The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-17
MRS. CLEvELAND's AUTOGRAPH:

| regard to
MRS. CLEvELAND'S AUTOGRAPH:
PHILADELPHIA, July 1890.
My Dear Miss Grundy, jr
| In your letter Of Washington gossip of week
| or so ago you mention an offer made by a
gentleman OF $500 for the autograph of Mrs.
Cleveland. l have letter from this lady ad-
dressed to me August l2. 1886, containing eighty
words besides the envelope. 1 received it in
reply to little gift which / sent to her on the
return Of her birthday of that year together
with one sent to Miss Mollie Villas at the same
time. This offer for sale to the highest bid
| der. II the person to whom you refer in your
letter has not been gratitied. by purchase 1
would be pleased to correspond with him
Could you send me his address or any other you
| may have knowledge Of If successful YOU
shall be remembered by Yours truly,
| MRS NJ. r. LAWRENCE.
am sorry to tell Mrs. Lawrence that the
$500 gentleman has left Washington and
that / do not know of anyone WHO'S willing
lands autograph letters.
saw private letter yesterday from
MRS. SENATOR STANFORD.
She and the Senator have spent consider
able time in Europe this summer in study
ing up matters in connection with their new
university. Theyah have found some i'm
|
the sleeping arrangements of girls in Eu-
ropean colleges, which is an improvement
on the plans made for them here, and they
have just cabled directions to California to
have the work stopped on the college there
until these new plans arrive. AT present
twenty six masons and stonecutters
are thrown out OF. work by the
stopping of the building, and they
eau do nothing until they have the
new plans. There, are in all about one
thousand men working on this Palo Alto
university, and the stonecutters number
two hundred. The clear condition of Sena-
tor Stanford's mind is evidenced by his
work upon it. His head is as clear as a
bell, and the statement that he has paresis
comes from his weak ankle. A number of
years ago in getting off horse he stepped
upon stone and broke his ankle The
bones have Joined together again but his
left ankle is still weak. 1t pains him
greatly when he overwalks. and after
walking mile or two his ankle will swell
| up as big as the calf of an ordinary mans
leg. When he sits still for any length of
time his foot goes to sleep, and when he
rises this makes him stagger d little before
he can get himself firm on his pins. He
has, however, perfect control of his limbs,
which l understand is not the case with
persons afflicted with the above disease.
The story OF his brain being unbalanced
reminds us of a remarkable sensation
which was sprung several years ago in
regard to his mental condition. 1t was then
stated by one of the champion liars of
the United States that Stanford's body
worked just in the opposite direction from
his mind and will. II he wanted to 90 to
sleep he was sure to go stay awake, and if
he wanted very much to keep awake his
eyes would spring together like rat trap
when the cheese within it was bitten. If
he wanted to go the north his limbs would
| pull him off to the south, and the result was
thatin order to do anything that was neces-
sary to be done he had to desire to do the OBJ
posite thing TO be able to do the necessary
one. The truth is, Senator Stanford is as
healthy millionaire as there is in the
country. He is perhaps little heavy and
he might reduce his abdomen with comfort
but he has had nothing to do with doctors
and prefers to doctor himself. He does not
believe in paying $50 or S. for guess as to
| his condition, and he believes In travel as a
health preserver.
THE DEPARTMENT CLERKS
Are many of them away on leave. Every
clerk who works for the government has
| the right to one months vacation during
the year and her salary goes on all the
same. Many of the department girls save
up during the whole year in order to cut a
swell during this month. They go to the
seasohre with a good wardrobe, register
themselves from Washington and have a
time that is giddy and gay. l know of one
very pretty maiden who will spend her
vacation at Long Branch and Cape May.
She is the daughter of one of the most
prominent governors Of the country couple
of decades ago. but her father unfor-
tunately died poor and left her with very
fat tastes and very lean pocket book.
She expects to make a catch this season
and she has wardrobe which she bought
on installments. Think of wearing dress
before it is paid for and of paying so much
month when it is worn out Well, that
is what this young lady is doing, and mas
much as she is beautiful and accomplished,
| will not be surprised if she drops her
clerical work after this season and takes
the place of a Madam Midas, whose check
| is good with Worth.
| THE KOREANS AND THEIR LADIES.
have returned from Berkeley Springs and
they are again at the legation building on
Iowa Circle. They are discussing the ques-
ton as to whether they ought to put on
mourning for the queen dowager who has
recently died in Korea, but have pracui-
cally decided that it is an impossibility.
This queen dowager, of Korea, was not
the mother of the king, but she was the
wife OF one of the predecessors of the man
who now reigns over Korea. She had the
selecting of the king, and she picked out
this young fellow when he was boy. Dur
| inn thu rroe0pf roiur cho hoe ooou,;oJ :,