The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-03
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Miss Amelia B. Edwards has been lectur-
ing on The Art OF the Novelist" Shec0n-
slderS Ihackeray the greatest master OF hc-
ton the world has ever seen.
Henry W. Denison, who is now legal ad-
wiser to the Mkado of Japan, formerly re-
sided in Lancaster, n. III. Mr.. DenIsOn has
lived in japan about twenty-thrce years.
Herr Windthorst. who died the other day,
was generally accounted the hOmelleSt man
in European politics. Aud yet lie was the
most popular man among the German
women.
Beverly Tilden. nephew of the late sage
Of Gramercy Park, has been sold out of his
apartments in London by the Sheriff. Young
Tilden is the leading American dude in
London.
William Bache, great-grandson Of Ben
iamln Franklin, attained his eighlieth birth
day on Monday, March 18th, and on that
evening visited the Philadelphia Ledger
office alone
The late Prince Napoleon had remark
ably open cOunteuance, says the Atlanta
Constitution. He yawned regularly once
every two minutes on every occasion and in
any company.
James Payne, the novelist, is now on
London Punch The wit of Payne will be
a pIeasrrable feature in England's emf
nently respectable but pre-emlnently dreary
conc weekly.
Miss Kingsley, daughterof Charles Kings
ley, has been awarded the decoration of the
French Academic palms. with the grade of
officer of the academy" Tor her valuable
writings upon French art.
Because Roger Q. Minis does not wear
cuffs Troy paper has come to the conclu-
sion that he is not available as a candidate
Tor the Speakershp. This is the worst cuff
that Roger has yet received.
The Emperor William has six sons and
they are being trained up IN hardy, rugged
uries or coddling and includes discipline and
self-denial rigid as that which is practced
in a military school.
Thomas Barring of Barring Brothers, Lon
don, is now in Boston, to assist in COM
pleting the arrangements for the separation
Of the Boston and New York branches Of
kidder, Peabody IL Co., with whom mis- firm
has been connected.
Mrs. Kyle, wife of the Alliance Senator
from South Dakota, felt overpowering con-
1dence during the canvass that her husband
would be elected, ana whenever he talked of
declining the nomination she insisted that
lie ehOuld stay In and win.
Miss Wanamaker, daughter of the Post
maSter-General, is going abroad in time to
be presented at the drawing-roOm the Queen
holds in June. The order for the gown Miss
WanamakeT is to wear then is already in
the hands of Worth, and he is busy pre-
pairing designs 10 be submitted to her for
utI CUOlCe
Count Leo Tolstoi reads, writes and re-
ceives his friends N his bedroom. 1t is an
apartment some fifteen feet square, without
a carpet and always underheated. In one
corner stands an old green leather sofa, on
which he sleeps with q single rug. His
couch is quite unincumbered with a mat.
tress, sheets or pillows.
Senator Edmunds is the champion onion
eater of the Senate. A Cabinet officer de-
clares that When the Senator goes hunting
he eats an immense plateful of onions three
times a day. He eats them fried for break
fast, boiled for dinner, fried at evening, and
then lie takes several large ones aud eats
them raw, with salt and bread, for lunch at
night.
NJ. Diebler, the French executioner, had
his son with him-gying him an object les
son, as 1t were-at the execution of Eyraud.
This repulsiye Office remained in one fami-
ly, the Sansous. for seven generations and
perhaps Dehler would like TO found a
dynasty in his house. lie is said to have
made fortune of 100000 francs by his vir-
tuoSity on the gullotine.