The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-11
PERSON AL.

PRINcE EreESE of Sweden has passed two
years in Paris an amateur artist. having
studied under NJ. Henri Gervex. The king OF
Sweden mas just conferred upon NJ. Gervex the
cross Of a chevalier of the order OF ST. Olaf Il
IS said that Prince Eugene has considerable
talent
Mr. GLADSTONE has always been more scrupu-
loas in his attentions to the humber classes
than 10 the nobility aud wealthy. Once. when
prime minister. he called personally on a trades
man one Sunday morning 10 deliver a ticket for
admission 70 the House OF Commons, which had
been requested.
SECRETARY RISK recently had lively srgu
ment with Postmaster General Wana maker
garding the game of poker. Rusk is clever
manipulation OF pairs and Pushes while Wanna
maker calls the great American pastime most
immoral institution. Those VINO heard the dis
eussion say that Rusk was a winner hands
down.
The Duchess or MksTxIxsTER. whose hns-
band is the richest man in England. finds her
self unable TO give sl09 year for five years
toward a scholarship at the female school of
art III London. She writes that she has so
many claims" upon her, and that when she sub
scribed 70 the fund she did not know that it was
TO run five years.
FERDINAND De LEssEPs leans heavily forward
as be walks, and his hair is white as slaked
lime, yet be still retains buoyant flow OF ami
mai spirits, and his Handwriting is anything
nut shaky. lie stu affects receptions with
vengeance and personally conducts volu-
inlnots correspondence. He is justly proud of
mis- thirteen .cbilGren." who range in years
from To IS. lie IS himself $.
THRoteH his secretary at Cannes. Count
'Assisas. the ex- Emperor Of Brazil, has sent
his photograph TO George W. Chlds Of Phia
delphia. together with a lind note OF acknowl-
edgement of courtesies received. Mr.. Childs
sent through Mr. Nalente minister from Brazil
at washington, messages of sympathy and
friendship to the deposed EMPEROR Dom Padro
mas a high regard fer Mr.. Childs. = 3 ss rs
u, F, BsocKgrr during the recent presiten
thai campaign rolled a monster ball through
thirteen states, distance OF 5000 miles. His
long journey ended IN Gen. Harrison's front
yard at Indianapolis Mr.. Brockett is now a
trench-dIgger in Washington. He spent all his
be appointed watchman in one Of the parks at
the capital, but his pull is weak.
GEN. SIcKLEs who has just accepted the
Office of Sheriff of New York, is devoted TO the
opera and the theaters. He seldom misses
performance of the German opera and comes
in promptly as the curtain rises to his seat In
the orchestra. During the summer months he
is frequently to be seen at the Terrace Garden
enjoying the comic operas OF Strauss, Often
bach and others | also saw, says a
writer in the New York Star, Gen. Sickles at the
opening night at Days, seated alongside of
Gen. Sherman Gen. Horace Porter and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt; and on the last night Of
Mansfield S Richard Ill. he was left with
the rest OF us as to what the tent and ghost
scene was all about Notwithstanding his years
aud the loss of his leg, which he left Ia the
peach orchard at Gettysburg, where he had the
Third corps, Gen. Sickles is still very, very
young old man.