The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-11
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IT WOULD SEEM to be pretty well understood,
says the New York World, that Mrs. J. G..
Blaine. Jr, will halt in her preparations for the
stage to a certain extent and devote a good deal
OF time during the uext five months to writing
Tor the newspapers. Several articles from her
pen are already advertised. She has been inter-
viewed by the literary moguls of soap firms,
complexion manufacturers and pianomakers.
Mrs. Blaine has, however, steadily refused to
have her name used In the way of advertising
or recommending any salable commodity. But
she has gone in for newspaper writing, plain
and simple. Her articles are what are known
as 'Specials"-that is, they do not deal with
news.
On ST. MARTINS DAY the Hebrew community
at Pressburg carried out the old custom of
offering two fat geese to the Emperor of Aus
tfia, as sort of tribute in gratitude for his
protection of the whole race of Israel In his
HUNGARIAN dominlons Ultra patriotic Hunga-
rians say that this thanksgiving offering ought
TO be sent to the capital of the King of Hun
gary. However, for some reason unexplained.
1t was at the royal residence at Pressburg that
they were presented-a fine, fat brace of birds,
tied with the Hungarian colors, and laid in a
basket filled up with white flowers One of
them was set aside for the St. Martins dinner
OF the little Archduchess Elizabeth, and the
other duly dispatched to her grandfather, the
Emperor Francis Joseph, at Buda-Festh.
THE KING of the Belglans has Just granted his
liberty to an unfortunate man who might well
10 Cdllou bu6 ulOUSTn Kip van WlQkl6. 1llrLY-
one years ago the murderer Zimmerman was
sentenced to solitary confinement for life, and
ever since then he has existed in a cell of the
penitentiary at Antwerp. cut off from all COM
munlcatlon with the outside, and forbidden
even to talk with his jalers, No sound reached
him but the steps of the sentinel walking up
and down before his door. He is in total
Ignorance OF the progress of civilization, and
gas telephones, electric light, tramways are
absolutely unknown to him Long has ne been
craving for freedom, but it is very likely that
tins boon will lie heavily on his shoulders so
helpless and simple minded has he become.
The PRINCE DE JoINvILLE is said to be the
most parsimonious man in Europe. He is enor-
mously rich, and is quite as mean as he is rich.
He has splendid mansion In Paris, and occa-
sionally. he runs into town to give bis personal
attention to business matters; at such times he
will not have the fires in the kitchen lighted be-
cause that would involve too much expense:
whenever he gets hungry he sends his servant
around the corner for bowl of soup. q bit of
meat and crust of bread. His parsimony is
proverbial; even the gamns chat the old man
about 1t as he totters along the streets. This
curious old miser has nephew who is almost
as penurious as he; this is the Comte de Paris
The Comte de Paris is enormously rich and so
IS his wife, yet they can make a penny go
further than the most prudent Yankee house
wife.
Four HUNDRED and sixty-seven girls Iunched
in cafe the other day, says the New York Sun,
anu ny luc courtesy OF UQo leaQ waiter the
writer was permitted to play sentinel at the
kitchen door Only thirteen orders contained
meat-two of steak, three lamb caops five ham
and three mutton stew. Twenty -seven bowls
OF soup, chowder and broth were served; six
damsels called for fish, l40 had an oyster stew
and sixty-seven took lobster or chicken salad
An even 2O0 made meal on ice cream and cake,
with glass of ice water Forty-fiye had hot
apple dumping; 800 cuts of pie were consumed,
with 1O2 charlotte russo, seventy chocolate
eclalrs. thlrty-siX cream puts and one square
YARD OF washington pie cuts into sections of
three inches each; III drank tea twenty called
for coffee, twenty-three for pop, ale and beer;
two had claret, seventeen soda water and the
rest, l67 in all, filled themselves with ice water
IL Is 10 TINS KIND OF diet that so many of our
salow-faced, bloodless, fieshess and colorless
women and children can be traced.
MISS ABBOTT went to Europe and studied vocal
music in Paris under Marchesi and acting under
Charles Fechter. During her student DAVIS in
the French capital she brought about meeting,
with Patti She called at PATHS hotel with the
message that she had great secret in her
pocket for the prima donna. Il do not wish to
see her or the secret she says she has in her
pocket, declared Patti when plain and un-
known Miss Abbott was announced. The girl at
the door persisted, and finally Pavti relented
ungraciously with Let her in. What ia
the secretF'' asked the prima donna at once as
me tne girl entered the room. only
this, madame" the plueky young
woman answered, drawing cheap fan from
her pocket, will you not write your mama On
it?' Patti scowled, laughed and wrote in deli
cate Italian letters the words, "Adelina Patti >,
l can sing little" volunteered the young
woman as she took back the fan. well. sine
then, " said Patti, leaning back in listening
attitude. Miss Abbott sang Take these 3
Patti cried at the end Of the simple songs. nm
these" later on she said, handing her some let
tiers to Mapleson. The little 25-cent fan is
among Emma Abbott's treasures II was her
medium OF access to Mapleson and GIVE with
tbal 10 or Of vuhO cla,, a..
Covent garden. '
A SINGULAR FATALITY seems to pursue the
railway trains belonging to the royal family of
Italy. Last spring when Queen Marguerite was
about to proceed to Berlin in response to an in
vitation on the part of the Empress of Ger
many, the magnificent train Of royal saloon car
rIak9s, Wnlcn hao been specially constructed
Tor the trip at an enormous expense, caught FIRE
at Florence on the very day fixed for her
majesty departure, and was entirely DESTROYED
With all the queens dresses, presents for the
Berlin court and heavy baggage, which had al
ready been placed on board So cornplete was
the disaster that the journey had to be most
poned sine die. Orders were immediateJv
sven Ior Inc construction of a new train. The
latter, while on its way from Nuremberg. where
1t was built, to the Italian frontier. has met
with misfortune similar to that of its nrede
cessor-lt has been wrecked beyond repair by a
mysterious explosion which the authorities
ascr1be to gas, but which is rumored To have
been due to dynamite. The King of PORTUGAL
has also just ordered a train of extreme mag.
nlhcence. 1t contains complete suite of apart
ments comprising drawing-room a council
room Tor the cabinet ministers, a boudoir FOR
tne queen, bath room, a dining-room hill.
lard room, kitchen and smoking room.
everything is furnished with the greatest
luxury and taste, and the upholstery alone mas
cost perfectly fabulous sum of money THE
time IS, however, i'll chosen for such a djsplav
on the part of sovereign whose subjects are
suffering from the utmost poverty, and at a
moment when the state Golfers are empty. Il
has aroused much Indignation among the mao
pie to hear that his majesty, who is very
wealthy indeed, could think of spending so
much on mere within when famine is in the
AND t-, And tAis one trait of sel1shness mig I
cost King Carlos his throne so intense h the