The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
A NEW PLAN has been adopted by the munich
pal authorities of Rome to prevent adulteration.
Recognizing the fact that the public can gain
but little knowledge from the annual reports of
food inspectors, they have required the
names of all makers and sellers of aIimentary
substances injurious to health or adulteraton,
TO be published in the daily papers.
The DIFFICULTY of distinguishing certain
forms Of comatose sleep from actual death has
suggested all sorts of ingenious tests, such as
holding bright looking glass In front Of the
nostrlls, or forcing a spray OF water against the
closed eyelids. A still more decisive expert
ment, however, consists in injecting the pale
skin OF the upper arm with strong solution OF
ammonia. II a spark of life fingers it will be-
tray itself by the appearance of red spot.
The EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA has for years past
found consolation for his troubles in the sym
pathetic Companonship OF a former well known
Viennese actress, Catharne Schratt, whose
cOunses are said to have been of the utmost
advantage to him in many important affairs of
state. The emperor is accustomed TO drive out
to the palace at Schoenbrunn and there. leaving
his equipage, he is met by Nine. Schratt and
takes long promenades with her in the forest
As result of this friendship the actress is
known in Vienna as the vice empress. Her
extraordinary intelligence and clear judgment
are valued in the highest degree by the emperor.
Hon STEPHEN A DOUGLAS addressed the re-
cent Glover Club banqueters in Chicago as fol-
lows: This ceremony tonight makes me think
of story, a real circumstance, that happened
in North Carolina some years ago. A negro
man and woman went 90 Justice of the peace
set married. Two or three weeks after this
the man came back and said: 'Marse justice,
you must unmarry US l can't unmarry You,
was the reply. You must. 1 can't But
you must. L can't. You have got to go before
a court and get a divorce Boss, you got me
into all tins trouble and you must get me out OF
it cant do it, You took that woman for
better worse L know that, but then she is
a - sight worse than took her for"
The FRIENDS of Mrs Burton Harrison are fond
of saying that success has not spoiled her. No
one who has read her books needs telling that
she is witty, and it is easy to suspect that she is
viveclous and communicable. She enjoys the
amenities of social life, is mistress of the art
of entertaining as of the rarer art Of making
real friends. Mrs. Harrison was Miss Constance
Cary, and is Virginiau of the Virginians Her
mother was Fairfax, her father closely related
TO Thomas Jefferson. She grew up at Vancluse,
the Fairfax place, was thoroughly educated,
visited Europe with her mother Immediately
after the war, was married on her return and
has since lived in the midst Of the metropolitan
society she has SO cleVery satiriLed in The
much of southern life. "Woman's Haniiwork
in Modern Homes" and The Old-Fashioned
Fairy Book" are among her earlier successful
volumes. Then she has the skill to conquer the
bers the success of The Russian Honeymoon,
which she-adapted from the French OF Scribe.
All Of her plays have had a decided popularity.
THE most recent news is that Pugiist Peter
Jackson is going on the operate stage. His
voice is a rich, round tenor, with plenty of light
and shade, particularly the latter. His register
mot his cash oue) is unusually fnl, at ali hours,
too SO that he has no trouble IN punching holes
in the toughest kind Of an aria. A well known
and talented San Francisco voice builder has
taken Peter in hand, or rather in b tn hands,
and at the rate the colored Hercules is pro-
crossing Tamaauo had better hire a trainer
right away. He gave private exhibition last
week to some competent local critics who are
enthusiastic in their praises OF the way he
Knocked out high in one little round with
Annie Rooney He was asked to try his skill
On see That My Graves Kept Green,' but
barred II as being an unprofessionai inter
ference with Mr.. Sullivan'S favorite colors. He
tried the Nicolini swing in fine style on
"Mcdinty' and caught that fsvorite. so to
speak, on the juRular a. the very first ATTEMPT
10 fact, none OF the regular composers are in it
with the new lyric star, and if Prof. Blum
or Joe Reddlng do not get in and stop him with
few difficult bars there is no telling where the
havoc OF national melodies will end.
WHETHER with a view to give precision to 1.-The
young mans fancy at this pairing season, or
merely TO keep the gentler sex informed regard
Ing the demand in the matrimonial marSes
The Young Nan has been melting its readers to
define the ideal wife" The replies appear to
agree that this perfect person must Strive to
exist solely for her husbands pleasure, profit
and convenience. One tersely, il a trihe I'M
grammaticaliy, says There should be a
healthy compact between the piano and the
wriRging machine, so that the dignity of labor
is not superseded by the dignity of art but
each contribute to the domestic felicity "
Another, who may have been dipping into
SGhope1hauer's .abominable chapter on
grammatic form: lone whose life says, my
husband and L and not / and my husband !"
Cardinal Wolsey's Ego ct nlstts ReJ would have
been more appropriate stu. Quilting further
samples from the epiStOlary anthology We ind
that IN the view of various respondents the
ideal wife has skill enough to cook a good din
ner without being waSteful taste enough to
dress well without being extravaganza tact
enough to know when and how to speak," and
that moreover she must be lone whose love
prompts her to do what she can to make
nome on earth stepping stone to home In
heaven one matrimonial monopoiiSt even
goes so far as to say that she must "prefer the
company OF her husband to that of any other
man. and let people see it" We had always
thout hit that letting people see it =" in such
cases, was considered rather bad manners.
IT IS NOT generally known that the Prince of
Wales breach Of hospitality in playing baccarat
in defiance of the express wishes of his host at
Iranby Croft was by no means his first offense
against the laws of hospitality and also of good
some years ago at Goodwood, the country seat
OF the Duke Of Richmond. Ever since his mar
rage the Prince of Wales has been in the habit
OF visiting the duke during the annual Good
wood races, with the princess and large party
of royal guests. The Duke of Richmond,
who is now an old man, is very in
dependent OF mind and possesses great
| force OF character. His horror for gambling
| is well known, and when, a few years ago,
| the princes taste for baccarat became the
| talk OF London, the duke, on the occasion of
| the heir apparent S next visit, told him of his
| aversion 70 games of hazard and exacted a
| pledge from him that under no circumstances
| should baccarat be played during his stay. The
| duke mekes an invarable rule of retiring every
| night punctually at 10 clock, no matter who is
| present, and conhding in the promise of the
| prince although il had been somewhat reluct-
antly given, the old peer went quietly to bed at
his usual time. On the third day of the races
| however, the duke, who had, as
| usual. hidden his royal guests good night
| at 10 clock, had occasion to come down stairs
again about an hour later. His horror and in
| dlgnation may be better understood than de-
| scrlbed at finding the whole royal party seated
around a table in the library and playing bac-
| carat for very high stakes, with the Prince of
| Wales acting banker! So great was the
! DUKES wrath that he openly protested to the
| prince against the way in which his confidence
had been betrayed. the latter presenting but a
| sorry spectacle during this dlgdrdde for he
/ could find no good excuse for his extraordinary
| behavior. The card party was broken up in
| great confusion, and 10 was never rasurnad