The morning news., 1889-04-09
PERSONAL.
Mas. ROBERT LINCOLN used to be known as
pretty Mary Harlan

Mrs. ROBERT LINCOLN used to be known as
| pretty Mary Harlan"
| THE HOUSE which has been built by Mrs Ed
ward F. Searles formerly Mrs. Marx HopknS
at Great harrington, Mass, is palace, and
with its stables, etc, is estimated to have cost
So, 100000. 1t is built of blue dolomite quarried
in the vicinity its roof is crowned with impos-
ing towers anc massive chimneys and its inner
| fnishings are OF imported marbles and carved
| oak aud other costy woods.
MILDRED FULLER, the pretty young daughter
OF Chief Justice Fuller. of tbs supreme court,
has written a three act comedy called Dreams"
states the New York CtiPPr She is a membs;
of ths senior class of Wells college, Aurora and
her play was produced for the first time in the
drawing room OF the college a few weeks ago.
Miss Fuller assumed with much success, the
chief character, Elsie, the dreamer >
PRINCE WALDExAR and Princess Marie of Den
mark are fine skaters and it is said that one
afternoon, after long run across the ice, they
sat down to rest on a log, While there they
noticed little boy who was vainly trying to
put his skates on. On seeing the royal couple
the lad took Off his hat and said: "'Oh, dear
Princess Marie, can you not help me to put my
skates onf' The royal lady smiled, knelt
down on the ice and firmly fastened the straps
round the boys ankles.
w. ]. ARKEIL, editor of Judge is the son of
o wealthy Englishman who makes paper bags
at CanaJoharie, in the state of New York. The
first startling thing that ever conjointly hap
pened to the world and young Arken was a
Kerosene explosion, in which he was so seriously
hurt that it was necessary for his doctors to
borrow pieces OF the complexion OF the babies
OF the neighbornood TO be engrafted upon the
unfortunate little sufferer. In this way be was
rehabtaled, and in this way he became in
appearance unlike any other man on earth
THE SALE Of actors photographs varies in q
curious way. The great demand now IL for pic
lures of Maurice Barrymore. Heroert Kelcy is
good second kyrle Bellew, who used to lead,
has fallen off Of late. Among women Jane
Hading, Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Langtry are in
the very front rank. The demand for their
pictures is very steady, with Mrs. Langtry some
the pictures Of Leading literary people. Long
fellow still sells fairly well, but the pictures Of
contemporary authors are not much asked for.
SPEAKING Of the wife Of the Japanese prince
70 whom a reception at the White House was
given last week, Washington correspondent
says: The princess was fairly ablaze with
in the coils of her black hair. They formed
stars Of glittering light around the black velvet
band which encircled her neck, and they rose
and fell in pillows Of luster with the hesving of
her dainty breast and shone In masses upon
her slender wrists. She wore a fine Paris dress
with pale blue front covered with fine lace and
body end train OF striped ashen gray with
mixture OF pale pink"
BoorH AND BARRETT have been as brothers
since they became associated in business The
details Of their business are left to trusted sub
ordinates, and they devote themselves to each
other being really iaseparable, occupying ad-
joining rooms and taking their meals together.
The first season they were together they filed
the leisure of the morning hours by reading aud
discussing Shakespeare, taking the lead alter
nately. The second season they read and dis
cussed the Bible, and 1t is whispered that some
day DIR. Barrett will write commentary on
the holy booS He has already written paper
on Shakespeare. THIS season they diSsect.
ing the modern English poets, Browning re-
ceiving the most attention.