The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-29
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes OF Interest by Wire and Mall From
Beyond the sea.


81 800. II took seven years to make H.
SIR ARTHUR suLLvAN's song. "Ihe Lost
Chord" has already paid him Sl5,oo ana
still has a large sale.
\ VIENNA millionaire who died a short
time ago had such an antipathy TO darkHess
that he provided by will for an electric
light to be kept burning in the vault during
an entire year. the interior Of his CONN also
to be electrically lighted.
THERE are alleged TO have been many in
stances Of colored persons turning white,
but the case Of q Namacraw (Ga.) woman
Is most remarkable from the fact that her
niece few years ago also became eau
ca.sian 10 an appearances. and that her
skin drops of in biz flakes. She is almost
entirely helpless. her limbs being paralyzcd.
Her illness began with her change Of color.
FRANCE will now have peace until No
vemher. Tor the second ballOtine j. not
likely 10 have any element Of danger IN II.
Boulangcr saws DE won't 20 home until
that awkward sentence j. repealed. and
that means that unless the present ministry
f. oyerihrown he will not 20 home 40 all.
He will sec the FOES of November in Lon
don. VI. Leon say j. mentioned as % candi-
date for the presidency Of the new CHAM
Der. and IL is predicted that D" viii DE iar
better president than VI. Niclinc. who
knows more about agriculture than politics.
MARY ANDERSON, home. ON Mount
Waltham. at south Hampstead. says New
York Trufh. is in a grand house where
some Of the most notable English people in
literature and society have sought her com
pany. She cnicrtains delightfully."-
with her mothers chaperonaee. Inc great
hall. which opens from the vesiibule. WIN 2
ceiling nearly Ia the roof, and surrounded
bv "a gallery. f. filled with superb objects OF
art. Every part of the home displays the
GOOD taste and culture Of the young actress
Here She has received Lord Ienul SON. Lord
Isft0n. and Lady Betloy. the Marfu, OF
Salisbury. the Earl of Pembroke and tho
Duke ~ Westminster.
SOME interesting statistics concerning Tho
price, paid 10y Russian publishers toauihor-
are given in a recent number Of the IlYcH
n appear, that T0urccnion sold the copy
right Of hi. works shortly before his death
10 VI. Gla-suuOn for I1W0. GO-ol- work.
were sold for th.unl: pu-hhin'- for only
ff.7lu. and krilon-- fables for 800. CHEAP
editions of many OF tine most popular au-
thor. are hoin- issued. and 10000 copies of
the work, Of NJ. Gleh [ -pcn-ki. the popular
writer. were sold IN a single todr The
best prices are paid hy publisher for popu
lar educational books thus. 5000 wa'
raid hv "a Petersburg publishing firm iol
ths copyright of a popular book on nriih
mciIc.
20 LONG ms they are young and hand
some. writes Dr. Muller. tine CAMERON.
women pay great attention To- their toilet
The peiiicoat which reaches down from ih'
him. io the ankles. must De- thoroughly
smooth and clean. and tine apron. which d.
worn under ID. i- as -u0tl"s- a- th, under
clothing of European lady. Their h1lr D.
v0,en hy professional halr-dre--cr- mt
hraid~ Of various shapes. without grease
and usually without ornaments. although
woman is occasionally found who wears
string If beads around her head. lh
DRESSING usually lasts for 20 week. and l
bound 900 go night in cloth for protection
In is also "a part of thr hair-dre--er'- hu-'
ness. which is cluiei 900 in the street. u
pull ont ihe lady, elcla-ne-. string "
pearl. Or some other ornament ni INfnltll
Oriein i- worn around the neck. ih
shoulders and breast are covered Win oina
mental tatiD0in- in red and blue. Eiu
orate runlo.of ivory or metallic rings ar
Worn upon 1hc wrists and ankles.
ACCORDING 90 correspondent Of OBJ
Berlin Past iho Russian imperial fnmil
have very Indifferent health, and two o
three members are always more or Jess serl
ouslv ill. The condition Of the Gran
Duchs-. Maria paulo}na has been pro
nounccd hopeless hy her physicians. lie
mother died young. OF consumption. ah
her sister and brother. the Grand Durhe-
Vladimir and the Grand Duke oi Mcrhicn
burr ~rnNerin. suffer with their chests. ann
.ueud "a large portion of The year ai Neu
tone. The cars two uuclc-. the Gram
Duke. Constantine and Nicholas. are no,
confirmed mNalid-. Nicholas. who b.
-rmhlc- hi, father and was one oi the hand
soonest men in Europe. is now ioiierlu
and bent old man Tine victim ~ an incurdnl
liver mllaGN. II i- said that Mhcn hi
sister, the Grand Duchess Marie oi leuch
tnuborg. WAS taken Ut ln her -iNit-ihir
year. She WAS visited ht the ltie car. Nh
on taking his leave wished her % speed
recovery. ~ shall mot recover W-Ncrr
the Princes. ~wc ROmln0l- never -t
older than siNfy-thrge.' Tho Grand lux
Nicholas is nDW ucarl, sixty. hut his broth.
i, rapidly approaching ihr iaiai age.
THE Newport az. H.. JonIuW says tha
Chief Engineer Mouocal. of the Unite
states Navy. who rs the leading engineer o.
the Nicaragua canal is VERY enthusiast
over Oh. PROGRESS Of tine work and the fuur
of tine project. he i- about tO go fo Mica
rugua. and viii rp1reJuiIr lhe work There
The company VIII first improve ihr harno
of Gr-,tOWn. This ha- been found tO nt a
absolute necessity for the company. In al
their rNurdit.Nrs sent down they have lcn
Obliged tO land their TOOLS. supplies. men
cuuipaec.. etc.. through the surf. lh
dredging Of ihn hlrh0r VIII endhl
them 20 land their supplies 40 Oh
Wharyc-. eft !, SIMPLY impossible b
says. "tn land amy machinery DO Grey tow
harhor 100 present. Recently ship arrived
there from ENGLAND with rails intended @
Doe used Goa 400 interior railroad. The Ne--f
could NOT discharge beer cargo and reIurur
home. She came out on tine Pacific -icc ann
landed the rails uf tur.uiu without mur|
trouble. our object i- 90 have ihe hlrhor Do
GreytDwu 800 improved Chat ships VII Dol
able to sail right m." Mr.. Neuucai doe
NOT expect the canal t0 ho completed in lr-
than seven years.
THE New York san says that pr. Nnn
SEN. who spent last winter 40 1odth.nh. B
quite charmed with Greenland winter, am
the society of IL. hospiiahle people. Parties
shooting excursions and even cauoein. d
the swim currents of DlNi. strait are. % aI
pears. among the diversions of the cold -cl
som boo southern Greenland. end hansen ics
fifiD- tiui ile time passed only i0D quickly
The permanent white residents in Acril
regions seem in he iull, as happy as aver
age m0riuls. and they quickly resent
disposition 90 REGARD them a7 subj Cd
comm. -erition. Not many years ago pi
Rudolph. who had spent most OF his lii
in lpernayik. the most northern ham
let IN the world. went back u
Denmark 90 end his days In his native land
Twelve months later his old friends il
lpemasik We're very much surprised Whei
they saw the Doctors happy face hcamln.
upon them from the deck 0i the government
steamer. lie had seen an be- wanted %
Denmark. and concluded that 6reenian.
was good enough for him. The good folk
of Bo.-ekop. Lapland. 30 miles north of ih
Arctic circle. have pianos and other clNil
lied Injuries. and there is now little rail
road i'm sweden whose southern termnu, j
almost exactly ON the Arctic circle. -
Arctic resident, have their blessing as wei
as other people. and. though the mosquitoe'
are sometimes annoying, they are nefc
troubled with malaria.