The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-25

THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, like her sister the
Princess of Wales, never wears high crowned
or large brimnsd hats, whic l. indeed, would be
nnsnlted to the delicate type of her beauty.
Everything must be small and neat and com
pact, whether hat or bonnet. Her fa7orite col.
ors are pale blue and mauve.
THE CoMTE DE PARIS has written little letter
to the New York Ildependent, which is not
likely to contriou to his popularity in France.
especially among those people who believe that
he Is conspiring with all his might. The letter
deals mainly with the character of Washington.
for whom the Comte has. as is well known, the
most exalted admiration, both as patriot and
general, but it also attacks liberalism and re-
publIcaniSm in France in the most open
manner
THEODORE ROOSEVELT recently astonished the
scientists in he Cosmos Club of Washin Zton by
putting together Correctly the skelstons of ami
mails long since extinct, and describing their
appearance, habits and natures. The host of
the ev ming, man Of mature years, who has
spent large portion of his lifetime in a study
of these animals, was completely surprised at
Mr.. Roosevelts knowledge OF them, and said to
his guests that the poss sssion of such expert
knowledge in such young man was remark
able.
DELICIOUS STORY is ''going around" anent
Mr.. Irving and Miss Ellen TerTy's visit TO sand.
rim cham TO play before the queen. 1t appears
that all was going beautifully with the "Mer-
chant of Venice"-her majesty seated in front.
stick 10 hand. aud all attention-until Miss
Terry S time came as "Portia" to deliver her
great speech about Mercy" But the ouesn
quite mistook the usual pause for some sudden
fa OF memory, began prompting her quite
low, The quality of mercy" etc. but Miss
Terry did not take the cue, and her majesty
then repeated rather more loudly ami eucoi,ra :.
ingly THE quality of mercy is not strained. Is
This was almost too much for Miss Terry, but
with violent effort to suppress her twinkling
merriment she controlled herself and grace.
fully accepted her cue
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sensation at Vienna by c Gaping from the mad
house in which his family ha1 kept him for
some years. He is a member of the PrusSian llp-
per house, and owns vast estates in Germany
and Austro- Hungary. Early in Life he was noto-
rious spendtnrift. He was twice m arried: his
first wife died after having been separated from
him. One OF his eccentric freaks was to travel
with great menagerie OF wild beasts through
Europe. He made himself a nuisance where vpr
he appeared. because he turned night into iay
| His second wife was an actress In 1893 his
family obtained the necessary proofs of his
complete madness, and he was taken to a private
| asylum where be stayed till some DAYS ago. His
| guardian left him alone in the grounds for a
| fex moments only, and on returning did NOT
| find him. The cab driver who waited for him
at the back door of the garden has, after four
| days delay, informed the police that he had
| often taken two ladies TO the asylum at DobIing
| and that they had talked over the wall to "a,
tient who had several times left the establish.
ment to drive out with the ladies, ard had .ven
| supped with them in some fashionable restau-
| rant. The keeper confessed this was true hint
| that the prince always returned puncttally
| On the day of the escape only the elder lady
| came, and she soon left with the prince, who
| drove to her lodgings. There the younger lady
| was waiting for bin, and he concealed HIM seif
until nightfal, when all three left by rail, The
| younger lady is a Hungarian, a woman of IS.
| who has been the princes mistress since 1880
and accompanied him when he was first taken
to the asylum. He gave her large sums of
money, and she spent part of them in efforts "a
obtain his release, first by fair, then by foul
means.