The morning call., 1891-03-26
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Anna Dickinson is said TO be rapidly re-
covering her mental faculties.
Charles Emory Smith. United States
Minister to Russia, has been granted leave
OF absence from 81. Petersburg to visit this
country.
Ex-President Cleve land will move his
law offices from William street to the Mills
Building in Broad street, New York, on
May 1st
Joseph Hoffman, the pretty little boy
pianist who was the pet of New York ladies
three short years ago, has grown tall, lanky
and freck ed.
The Empress Elizabeth of Austria is hay
ing built on the island OF Corfu palace
that will contain 12S rooms and will cost
nearly 100000.
Congressman Springer of Illinois is seri-
Ously i'll at his residence in Washington,
from nervous prostratiOn supplemented by a
severe case Of the grip.
Lord Randolph Churchill says that having
experienced bear and tiger hunting, he has
never found any pursuit so exciting as that
of stalking the Grand Old Man.
Professor Brugsch Is about to leave Ber-
lin for Egypt, at the expense of the German
Ministry " Education, IN order to inspect
the discoveries recently made at Thebes.
Marquis Rudtni, Italy'S new Premier, was
Mayor OF Palermo at the time when PreSi-
dent Lincoln was assassinated, and had one
of the streets of the city named after the
great martyr.
MessIs. Morrell, Edmunds, Sherman. ALI
son, Stewart Jones OF Nevada Mitchell and
Ransom are the only members Of the Senate
still in service who were in the chamber
when Mr.. Ingalls, first went there.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury has ac-
cepted the Presidency of the Palestine ex-
poration fund, of which the late Arch
bishop of YORK was the President from the
foundation OF the society i'll 1865 to his
death.
The Emperor of Japan is a great lover of
art, and has Just established q society for
its promotion. The members include the
most eminent sculptors, painters, lacquers
and weavers of Japan, all of whom receive
a remuneration from the Emperor.
Nine. Sembrlch was very successful in St
Petersburg and she netted the handsome
sum of 14,000 roubles by her performance of
the "Barbiere di Seviglia." Orchestra stalls
sold readily for $50 each, and even at that
price every seat was eagerly purchased.
Sir Edwin Arnold, while living in Japan,
no. only smoked frequently himself, but
even trained his children, including little
girl to do SO. Cigarettes were used by the
Young folks, who, strangely enough, some
how did not seem to be very fond OF the in-
diligence.
Jay Gould's signature was printed in the
puzzle column OF n Boston paper with the
request that readers guess whose 1t was.
Among the persons to whom the autograph
was credited were T. Reed IngersOll Ike
Weir, Baron Hirsch, H. Greeley, Jubal Early
and Inspector ByrneS.
Rabbi SCHNEIDER, one of the brainiest men
In Boston, resents in strong terms the pro-
position to send tle Jews to Palestine"
One of the great reasons for the advocacy
bv Christians of the restoration of the Jews
is, in Rabbi Schindler's opinion. their desire
to bring about the fulfllment Of the New
Testament prophecy.
DR.. Armand Jeann0utot, young ply
stefan OF Paris, is the latest in the field as
cOnSun ptiOn cure discoVerer.- His cure is by
Inhalation. His apparatus consists of a
small, tubular brass boiler, connected with a
brass pan with lid. When in operation
from under the lid escape vapors which
spread about the room, one of the in
gradients being prussc acid
Mrs. William Waldorf Astor is as graceful
and dignified as she is elegant in manner
aud irrepr0achable in taste. AS dresser
she has few equals and in cheerful good ma
ture none; yet it Is worth good deal to be
at Newport in the season, just to see the
Postmaster of that city creep into the wood
shed when he sees her coming to ask for
Mrs. AStor's" mail.
Olive Schreiner, the author of dreams :"
and of = The Story of an African Farm"
has her home at Matjesfonten, Cape Colony.
The place consists of farm, hotel, mill,
a warehouse, station and a few mean
houses, and lies in the very heart of the
wilderness, surrounded by such scenery as
Miss Schreiner has often described in her
books-level wastes of gray sand and ragged
ridges of rock.
Mrs French-Sheldon, the wealthy woman
whose proposed daring attempt to emulate
ii. Nj. Stanley's recent feats in mid-Africa,
has attracted much general attention,
re- ides with her husband, well-known
author, in beautiful retreat by the Thames
at Hampton. She is of fine physique, 1.-THE
soms Of exceptonaI gse rgiS
and one who appears to be regardless Of
faar