The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-24

Prince GEORGE OF Greece is the guest OF the
Prince of Wales.
GEN. ScHoFIELD is sick at the Tacoma hotel.
Tacoma. Wash. He has been confined TO his
| bed two days
Two NIEcEs of DR.. Elisha Kent Kane, the
Arctic explorer, live on Chestnut Hill, Phila-
delphIa, in a house that occupies the highest
point OF land in the city.
JAMES NJ. BARRIE, the young scotchman
whose stories have attracted much attention, is
80 years old. He was born at Kirriemuir and
graduated at Edinburgh University. where he
! distinguished himself in English literature.
sIeNoR MAscAeNI the composer of ''Cavalleria
Rusticana," which has caused Juror in Berlin
and other cities Of the continent IS described as
remarkably handsome man, Pc years of age
| His skin is dark bronze his eyes are black and
lneIancholy in expression and his forehead is
oroad and high. He is six feet in hight. His
! face is beardess
Mrs. MARY WHITE MARTINoT, the mother of
the actress, Sadie Martinez, has patented in
seven countries steam washing machine, a
gas stove, a foot bath, an ice cream freezer aud
a clothes dryer, and she makes her models with
her own hands. She has taken a dozen first
prizes, and her inventions altogether have
proved great success.
The FIREPLACE in Robert Louis Stevenson's
island home in Samoa is the only one in the
land. The furniture in the dinine-room is all
Chlppendale. of which there is probably not
another piece In the southern Pacific IL seems
somewhat lncongruOus and out of place in a
room that has its walls decorated in native
tapestry made from the mulberry tree
AN OLD VENETIAN CUSTOM was recently re-
vived by Admiral Cauevoro in launching an
Austrian war vessel at Venice. Instead of hav-
ing bottle Of champagne broken over her
BOWS o gilt attached 70 har N
such way that as the vessel rushed down to
tne water the ring first touched the waves ana
the wedding OF the sea" was fulfilled.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN wore to the very last the
fuIEdress suit Of black brosdcloth with expau-
slVe shirt front that formed in ante bellum DAYS
tne ulsLnctlve attire of public men. IL was the
sty!e OF suit that Webster and Clay were always
ciad IN when they addressed the Senate, and it
mas survived in a few isolated instances of
"nlch Hamlin's was probably the most con-
spicuOus.
JULES VERNE published his first novel when he
was IS years old. Since then he has written an
average Of two books a year, and is now the
ahthor or sixty volumes of more or less fascinat-
ing interest Writing a book with Verne is a
work OF prodigious toll. Before putting sin lie
line to paper he mentally prepares all his ma
teTlal makes his maps. lays out his routes and
reflects upon his work for months Then when
the story has been written, he corrects il AT
least ten time before giving the final proofs to
the printer.
A REPORT has been circulated in Brussels
that Princess Clementine, the youngest daugh-
ter OF The king has decided to become a nun in
the clolster OF ett7-Saint- Pierre near the can
ltaI, 10 which only members of the aristocracy
are admitted. 1t is a fact that the young prin-
cess, now IS years of age, makes long and fire.
quent visits to the famous cloister Princess
Slenentlne was great favorite Of the dead
irlnce Baudouin. Grief over his untimely end
Is SAID TO be the cause of her wish to withdraw
permanently from the world
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH has no consideration
for those around him. OF this Eugene d Albert,
the brilliant pianist. could give striking illus
tratlon tie was invited down to the dukes
country place In Kent to spend three days-not
as PAID performer but as a guest The duke
however, did not apparently consider the young
artist as worthy of seat either at his own table
or even at that of his equerrf~s and gentlemen
ln-waitlng. for d Albert was forced to take his
meals alone in his bedroom, whence be was only
summoned after dinner to accompany on the
piano the dukes fiddle.