The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Count Moltke. in spite Of his ninety
years, often walks the long distance
from the Reichstag building to the Gen.
eral STAFF Office. As he quietly walks
along, with his tall figure only slightly
bent, his simple cap. and his hands in
his pockets, he would not be taken for
more than seventy years Of age.
Colonel T. w. Eigginson's main
work this winter will be the military
and Naval History Of Massachusetts,,
which has been officially entrusted to
him by the State. He is also preparing
life of his ancestor, Francis Higgin-
son, first Minister Of the Massachusetts,
Bay Colony and author Of New En-
glands Plantation"
A tall, handsome man, with blue
eyes, . prominent nose and pointed
beard, Of the Van Dyke style; such is
said to be the famous French painter,
BENJAMIN Constant, who is now visiting
in the United States. He has con-
tempt for the costumes and fashions
which are commonly affected by art
ista, such . the velvet jacket and soft
hat, and dresses like plain English
gentleman.
The Emperor Of Germany, while en-
tertaining much more freely than his
grandfather did, has keen eye to econ
omy. The imperial kitchen, particular
", is managed with an eye TO business.
In order to avoid the immense wastage
which has occurred at the palace in for
mer ertimes, whenever banquet is given,
the Emperor has fixed the price, per
person, 1T which his guests are to be
served, and makes his cooks and serv-
ants answer, to > penny, for expendi-
lures.
Miss Anna Parnell, the Irish lead
er's sister, is almost If not quite as we'll
posted in the politics Of the most dis
tressful country rs Is her distinguished
brother. She is slender and very
delicate little woman, nervous. high
strung and of an apparently cold tenn
permanent. No one to look at the fragile
little creature would think her capable
of the continuous hard work she has
performed in her brothers cause for
months at q time. She dresses very
quietly and is usually found buried in q
pile of papers.
Walter F. Boyle Is probably the
youngest author in Georgia, or, per-
haps in the United States. lie is only
twelve years old. Several OF his stories
have been printed in the Detroit Free
Press. He is now fixing up . story for
boys, under the supervision of his
uncle, L. T. Blome, and will send it to
some Of the children's magazines.
Walter is entirely independent in regard
to his productions, and refuses to let
any one see them until he has finished,
when his uncle looks over them and
makes suggestions, which the young
author gravely considers.
Like many another lover Of books,
7. Adolphus Trollope has been COM
planning of the improvements in
paper-making which have rendered OBJ
solete all the old and familiar terms
describing the sizes Of books Now
the mo tells you nothing" he says, ''e
e., the 'Reveu des Deux Mondes' would,
according to the size Of the page, be
called q royal Svo; but in reality it is a
Heaven knows what, but | Ihiiik .
l6mo!' In truth some new method oi
briefly, easily and effectively describing
the size of books should be invented; il
is impossible at present to be intelligi-
BILE on this point.