The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-26
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Queen Vict0ria's visit to Grasse is believed
to have cost about $4,000.
Mrs. Levi P. Morton, Mrs. Don Cameron
and Miss Hattie Blaine is in Paris.
The late Duke OF Bedford's income apart
from his personal estate or from his enOr-
nous property in London, appears to have
been S750,000.
Charles Dudley Warner has returned
from his tour in the East and is now in
Rome. He has completed novel depicting
American society.
A st. Paul man says that Robert Ingersoll
was pretty good orator as far back as 1858,
when he spoke in Springfield, H., in behalf
Of Senator Douglas.
Charles Feehter left the jewelry worn by
him as Hamlet to Lester Wallack. Wallack
in turn left it to Nine. POnisi and she in turn
has given it to Frederick Paulding
Governor PattisOn has in his hands bill,
which has passed the Legislature, apprO-
priating 100000 for statues of Meade,
Reynolds and Hancock for the field Of
Gettysburg.
The payroll of the servants alone of
George W. Childs' country place at Bryn
Mawr amounts to $1,000 a month. This is
said to be the finest country residence in the
Uuited States
Mrs. Jennie June Croly is a little woman
of slender figure. Her hair is brown, with
a few strands OF white in it, Mrs. Croly is
pleasant talker and an amiable and inter-
eSting woman.
Now that it has been decided In the Fill
more will case that cousin" means only
first cOusin,' it seems probable that each
of Millard P. FillmOre's eleven heirs will
get about $4,000.
The most beautiful and at the same time
the most popular woman in Canada is said
to be Mrs. MeShane, the wife of the new
Mayor of Montreal Mrs McShane is an
American by birth.
Countess Aymery de la Rochefoucauld is
said to be the most beautiful woman of this
century. Her profile is strikingly like that
of Marie Antoinette. and her hair is of the
real shade possessed by the martyr Queen.
Captain Whitehead is erecting handsome
federal monument at the Jackson (Miss.)
cemetery over the grave of the late General
George c. Mckee. IL will be a shaft about
fifteen feet high, upon one side of which is
engraved the badge Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic.
Professor George GOssman, who died at
Milwaukee last week, had the reputation Of
being one of the finest lnguistS in this
country. He spoke luently nine languages.
He spent ten years teaching to Antioch and
Jerusalem, and for several years was pri-
vate tutor to the sons of tie Presidents Of
Peru aud Chile.
The Countess de Beaumont who died in
Paris recently, was one of the most beauti-
full women in France She was sister-in-
law of Marshal MaeMahon, and in addition
TO her claim of face aud figure she was dis
tinguished as an artist She was exceed
ingy graceful and stylish and was first to
introduce the long searf-veils of tulle or
gauze that were so fashionable a few years
ago.
Miss Mary E. wilkins, says one who has
visited her, bears noticeable resemblance
to the famous Jane Austen, not only In her
small, neat pen. whose work is as delicate
and truthful as the finest miniature paint
ing, but also in her love of country life, her
delightful sense of humor and her capacity
to write her stories On her knee, in room
full af people. undisturbed by chatteTing Of
laughter.