Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-25
GOSSIP On LITswAuUxG AND TEE
~ IA.

Bancroft. the historian, IL said 10 be
the only living American who met AID
aud ren smbers Lord Byron.
On the sale of 100 coo copies Of Ben
Har," General Les Wallace 10 said TO
havs reserved $4,000 in royalties.
Mrs. II. Is. Slows, Il IL said, still rc-
caives 81 inooms Of $500 In royalties
On the sale Of "CDcss IONS Cabin"
Mise Jennie Winston, Who vas 60
corded such welc mes By Sesttle play
eocrs, viil play during tue summer so
Baltimore auoieuces.
Mrs.. james Bsovn Potter. during her
late southern tour, Wes fstQ7eutly at
loeeerh, ads wish her mans sr. H. o.
miner. ihe public also treated hes
With the utmost iudiff sfenoe.
Geo. X. Lewis, ths author Of ''Ostley
Joe" Saints ard Sinners" and liar
Dor Lights" Ia 81 yeaPs old. Ten years
AZ be vas unknown, nov ho feahges ~
income Of 90, COO year ~ his yen.
The report thss Gilbert and Sullivan
bad had disagreement 10 also without
foundation. The union of the bat q
and Quill, says the New York Hsya'fs
London correspondent. 10 10 strong Al
ever.
HaverIy IL not nov In the minstre
Business Mr.. w. 4. Cleveland, In q
warning card 20 companies fraudleptly
travelling under the name OF shaver.
Iva Minstrels." claims the exclusive
right 10 that title.
George Meredith. the English novel.
ist, does all bis work In q iis,le chalet
Which be has buiit in hts gardes, and
sleeps 10 hama ock swung there among
bis books. With the windows open.
wien be can not sleep be xanders cut
into the woods.
II is not true. as reported. that Nina
Van Zsndt vas writing a play With An.
archy a. the principal topic. Mas
mother in . public letter unq ualifiedly
denies the assertion, and THINKS that
her daughter should not % sabject 10
tie misrepfs seutasions CT public news
ssthefers.
Henry Irving paid frst class fare for
100 ct his p opie from Eoeland TO Amer
lea and return. His salary iiss aver
ages 5000 weekly. HIS income 10 70
Per cent. OF the gross receipts, and u ts
calculated that hts income from his
American toar Will lst him $4,000.
HIS total receipts Tor tire whole season
vii smo1at TO upwards OF 500 600.
A sketch, from life" Of the Russian
novelist. ieistoi, taken last snusu %
represents BIN. ~ blowing IN tie fisics.
white horss dravioe an unvisidiy
piov. to the rear OF wbich Is attached q
harow. HIS LONG grey beard hows
sideways across = bus eionse. when IL
open, and esif hares his breast, while
AIS cap IL pulled deep dsvn over his
eyes.
The osssr day at Genoa. in the pros-
epce OF tbs special ana regal delegate
PAvtse. tie chest wss epebsd 10 whi b
sas prtsefySd tss celebrated victim OF
Nscoio Psgxuini. TIE instrument IL 40
scGalFabie presefvsticu. and tie veters "a
Italian v,o.inist Camille Sivcfi plsysd
several g.eees OF mpsic. sruos,ns be
admiration cf all present. Afterwards
fsgarins's violin ~as deposited in q
case covered BY elsss shade.
a Boston corrssvocdsnt save: The
iiiefars ssSuk. 4 bcAoa are chiefly
sonen, Vito live lu tie ssa3ia s-iiks 80
nsny bachelors IN peEtseoats-and are
ccpssassiy seeu In hcrse Gaze, rerasp,
u T. h0Sss vita 6rtsk CO Latin uti..
canspssaanssy cispssysd en- the back.
As q faie. they scses esrtsin odagiisa OF
dress. ara oDce o week ttey meet 10
sssIrg esrelts to eiseass philosophy
sat scandal. tbs psous entne.ias . OF
every pessassson have nks~,se tser
p~SIa3sczl esthsrfrss N tie interest OF
holsee=s. aud ~ xfa al. otter vsrt-siss
OF odd "a" TO Be fsaa5 a. The erb.