Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-04-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Edward Bellamys book called
Hooking backward" will shortly be is
sued in Paris under the French title OF
Zone Hundred Years After
Leo the Thirteenth has just sent in
twenty sonnets to the Society OF tho
Arcadia, on the occasion of its second
centenary. He is member OF TINS
academy and has written many poems
under the name of Neandar Heracleus
The countess of Caithness has
written book entitled LES Nrais Is
raelites," in which she contends that
the real Israelites are not the people
who are known as Jews, but the English
and American people. Lady Caithness
supports this theory by texts quoted
from the scriptures and by reference to
British customs.
Mrs Mary French Sheldon, Lon
don woman, is soon to make a three
month exploring tour in Africa, for the
purpose of becoming acquainted with
the legends and folklore of the people;
and on her return she will publish them
in book form. Her objective point is
Mt Kilima-N iaro, three hundred miles
| inland, which has never been visited by
a white person.
The tragic death of her daughter,
the Countess Waldstein Wartenberg,
has caused the Princess Metternich to
close her salon, The princess is still
famous for her beauty and wit, Many
of her extraordinary escapades and gal
lantries have been forgiven her of re-
cent wears because of the strain of in
sanity she inherited from her father.
She has lately spent good part OF her
time in France.
italian ladies of rank and culture
do not understand the art of dress
Their tendency is toward too much
brilliancy and most inharmonious com
binations of colors. Even the beauti
full and beloved Queen Marguerite ap
peared at the brilliant opening of The
new parliament dressed in a purple
mantle and bonnet with light blue
bows, and wore i'll the ears enormous
earrings, each consisting of huge pear
surrounded with diamonds.
When Bradlaugh lectured on Crom
well uin Cooper institute, New York
years ago, he had occasion to describe
the warrior statesman as drawing hi
sword and throwing away the scab
bard. Bradlaugh put his hand to hi
side and drew the imaginary sword.
was perfect piece of acting. Yo
could almost see the flashing blade
An old army officer who attended tn
lecture exclaimed, "Great Cesar! Tha
, man has been in the cavalry Whic
was true, although several years ha
elapsed since Bradlaugh had secure
: his discharge after three years servic,
-Germany's young emperor is rulin
right and left, and showing good sens
too, coupled with interest in the sma
things that make for national welfare
), For instance, his ministry of educatic
warns country school teachers to loo
out for the health of their childre
"Among the immediate and inexpensi'
- measures" ;" says the circular letter, IA
the exact adaptation of the back of Il
7 school bench to the shape of the pupil
! back. general cleanliness, and especia
4 ly the prevention of dust, which, as a
- - doctors know is the medium of bacil
= and thus the cause of almost all SIX
- and eve diseases among school childre
" Regard for the health of the eye mu
,d dictate also the earliest possible abo
r ton of states. If no substitute can
a found, the use of states must be co
fined at least, to the first two years
in the primary classes"