Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-02
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
The infant king of Spain has q consuming
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The infant king of Spain has consuming
passion for bologna sausage.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's famous song, "The
Lost Chord, i" realized nearly S50, 600.
a shaft fifty-fve feet tall is to be placed on
rhe grave OF Long John wentworth
Emperor William refuses to order his din
ner from a menu printed in the French lam
guage-
The Duke and Duchess Of Marlborough
leave England shortly to pass the winter in
Monte Carlo, where they have taken villa
for five months.
The Rev. Bartholomew Edwards. who is
within a few months OF completing his cen
fury, is the oldest clergyman in the church
Of England, though he is closely pressed by
Archdeacon Philpot, who is 60
Cupid has been making captures on the
baseball field. Among professionals who
have recently shown that they do not believe
that marriage is q failure are Grumbhng,
Cleveland, Thompson, Krock and Van Hal
tren
HadI Hassein Kouli Khan, Persian am
baSsador at Washington, always sleeps with
his hands resting in basin Of cold water.
He got into this habit becanse he had been
used to warm climate and he could cool his
blood in this way
The Duke Of Argyll has a habit Of star
gazing with his hands folded behind him.
One day he was in this posture, with fine
bunch Of grapes in one hand, when anon
key belonging TO his coachnan snea6ed up
and stole the fruit.
Munemitsu Mutsu, japanese minister at
Washington, is a most abstemious man as re-
CARDS stimulants, but being scholar and
philosopher, he has shown an inclination TO
taste Of American mixed drinks as an ex-
perinental process.
The Nobel brothers are evidently the
Standard Oil men of Bal1u. They spent s25,-
COO in entertaining the car. They pre-
sented 10 the czarina a diamond bouquet
holder valued at 1000. Another petroleum
firm at Baku spent SO, 600 il honor Of the
car.
The Italians were not pleased with the
manners Of Emperor William Of Germany.
They complain that he has brusque way OF
cutting his sentences short and that he mounts
his horse cluInsiIy. Then again he is not
fond of macaroni. Altogether he is far from
the Italians ideal of hero.
Gen. Prejevalsky, who died recently at
TasLkend, was a hero Of geographical
science. lie discovered the sources OF the
Yangtse-kiang and the Hoang-ho and was
the reveaIer OF inner Asia, and his jour
neyings aggregated 5000 miles, in which
he crossed Central Asia in al directions.
The family Of Admiral Dupont possesses
much priced heirloom il the form OF a pearl
l. This rr-r1 h, ~ a
brides OF tee family at their nuptials for over
q century post. No one but a bride bearing
the Dupont name is allowed to wear the pin.
Good luck Is believed 10 accompany the
wearer.
An old time friend Of the late Mr. WaIlack
thinks that there is a sort Of grim propriety
in the fact that the first play produced in his
theatre in New York under the new manage
rnent bears the title Held by the Enemy"
There would be more signifcance in the fact
had Mr. Palmer not been one Of Mr.. Wal
lacks friends
Richard Mansfield, the American actor,
has been so successful n London that he VIII
remain there not only throughout tie winter,
but during the year ISo9. As his lease of the
Lyceum theatre terminates on Dec. l, he VIII
remove his company 10 the Globe and con-
tinue the production Of Prince Karl, which
Is extremely popular with the Londoners.
Governor Blake. Of Newfoundland, has
been appointed governor general of Queens
land, tie place recently made vacant by the
death Of Sir Anthony Musgrave, a son-in-law
OF David Dudley Field, of New York A
salary Of So, goo and enoluments which are
said TO be enormous have made the Office one
OF the most desirable in the gift Of the British
government.
The Marquis Of DuTerins eldest son will
De known as the Earl of Ava, that title hav-
ing been also conferred on the former viceroy
Of Canada by Queen Victoria Ava is the
name of Burmah's ancient capital and her
ma jasty, it is presumed, wishes to commeInor-
ATE the fact that Great Britain annexed the
Burmese kingdom 10 the Indian empire dur
Ing Lord Duferin's reign az Calcutta.
There is to be great rivalry in Washington
this season between the ministers from Per
STA, Corea, China and Japan. They are all
wealthy men and can afford to entertain,
though the Chinese minister is the only one
among them who has more money than ne
knows what to do with. The japanese MN
ister has one great advantage in that he has
@ charming wife who IS fast making many
warm friends in Washington
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