Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-18
exception, in securing fall coat the pockets
of which were lined with diamonds.
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

WALTER DAMRoscH seems to be on the
high seas of prosperity.
WILHELM, the violinistj, is an accom-.
plishedj whistler. rj.-Musicat Courier.
ACCORDING to report Minnie Hauk has sold
her house near Bale and bought that at one
time occupied by Wagner near Lucerne.
THE Shah OF Persia was so delighted with
the performance of Excelsior" which he wit
messed at the Paris Eden Theater, that he de-
termined on having a representation given in
his palace in Teheran.
MRS. AUGUSTA EvANs-WILsoN, the South
ern novelist, is short and stout, with good-na-
tured, intelligent face, having an expression Of
happy contentment showing that she is on
good terms with her husband and the rest of
the world.
EMMA ABBOTT is reported to have recently
said: DO you know, have never been in bet
| ter voice than ! am now. Sorrow seems to
have developed new tones; to have deepened
| and strengthened and mellowed them. l am
offered larger terms from managers than have
ever had before"
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, who is known as
the Petroleum King" is 81 years old, tall,
thin, dyspeptic-looking. His face is long, his
nose prominent his mouth large. A few years
ago he was a poor man, and started out in life
with $500 capital borrowed from confding
friend; with this amount he set up as small
dealer in wood and coal. His wealth is now
estimated at S3O,000,0O0.
ROBERT BROWNING is short and stout, with
ruddy face, and he looks like he enjoyed a
good dinner, which he does, for he is one of the
greatest diners-out in London. he is very
agreeable, and to sit next to him is privilege
eagerly sought. He is not at all self-conscious
and is the least affected of men, having none OF
Byron's misanthropy and dandified airs. BE
likes an American almost as he does good
dinner, and says our American beauties have
completely captured London, which he calls
mere suburb of America.
Mr.. AND MRS. OSCAR WILDE are very
prominent figures in London society. Oscar
has abandoned his eccentric dress which he
wore when he visited this country, a few years
since. That absurd costume was used as an
advertising dodge, and was successful for
time, and helped to put money in his purse. Mrs
Wilde is lovely woman; her eyes are as soft
and blue as the Italian sky; her complexion is
as fresh as a June rose; her figure is light and
graceful; her hair soft, silken brown, and her
smile sweet enongh to melt the heart Of the
most hardened womah-hater.
of notice during the last few years. She is still
as brilliant in conversation, as charming in
manners, and exquisitely cultivated as in the
old days when she was the proud daughter of
the Chief Justice of the United States, the un-
riyaled queen of Washington society, whose
good word was passport to social recognition.
While in New York, not long since, she, who a
few short years ago, was the proud mistress of
princely establishment with troops of menials
obsequious to do her bidding, was living in
modest lodging in a side street. with none SO
poor to do her reverence"
W. w. STORY, the poetsculptor, has one of
the largest and most beautiful studios in Rome,
where he has been established for 38 years.
Eight rooms are filled with his works, and after
viewing the acres of mutilated and discolored
statues in the Vatican and capitol, it is a posi-
tive relief to see the fresh and perfect works in
Mr. Story's studio. He was the first sculptor
who represented Cleopatra as an Egyptian
queen, and not as Roman matron. Mr.. Story
has his home in the Barbarini palace, and is a
prominent figure in the best Roman society.
He is a small, handsome man, with fine dark
eyes and white mustache. His manners are re-
fined and courteous, his voice rich and musi-
cal, and he converses with an easy grace that
adds charm to his language.
MAhh Twain mas maue many Jokes on
others; but he cannot appreciate joke on him
Self, and during the last ten days he has not
been happy, for the No Name Magazine, of
Baltimore. got off an immense joke at his ex-
pense. In an article, written with dissolved
caustic, Mark Twain is pronounced "a pro-
fessional funny man, and whenever he opens
his mouth the world is expected to laugh,
although it is sometimes to suppress yawn."
This audacious magazine further says that the
worthy Mark has no more enthusiasm than
his own Jumping Frog, no more refinement
than his Huckleberry Finn; and. in conclusion,
expresses a wish that his publishing business |
may be SO eminently successful that he will |
never be induced to write again.