The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-22
PERSONAL.

LAsoucHKRE promises 70 visit this country
next autumn.
SIR WILLIAM GoRDoN-C CUMMINGS relatives and
friends are being socially ostracised for their
loyalty to him.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE LAMAR of the United
States supreme court is taking vacation at
Bethlehem, n. H.
PRoF. HARR1x5roy, chief of the weather bu-
reau, has gone to Europe to the meteorological
conference, which meets in Munich.
KING GEORGE of Greece devotes himself
TO aceostic experiments with bells and
glasses. from which he obtains extraordinary
results.
Mas. LAvINIA FILLMORE. one Of the late Presi-
dent Fillmore's relatives. celebrated her 10th
birthday a few davs ago. She lives at Clarence,
near Buffalo. n. Y
GRANT ALLEN asserts that out Of twenty girls
whom he sits next 10 at dinner in London, nine
teen are Hedda Gsblers. All in all Mr.. Alien S
dinners must be pretty lively affairs
Mas. RACHEL Quincy. the protege of the
Duchess OF Bedford, who is 70 marry the young
Earlof Dudley, is, besides being very handsome.
extremely accomplished and one of the best
amateur singers in England.
The Norwegian National Assembly has
granted DR.. Fridti of hansen S55, 900 toward his
Polar expedition. and thirteen Nor8egians in
their private capacity, one of them heing the
king himself, have given the intrepid ice wand
derer $4,000 more.
SIR WINDsHAw VI. PETIT, one of the most
famous men in the English queens Indian coun-
try. is q millionaire and philanthropist, owns
thirteen of the largest spinning mills in India.
and with one exception is the only native ever
knightec by Victoria.
IT IS QUEER how they write Andrew Lang is
declared to write best in a rose garden; Tolsto
sits on his bed ami puts the inkstand on his
ruffied pillow; Dumas fills uses ebony desK,
while Mary Anderson Navarro's is mother
of-peari; James Whtcomb Riley is at
his best when the room is b.eak and uncomfort-
able.
The MARQUIS OF AILEsBURY, who has just been
refused permission to impoverish the family es
tates by selling a $4,000 slice of them, is
sporting man who, having once won big race
with bis horse SaYernake, has managed
to gamble Away more than O hundred times as
much'npon worthless horses and polished black
Iess' - afHf
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL was one Of the first
men. If not the very frat 10 make the true esti.
mate OF Lincoln This is q noteworthy thing.
Keen sand accurate Judgment of contempo-
rary requires knowledge not only of human ma
ture and character, but the prophetic vision of
the tuture development OF sentiment and race
history ~
Mr. SPCReEoS, the famous English speaker,
has found enough of spare time in his busy life
to become q botsnist, a fioriculturist and
practical landscape gardener, and his Norwood
residence has glass houses. gardens and grounds
surrounding it which are the envy of the
neighborhood. He knows every gardener and
every choice plant in Kew gardens.
Mr.. CREMER, the radical member of par
Lament who has given notice that he will in
troduee q resolution favorine treaty with the
United States by which disputes shall be
arbitrated, is an interesting sort OF person.
according TO London Newspaper gossip
Crenler reads German, philosophy as diver
sion, although he had no schooling to speak Of