The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
NOTED MEN AND WOMEN.

NOTED MEN AND WOMEN.
Mr.. j. I. Perry, for many years the
managing editor of the Cincinnati Ddilg
Gazette, and author of a book, SIXTEEN
Saviours or One," has become the editor
of the NeaU Hampshire Journal Mr..
Perry has eminent ability as journalist.
For over one hundred years there
has been in the Congregational church
at Pittsfield, Mass, sunrise prayer
meeting on New Years Day. This year
the rector Of the Episcopal church, a col
ored pastor, the Baptist parson, and the
Unitarian helped the Congregational
minister conduct the services, and among
the worshipers we're Senator Dawes and
Congressman Rockwell.
Queen Victoria has great fond
ness for pearls, and has taken special care
that all her daughters shall have fine
pearl necklaces for their adornment.
One of her first purchases after the birth
of each has been two or three pearls, and
every year until their marriage she has
added a pearl or two to her stock, until
the necklace she required was ready.
The new mistress of the Elysee is
clever and socially brilliant woman.
Nine. CarDot had great success with her
garden parties at the ministry of public
works and with her soirees dausantes at
the ministry of finance. Although her
tastes are serious and domestic she has
those feminine endowments in a remark
able degree which enable women in high
stations to launch a new fashion or i'm
pose sumptuary tone.
Rev. Prof. A. 9. Zsnoe has been
elected to and accepted the chair OF New
Testament exegesis in the Hartford The
illogical Seminary, in place of Prot. Rid.
die, who resigned some months ago. Prof.
Zenos is native of Greece, about thirty
five years old, studied in Robert College,
in the University of Athens, and COM
pleted his course with year at Princeton
College, and three years at Princeton
Seminary. He has unusual attainments
in the ancient and modern Semitic Ian
guages, besides his familiarity with
Greek.
One of the most successful mining
men on the Pacific coast is George
Hearst, recently elected by the Demo-
Gratis as United States senator from CAL
ifornia. Mr.. Hearst is plain old Mis-
sourian, of small education and no polish
of manners. He has spent most of his
life in rough mining camps Upon mines
and quartz mining his Judgment is al
most infallible. Since then he has
touched nothing which did not turn into
gold. He owns the richest mine in Mon
tana; he has valuable mines in Utah,
Idaho, Nevada and Mexico.
BY the death of Sir Henry Sumner
Maine, English literature has lost one of
its best representatives. Few men OF his
time have done more to illustrate the his
tory of all political institutions of the
past than Sir Henry. For more than for.
ty years he has made careful study OF
these subjects, and the books which he
has written have commanded the uni
versal attention and respect of thinking
and studious people Although mem
Der OF an exacting profession-the law
he found time to carry on these studies
so thoroughly that, as in many other
cases, his original profession was practi-
cally sunk under the greater Importance
given to his studies and writings.
-Mrs Elizabeth Thompson, the phil
anthropist, is described by Frances E.
Willard, as of medium height; STAT, fair
and fifty" being general description of
her appearance. She has dark eyes and
hair, and face of mingled strength and
gentleness. Joseph Cook would deem it
fine illustration OF his theory of "solar
light" or the condensed expression of
noble souls individuality. She dresses
very simply and lives plainly, occupying
the second floor Oft would be unmer-
ciful to her, in view of this worlds impe-
curiosity, to tell where any plainerl
Here she spends her mornings over the
letters that pour in upon her from all
quarters, hundreds being received each
week.
Among the distinguished strangers
in Constantinople has lately been the
famous Kurdish amazon, Madame Kara
Fatima. Her military deeds date back