The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-23
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Lab0uchere promises to visit this country
next autumn.
The Empress Frederick OF Germany is
Colonel of the Second Guard Hussars of
Berlin.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
have gone to Norway for few weeks sal
mon fishing.
Associate Justice Lamar of the United
States Supreme Court is taking vacation
at Bethlehem. n. II.
Professor Harrington, Chief of the
Weather Bureau, has gone to Europe to the
Meteorological Conference, which meets in
Munich.
The Duke of Rutland and Lord Cadogan
are to be invested with their respective Gar
tiers at Osbprn by the Queen herself in the
course of this month.
Mr.. Gladstone is now giving Sir John
Millais Sittings of one hours duration for
the portrait of himself and his grandchild
which Sir John is repainting.
The Emperor William recently ordered a
huge picture of his yacht, the Hohenzolern,
to be painted as present to the Queen,
aud 1t is to be hung at Osborne.
The Crown Prince of Portugal weakly
Child oil 4, is suffering greatly from the alb
normal dampness of the Pena Palace at
Cintra and his recovery is doubtful.
Frederick K. Rindge of Cambridge, Mass.
has within the last three years given to char
ltdUlCt lCllBlOuS anu INSTITUTIONS
more than 100000. He inherited his
money.
The engagement Of DR.. Paul Thorndyke
to Miss Rachel Sherman. daughter of the
late General w. I. Sherman, is announced.
though the date of their marriage is not yet
decided upon.
Joseph Pulitzer is about to have steam
yacht built which will be SO big and gor-
geOus that the Vanderbilt or Gould boats
will have TO take a back anchorage or be
glad to be hired as tenders.
Secretary Bayard's daughter, the Countess
Lewenhaupt, intends to pass the fall and
possibly the winter in Sweden. 1t is not
improbable that she will make her perma-
nent home in King Oscars kingdom.
Mrs Langtry owed some OF her popu-
larity, as we'll as one of her sobriquets, to
the late Frank Miles, the Loudon artist.
When he was in Jersey lie painted her por-
trait and named it "The Jersey Lily"
Miss Rachel Quincy, the protege of the
Duchess of Bedford, who is to marry the
young Earl of Dudley, is, besides being very
handsome, extremely accomplished, and one
Of the best amateur singers in England.
Miss Helen Cloak. full-blooded Indian
OF the Blackf0ot tribe, has been appointed
by SECRETARY Noble special allotting agent,
and mas begun her work in allotting lands to
the. Tonkawas. on the Nez Perces reser-
walton.
Sir Winshaw NJ. Petit one of the most
famous men in the English Queens Indian
country, is millionaire and philanthropist,
owns thirteen Of the largest spinning mills
in India, and with one exception is the only
native ever knighted by Victoria.
The Norwegian National Assembly has
granted DIR. Frithjof Nansen So, COO toward
his polar expedition, and thirteen Norwe-
gians in their private capacity. one Of them
being the King himself, have given the
intrepid ice-wanderer $4,000 more.
The death Of Lord EllenborOugh recalls
the rumors current years ago OF his attach
ment to the then unmarried Queen of
England. She was said TO return his affec-
ton and to be DESTROYS of making him he:
cOns9rt. His rank was not considered high
enough for this. and he WAS sent to India,
where he was afterward made Governor
General.