The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-11
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Mrs. Robert Goelet of New York has an
income of $500 day.
Henry Clews, the New York broker, is IA
military known on the Stock Exchange as
Louis Quinze.
MIR. Cleveland has lost seventy-five pounds
In weight, but he could we'll spare it and is
more robust than ever.
Mr.. George Vanderbilt has already ex-
pended $4,000 on the foundation and first
story Of his North Carolina castle.
A 2rima douna, Miss Adele Maria has
written an opera, which has actually been
produced at the Teatro Renach, at Parma.
Napoleon Bonaparte dictated and after
ward signed his love letters to Josephine-a
somewhat formal method of love-making,
surely.
Sarah Bernhard will arrive in this coun-
try IN February. Her first production will
be La Tosca," after which she will render
cleopatra" with the live snakes.
The Duchess d UzeS has Just lost $4,000
by the Hight of French banker 1t is said
that she has also sunk $3.50, 600 in the Gau-
lois, Partisan RoyaliSt newspaper.
Lady Deros, who, in her youth, was a
noted belle and danced at the historical ball
at Brussels on the eve of the battle OF
Waterloo, IS dead i'll London at a very ad-
yanced age.
Francis II, the King of Naples, whom
: Garibaldi overthrow, is living in exile in
Paris. He is plain looking man of medium
helSnt, whose eyes always have mouTnful
look IN them and who never smiles.
Lord Tennyson is in excellent health.
Hon. Hallam Tennyson writes that not
outstanding the severe weather and his
advanced age, the poet, who is STAYING at
Farringford, Isle OF Wight, takes his usual
walk every day.
Mrs. Salter, the Mayor of ArgOnia, Kan,
besides attending to her public and social
duties, has done all her household work. in
Guiding washing, Ironing and cooking for
family of five, and during the past year
she has increased her family from five TO
six.
Among the best patrons of the second
hand bookstores in London is Mr.. Glad
stone. He is fond of buying books concern
ing ShakespeareS life or works, and al
though he buys largely, is said to always i'll
sist upon a discount for the cash payments
he usually makes.
Professor Hyrtl, the famous anatomist of
Vienna, has recently celebrated his eightieth
birthday anniversary. Modern auotumicaI
science owes many of its trlumphS to his
genius. lie has always been bitterly op-
posed to viviSecliOn, or any torrents in
hicted upon animals in the interests of
science.
Mrs. May French Sheldon, who is to lead
an expedition 10 the COMO in Stanleys foot
steps, is MUSICIAN of no mean ability. and
mas also won reputation as an author and
sculptor. She has an enviable position i'm
literary and scientific circles in London.
where her husband is the manager of an
American clearinghouse.
Mrs. Brown, wife of Judge 81. B. Brown,
the new Supreme Court Justice. is most
beautiful woman of many accomplishments,
ana VIII undoubtedly grace her positions in
Washington society. She is distantIy re-
lated to the poet Whittier, and nearly TO
the wife OF ex-senator Palmer of Michigan.
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Palmer nave both
long been social leaders in Detroit.
The Duke of Nassau and Grand Duke of
Luxembourg is very rich man. as. IN addi-
tion to his enormous estates in Germany
ana Austria, he possesses very large for
tune. He is the owner of the finest cellar of
German wines in the world, and has all his
life. expended a large sum every year in
owner of the famous Steinberg vineyard,
near RudeShem.