The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-18
PERSONAL.

MRS HARRISON said to friend the other day
that she had decided to pass few days at the
seashore before her departure for Deer Park
She. has several invitations from friends owning
! cottages on the shore but she has not yet an
nounced where she will go. She has a great
dislike for publicity.
Mr. AND Mrs. LAIR of Kentucky have seven
sons Mr.. LAIR is 8 feet inches tall and Mrs
Lair is feet inches. The largest son is feet
inches, the smallest is feet inches OF The
others two are { feet 616 inches. two are feet
6a inches, and one 6 feet inches. 1t requires
good strong derrick TO remove their ''lares and
penates."
CAPT WIrrHAUs, who so unaccountably made
away with himself in New York few days ago,
was not only one of the founders of the Thirteen
Club OF that city, but he was No. 10 on the
sheriff jury, the number of his special deputy
sheriff badge was Is, he had been in military
lite ID years, and his wife has been dead almost
Is years.
PRINCESS METTERNIcH of Austria will soon
visit Paris. This is important news for Paris.
The princess is the wttiest, most dangerous
brilliant, sarcastic and fascinating woman in
Europe. She does the most eccentric things
TO use a gentle adjective-and society applauds.
To her is due the introduction of the circus
among people of leisure She is fond of srnok-
ing pipe, and as she increases in years is more
and more dependent on tobacco for consolation
She speaks number of languages dueptly, even
the profane Altogether she is the most pictur-
esQue woman in Europe.
Z7TIQUE KANDAHAR is the peculiar name of a
Chicago druggist who claims to have discovered
a potion which will change q mans or woman's
complexion A blonde may become brunette,
or vice versa, at pleasure Kandahar asserts
that his mixture is perfectly harmless. Those
who have used it say that the effect is instanta-
neous and there are no unpleasant physical SEN
sations connected with the use of the drug. Not
only is the complexion changed in hue, but the
color OF the hair undergoes radical reforma-
tion. OF course kandahar takes the place of
the fool killer this season.
NINE CARroTTA PATrI ne NT7NcK sistAr IF
Adelna Patti, is dangerously i'll in Paris. Her
salon, where her voice has so often charmed
her intimate friends, is closed, and even should
she recover her health it is doubtful if she will
regain her voice Nine. Carlotta Patti, like her
distinguished sister, is independently rich
although she has been in the habit of giving
music lessons to a few favored pupls-among
them five Americans. Carlotta had she chosen
might have been celebrated as a pianist but
her voice was too marvellous for Imprisonment
and as q concert singer she has has rarely had
an equal Slightly lame. she was not able to
sing In opera but III the opinion OF many, had
she entered the operate arena she would have
been greater than Adelina.
IL the Parnel commission court the other
day youth was engaged in making some
sketches for an illustrated paper, and behind
uim stood burly gentleman, who might have
been taken for county magistrate. TIE latter
watched the young artist for awhile. and tnen,
touching him on the shoulder, ventured TO
OBSERVE that this and that and the other points
OF the sketch were not exactly what they should
be The artist simply replied by inquiring
what do you know about it?' The gentleman
persisted in kindly and persuasive criticism.
At length the youth, convinced that, after all.
the criticism was iust--indeed, the gentleman
had himself taken the drawing block and made
the necessary alterations with his own hand
remarked, Wei, You do seem Co know some
thing about it certainly" adding, Are you on
any papers, No" answered the gentleman,
II am not on any paper, but do a bit of paint
ing now and then. My name is John MillaiS."