The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-13
Personal.

SENATOR GEORGE, of Mississippi joined the
last week.
Hon. WILLIAM L. SCOTT will erect mansion
in Erie, in the spring, costing S2O0,0 1t will
be of Romanesque order.
SIG. PBRUGrNI. who win sing with Patti on her
American tour has had his costumes made by
Worth, the Paris dressmaker.
MEIssoNIER, since his recent marriage, has
seemed TO lose his ambition. He spends very
few hours day in his studio and does great
deal of aimless sketchmg and daubing.
JAMES WHITcoMB RILEY is spoken of by the
irreverent editor of the Peoria Transcript as
the gentleman who travels around with Bill
Nye in order to convince people that Nye is not
the homeliest man in the world. ="
EMPEROR WILLIAM, it Is said left Constantine
pie firmly convinced that the sultan was practi-
cally insane AS his sublime majesty spent
$3.50, 900 In entertaining his visitors the emperor
mas evidently good grounds for his belief.
THE KHAN OF KHIvA will spend a few weeks
in 50. Petersburg In the spring on a visit of
Loyalty to the car, and then make tour of
Europe. He has great investments in the Rus
sian oil fields, and is a regular oil khan SO to
speak.
PREMIER CRIspI is 70, and his king, Humbert
is Is; Bismarck is 20, and his emperor, William,
is 80 Dutch King Wilhelm is the Oldest and
the Spanish baby, Alfonso, the youngest of
Europes crowned heads, and both are in the
hands OF guardians.
MRS LELAND STANFORD of California has OBJ
tanned the permission of Emperor William II, to
have a copy made of the Slstine Madonna in the
Dresden gallery The only condition the en-
peror imposed was that he should name the
artist TO do the work.
THE SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
is everywhere spoken andiwritten of, as John S.
Clarkson. His name is James, but he says
that he never knew the time when people would
believe it. They will have it john though
he can not explain why.
LORD TENNYsoN has taken of late to the
perusal of light literature. Haggard, Steven
son, Bellamy and other contemporary writer's
have been houored recently by the laureates
attention. Heretofore Tennyson has not paid
much attention to modern prose fiction.
Col. BUFFALO Bill CoDY's daughter was
married at North Platte, Neb., the other day,
and the colonel sent his blessing $1,000 in cash
and a deed for a house and lot. SO great has
been his success in Paris that Col. Cody Is quite
able to afford the luxury of son-in-law.
WINNIE REAM, the sculptor, has almost passed
out OF daily recollection; yet not fifteen years
ago she was one OF the sensations of the
national capital. She commanded senator's
cabinet officers and representatives as she
wlled. She was then a bright, handsome
young woman with curly black hair rosy
cheeks, sparkling eyes-and some talent She
came from the west poor, and so impressed
herself upon the higher phases of national life
as to become practically independent. Con
gress paid her $4,000 for her statue of
Lincoln, and this public recognition got her
many private commissions. After she
had reigned queen at Washington for a num-
Der of years. she married one of the most prom
ising young officers in the army. l saw her
husband, Capt X. L. Hoxie, at the Hoffman
house, says the New York Star. He is an engn-
Ger in the army, and was for time the engn-
eer-commissioner of the District of Columbia
He is now stationed in the south, and his gifted
wife is as great favorite in the land of bios
SONS and Spanish moss as she on the
borders OF the Potomac. She is rarely heard Of
now. because her family duties have taken the
place of her devotion to art. Strange. is il not
what changes occur in the career of every one
no matter what his or her calling or pursuit?