The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-23
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

oo,s,,p,lv sdvis,., his priests to avoid street
| ears
Senator Griggs Of frince Edward county
is theonly colored member OF Tue virgin"
| senate.
Joseph Chamberlains collection of orcn'"s
at his home, near birmingham, Is Va'ue" a'
$4,000
Mr.. Ellsworth Ingalls, Is said to be All al
most exact physical counterpart oil MS 'a'"e''
the senator.
The Graad Duke of Baden wishes 10 take
an American tour, but his ministers opPo'e
the project.
Senator Hampton amuses himself during
debates BY making and throwing paper
boomeraDgs
Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison, OF Chlcago
las nanied an island in the Pacific ocean after
the Venice OF the West.
The oldest United States consul in con
tinuous service is Horatio j. Spraguc, VINO
was appointed to the consulate at Gibraltar
in 1916.
Congressman Allen, Of Massachusetts,
carries pocket camera and amuses himself
by taking sudden photographs OF his COL
leagues.
Buffalo Bill is said to be negotiating for a
lease Of Alexandra palace for three years,
ard to BE- thinking Of making his home IN
England.
Judge Wardell, of Buffalo, owns photo
graph Of Grover Cleveland taken in ls62. 1t
represents tall slight young man, long
haired and with heavy mustaehe.
Gen. Albert Pike never uses any but quill
pens. and he carefully preserves them when
they are worn out He has probably 10000
old pen, stored away in his cupboards.
Governor Hill, OF New York, neither smokes
tobacco nor drinks anti-prohibition liquids
lie breakfasts regularly at C:3U a. III. and
| share, his bachelor meal with two dogs and
cat.
Charles Dickens will remain in America
till June, and it is estimated lie will carry
home fully 20,cOJ good American dollars
so much for being the son of a great father
Jules Simon is the Chauncey Depew OF
| France He complains that his country is
becoming a great sculpture gallery, and That
q monument cannot be unveiled but he Is
asked 10 speak.
Everything in the cars kitchen is kept
under lock and key, and no "ne can serve
him anything except the maitre dhotel, a
Frunchman named Brcnger, who alone at
tends the car at table.
When Wade Hampton goes to a hotel he
never registers, hoping in that way to escape
the reporters He looks like Jersey farmer
lie j. broad shouldered, well built and wears
clothe, in loose fashion.
Minister Hoon. the Chinese minister IN
Washington affects gorgeous brocadedrobe
Of snow white satin He is always sur
rounded b. dozen beautiful women directly
he appSars at a reception.
Holman i; the greatest chcwer Of tobacco
in congress The more he is annoyed tho
more he chcws, and whenever he thinks
deeply. or thinks be is thinking, his angular
i vs 20 up and down like q chopping ma
chine
The stingy old Prince of Monaco has taken
eleven months to answer the appeal made to
hin on behalf Of the victims Of the last earth
quake ia his state He has at last decided 10
subscribe 400 provided that zoo is spent
On IA. own tenants
Kim ALERT of SaxOny has written to
this country for volumes on the American
war by living authors His majesty is an
authority on European military matters,
having greatly distinguished himself in the
F.aaCO-Prussian war.
INC Baroness Burdett Coutts has entered
into 4 partnership with the Duke OF West
minister, and together they are to run cab
business in London Their cabs are already
On the streets, and their business motto is,
"iAusom Is as ansOm does
The oldest living graduate OF Princeton
college is Rev Melancthon Is Williams, Of
Cambridge n Y He was born Oh July Ii,
1915. and entered the junior class at Nassau
hall Us the college was then called, in his
10th year. and was graduated III 1914.
Wnkie Collins was asked how lac came by
Count Fasco, the only fat villain in fiction
"He was an agglomeration, replied the nov
elist. and made him fat because a hdy
once made the remark to me AT dinner
party that no novelist could make really
life-like fat villain
The startling accusation comes from Eng
land that John l.. Sullivan recently perpe-
trated a pun at Windsor He was running
through Queen Nictorias park, when ls-
cried official stopped him and asked what he
was doing. ''lmproying my wind sir" eS
planel the champion, as he hurried on.
|, Swinburne, the erotic English poet, is
scarcely live feet III height, his face is CHASTITY
pale and his immense bead is covered with
great masses Of wild, unkempt hair, while
his mouth is small, almost girlish IN its ex-
preston lie Is shy OF women, but he Is Iond
OF the society OF artists and men Of letters
Carter H. Harrison, ex-King Of Chicago
and Lord of Bridgeport, writes that he and
the King OF Siam are thick a. two dog heads.
The king has several wives, and at the age
of thlrty-one Years il the father OF thirty
children. His royal hishness wanted Carter
TO tarry and marry few Princesses, but
Carter said, NO, sir ! am better IL Siam.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard writes from
Stuttgart tLat she is writing IA novel, keeping
house, educating family Of nieces ana
, nephews, nursing several cases Of diphtheria
and scarlet fever, supervising the translation
of one OF her books into German, Italian and
French improving her memory according to
} d system and learning To use a typewriter.
ABOUT INDIANS.