The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-07

of q handsome well-proportioned figure.
She measures about eight feet four inches
in height. There will be big wedding
when she marries
A LEADING New York publisher employs
at a large salary young lady whois useful
to him alone on account of her memory.
She has read almost every thing In the whole
range of fiction. and can detect at once bor-
rowed plots and expressions.
M. PEDROUs, q physician at Nantes,
France, has the strange gift of being able
to see the color of sounds. He SAYS that
human voices are red. blue. black. tan.
slate and all other colOrs. and that the
color of some very handsome women's
voices is like buttermilk.
THE servants and mistresses of Vienna
have to manage their affairs under the
superintendency of the police. The latter
keep q servants book" in which each
girls dlsmissals and re-engagements are
recorded. together with copies of char
acter given by each employer.
LITTLE white e-bearded man named Wild
dows. now clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment. was one of PATHS first managers.
5 Widdows was noted ime-ringer. He
paid the thirteen -year-old child who was
destined TO become q world renowned diva
Sl00 week for singing in concert troupe
with which he toured the country.
RUDYARD KIpLING is by all accounts the
coming man in English fiction. Mr.. Yates
has given him the Endorsement of long
article in the WOriG. which describes him
at homo In his London chambers as short,
broad-shouldered. resolute- jawed and dark
faced man of twenty-fOur. He was born IN
India. His work is now in large demand
by the leading editors of London.
ACCORDING to the Omaha papers the tel
ephOne girls there are great on etiquette.
A citizen discovered a fire starting in a
boarding-ho and rushed to phone to
notify the department.. The girl answered
that mo 49," the department number. was
talking" and she must not break In. The
man protested In vain, and 1T was about
five minutes before communication was es-
tabiished. In the meantime the house
went up and man was roasted within it.
MME. PATTI while in New York devoted a
large part of her time to massage treatment
for the complexion. and twice day she
had her face manipulated, pinched. and
slapped by d specialist. She has cast aside
all her various face preparations and takes
ing lotions, perfumed oils, and creams
which the massageure uses. There are
countless pots and jars tied with dainty
ribbons of every hue, pounds and pounds
of tOnics to be used in the daily massage,
and bath powders of various sweet odors.
Mr. ROBERT C. WINTHROP was told by
the young door-keeper of Congress the
other day that ne must not go upon the
floor of the House, as that privilege was
confined to members and ex-members.
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Winthrop. Il have the
privilege of the floor. l was Senator
once. but probably before yonr time. am
also an ex-Speaker of the House." Then
he good-naturedly told the young man who
he was. and that he was Senator from
| the unexpired term of Daniel Webster. Ii
severely shocked the young door-keeper
who, however, soon recovered his equi-
| librium when he saw the cordial welcome
that was extended to the visitor by both
Senators and Representatives.
COULD the twelve apostles come to earth
And were not a certain "set" In,
There's many Christian church they'd find
It's mighty hard to get In.