The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-01
PERSONAL.

THIS promises to be great campaign for
syndicate cuts of candidates. Old plates of r
h Hayes are used for Harrison, and cuts of
Samuel j. Tilden run in very well as portraits
of Morton.
J. J. AuBERrIN an Englshman has Just pub
lished in London book of travel dealing with
this country He predicts that the people of the
United States. will soon clamor for king and
an ariStocracy. We wonder whom Mr.. Auber-
tin met socially while in this country.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX, the passionate poet
of poetic passion has written another novel
With Mrs Wilcox and Mrs. Amelie Rives
Canler rathely wudging their weemish redes
American fiction will add greatly to the warmth
of a summer by no means over-cool as it is.
WE are still very young country Marion
Darlington recently died at Chattanooga, Tenn.
leaving 200 descendan S. She distinctly remem-
bered the presidency OF George Washington.
She passed away at the age of 40 years. To
most of us George Washington is as unreal and
legendary parsonage as Leonidas.
A COINCIDENCE occurs in the ages of the presi-
dental and vice presidential nominees in that
both Thurman and Morton are older than Glove
land and Harrison. OF the four, Cleveland is
the youngest. The President was born in New
Jersey in March, 1887, and he is consequently 81
years old Harrison comes next. He is So
Morton was full of a 9year-old boys tricks
when Harrison was born and is now "a years of
age The old Roman Allen 9: Thurman,
has cut "a notches on his stick of life.
Mrs WALTER O. GRESHAM is a slight delicate
woman but full of nerve and fire. When she
went to Washington to live she regarded official
society there with mingled astonishment and
amusement Five hundred calls on New Year 5
day, she said to a friend; Il am thankful they
were gentlemen. Fancy having to return that
NUMBER But she soon found the ladies' calls
about as numerous, and finally exclaimed in
comcal despair: II am going into social bank
ruptcy, and shall pay only one call on the hun
dred."
ENGLISH periodicals are most Famusing when
they discuss people and affairs OF this country
Speaking Of the Presidents wife Modern So
ctety, of London has this remarkable para
graph; Mrs. Cleveland suits everybody in the
happiest style as the fact of her being a tee
totaler and giving an eye now and then to
household matters insures the approving votes
of families where the children are called by the
ugliest Old Testament names TO he found while
the adoption of the very latest fashions pleases
those railway notabities and silver and conner
queens who like To reflect that the most i'm
portant teapot in the country is in hands that
never worked in a mill or even hung out clothes
TO dry on line A load is taken of their minds
by the possession of presidentess who can
always find the money for pretty clothes and
bonnets"
NOT EVEN the most inveterate Of cavillers
says Life, London, could find much fault with
the two musical knighthoods included in the
list Of queens birthday honors DIR. Stainer has
done such good service as orgenist Of st. Paul's
that people are rather apt to think OF him as an
organst alone, and TO forget how he has as
sisted the welcome musical revival in the
Church of England by his many fine contribu-
tions TO the somewhat scanty repertory of eccle-
siastical music distinctively Anglican No one
is likely TO grudge to Charles Halle the
well-deserved recognition Of his patient and
most servlceable efforts to advance the cause
of his art in his adopted country; and the only
criticism likely 70 be heard in this connection Is
the expression of a wish that the list might
have been extended to include the names of
MIR. MAINS and Mr.. Barnby, than whom no two
musicians, in their respective spheres, have
done more to earn the gratitude of musical
amateurs