The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-09
EHSONAL.

CONGRESSMAN ANDERSON of Kansas says that
Jay Gould is the brightest man in America.
| MINISTER REDS PORTRAIT. by G. P. A Healy,
VIII be exhibited in the Paris Salon this year.
Mrs HEyRY GLADSTONE is an accomplished
hnguist and violiBist. She is petite brunette
and vivacious talker.
JoHN SwISToN, the labor reformer, writes oc-
casi4nally from Europe that he is in good spirits
ana health and enjoying himself
ANDREW LANG, the English critic, seriously
discusses the probability of coming TO this
York.
THOMAS B. CONWAY, late charge d'affaires in
Mexico, has completed a novel. the scenes OF
when are laid in the cities of Mexico and New
York.
Mas. LANGTRY. a London correspondent
"rites IS In poor health, and unless she should
undergo radical change for the better she Will
never be able to play again.
w. ID. HowELLs, in response to ex-Minster
fheips article decrying contemporary lltera-
lure. declares that lin this new country. drunk
with prosperity and besotted, as 1t Is, with ma
teral ideals, the literary standard is as high as
IL ever was in the world, and that the literary
performance is of an excellence which IS only
not conspicuous because it is so general.
EDWIN CowLEs, editor of the Cleveland CO)
Leader, who died few days ago, was a man
OF Intense partisanism and implacable hatred.
he never forgave anybody who disagreed with
him, and never admitted that an opponent
could possess either honesty or virtue. lie
lived for years in dread of the Catholic church.
lie sincerely believed that the pope was schem-
Ing to secure control of the government of the
United States and he affected to believe that
designing Jesuit was hidden under every bush.
A few years ago his daughter. while living in
Europe, fell in love with distinguished young
atbolic and married him. This came near
breaking the old gentleman's heart.
HARRY WATKINS, the veteran actor, is one of
the last survivors of that band of players who
acted with the elder Booth. He played "Othel-
10" to Booths -'iago," and ''Iago," to his
~Othello." He also played with Mrs. Mowatt,
Edwin Forrest and Macready. The old man
grows enthusiastic when recalling Junius Bru-
tus Booth. He was born actor, but he added
study TO his native MUS, and was one of the
greatest tragedians the world has ever seen.
The moment he stepped upon the stage he
threw off his own individuality entirely, and
became Richard, Iago,' 'Othello,' Hamlet
'Macbeth'-king, prince, tyrant, villain. We
shall never look upon his like again." exclaimed
Harry Watkins and there was unusual sad
ness in his voice.
From London Col Eugene Field writes that
oscar Wilde is certainly the most charming
conversationalsJ in all England and If he is
practically eloquent upon any one subject, that
one subject is reading in bed" He said that
for years he had been addicted to this fascinat-
ing habit; that he reads himself to sleep, and
that as soon as he wakes in the morning he
reaches for his book. THE habit grows on
me. Often find myself disposed to lie abed all
day, reading. | read with amazing rapidity.
When was boy at school was looked upon
as prodigy by my associates, because, quite
frequently, would for a wager, read three
volume novel in half an hour so closely as to be
able to give an accurate resume of the plot of
the story; by one hours reading was enabled
to give fair narrative of the incidental scenes
and the most pertinent dialogue"