The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-08
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MEN AND WOMEN.
What the Newspapers Say Concerning
People Whom Everybody Knows.

What the Newspapers Say Concerning
People Whom Everybody Knows.
Empress Victoria, of Germany, is liter
ally surrounded by detectives.
Mme Christine Nilsson says that moth
ing will induce her to return to the stage.
Mrs. Martha Patterson, Andrew John
sons daughter, has never seen the White
House since she left it, the day after Gen.
Grants Inauguration.
The Boston Herald thinks that the
Rev. E. P. Roe and Mark Twain are the
only American authors who make $780,,
600 year apiece by their pens.
One of the most enterprising Of the
newspapers of Buenos Ayres is edited by
Winslow, the fugitive Boston forger.
Since he became citizen of the Argent
inc Republic he is said to have amassed
fortune of 100000.
The oldest man in Germany, and
probably in the world, is named Wapni-
arek. He lives in the village of Hutta,
near Gnesen, in the province of Posen.
He was born in 1854. He is therefore
1874 years old, and still shows no sign of
being in any hurry to die.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is going to form great
collection of articles of brio brac. He
has secured the services of an expert
enced instructor to aid him in judging
what to purchase, and it is said that he
has already expended upward of $780,
900 on his new collection.
Anna Katharine Green, the author of
the celebrated novel, 1.-The Leavenworth
Case" is living in bright and COM
Portable home in Buffalo, where she is
engaged in writing new detective story.
Her famous book has now reached a cir
culation of 200, 900 copies and still finds
a ready sale.
Gen. Walace's methods of writing are
different from those of most authors.
"Ben- Hur'' was first written on slate,
then on soft paper with lead PENCIL.
The final copy was made on large I'M
ruled paper, in violet ink, and written in
a copperplate hand that was as easy to
read as print. When the weather per-
mits, Gen. Wallace writes out of doors
under the big trees that surround his
house.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland once held the
post of editor. 1t was on her return
voyage to this country from Europe. A
periodical was started for the entertain
ment of the ships passengers, not in
print, but in manuscript, and the edi-
torial chair was filled by Mrs. Cleveland,
to whom all articles We're sent. The
paper was born in midocean, and buried
before touching shore.
Herr Won Bulow was conducting
concert rehearsal the other day, and some
of the ladies got to whispering-about
their dresses. dressmakers, etc., probably.
Presently the maestro turned upon them,
held the offenders for a moment with his
glittering eyeglass, and thMndered i'm
pressively: Ladies', this is not cues
ton of saving the capitol, but of re-
hearsing." And there was great calm.
Gordon Taylor Hughes, of Ohio, II
years of age, son of the American consul
at Birmingham, England, after four days
Of severe competitive examination in a
class of 1ifty-two, has been awarded
Cambridge scholarship, valued at 50 900,
one of the greatest prizes in English
school life. The competition was open to
boys under 10 of all nations. This is the
first instance of an American winning an
English scholarship.
NJ. Joseph, Mr. w. X. Vanderbilt's
$4,000 chef, Or "gastronomical direc-
tor as he prefers to be called, is an adj
vocate of small dinners well cooked. He
does not believe in man gorging him
self with lot of made dishes, but thinks
that he should satisfy himself with the
good things the market affords, prepared
by an intelligent cook. But the question
arises, must one pay $40, 900 year, with
a house to live in thrown in, for the SER
vices of an intelligent, cook?
Queen Victoria's letters to Miss Cor
don, just published in England, are GU
rious, because they show that hermajesty
is not above using italics in a dairymaid
fashion, and that she adheres to the
practice of the early part of the century,
and places capitals at the beginning of
important words. That she should au-
thorize their publication is little strange,
but is one of the most womanly things
she has done in her long reign. She is
determined to be understood, whether it
is polite or not. She may make Mr..
Gladstone even less her friend than he is
now, but her people shall know that she
wished to send aid to Ter soldier in his
extremity and so she saws sePubliSh ~