The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-09
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The Emperor of Russia will visit England
this summer.
Justice l.. @. C. Lamar has aged percept-
IDLY in the last few years.
Christine Nilsson went all the way from
Madrid to sing at Sims Reeves benefit In
London.
Jerry Simpson, the Kansas Congressman.
owns a farm Of 600 acres and has eighty
acres in wheat.
Miss Emily Bingham Of Kokomo, Ind.
recently sneezed 1000 times In four hours
as result of the grip.
The Duke of Edinburgh at a recent
smoking concert In London was present
wearing gold bracelet.
Joseph Pulitzer has fad. 1t is to COM
mence whatever he has TO do of Importance
on the tenth day of the month.
Mrs. Annie Besant, upon being asked
how her name should be pronounced, re-
piled: Make it rhyme exactly with pleas
ant"
Lieutenant Peary, who Is about to ex-
plore Northern Greenland on snow-shoeS,
has been presented with flag, which he
VIII carry with him.
Ex-Empress Eugene, while in Paris
lew weeks ago, attracted attention by her
pallOr and feebleness. She is not expected
to live much longer.
Mrs. Martha j. Lamb, editor of the
American Magazine of History, is member
OF twenty-five historical and learned S0cie-
ties in Europe and the United States.
Rev. Francis Bethany, a brother OF
Looking Backward" Bellamy, has re-
signed his Boston passionate to take All edit
orial position upon the Youths Companion.
Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, after long period
OF retirement, is occasionally seen upon the
streets of New York again, clad in simple
black. Mrs. Conkling is about GO years Of
age.
DR.. Martha Robinson of Cleveland has
been her fathers partner in dentistry for
five years past, and the old gentleman
leaves all tbs difficult operations to her es-
pecial care.
III Ward McAllister has nothing better to
talk about than the Princess of Wales wigs,
1t is strong indication that he missed his
vocation when he wasn't trained to be a
haiT-dresSer
James r. Garfield, who is now In New
YORK, son of the late President Garfield, is
growing TO look very much like his father,
except that he keeps his face smooth shaven
and wears gold spectacles.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is charming
old lady with snow-white hair and pink
cheeks. She dresses in black; the only bit
OF color about her attire is the pink or blue
ribbon which ad0rns her lace cap.
Mrs. Elliott +. Shepard is tall woman,
with fair skin and auburn hair. Her sis
tcl, mlS' hdllIltUn L WUuDlN.
erly Miss Florence Vanderbilt, is generally
considered the haDdsomest of the sisters.
Rev. DR.. g. H. Houghton of ''The Little
Church Around the Corner" who conducts
the funeral services of so many actors, is
somewhat above medium height, slender,
pale-faced, and has dark hair and IustTous
eyes.
Lady Sydney Waterlow. wife of the dis
hnguished Baronet who was once Lord
Mayor of London and is the senior partner
in the great paper firm, Is a Napa (Cal.)
girl, whose maiden name was Margaret
Hamilton.
The late Prince jerome Napoleon, for
various reasons, always refused 10 be pre-
sented to ex-Premier Crispi of Italy. BY
strange decree of fate Crspi was one of the
two witnesses 10 the official announcement
OF the Princes death.
M. Lambert, who married into the Roths-
child family few years ago. is to become
the head Of the Paris house Of that famous
firm upon the death of Baron Alphonse de
Rothschild. NJ. Lambert Is now known as
Albert de Rothschild.
Senator Palmer was interviewed at length
by reporter in Cincinnati the other day,
aud 1t was not until some time had elapsed
that the scribe found he was talking to ex-
Senator Palmer of Michigan and not Sem
atOr Palmer of Illinois
Colonel Ii. j. Irby of Alabama thinks he
has finally solved the problem Of perpetual
motion he uses the principle of the over
shot wheel, all the weight at every revolu-
ton being on the descending line, the weight
on the ascending being drawn to the de-
Scendlng by each revolution.