The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-22
PERSONA.

Miss BRADDoN, who is writing her memoirs,
says that she had no idea she was personally SO
interesting.
SECRETARY BAYARD is at Mattapoisett spend
ing several days with his daughter, Mrs. S. p.
Warden, Jr.
DR.. ARCHIBALD GEIKIE, the eminent Scotch
geoogiSt, is a little man. with a big, nearly
bald head and a thoroughly Scotch couute-
nance.
JOSEPH PULITZER is said to be making ar
rangements for the establishment in London of
a semi-sensational Sunday newspaper with pic
toral features.
QUEEN PATIENCE. wife Of King ia ia, recently
visited England on her way to join her husband
at St. Vincent. She is only IS years old, and
speaks English fairly well.
DAN JORDAN, aged II, has been sent for three
years to the Tennessee state prison for the theft
of S5 He is probably the youngest peniten-
tiary convict in the United States.
PUNDIrA RAMABAI, the high caste Hindu
woman who spent two years soliciting funds for
the establishment of school in India for the
education of Hindu widows, has returned to
India with $4,000.
Mss DAISY GARLAND, the attractive young
daughter of the Attorney General will be the
only cabinet debutante the coming season. Her
brother, Mr.. Rufus Garland, who lately entered
the Catholic church, is studying law.
GsN. BANKS, who is running for congress in
one OF Tue MASSACHUSETTS, OlSJTlctS, mas some
queer schemes for getting rid of the surplus.
One Of them is to abolish all postage on letters
and have correspondence in this country made
free.
PRoF. EsMARcH of Germany. who is now in
Chicago says that he has been very much i'm
pressed by the abilities of the surgeons he has
met in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. He is also enthusiastic regarding
the sanitary excellence of our hospitals
DR.. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES stepped into
his butchers the other morning and handing
the proprietor his latest bill asked what was
fowl as the Dodo. What do you mean" asked
the astonshed meat vendor. "Whv. look here,
said DIR. Holmes. you have chareo me, Oct
], six pounds beef; Oct. 2, five pounds dodo
have never received the bird. 5"
ANNA DICKINSON, who is making stump
speeches for the republicans in Indiana wore
at recent meeting Gobelin blue silk princess
gown, square in the neck and with open sleeves
bunch of iacqueminot roses formed a corsage
bouquet and red white and blue handkerchief
was pinned TO her belt with a chateane pin
She wore ring or two, pair of slender gold
bracelets, ruby necklace and dainty ruby ear
rings The whole effect of the costume was
conspicuous combination of the national oolors
red, white and blue.
THE Duke Confucius. lineal descendant Of
China's greatest sage, is ono of the greatest
personages in Pekin. He is about 20. and of
singulary arStocratic and prepossessing APP
pearance. His nose ia of a kind very unconl-
mon amongst the Chinese, being Of the type
known as the Roman, but small and finely
chiseled. He has bright and intelligent ex.
preston He rides in n large green chair His
suite are well dressed and well mounted. Any
obstruction to his progress in the streets is
quickly cleared at the cry, THE son OF Con-
fucus comes
MMR. JANE HAprSG, who is now in New
York, is making such rapid progress in the &C.
quirement OF the English language that she can
now say, u beeg your pardon, which sho fires
in sweet volleys in response 10 the attacks made
upon her native tongue by the reporters who
call upon her and who labor under the delusion
that they can talk French. Such is the gifted
actress anliab ltty and charm of manner that
every emlloye in the Hotel Nendome, from the
naughty head clerk own TO the saturnine ele-
vator boy is mady in love with her Her
household there consists, besides herself, OF her
When size walks abroad, upon which occasions
she Il ALTERED richly but plainly, she is always
accompanied ny her mother, and the two at
tract the adnuring attention even OF those I'M
acquainted with their identity. The elder
woman IS handsome ana the younger Is beauti-
full. The mother is Of tall and Commanding
figure. without being afflicted with the obesity
which so frequently attachs the women of
France when youth has passed away The
daughters figure is likewise grandy developed
She does not yet fear TO confess her age, for
she has seen only 20 summers Her name. by
the way, should be pronounced as though
speled "Hah-ding"