The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-31
PERSONAL.

GHooLy KHAN. the Persian minister at Wash
lnSton, recently appeared at a reception wear
ing white cotton gloves with the ends snugly
confined TO his wrists by rubber bands
LADY FLORENCE DIXIE. well known in London
for her orig naty, added the following to invi-
tationS for bail she has Just given: Con
trary to the ridiculous customary habit
hitherto ladies will not have to wait to be asked
TO dance, but will have the right to go directly
to whatever gentleman they choose. In my
house women shall enjoy the right of suffrage =
PELLEGRiNI, the famous caricaturist. whose
death was reported the other day by cable was
40 Italian by birth, and took up mis- residence in
England when very young man. His cOlored
caricatureS in Vanity Fair made his reputa-
ton at once, and his general cleverness made
him a great favorite in London society. His
sketches signed Ape" were familiar to all
Londoners
LILLE DEvEREux BLAKE proposes to purify
the political atmosphere by the formation
of a feminine cabinet as follows: For
Secretary of State, Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton; for Secretary of the Treasury Mrs
Mary Wright Sewall; for Secretary of
War, our great fighting captain, Susan B. An.
thony: for Secretary of the Navy. Mrs. Ze-elda
q. Wallace; for Secretary OF the Interior, Noble
Clara Barton; and for Attorney General Mrs
Laura de Force Gordon of California.
LORD AsHBURNNAM, now prominent figure in
English politics, is an interesting figure polite.
ally and socially. He is as consistent an advo.
cate OF home rule as Mr.. PARCEL. He is de-
scribed as witty and charming conversation
aiSt, with a fluent knowledge of French
German, Italian and Spanish and besides he is
well versed ia American literature. His figure is
slight, his vote very agreeable. with its ultra
English accent Sotten,d by the Influences of
other languages with which he is acquainted.
THOMAS r. WlNAMAKER. the eldest son OF
Johu Wanamaker, and recent graduate Of
Princeton college, EaS contributed prize fund
of $1,000 that college, the yearly interest Of
which IS TO ne given 20 the member Of the
junior class eKcel.ing il specified departments
of early English. 'ir. Wananaker has an in.
t'reSt in MIS- fathers great business, and is the
consular representative Of San Domingo at tine
port Of Philadelphia His wife is the daughter
of the late John Welsh, at one time minister to
the Court Of S James and later president of
the centennial commission.
CONGRESSMAN Tom REED. the ponderous states
man from Name, made $500 by interviewing
himself for the papers and magazines last year,
and expects 10 make twice as much this year
Reed IL as big, bodily. as he is bright. mentally
lie IS over six feet high, and nearly as much
round His face j. smooth; his forehead dome
like, which gives him some resemblance 10 the
late William Shakespeare Though his rotun-
dlty is something more than ample. Reed will
have no Batting in his. ! saw him al lunch in
the House res auraut over IN Washington the
other day says a correspondent He took pie
and milk.
Mas. ANNE BEsANT, the English free. thinker
and Labor rsiormer. has begun a libel suit
agar 81 tie Rev. Y. Hoskyns, rector of Stepney
PARISH cluded in The London school division
known as the Tower Hamlets Mrs. Besant re-
celved IS, o!6 votes as member OF tho school
board. The libel consisted in having printed
ana circulated "dodger" setting forth that
the lady had been adjudged unfit to have the
custody Of her daughter on account Of her re-
lgious views and charging that because Of her
advocacy Of the Malthusian theory she taught
that christianity is a crime and "unbridled
sensualiiy Il virtue, a most absurd non Sequifur.
SAYS q Washington correspondent: "Of all
debutantes tins year (and there are more than
usual, oecaus- this is the last chance of the adj
mnlstrSt on peop.ei the most int estlng to me
is Miss Daisy 0lrlasd. the daughter Of the
attorney general. Sensible, as Well as pretty,
she IS SO attractive that she would be a belle IA
any ball room. Yet she is never seen at balls
or, indeed at any other evening entertainments.
Sac goes to breakfast, luncheous aud teas. She
calls and receives in the afternoon, but when
night fails Sue rstires from public view, not 10
rrappear until next morn. Her wise father and
her even wiser grandmother believe that her
health is more important than any social sue
cess could possib ! be. So she goes TO bed every
evening about the time when her companions
OF the day are beginning their second round"