Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-04
AT THE HEAD.

CHARLES EGBERT CRADDoCK is a strik-
ing illustration of the old saying that
beauty and brains are seldom found in
the same person. Which does she pos
sess?
GusTAvE DoRE, the celebrated painter.
was a man of medium size, but with the
head of poet and the frame Of an ath-
lete. Although he was very rich, he
was one of the worst dressed men in
Paris. He was 80 devoted to his art that
even in company, when not mapping
and fiddling, he was making sketches.
He was true Frenchman, and although
decorated with more foreign orders than
any of his contemporaries, no triumph
abroad gave him half as much pleasure
as the smallest success won in Paris.
CHRISTIAN REID, one of the most pop
ular of the Southern novelists, is the
daughter of Col. Fisher, of North Caro-
lima, after whom Fort Fisher was named.
He was one of the first Confederate Off
GERS killed during the Civil War. Like
Miss Phelps, Miss Fisher married late
in lie, and is now Mrs. Herman. Since
her marriage in December, in 1888, she
has published nothing. Christian Reid
is refined, graceful, cultivated, an ultra
Southerner and jealous Catholic. She
is tall blonde, with beautifully
shaped head.
HoRTENsE BERTRAND, daughter of
Count Bertrand, the most faithful of
Napoleon's Generals, is still living in
Paris. She accompanied her father and
mother to st. Helena in 1915. The EN-
peror taught the little girl her cate
chism, and she made her first commu-
MON at the hands of the same able who
administered the last sacrament to the
dying Napoleon. Hortense returned
with her parents to France and married
M. Thayer, gentleman Of American
extraction. She retains q very vivid
recollection of the great Emperor and
has many Napoleonic relics, among
them his silver service, his famous Wa
terloo coat, etc.
THACKERAY was fond of q good din
ner, and when he was in this country
enjoyed the terrapins and canvas back
ducks of the Chesapeake. He liked to
gather few choice spirits around him
and have good time, but all within
the limits of becoming mirth, with
vine, cigars, stories, etc. He used to
enjoy the Saturday nights at the Cen
met DR.. Kane, soon after the latter had
returned from one of his voyages to
the North Pole. The doctor told Thack-
cray how he had seen sailor reading
"Pendennis" by the light OF train oil
lamp benesth polar glacier.
AMANDA M. DOUGLAS, the popular
novelist, is one of the few living writ
ers who knew Edgar A. Poe personally.
When the poet was residing at Ford
ham, in lS4S, she was frequent visitor
at the house OF relative whose home
was there. Here Miss Douglas, who
was girl at the time, met Poe, and his
large, dark eyes, broad, white fore
head and lofty courtesy made an indel-
ible impression upon the youthful
Amanda. The poets voice was low,
but exquisitely modulated. He never
laughed, and seldom smiled. His smile
was sweet but melancholy. Miss Doug
las is now nearly TO years old. but is still
actively engaged in literary pursuits.
THE late Lewis G. Cassidy, the famous
Philadelphia lawyer, always disliked to
take cases outside of Pennsylvania He
had reputation as wide as the coun-
try, and was much sought after in Grim
inal cases. Usually he declined to take
part in suits outside of the keystone
State, and the only well-known instance
in which he broke the rule was in the
Jennie Cramer murder case at New
Haven, Conn. He left that trial at the
close of the prosecution, claiming that
the case should then be submitted to
the jury, and thus disagreeing with the
other counsel. His fee was reported at
the time to have been $4,000.