The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-12
ODDS AND ENDS.

A new "four generation" photograph
will soon be on exhibition in the British
shop windows. There will be first tue
Empress Queen, then the little Fife baby,
and on each side, looking exactly like sisters
with less than years difference between
them, will pose the Princess Alexandra OF
Wales, and the Duchess of Fife.
Since Germany, Italy and England have
so much trouble with the Drei0und, let them
try wet one.
Mrs. Grimwood, the widow Of F. ST.
Clair Grimwood, the British resident at
Manipur who lost his life during the
massacre there last March, visited and had
luncheon with the Queen a. Windsor Castle
Wednesday. Mrs, Grimwood became pro-
minent through the hardships she endured
and by her heroic conduct after she escaped
from Manipur, in recognition OF which she
was pensioned and decorated with the Red
Cross. There is talk OF ccaferring upon
her the Victoria Cross, awarded To soldiers,
sailors and marines, and in this case Mrs.
Grimwood would be the only woman upon
whom the honor VIII have been conferred
John Clark of Pittsburg, is the richest
colored man in Pennsylvania, II the as
SCISSORS are correct. Twenty years ago he
began life as blacksmith and has since
then hammered out S2OO,c0O fortune.
Clark solved his snare in the negro problem
by the simple remedy OF hard work.
Extension Commissioner Black won't
take cases before his old department,
though Ex-Commissioner Tanner does a
big business in this line there. A Tanner
naturally enough should not be ayerse to
a pension skin"
The new ''tailless shirt" claimed as an
original invention, will hardly stand the
test of Investigation. More than likely 1t
is nothing but the summer flannel variety
towards the latter end Of the shrinkage
period.
A new outdoor game is "aneletto." 1t is
played with rings. Still, as a seasonable
amusement it is not likely 70 supplant that
engaging game common at summer resorts
on beach and hotel porch, which IS also
played with rings, or at least the prospect
OF them.
That the sun was free from spots one
hundred ard seyenty-tive days in 1890 is no
consolation to the daughter with freckies
on her face just now.
Human nature is nothing il not incon-
sistent. Those two young Milwaukee girls
who lately climbed 225 feet high chimney
for the fun OF it may possibly kick here
after with all their feet il they're simply
asked some winter morning by their tired
husbands to climb down and light the IRE.
A leading English paper seriously ASKS
the question, Is marriage deceyingi On
the contrary it is doubling, the world over.
Senator PETER intends this year to visit
every state in the Union. He'd better
shave his whiskers before going to Rhode
Island or the natives will be complaining
of hair in the clam soup.
Secretary Foster is great fisherman.
Hence, possibly, his wonderful catches
with the met BALANCE in the Treasury.
It took twenty years for an article on
"Lincoln," by Horace Greeley, to be de-
ciphered and printed in one OF the current
magazines. In this age Of breach Of
promise suits cultivation Of the Greeley
style of manuscript might have its advan-
tages.
Warranted not to lose its color by wash
ing-the tramp.
Whoever may take up the fashion Of
wearing them now, it can't be forgotten
that the sun is the first blazer on record.
President Harrison is quite walker and
il very fond Of such exercise. Just now,
however. he's probably more interested in
knowing whether hen be called on to run.
Two eminent Parsees from India are
travelling in this country. There names
are Rustomjee Kaikhusroo and Bomsn1i
Dinshawii Petit. They arc wealthy, the