Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

LEGITiNE, ex-rresident Of the Hytian Re
public, is writing history of the events which
led to his downfall.
GENERAL BuTLER is fond OF good dining
aud is himself an accomplished cook. He
can broil a lobster TO a turn.
THE original Of Lonsfellow's "Yillage
blacksmith is Henry Francis Moore, who :
still living at Medfork, Mass,
JOHN JACOB ARMSTRONG Aston, the four.
year-old son Of William Waldorf Aston, had
his name changed to John Jacob Astor.
CONGRESSMAN JoHN f. RUSSELL, OF Msssa-
chusetts, is accompanied III al his campaign
ing by his wife. When he speaks she occupies
= seat on the platform, and she is considered
fully as shrewd politician as her husband.
GUSTAV FREYrAG, the most distinguished
of German nONelists, lives in the pretty town
of Nlesbaden, where he occupies handsome
villa. lie is now tall, broad shouldered
man Of fifty-eigi with a fresh, healthy color
and fair hair
FRANK STOCKTON, the novelist, lives in n
roomy house at Madison, \. J. He $ a
methodical man IN his literary work ,deyoting
the early part of each day TO his writing. At
times he suffers from weak eyes, aud on such
occasions he dictates his stories to his wife.
QUEEN CHRISTINA, Of Spain, is fond Of the
opera, but dislikes appearing before public
audiences. She oyercomes this difficulty by
having her chamber connected by telephone
with the opera house, and in tbs way she
listens TO the performance without having TO
appear before the public.
GOVERNOR HILL, Of New York, is one Of
the poorest of platform speakers. lie lacks
the quality of sympathy, aud his utterances
are I'll studied with view TO producing an
immediate effect. There is nothing spon-
taneous or graceful in his platform oratory.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, is re-
ported TO have given away no less than $50
decorations during the twenty hours that
he spent with the King of the BelgAns, at
Ostend, the distribution ranging from the
Grand Cross of the Red Eagle down to the
Ribbon of the Order of Merit.
KING HUMBERT's hair has become snow
white, much to the distress of Queen Marquee
rite, who is most anxious that her husband
should follow the example Of his father, and
the fashion common among elderly Piednon.
tese officers and dye his hair. Her pleadings
were, however, of no avail.
PRINCESS METTERNICH's clever daughter.
Antoinette, who was married five years ago to
Count Waldstein- Wartemberg, died very sud.
denly last week at Vienna, from disease Of
the heart. The deceased Princess was i'm
mensely popular in Viennese society where
her handsome figure and conversational abil-
ity fully atoned for her lack of personal
beauty.
NJ. ALPHoNsE DAUDET is now quite re-.
covered from his recent illness and is busily
engaged in a new novel as we'll as play, the
latter being intended forthe Gymuase Theatre.
In the forthcoming work the question Of
divorce will be analysed, especially I'M its
relations to the situation OF children Of parents
WHO have been separated by law. NJ, Daudet
Is now in his villa at Champrose, rustic
retreat on the banks OF the Seine near Corbell.
THE Countess of Aberdeen, who contributed
so much to the popularity Of her husbands
vice-royalty of ireland during the late al.
ministration Of Mr.. Gladstone. is to become an
editor. A new penny monthly magazine, for
young women and mothers, is I" be brought
out at the end of the year under the auspices
OF the iiaddo House Association, which has
now grown to such dimensions as to need an
organ Of its own, and the Countess. who is
president Of the association, will edit il. The
Countess visited this country two years ago.