The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-01-15
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

New YofksB 400" Will have q new
temple, for i most beautiful ballroom
has Just been finished 81 nelm0nic0sA
It is in the Louis XIV style The tone
Of color Is white and gold.
The Count Of Paris saw at Mount
Vernon, among other cufiosities the
massive rusty key Of the Bastille, which
no doubt reminded him Of q httlA cpl:
sode In France toward the close Of the
last century with which certain distant
relatives Of his were associated.
The banquet Of the international
vegetarian congress lii London recently
consisted Of porridge. stewed and fresh
fruit eggs and lentil outlets with to-
mato sauce, mushroom patties and
sayorY sandwiches After this official
breakfast the congress- held . confer
ence advocating their ideas Of food.
The officers and crew of the Baltis
more are to be presented with medals
by the King Of Sweden The medals
are In commemoration OF the visit Of
the cruiser In connection with tho re-
mains OF Ericsson The medal for the
commanding officer is OF gold, those for
other officers OF silver, and those for the
crew Of bronze.
AT the sale Of Lord Tollcmache's
furniture In St. James square among
other lots put up was mahogany bed
stead at five shillings. No further OF.
fer was apparently forthcoming, until
it transpired that Mr.. Gladstone had
slept in 1t for over seven months, when
1t became an object OF the most spirited
competition and was sold for q large
sum.
Chief Justice Paxson entered bar
Der shop at Allentown and laid down
job lot Of thirty-seven Of the finest ra-
zors the barber had ever seen. u am
accustomed to have large numbers Of
gentlemen sojourners from Philadelphia
at my home in Bucks County" the JUS
tee explained as Che occasion seemed
to call for something Of the sort and
as the nearest barbt + shop is nine miles
off razor comes in andy"
Lord Rosebery. while residing at
the family seat Dallneny, on the Firth
of Forth. arrived one morning at his
fayorite bathing place for a dip but OBJ
ering seaweed he addressed himself to
the two old cronies, informing them Of
his intention to take = bath, and sug-
gested that they should retire. To this
one of them replied: 'Oh, never mind
US, my ladde, never mind us; gang an
TAX yer dock.
The White House LANDRY contains
genuine, old-fashioned. New England
fireplace, dating back to the time Of
Abigail Adams who nsed the barn
like East Room for drying her clothes.
Tho fireplace is regularly used every
Monday, to heat the big boiler fill Of
water for the family washing. 1t is
built OF hard baked plaster, is in cxcel-
lent condition, and will probably do
duty for many years to come. The
housekeeping force Of tho Executive
Mansien includes thirtaen regular
shonse-servants, and eight or nine more
nrs ss4Airv5 10 keep the grounds and
CONSERVATORY IN order m Y Ledger.
AT home in Scotland Lord Lothian.
who Is going out to New South Wales
as Governor, has been, it Is saia, every
thing that is heavy, dull, dignified,
rococo. meaningless and ponderous, and
has delighted in these somber, silly
honors, being an antiquarian, an archer,
historical manuscript commissioner, q
governor of bank, and. until no was
mado Secretary OF Scotland. he was
Lord Privy. Seal Of that country. ueav-
mess is not half strong enough term
adequately to describe the extrcme
weightiness of this great noble, whose
frigid dignity has been greatly added
to by his marriage with a lady belong
ing to the ducal family of Douglas Scott