in this country The other
day, Just as he had rolled Off another hour of
debate in the Senate, somebody said to Senator
Ingalls,. who was presiding II should think the
senator would fail from shesr exhaustion. i"
lugallS dryly responded: 20, no; Morgan talks
TO rest himself"
WASHINGTON HASTINGS a prominent Republi.
can OF Delaware. favorS Gresham for the Presi-
Dental nomination. Mr. Hastings says that the
Republicans Of his State have not yet abau-
doned the hope that Blaine viii be the candi-
date. They think his letter reSembled In GER
tain particulars a report that the Delaware
peach crop Is a failure
The first attempt at verslHcaton by James
Whitcomb Riley, the poet. was the writing Of
thought 1t was a stroke of genius, ami agreed 10
permit love-lorn youth To claim the author
ship. The result was that the lover was dis
carded for a man who couldn't write poetry, but
was great on packing pork.
PROBABLY the most expensive opera cloak
worn by lady this winter is that which belongs
TO Miss Letter, the pretty Chicago girl who now
claims Washington as her home. The cloak is
OF white MORE plush brucaded in silver, outlined
with silver cord aGd trimmed with white goat s
fur. It's great value depends, however, on the
1eweled clasps, which are in antique gold set
with large pearls. Miss Letter, by the way is
the heiress of Sl00o00OO.
THE published picture of the memorial statue
70 Color Sergeant Jasper Of revolutionary fame,
.SeyS the New York Press, came invsiuntarily
INTO the minds Of many passers by the corner OF
Twenty-second street and Fifth avenue the
other day. There, in a shop window, was dis
played cue of the most striking paintings seen
in New York streets for many day IL repre-
sented FIcnch color sergeant dying in the
snow on the retreat from Moscow. In the right
city is vaguely seen. The whole foreground Is
filed with horror of snow aud carrion crows
cloud of these vicious and hungry looking
Creatures surround the dying man as he lies half
reclining against "a snow covered caisson Blood
Is dripping from saber cleft in his forehead
and red splotches stain the snow In front Of
him. In one hand he grips his colors on which
raven is in the act Of alightlng. In the other
he has caught one of his tormentors. his stiffen
INK fingers striving vainly 20 wiring It's neck A
dead bird lies In front OF him The picture IS
by Beauquesne, French artist little known in
this country.