The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-07
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE rumor has gone forth that Mrs. Fol-
som and Rose Elizabeth Cleveland are
thinking of opening girls boarding-school
in New York.
THE Emperor of China is eighteen years
old, and so far has three wives. At this
rate there is no reason why his reign should
not be exciting.
The Shah of Persia is preparing for an
other tour on the continent of Europe, in
the course of which he intends to pay Eng
land second visit.
The judges of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania have decided to adopt the
practice of wearing black silk gowns, SIM
liar to those worn by the members of the
Supreme Bench at Washington and by the
Judges of the New York Court of Appeals.
The Oldest fishing club in America is
THE State in Schuylkill," whose club
house and grounds are on the east side of
the Schuylkill river, one mile below Gray's
ferry. near Philadelphia. The most insid
l0us drink In this country is its "Fish-hOuse
Punch"
The Duke of Sutherland, it is rumOred,
will shortly be married to his travelling
be performed very quietly. and the new
Duchess is not likely to receive any cOunte-
nance from the Dukes relatives or from
English society.
THE Japanese government has applied to
the Minister of instruction, in France, to
send out to Japan two French women
teachers with university degrees. to fill
posts in q large girls school. There are to
be given two English, two American and
two German governesses as WELL
DIR. HOWARD, who wants the screens re-
moved from saloons, saying that they are
not used in any other business, is said by
ChicagOan not to be practical refOrmer,
''or he would know that a man may some
times desire to slip in and wet his whistle
without being discovered by a troop of
occasion will compel him to treat.
SECRETARY BAYARD has bought farm
near Wilmington, Del, and will devote him.
self to raising cereals and fancy fruits
thereon. He will also retain a limited prac-
tice at the Delaware bar His residence,
Delaware place" is being renovated pre-
paratory to his return from Washington.
He has always had a desire to try fancy
farming, and is rich enough now to indulge
this expensive taste.
IT is said that the chief interest in the
memoirs of Marshal Mcmahon will be found
to rest on two points; first, the influence
political considerations had in preventing
the retreat of his army on Paris after the
and secondly, the part which the Marshal
played in assisting, and afterwards in frus-
tratlng the attempts at mOnarchical
restoration In 1SSS-4-5.
Mr.. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, the nov
elist had his yacht headed for the Sand
witch Islands the last time he was heard
from. He is likely to remain on one of
those. islands several months, in order to
combine his two pursuits of health-getting
and woodworking to the best advantage.
His stay in the AdirOndacks benefited him
greatly, and his yachting trip has done still
more for him. But he has got to fight
against sickness as long as he lives.
QUEEN RANAvALONA III, of Madagascar,
and President Carnot have been exchang-
ing keepsakes in a most delightful manner.
First the Queen sent her photograph to Nj.
Carnot, then the President sent his own
and that of Mme CarnOt, and added to them
a diamond pin. The "Souveraine pain
depice," rs she is wickedly called in France,
was so charmed with the glittering stone
that she told the French resident at Tana-
narivo that she would hencefOrth wear it
on her bosom, where otherwise the cross of
the Segion of Honor has its place.
THE husband of Mrs Frances HOdgson
exterior, who practices medicine i'm Wash
ington, and puts up at the Sydney when in
New York. He has very profound respect
for Mrs. Burnett, but it is an exceedingly
difficult thing to get him to talk about Lit
tie Lord Fauntleroy." He sticks with a
good deal of pertinacity to his practice in
Washington, though it is said not to be
very large, and it is asserted that his III
come is not so great as that of Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett whose play, alone, is Civ
ing her an income of more than 100000 a
year. The authOresS travels constantly be-
tween Washington and Boston, with Occa-
siOnal stOp-Over trips to New York and
Philadelphia.
MARIA PA, Queen of Portugal, leads an
active and useful life at home. She rises
early and has breakfast at Z O'clock. The
moring is occupied in attending to cOrre-
sp6ndence in connection with the various
societies to which she belongs. Luncheon
at noon, at which all the family are
gathered; then the Queen receives for two
hours, and afterward takes outdoor exer-
cisfs The Queen has several accomplish
nlents, that of an artist not being the least,
/ She lately painted fan as present to the
Queen of Italy, which was mounted in
mother-Of-pearl, ornamented with three
rs ss and id diamonds She is ALSO eleven en-
hofsewOman. and is passionately fond of
the hunt, and is a swimmer of more than
ordinary ability, seeing that among her
decorations she wears medal earned for
pIunging into the sea to rescue two chill
dren. But beyond all these accomplishments
is the character she bears of being a most
devoted wife. During the severe illness
which the King passed through some short
time since the Queen was his most indefat-
igable nurse, helping the doctors by her
Intelligent and Jealous care of the patient.
She does not speak English, but cOnverses
freely in French.