The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-20
PERSONAL.

| PHYLLIS BRoUGHTON, the burlesque actress
| who IS engaged to be married 10 ViScount Dan
| gan, and heir Of Earl Cowley is described
| as "charmingly pretty, but singularly vulgar
woman"
MRs Hicks LoRn has been making a sensa-
| ton in Washington with her diamonds When
| she wears them in that city she is always at
| tended by a detective Washingtonans feel
| very much hurt at this
ROBERT BROWNING has nothing poetical in his
| personal appearance. He is short and stout
| with a red face. He is a great dinerout and
| enjoys his roast beef and port wine ike'the most
| commonplace Englshman,
MINISTER TO MEXICO BRAGG announces that
| he will not be a candidate again for the Con
| gressional nomination in the Second Wisconsin
| district, although he expresses no doubt of his
| ability to get it II he wanted It.
| GILBERT AND SULLIVAN BIRTHDAY BOOK has
| been published in London with this quotation at
| the date Of Queen Victorias nativity, May "a:
| FOR I'm not so old, and I'm not so plain, and
I'm quite prepared to marry again.
GEORGE SoMEs LAYARD has an article in the
| current number of the Nineteenth Century en-
| titled How to Live on 200 Year" An essay
on How to Obtain 300 Year would be
more likely to fill long felt want
HANLAN, the oarsman, will race Kemp in
| Australia for $4,000 a side. Hanlan has lost all
of his races of late years, but he seems to have
| plenty of money at command. A professional
oarsman's pull is not always confined to his
| boat.
BISHOPS POTTER, Cox AND LYMAN have asked
American EpiScopalianS, especially the thou
| sands who have spent money freely In France
| in personal enjoyment and luxury" to remem-
| Der in practical way Father Hyacinthe's little
Gall!can church at Paris
WILLIAM MAKEpEAoE HOWE, a descendant of
| the British Gen. Howe, who fought in our ReYo-
| lutlOnary war, is herllng cattle on a ranch in
| Dakota His distinguished ancestry is no as
sstance to him in his business, and he has diff
Guilty in making ends meet.
THE three largest orchid growers in
| England" says the Pan Mall Gazette ''are
undoubtedly Baron Schroeder, Sir Trevor Law
| renee and Mr.. Lee, of Leatherhead These
gentlemen are closely followed by the Roths-
| child family. no fewer than a dozen Of whom in
| this country and on the Continent are orchid
! growers. Mr.. Chamberlain stands in the first
rank with the three growers mentioned At q
| low estimate his collection has been valued at
| $4,000; it is worth great deal more.
SOME of the most elegant dinners in Washing
| ton this winter were given by the widow of Ad-
miral Dahlgren, who occupies fine house she
! built herself on Massachusetts, avenue. Mrs
| Dahlgren has two daughters, the eldest a beau
! tiful woman and brilliant musician, who mar
| ried some years ago German nobleman. The
| youngest daughter, Miss Ulrca, made her ap-
| pearance into society this winter Mrs
| Dahlgren does not believe in the formal debut
and the young lady met her mothers friends at
| the dinners where the guests were principally
! from the foreign legations and resident fam
| lilies.
| AN approaching wedding which is creating a
| great deal of interest In Illinois is that which
| will in April join in matrimOny eX-Gov J I'm VI
! Palmer of Springfield aud Mrs Hannah NJ
| Kmball well society leader of the
same city. Gen. Palmer is now in his I'D year
and his prospective bride is about 70 years
| younger. Mrs Kimball is a daughter of the
! late James l.. Lamb, who shipped the first bar
| rel of pork ever sent from Illinois TO New or
leans. Says a Springfield correspondent: The
most prominent feature connected with the pro
| posed union il that il will, without doubt place
! the Governor at the head Of the state Demo
cratic ticket this fall.'
! FRANK SrocKroy. according 10 a Springfield
! Republican" writer. seems never 10 sleep. or TO
| dream, or TO rest Nervous Intellect and physi.
cal energy are at constant warfare IN which
/ the latter is invariably worsted. Frank stock
ton, iu "a room full OF people, would az first
glance be described as small, dark thin and shy
Dark and thin. be certainly H.. and shy 10
genuine modrsty Large dark eyes. smooth
/ dark hair, with few white lines, and face
patient rather than cOntented. IL HE portrait in
rep1sa Bur just one word. aud this portrait Is
/ on Of rrpose aud Is the face ~ quit another
| man. The change b Ike a fash u light The
/ blg dark eyes fliii ~ patient weary EXPRESSION
are iuminous The month close and discouraged
eXpands into smiling ouryes. sweet and
I syinpat aetc the whole soul "a in Tho fnoa, and
from bead 20 fola. Frank stockton a the genial,
fegppilsipe man.