The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-08
PERSONAL.

THE fortune left by Prof Richard A. Proctor
was insufficient to support his family and his
widow has determined to sell his Florida home
tog Their with his library and scientific APP
paratus
MARIE, BARONESS DE vEszERA: born March
10, 1871; died Jan 30, 1889 Life is flower: it
opens and is plucKed''' This is the inscription
on the headsbone of the grave in a cemetery
near Vienna where repose the remains of the
woman who shared the tragic fate of Crown
Prince Rudolph.
THAcKERAY wrote a sequel to 'Ivanhoe -
wherein some of the romantic halo which Scott
threw about the chief personages of that tale
was dissipated similar idea has been CON
ceived by a western author, who purposes to
write play to be nam Big Lord Fauntle-
roy" in order to show what generally IN
desirable person the little lord became when he
grew up.
CAPT. THOMAS PHELAN of Kansas CITY is in
correspondence with the King of Samoa with a
view OF becoming member OF the military
staff of the Samoan monarch. Capt Phelan
served two years in the British army, and was
a member of the Seventh Missouri regiment
in cur civil war. He is said to be one of the
most expert swordsmen and drillmaSters in the
world.
MARY GORDON DUFFEE, tho authoress, lives
with her aged mother IN a ruined frame
cottage which sits perched on the very summit
of picturesque mountain near Blount Springs
Ala. Miss Duffee is now so years old and is
very eccentric. VI luC6 years she has depended
almost entirely upon the charity of her kind
hearted nelghborS
RHoDA BRouGHToN, the weknown English
novelist, is 48 and highly intelligent looking
woman. although her features are hard an I
rather masculine. She is good talker aud has
rich fund of humor of very racy and piouant
kind Most of her literary work is done early
in the morning 1t is her custom to allow at
least two years to elapSe between the publica
ton of her stories.
DURING the presidency of Rutherford r
HAYES he and Mrs HAYES were visitino +ba
family of A. D. Shepard of Scotch Plains. n !
Greatly to the delight of parents and pupils
Mrs Hayes IVES persuaded to visit the public
school, When the time came, for some reason
OF discipline one of the lads was de0arred from
attending Mrs Hayes heard of this and
with the kindly spirit for which she was noted
intunated that ii it would notilnterfere too seri
ousiy with the discipline of the school. she
would prefer as favor to have the little fellow
present and her wish was complied with.
A WRITER in the Spectator saws that Lord
Beaconsfed's fondness for the primrose origin
ated when he was living in Highbury London
Here he was much attached to a youns, lady
residing in the same locality, who was the
daughter of a gentleman of good uronertv Ar
ball given at this gentleman's house, the
young lady in question wore a wreath of prim-
roses A discussion arose between Mr. D sraeli
and another gentleman as to whether the priln-
roses were real or not. A bet of pair of gloves
was made, and on the young lady being con
suited, and the primeses being examined, the
bet was won by Mr.. Disraeli. The prinnroses
were real primroSes. and the young lady gave
two or three of them to the future prime minis
ter, winch he put in his buttonbole and kept.
and used TO show long afterward. Some have
thought that because the queen sent a wreath
OF prinroSeS to Lord BeaconStield's funeral the
tiowcE became his badge in that way This is a
mere Invention. The queen did not know at
the time that the primrose was Lord B -acons-
feds favorite flower, and she did not conse-
r.anf h Of r.-f..,
funeral at all. Others have entertained the
opinion that the noble lord appreciated the
flower because he says in one Of his novels that
the primrose makes an excellent salad This is
incorrect again, and the true history of the wav
the primrose became the noble lords favorite
flower is recorded above.