The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-17
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Tennyson's MAUD" Is a very com.
plete story, told with flying hints and
musical echoes, as though Ariel had
piped IL in the little wild island of "The
Tempest. James Smetham.
There are some advantages in be.
ing queen. Notice the presents which
the queen of Denmark received at her
last birthday. They included tortoise
shell fan studded with diamonds, some
superb black lace studded with dia-
monds,a rug of cloth-of-gold and an an.
tique porcelain watch.
Dolly Adams, wife of the second
president of the United States, is ac'
credited with the honor of preparing
the first ice cream ever used in this
country. The occasion was festivity
that followed the inauguration of
Washington as president in the city of
New York In the year 17s9. The name
of Dolly Adams should be held in esteem
by all American young ladies.
The most noted member of the Creek
nation is Gen. Porter, of Muscogee, I. r,
who has represented his people as agent
at the national capital for many years.
He is very picture of Indian manhood
and vigor, for he is tall, straight and
swarthy. His eye glistens like an
eagles. His title of general arose from
the skill with which he put an end to
the three Creek instructions in 1872,
1879 and 1884.
"A rival TO ''the beautiful whistler
has appeared in Paris in the person of
Count John Zamoisky, a Polish noble
man, who some years ago married the
daughter of Marshal Pelissier. His
whistled notes are of great richness and
flexibility, and of wonderful range. He
can whistle the most intricate and bril-.
liant compositions, and initiate a canary
nightingale or thrush. The new whis-
tier has already met with great success
in the fashionable world at Vienna
The Meridian club of New York is
one of the most social and informal OF
the literary clubs of the city, and it is
considered an honor to be admitted to
its membership. Only thirty ladies en-
| JOY this honor, but the number present
at the monthly meetings is always aug.
mented by invitations. Marion Har,
land, Mrs. Lyman Abbott, Mrs. Lillian
Belts, Mrs. Kate Upson Clarke, Mrs.
Margaret Sangster and Mrs, T. j. Back.
us are among its prominent members
In Paris as elsewhere the libraries
show that fully fifty per cent of the
| books loaned out are novels. Dumas
leads the list of popular authors, with
Eugene Sue second. Bassac is going
out of fashion, as is also George Sand
Of contemporary authors Zola is most
in demand, and second TO him is Jules
Verne. Detective stories seem to have
had their day, Gaboriau and De Monte
pin now being comparatively neglected
Poets are more read, in proportion tc
novels, in France than in England, anC
Victor Hugo is at the head of his class
Mark Twain at home dresses very
plainly, as he thinks he can work better
if he wears working mems clothes. He
is always glad to receive visitors, anC
invariably insists that they shall play
billiards with him. He has billiard anC
pool tables in his residence. and is him
self an expert player. There are but
few who can beat him. He talks very
slowly, and drawls through his nose
He shufles when he walks, smokes g
clay pipe, and never laughs at his owr
jokes. Mark Twain is worth a million
which is quite a respectable sum for {
man to make with his pen. 1t is sale
that he has a morbid, half-crazy feal
that he will some day lose his fortun,
and come to poverty. He says he i
now engaged with book on which ht
has been at work, off and on, for owe
twenty years.