The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-05
PERSONAL.

OSCAR WILDE reads in bed for several hours
daily. He reads himself to sleep, and reaches
for his book on awaking. He is a very rapid
reader.
HENRY NJ STANLEY writes from Cairo that he
will not accept any propositions to lecture The
account which he is now writing will fill two
volumes.
HENRIK IBsEN is said to be intensely surprised
at his sudden notoriety. He has been writing
for forty years, and has never received general
applause
AT Mrs. ROSWELL P. Flowers dinner in
Washington Wednesday everything, from the
mantels TO the menu cards, was symphony in
violet. Great bowls filled with the modest flow
ers stood in each room in the house, and even
the china and the caudelabra were decorated in
violet. In fact, the feast violeted all precedent
in the way of Flower dinners.
JOHN JACOB AsToR's DEATH makes William
Waldorf Aston the richest man in America
William Waldorf dabbles a little in politics.
having been member of the state legislature
minister to Italy, and twice an unsuccessful
candidate for congress. He writes unreliable
novels, employs Inverted lackeys, and permits
no one to sit on his front steps.
Hon. DRAM FoLLETT of Sandusky is the Oldest
editor in Ohio. He was past 90 when he voted
for President in 1888, and is in vigorous health
and in good form to reach 100 years. He began
his journalistic career over seventy years ago
was In the New York legislature in 1890, was for
many years an editor at Batavia. N. Y. and
the war
DR.. EDWARD BEDLoE of Philadelphia, who was
appointed recently United States consul at
Annoy, China, has sued the Quaker City to
recover $4,000 damages for an injury received
on Feb l. DR.. Bedloe, on the evening of that
date broke his ankle by slipping into hole in
the street. He has been confined to his bed
ever since. Ten thousand dollars would Just
about pay the expenses of his trip to Annoy
TAcoN, the venerable governess of little King
Alfonso of Spain, has just received the title Of
Countess of Peralta from the queen regent as a
reward for her devotion to the child monarch
during his recent illness. The new countess is
over 20 years of age, and has been in the service
of the royal household for more than half a
century. She acted as governess to all the chill
dren of Queen Isabella, including the late King
Alfonso XII.
REPRESENTATIVE DoLLIvER of Iowa. one of
our untamed orators, is said to have an original
gesture. 1t is thus described: when with
hands in pockets, the Iowan orator has devel-
oped proposition and got his point well in
then his way is to set his lips firIner and ham,
mer that point home with his head" This is
in opposition to the method of the mule who
uses his hind legs TO emphasize his propositions.
The bull the goat. and Mr.. Dolliver prefer the
head.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, unlike his ancestors, is
passionarely fond OF horses and an excellent
rider. The Hohenzolern family have always
been Indifferent horsemen. Frederick William
III. and Frederick William ". knew nothing
about riding, and the late Emperor William
rode horses only which had been very carefully
trained for HIM. The present emperor even
trains horses himself, and is fond of all athletic
sports. His fondness for life on the water dates
from his schooldays at Bonn where he used to
do great deal of rowing.