The morning news., 1889-02-06
PERSONAL.

BARONESS RoTHsCEILD, who is sojourniug al
Monaco, Eecentiy refused to attend concert on
the ground that si1e had no nat suitable to wear
Some funny fellows proposed to get up a sub
scription in the poor baroness behalf, but it
did not materialiZe.
Ex-SEcRErARY OF THE NAVY RoBEsoS has aged
rapidly OF late. His nair is snowy white and
his once round and rosy cheeks are pale and
thin. He is now IN Trenton, y. j.. practicng
law and using the closest economy a II the time.
His wife is living in Europe.
Mas. LANGTRY has all her hosiery made in
England. The goods are made OF the very fin
est silk thread, and in color harmonic with her
dresses. For every costume Mrs Langtry has
a set OF hose. These articles are made very
long, and cost, including the duty, Sl2 per
pair.
GEN. BoULASGER said in a recent interview
81 grant interviews personally TO about 80 per
sons day. This morning alone, spoke to u
That is without counting the delegations which
LOCO persons day. | see them in groups Of
about fifty at a time
MARY YoUNTs, a 12year-old girl of Harris
burg, Pa. is suffering from facial paralysis
Her affiiction is due to chewing gum, she having
employed the use or her Jaws so constantly
during the last three months that the muscles
Of her face are powerless and her nerves are in
dilapdated condition.
ALEXANDER SqUIREs. the old 49-er who re-
Gently asked the Philadelphia mint TO honor an
owner OF S23Ol worth OF gold dust left at the
mint in 1850 has found some one to identify
him, and will doubtless receive his own. His
friend is II. j. Wade, cooper, Of Wheeling
EDIToR STEAD OF the London Fail Mall Ga
zetts asks, why should the American desert
Paris when /, is the capital Of a republic after
crowding 10 it wnen it was the capital OF the EN-
plre: In the last days OF Napoleon III. there
were as many as 1900 Americans established
in the gay city Of the Seine. Now there are not
5000.
TIE newspaper pictures of Tippu Tib. says
the New ork sun that are printed now and
then IN TINS country make him look like color
ed roustaoout, and one would hardly imagine
that such a person could draw from Cameron
the remark that Tippu 1ib was the greatest
dandy he had seen in Africa. These portraits
are taken mostly from Reclus recent volume ol
South Africa, in which scant justice is apparently
done TO the personal appearance Of the great
Arab trader. All his white visitors have spoken
OF the richness or his attire. and OF his affabls
ana courtly bearing, Probably Jerome Becker,
in his recent volume, exhibits him more cor
rectly IN pictorial way, In one picture Tippu
Tio Is shown in the rich dress OF a wealthy Arab
gentleman, ana in another he is represented on
horseback entering an Arab settlement while
hundreds Of people line the roadway 10 see m.
TIE gifts 10 Mr.. and Mrs Chamberlain at
Birmingham included bouquet, the special
gift OF tue women Of the western division of
Birmingham 70 Mrs. Chamberlain; an Illumi-
mated address TO Mr.. Chamberlain, and a pearl
necket to his wife, from the citizens OF Bir.
mingham; and an Illuminated address and
handsome diamond brooch 10 the form OF
star, from the Nomen's Unionist Association,
10 Mrs. Chamberlain. Then there was the good
viii Offering from the right honorable gentle
mans constituents. consisting OF an address TO
himself. and present OF hligree jewelry TO the
lady. The total amount subscribed from the
citizens and women's fund was about s9.5o0.
Toe prc6eot Is selected were q necklet o. seventy
three pearls strung on hno silk, and with
single diamond clasp, and a brilliant six
pointed star of Atty Ave diamonds Of the first
quality.