The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-06
PERSONA

Mr.. WANAMAKER's Philadelphia Bible class
has purchased q summer home at Ocean
Grove.
JOHN G. WHITTIER has been attending the
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends at
Portland, Me.
WHENEVER friend of w D. Howells marries.
the novelist always sends as a wedding present
a copy of Their Wedding Journey" bound in
white velvet
DURING his recent visit to Paris the Prince of
Wales was frequently seen at the race tracks
The jockey club fitted up a box or him in ele-
CANT style, but it remained uuUenanted, the
prince preferring to minge with the crowds
and bet on the horses ike an ordinary mortal.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has written letter to
the Indianapolis Republican Club stating that
he has made 1t rule not to accept member
ship IN any club where he cannot take active
part in the proceedings On this ground he
asks to be excused from being taken into the
club named.
GEN. BUTLER seemed to hose who saw him
during his recent visit to Washington to be
showing signs of rapidly advancing age and
physical weakness Yet it was noticed that he
went about the capital unaccompanied by the
attendant who of late years has followed his
every footStep.
JULIAN HAWTHORNE has written twenty-nine
books In person he is about feet II inches in
hight, slender, but good deal of an athlete
and he has very handsome face His home is
at Scotch Plains, n. j.. and his summer resi-
dence at Sag Harbor, Me. He has five girls and
two boys, the former of whom are named
respectively, Hildegarde, Gwendolen, Gladys
Beatrice and Imogen.
A, FINE looking Boston GIRL, dressed in
Directcire gown, the waistcoat of which was
made Of untanned leather to match her shoes
and gloves, attracted general attention on Ire
mont street boulevard in that city one recent
afternoon. Everybody enjoyed the sight, and
the brave lass was probably acting on the
maxim that the thing which procures the
greatest happiness for the greatest number is
the proper thing to do.
THE ARTISTIC TASTE abroad is now in favor of
gold jeWelry, made into wonderful shapes and
forms, but unassisted in its effects by gems or
jewels. Mrs. ALMA Tadema Wore recently at
London entertainment a gold necklace of eX-
quislte work manship and twelve yards long
which was phable enough to be twisted many
course, selected to correspond with it, was worn
gown of cream colored satin. heavily embroid-
cred IN gold. A posy of golden orchids COM
pleted the charming effect.
Gov. GREEN of New Jersey engaged the serv-
ices of a juvenile bootblack at Trenton the other
day, and as the lad piled his brushes the gov
ernor Pleasantly inquired: "How'S business.
Johnnlet' Name amt Johnnie" laconcaliy
answered the lad; name S Tommy" Slightly
taken aback by Tommys indsposition to be
sociable. the governor said nothing for awhile,
but finally deciding to impress the youngster
70 a slight extent, he remarked: well Tommy,
| guess you don't know who | am do you?''
Yes: knowed you long ago" said Tommy
well, who am II" Yer Bob Green's father"
AT the University of Vienna. five busts Of
celebrated professors were recently unveiled.
One OF them represents Prof. Hyrtl, the cele-
brated anato mist, who has contributed so much
to rendering the Vienna School of Medicine
famous Though bent by 81 winters, he at
tended the CEREMONY. The numerous students
present broke into enthusiastic cheers at the