The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-25

1t cost 100000 10 bury the late Grand
| Duke Nicholas Of Rus STA, who died recently
in the Crimea.
Creisan Castle will be made into a sort of
museum Of articles associated with the late
| Count Won MOltke.
Pierre Lott, the French author, has the
same short squat figure that made MeiS-
| sOnier's figure so noticeable.
Donald G. Mitchell WAS one of the class OF
1871 at ale, and takes part in the semi-cen-
tennial Observance this year
Mrs. Z. 7. Barnum is on her way to Eu-
rope, and will probably spend some time
| with her family at Bury, Lancashire.
That pioneer Of American art G. p A
| Healy, is hard at work, at 50, in a Chicago
studio. He is erect, active and vigorous.
Jay Gould has been directed by DR.. Mum
| to keep away from the seashoTe; hence the
| great yacht ATLANTA is out of com mission.
In sale of Wilkie Collins manuscripts
"The New Magdalen" brought 92l, The
Woman in White" 914 and 'Moonstone"
81 los.
The President has appointed W. E. s.
| Fales of New York to be Marshal of the
United States Consular Court at Annoy,
! China.
Mr.. A. Penrose on-Cumming, the
! British BarOnet's American brother and
heir. is a tall, stalwart and remarkably
handsome man.
The Duke of Edinburgh is reported to be
the most niggardy man in England. lie is
| AZ years old, a confirmed mlSer, a line Vlo-
linist aud good sailor
Secretary Blaine used to walk about the
streets of Washington for exercise, but in-
asmuch as he is the best known-man in the
capital he was forced to give il up to avoid
persistent Office-seekers.
The late Victorine Haven Putnam, widow
Of George p. Putnam, the New York pub
Usher, was the mother of eleven children,
| nine Of whom are living.
James Kenmore Cooper's two daugh-
tiers, who are now quite old ladies, reside in
| CooperstoWn, in tile midst of the scenes
made famous by their fathers pen.
Mrs. Gladstone is now nearly 80. but she
bears her age we'll. Her form is quite
straight, her eyes sparkle and her CONVEX
satiOn is as bright and clever as it ever was
Her collection Of costumes, photographs
and armor will be Mrs. James Brown Pot
| ter's chief trophy when she returns home to
| New York from her yariegated wanderngs.
Ida Lewis. who received gold medal for
| saving two sailors lives in a terrific storm
IN Narragansett Bay when she was only 10
| years old, now works in a Bath (Maine)
restaurant.
Out in Keokuk, where Mark Twain was
| born, the older inhabitants remember him
| fairly well, but declared that he never be-
| trayed any genius as a humOrtSt while he
| lived among them.
| Oscar Wilde recently wore at private
reception a long brown coat, Enthusiastically
fashioned, heliotrope necktie and yellow
| carnations in his buttonh0le. His wife was
also symph0nious in brown and yellow.
This announcement recently appeared in
a French advertising sheet: IN. Ernest
lola of Paimbeuf, inventor of the spring
nippers, notifies his customers that he has
nothing in common with his namesake,
| Emile lola, writer"
The foreign Ministers to Picking who saw
the Emperor at the recent royal audience
carried away an agreeable impression of the
Oriental sovereign. He was simply attIred,
and bore no scepter or other emblem OF
authority Instead of crown he wore a
plain felt hat. He appeared mild aud rather
melancholy.
Mrs. William Nissan Vanderbilt is unde-
niabfy handsome. Her height is little above
medium, and she has full rounded figure
with perfectly nodded arms and shoulders
| Her eyes are large, dark gray, and the white
| lids trifle heavy. Her nose is short aud
straight, and her complexion a creamy
white, while her hair is dark brown. She
| always dresses in the best taste.