The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-02
PERSONAL.


PArrr's Last American tour made her richer
by $4,000.
AUSTIN CoRBrN will go TO Europe next
month.
BISHOP POTTER completed his 5sth year on
Sunday.
CHAuScEY NJ. DEPEw says he is enjoying ex-
cellent health
Russell SAGE is "A years old, and he says he
feels no older than he did at so.
WILLIAM WALDORF Aston is paying s1o,0 900 for
Illustrations for each of his novels.
Prof. BRYCE. the author of THE American
Commonwealth" is coming over 10 lecture to
us next winter
ARTHUR NIKIscH. the musical director, sailed
for Germany yesterday to spend the summer
with bis family.
MRS. SPRINGER. wife of the Illinois representa-
tive in congress, is the author of several sue
ceSsIul novels, and is poeteSS as we'll
KING ALEXANDER, the young monarch of
Servia, it is rumored, is betrothed to Grand
Duchess Xenie. tae eldest of the cars two
daughters.
ONE of the lovelest faces in one of Burne
Jones four sleeping Beauty pictures, the
copyright of which cost 81, 900, is the face of
his own daughter.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HENRY WILLARD and family
VIII sail July for Europs for a stay of year
or longer. They will go first to Berlin. which
VIII be their headquarters.
ALBERT BIERsrADr, the artist, received back
from Paris Tuesday his last great picture, THE
Last of the Buffalo" 1t has been shipped to
washington for exhibition at the Corcoran art
gallery.
ONE of the first women to preach in Kentucky
T. W v,.ff
licensed to fill pulpit by the Kentucky presby-
oery three years ago, and has done successful
rel giouS work since
JOHN VAN METRE a Sioux Indian, who re-
ceived bis first lessons in civilization in Phila-
deiphia. aud has since studied law in Pierre
D =, has been admitted to practice in the cir
cult court OF that place.
A HANDSOME STONE has been placed at the
grave OF Mrs. 7. T. Pitman, known to the liter
airy world as "Margery Deane," in the Island
cemetery at Newport, r. l. 1t is of Wyoming
oluestone, of beautiful color.
SIR JOHN MILLArs, the great English artist,
has curly hair that is hardly touched with gray
and bright eyes that 10 not show any trace of
their atf1iction-that of long-sightedness. Mil
iais terms for portrait are $4,000.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES believes in reading
many books by proxy, particularly the big,
thick volumes printed in small type. Nobody
believes in reading Dr. Holmes books by proxy
the proxy would have the best of such an ar
rangement.
Miss HELEN L. WEBSTER, Phi. D., of Zurich
has been elected to open department in COM
parative philology at Wellesley College. Miss
Webster obtained her degree cum sumDta ldude
after four years course Of study, being the
third woman to obtain this honor.
REV. DR.. JOSEPH D. WIcKAN of Manchester,
VT. who was graduated from Yale College in
1915, is her oldest living alumnus and the only
surviving member of his class. He is SO years
old, but in excellent health. and has recently
been visiting friends in Derby, Conn
VICTORIA ALEXANDRIA, VIOLET is the luscious
mouthful of names bestowed on Queen Victo-
ria's latest godchild, the Duke of Portland's
baby Besides these three-volume novel names
the infant received a necklace of seed pearls
with a diamond locket, and another mark of
royal favor in good grandmotherly kiss
Prof. HUxLEy's AUTOGRAPH attached to let
ter containing the following passage is offered
for sale: Il look upon autograph hunters as
a progeny of Cain, and treat their letters &C
cordingly. Heaven forgive you if you are only
an unusually ingenious specimen of the same
race" That autograph was worth something
to the man who originally collected.