The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


81 stem, Harvey Rice. is ninety-one years
of age. and is living quietly at Cleveland.
THE grave of Oliver Goldsmith. in the
precincts of the Inner Temple, is one of the
neglected graves of England The en-
graved letters are becoming dim. and the
tablet is scratched.
The son of Gen. Isidro Urtecho. CON-
mander -In-chief of the Nicarsguan army,
is the only foreign cadet at West Point.
He is young man OF twenty, tall and Act
i've with swarthv skin and flashing black
eyes.
QUEEN VICTORIA still cliugs to the black
dress which is the symbol of her widow W
hood. Indeed. black was always her IA
vorite wear even when she was young and
unmarried, it being an expressed opinion
that she looked best in black"
COUNT TAAFE. the Austrian Prime Minis
ter. is almost as taciturn q man as Grant
was. He is very sparing of his words, 30
that when he does speak in the Chamber he
is listened to with unusual interest. He
dresses most plainly. and III cool weather 10
usually wrapped up in gray overcoat,
with gray sIOuch hat on his head.
! SIR EDWIN ARNOLD, poet, editor and
Oriontalist. is a rather short. well-buit
man of sixty, with smooth gray hair. care
fully parted, a strong nose and high fore
head. His beard is thin and gray. his CON-
pieXiOn horid and his eyes are blue. He
has been for thirty years In the service of
the London Telegraph.
ONLY four of the British officers who
took part III the battle of Waterloo sur
vIve. OF the naval officers engaged at
Trafalgar the sea counterpart of Water
loo. not one is left the last of Nelson 9
officers, Lieutenant-cOlonel Tynmore, OF
the Royal Marines. who fought in the
battle as q mIdshipman, having died in
April, 1887.
CARL SCHURZ has great gaunt hands. but
they are very artistic in performance and
more delicate than the touch of a woman
when they wander over the ivory KEYS of
the piano. There is probably 10 amateur
pianist In the country equally gifted with
the German college professor who. after
only few years in this country. became a
member of a Presidents Cabinet.
CHARLES ID. ROB .iRTsON, the seaman
who saved many lives by throwing a hiss
ing confederate shell overheard from the
gun-deck of the Hartford, in April. 1862.
now lives in Baltimore. For this act of
bravery Admiral FarraQut made special
mention or him In his report. and Congress
oi $40 gold piece. and Mr. Robertson is
proud of 1t.
WHATEVER other women may think of
Count TOlstoi's social doctrines. the Counts
wife and daughters are intensely loyal.
The other day the Countess TolstoI made
a peculiar trip to st. Petersburg She
secured an interview with the Emperor
told him of the annOyances to which her
husband was subjected by the committee
of censors. and received from the Emperor
an assurance that the annOyances would
cease.
THE wife of ex-Speaker Carlisle is one of
the most popular women of Washin gton
society renowned throughout official circles
for her easy gracionsness and roy al hOspi-
tailty. She IS Kentucky woman, and.
though not handsome her tact. wit and
kindness of manner make her a charming
hostess. Mrs. Carlisle is ambitious. as she
is cultivated, and she 10 her husbands most
trusted and valued counselor in all impor-
taDt matters.
THE Chilian President. Balmaceda. does
not possess the black hair and swarthy
face that are characteristic of most Chill
iane He is. on the contrary, as fair of
counten8uce as any man of Anglo saxon
descent. and his hair Is auburn. lie is a
fine- docking specimen of manhood, being
fully six feet in height and well proper
| toned. His appearance would command
respect anywhere. The cruelty in his
nature comes from the strain of Indian
blood In his veins.
THE fireplace In Robert Louis Steven.
sons island home in Samoa is the only one
| in the land. The furniture in the dining.
room is all Chippendale. of which there is
, probably not another piece in the Southern
| Pacific Ii seems somewhat incongruons
| md out OF place in a room that has its
| walls decorated In native tapestry made
| from the mulberry tree. Alligator pears
| oranges, cocoanuts and cigarettes, of which
he is excessively fond. form Mr.. Steven.
sons customary articles of diet.
ADELE MINER. of New York. is another
girl who has found that to marry a TITLED
foreigner Is not always q thrilling domes.
tic success. After three years of married
| infelicity Adele has separated from Baron
Duffe aud 10 now living at home. The