The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-02
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Ward McAllister has an attack of griE
but takes his daily stroll

Ward McAllister has An attack of grip
but takes his daily stroll.
Mrs. Ashton Dixie is going to marry Rus
sell Cooke, a son of the Police Magistrate.
Captain U. H. P. Hams of the CunardeE
Etruria has crossed the Atlantic sol times.
Trnxton Beale. United States Minister 80
Persia. viii leave this country for TeheCan
in few days.
General Breckenridge and family will
spend the summer at Nantucket where they
have cottage.
Bouguereau and Gerome, the celebrated
French painters, will shortly leave Paris
| for ST Petersburg.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, who died re.
Gently, was an authority on art matters and
collector Of objects of virtu.
Ex-Governor Evans Of Colorado has pre-
scented the University of Denver with $780,
600 for its further endowment.
Vice-President morton and his family. to-
| gether with his whole eStaDiiS huesnt, have
gone to his country place at Rhinebeck On
the Hudson.
The Duchess of Connaught is Colonel in
the German Army. All of the women OF shs
Hohenzollern family, in fact, have 4itulag
rank in the army.
General Butler lives on scale that most
millionaires would regard as eXtravagant,
keeping UP establishments in Washington
Boston and Lowell.
Colonel Fred Grant is in Italy, and has
had quite pleasant reception from King
Unberto, who did the honorS OF the court so
his guest in aattering style.
Hon. Joseph g. Cannon. who. with his
daughter, Miss Ellen, is visiting Mexico, is
thought by the natives to be very big gun
Judging by the courtesies they lavish on him.
NJ. de Freyeinet the latest Frenchman to
be elected to the Academy, has been menfs
Der of nine cabinets, and the present minis
try is the fourth OF which he has been at
the head.
Ex-senator Evarts' hat is always worn on
the back Of his head, as if it wanted to hide
from observation the fact of its being old
enough to have heard the first gun at Sums
ter fired.
BalIington Booth, Commissioner of che
Salvation Army, deemed il necessary TO pre-
face his little talk in Baltimore by a CEN
tradlctiOn OF the rumor that he and his wife
had eloped.
Judge Gresham not infrequently rides on
| the front platform of a Chicago street-ear.
and at least one driver has admitted that the
| Justice knows vastly more about a horse
| than he does.
| Mrs. Cleveland is looking forward to clos
| ing her New York house early in May and
kill then go at once for a quiet summer TO
! the residence purchased last autumn by Mr..
| Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay.
Mrs. Elliott L. Shepard is a tall woman,
! with fair skin and auburn hair. Her Sis
| ter, Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly, for
| merIy Miss Florence Vanderbilt, is generally
considered the handSomest of the sisters.
Jason Brown, second son of the only john
Brown. is patriarchal in manner, gray
! haired and gray bearded. closely resembles
| his father, and declares that he does not
barbor one thought of ill-wiil toward thC
| people of the South.
Prince Napoleon was great favorite
with the fair sex. 1t is said that King Hum
| bert smiled when the Prince first made
| known his intention to marry the Princess
| Clothilde, who was known as perfect
| man-hater and one of the most bashful or
| women. give me only five minutes with
| her,. said the Prince in answer to Hum
! bert's boast that his sister would not listen
to his entreaties. The five minutes were
| granted to the handsome Napoleon. True
TO his word, the Prince won the Princess
| within the specified time.