Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
PERSONAL AND IMPsRsoNAl.

An extraordinarily large polar bear.
The fur of which is a bright pink color,
has been captured in northern Siberia
The animal will be sent as present to
the czar.
Miss Clara Barton has almost as
many decorations as German field
marshal. Among those most highly
priced is the iron cross of Germany. A
superb pansy, each petal being COM
posed of single large amethyst, with
a center of pearls, was the gift of the
duchess of Baden, and is one of Miss
Barton's cherished souvenirs
"A house in which Daniel Webster
lived for several years in Washington.
but which of late has been used for law
offices, was advertised for sale at auc-
ton for non-payment Of some small
claim. but proceedings were checked by
an injunction. In the back yard of this
place there is still standing a linden
tree planted by the sage Of Marshield
in 1850
The duke of Hamilton can be recog.
nized mile off by his clothes. They
are always of the same pattern-very
loud check, very baggy trousers, very
short coat and pot hat He usually
has dozen suits made on the same
lines, color and pattern at the same
time, and he regularly, whenever it is
possible, changes his garments in the
middle of the day.
In addition to her duties as her hus.
bands private secretary, which include
the handling of several hundred invita-
tions week, Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depew
personally supervises the education,
reading and recreations of her son and
of her two little orphan nieces; is her
own housekeeper, and yet finds oppor-
tunities to continue her studies in Ger
man and French and to practice daily.
TO Mrs. Harrison one of the most
interesting sights of the "swing around
the circle" was the profusion of floweni
that met her view at every turn in Cali
fornia. At Mrs Stanfords reception
there were one thousand Gold-of-Ophir
roses suspended in a canopy over her
head and at another reception the ladies
stood on a balcony where one thousand
callas formed great bed around them.
Women are quite as often deceived
by high-priced goods as by the bargain
counter. An importer tells of having
sold for 81. 80 yard piece of sealskin
plush to a retailer, who promptly cut it
into three pieces and marked them re-
spectively $40. Sl2 and sl4 The highest
priced lot sold first, and the retailer at
once bought another whole piece,
marked it Sl4 and sold it out before the
$40 lot was gone.-N. Y. Sun.
A good piece of advice floating
about now in the magazine world is:
IF you wish to be agreeable in society
you must be content to be taught many
things which you know already" 1t
might be well to add that you must be
more interested in other peoples good
stories than in your own. in their atflic.
tions than yours, and be careful not to
far outdo them in dress or entertain
ment, and if you are a woman don't be
too pretty.
An English writer says that "there
is method in the madness of the English
lord who imports the American product
to wed, not alone because of her money
and beauty, but because fair Amer
lean can make her home all things to
all men, and she brings to soci-
ETY. something more desirable than
beauty, more refreshing than gold
mine-tact. That is the key to the
social fairvland without which we can
never hope to enter We want it with
our friends, with our enemies, in our
ambitions, our amusements, in our pub
lie gatherings, in our intimate rela-
tions in talk, or in silence, we want il
badly"