The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-16
PERSONAL.

DR. J. f. WEISS is giving lectures on ''vola-
puk'' at the University Of Munich. 1t is said to
be Sidesphtting to hear the doctor sing a comic
song in the universal language"
IT was reported recently that the Queen
Regent of Spain had asked President Cleve-
lands wife for her autograph, Now 1t is said
that several other foreign poJentateS have made
the same request.
CONGRESSMAN S s. Cox has moved into his
new house in Dupont Circle Washington Mr.
Cox now has one of the handSonest homes in
the nations capital Mr. and Mrs Cox are tenn
porariy in social retirement owing to the death
of near relative of the latter.
On his 6Sth birthday, Feb. g. 1888, Gen. Sher-
man was captured by Lieut.. Guernay of Sa-
rony's Photographic establishment, and during
his term Of Imprisonment was taken in
twenty different positions Gen. Sherman was
in full uniform, and bore the ordeal with his
usual stoiclsm.
AN authors reading will be given at Sanders
Theater, Cambridge on Feb. %, for the benefit
of the Longfellow Memorial fund. Dr. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, DR., Edward Everett Hale, Col
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, William Winter
Christopher p Cranch, George Parsons Iathrop
Arlo Bates, John Boyle O'Reilly Mrs Julia
Ward Howe and Mrs Louise Chandler Moulton
are named as the probable participants in this
interesting occasion.
SENATOR QUAY, of Pennsylvania does not paw
much attention to the social life of Washington
He is a politician rather than a diplomat He
occupies a roOmy house on X street where he
entertains many guests. But his visitors are
not attired in swaliow-tailed coats or decollete
dresses. Tney generally wear travelling cos
tune and are in hurry to catch train for
Pennsylvania. Senator Quay's house. in short,
is the headquarters of the keystone ReDubli-
cans and is recognized as such in Washington.
CONGRESSMAN ALLEN, of Massachusetts,, is a
brilliant amateur photographer. He uses de-
tective camera in the Lower House and has
gathered an interesting collection of pictures
tending 10 illustrate the humorous sides of Con
gressonal life. If an unsuspecting Representa-
tive happens to pose in a striking or ludcrous
attitude Mr.. Allen is very apt to take the CD
portunity to photograph his picturesque col
league. Many a Congressman has found him
self thus recorded in the negative much to his
dismay.
MINISTER HOOK, the Chinese representative at
Washington, enjoys himself immensely at the
capital At a recent reception he was observed
dressed in snow-white brocaded satin, sitting
under palm tree, la Turk, and drinking
punch, which bevy of fair American maidens
were dispensing from huge bowl near at hand
Hoon speaks only few words Of English but
he smiles and smiles and is fiirtatiouS still His
vast admiration for highly favored punch and
pretty women is well known in Washington and
no one thinks the less of him for it. He's so
Oriental, you know! exclaimed gushing girl
recently.
SENATOR HEARST, Of San Francisco doesn't get
TO New York more than once a year, he says.
and when he does he seems much the same as
the George Hearst that every Rocky Noun
tam nllner knows OF anu talks about. He Is
tall, big boned man, with a long, graysh- black
beard that divides at the bottom, and shrewd
eye that tells the story of its owners rich finds
IN the Black Hills. Utah, Nevada and Monsana
Hearst went to California in 1850 during the
great gold excitement, and has had as mauy
adventures by food aud reld as any man that
ever crossed the plains. He owns mines all
over the far West, and has made big fortune
out OF them.
ADELiNA PATTI lives at her home, Crag-y-nos
In Wales, and holds her court there not unlike a
queen, when she il not Off on the tours that
bring IN the golden ducats to maintain such
costly maguiiiceuce. She has her fayorit-s
ani withholds her love or layishes IL upon them
IN the capricious manner also of "A royal person
age. Her letters TO her personal friends are
bright and viyacious, and written Ia "A mixture
Oh french, English and Spanish. Her beauty
anu gorgeous dressing on the stage fairly daZ.
Hle her friends. ANA If they are invited 30 spend
hirw days with her. they feel i'm duty bound 70
prepare themselves with "A wardrobe fitted only
10 enhance the beauty OF the palace they are 10
VISIT Sometimes Patti receives twenty-five
guests AZ one time and is as witty a talker and
brilliant an euterLa innoF as she Ii perfect sing
ef. once year she lends her voice for a char.
table concert giyen near her home and Is able
% hand over 10 the grateful promoters Of such
an entertainment ~ o. Ia return she h.
greeted With Wild enthusiasm, showered with
hoHefe, ANA when the cOnceF 10 over ~ drawn
70 her home not By her horses, but b. favored
few ~ beer many admirers. When size goes up
~ London % sing sac has q special train n n
~ eiNg t9f one copgef1i sue d bagk Ia her bone
~ Nv following as.