The morning call., 1891-04-18
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.


Major Mckinley is a rising star Of after
dinner Speechmaking.
Queen Victoria puts in her spare time in
plying the crochet needle.
Duke Nicholas of Leuchtenberg, who died
recently, was victim of the cigarette habit.
lola requires nine months to write novel.
He handles a pen as a laborer might a
spade, and is a slow and painful toiler.
Fred Remington, the artist of the Sioux
campaign, is going to Mexico for season
of rest and to get the frOst-bite out of his
pencil.
Mrs. Stonewall jackson Is in New York
to complete arrangements for the puhlica-
ton OF her biography of the great Southern
soldier.
p w. Midgeley, the Chicago railroad man,
who is reported to receive salary of $50, 900
year, was newspaper desk editor not
many years ago.
Empress Frederick, during her recent
visit to Paris, made number of sketches,
which are to be copied and printed for a
benevolent purpose.
Baron de Fava said that he was perfectly
Indifferent as to what the New York papers
said about him. He was under no inter-
national obligations to read them.
Senator Edmunds and Charles Francis
Adams happened TO occupy the same sleep-
ng-.ar the other night. Several of the in
nocent passengers were frost-bitten.
''rhe Princess of Wales" said Ward Nc
Alllster the other day, lis the best-dressed
woman in the world. don't believe that
she ever wears the same dress twice.
London Truth says Lady Henry Somerset
of Herefordshire carries her temperance lad
to such au extrayagant length that she pro-
hlbltS the planting Of cider orchards on ner
estates.
One OF Barnum's recipes for old age was
this: In addition to being strictly tenn
perate, have always been cheerful. | once
adopted as my family motto the words, Love
God and be merry"
Nine. Won Teuffel blanche Willis How
ard is as busy with her literary work at
Stuttgart as before her marriage Her hus-
band, proud of her literary gifts, says it
would be disgrace should marriage fetter
her talents.
The Emperor Of Russia has lately been
wearing at all outdoor functions a sumptu-
Gus mantle OF the richest violet velvet,
which Is lined throughout with ermne and
adorned with a splendid passementerie of
old gold and violet.
Prince Dolgorouki. the perennial admirer
OF Mrs. j. c. Aver and her Millions is now
at Monte Carlo dividing his time betWee
the widow and the board of green cloth,
upon which, it is said, the croupiers are rak-
Ing in big piles OF his napoleons.
Emperor William is said to be fond of
playing Calph Haroun al Raschid by going
ABOUT disguised at night 10 certain liquor
shops and music-halS. where hls soldiers
and sailors are to be found, in order 10 pick
up criticisms on his army and navy.
James Cunningham Bachelor, Md, of
New Orleans, Lieutenant Grand Com
mander of the Grand Consistory of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in the
Southern jurisdiction, will succeed the late
General Pike as the highest digntary of the
order IN this country.
An amusing starry js told of Sir WILLIAM,
Thompson, the great physician, who has
been Ill for some time, but who is now
mendlng His medical attendants declare
that they never had worse patient in the
matter of obStinacy. He would not take his
medicine for days together.
Tolstoi rises at O'Clock in the morning
summer and winter, and for half an hour
dasheS ice-cold water on his mead, neck and
breast. Then he pats on his clothes, which
include only blue-checked jumper of linen,
pair of trousers and heavy, ill-fttiIg
peasants boots. Then he is ready for
breakfast