The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-30
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Secretary Foster is the best eIOquet player
in Washington, and is SO far ahead OF all
competitors that they don't try to pit them
selves against him.
The Italian Queen is noted throughout
Europe as pedestrian. She also displays
an endurance III mountain climbing that Is
considered remarkable for woman.
Roswell p. Flower will go laundering
down the ages us the man who, wnen he
was in Congress. get leave TO print the whole
of the Constitution OF the United States as
part OF his speech.
rhe rustic home in which ex-President
Grevy died was a cosy, rose-embo wered
dwelling of moderate size and uDpretentlous
appearance. 1t is described as about the
sort Of a house a fairly prosperous trades
man might live in.
Dr. Charcot, the famous hypn0tist, has
beautiful summer home just outside of
Paris, on the borders of the Bois de Bou-
Iogne. The villa is said to be fairly wreathed
in flowers and shrubbery.
Rudyard Kipling's works have been trans
lated into Swedish, and the young author IS
rapidly TRANSMITTING Swedish money into his
banking account, sure sign that the
Swedes appreciate his works.
Fremonts grandson, the son of Lieuten-
ant Fremont, is handsome little boy OF
years. He is living at present with his
grandmother and aunts in the new home
that the ladies presented TO Mrs. Fremont.
The Princess of Wales birthday. Decem-
Der 1st, is to be marked by the presentation
at Sandringham OF a screen for her Norfolk
home, containing photographs OF 1000 nurses
in connection with the national pension
fund for nurses.
Mrs. Ann E. Graves, recently elected
member OF tie Battle Greek (hich.) School
Board, is the wife OF former Chief Justice
of that State. She has been President Tor
thirty years of the Ladies' Literary Associa-
ton of Battle Creek.
The Princess Bismarck is hypochon-
driac though not of the first water, because
she never drinks any, preferring cham
payne, which she believes Is the one medi-
cine that keeps her alive. She is tall, angu-
lar and parsimonious, aud is always nervous
about her failing health.
A recent visitor to Ibsen found him in a
! shabby dressing gown butt0ned over gray
trousers. On his feet we're felt slippers, and
his hair was in great disorder, as were his
big side Yhiskers. His facs appears conf
cal at first sight. but there is line of satire
! between his clean-Shaven lips.
Olive Schreiner, the South African novel
ist, is described as brilliant conversation
alist and woman who feels an enthusi-
astlc interest in public affairs. She is con-
stantiy seen in the gallery of the Cape Town
Parliament, and is a prominent figure in the
entertainments that are given at the Coy
eminent House.
How the Rothsehlds are housed at Fer
rleTbS, UedI 4 W JuuStu oE
five establishments, worth $4,000, 600. need
ing the services of 100 people. The stables
contain 100 horses. When Louis Napoleon
visited Ferreies the Rothsehlds gave a
grand breakfast in his honor, The cost Of
| which was S300,000
Old man Adams, who founded the Adams
1 Express Company, was as lad stable
| helper and bartender in Boston. An old
| lady who took pity on the destitute 6-year-
old adrift in the world got him place in a
grocery. The whirligig of time has so
! brought things around, as the story goes,
| that the daughter OF that very old lady Is
now said to owe much OF the comfort of her
| life TO Waldo Adams, the son Of the friend
| less boy.
| Some of the former slaves of the South
| have not been slow TO take advantage of the
changed condition of their section since the
| war. Senator C.. n. Burton of Fort Bend
| County, Tex, owns his old masters plan
tatiOn and three other valuable farms in the
State, while Milton Sterrett of Houston,
/ formerly waiter on steam boat. has made
| 100000 by real estate speculatons, and
| lives like prince on one of several pla nta-
tiuns he has acquired.