The morning news., 1892-03-31
PERSONAL.

ALBDu viii sing in the Creation for the
Handel and Hayden Society OF Boston on Easter
day.
Mas. SEDowIcK. who has been appointei
principal Of Sewnham College, is sister Of Mr.
Balfour.
TIE catehword to express the unlikely in Paris
at the present time is: Yes, when Bernhardt
takes the veilT'
AsBE la FLAAME, professor IN the Univer
sity Of Quebec. has been nominated Bishop Of
Chicoutimi, Quebec
TuRGENIEFF's BRAIN is the largest one ever
weighed by scientists. although the next largest
one was that Of criminal.
MRS HARRISON is becoming quite skillful as a
water-color artist and the white house is already
adorned by some OF her work
TIE WIVES OF the German ambassador at St.
Petersburg, the wurtemberg ministers there
and the British charge d'affaires there, are all
American girls.
The new volume of poems by the late Earl of
LyttoD is called ''Marrah." The volume will in
clude the poem upon which he was engaged at
the time of his death.
PARIS is to have a new paper. published in
English. with theosophy and occultism as its
specially, and an American woman, Mrs. Flor
ence Gray. is to be its editor.
AVERY strong friendship exists between Chief
Justice Fuller and Justice Harlan, and they are
two very conspicuous figures when they walk
along Pennsylvania avenue arm In arm.
MRS. LEASE, the eloquent Kansas woman who
was so instrumental in bringing about the down
fall of Ingalls,, declares that every man has the
right to drink all the whisky he can buy aud pay
for.
KATE FIELD does not despise the allurements
and attractions OF Paris gowns, which she is
fond Of wearing, and which become her so well
as to make her look as youthful as young
girl.
THERE are eight brothers and sisters. children
Of John L. Sliker, living In Morris county. New
Jersey, whose average age is rs years and
months. The eldest is nearly 81 and the young
est over IS.
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, who is interesting to
Americans chiefly through the circumstance
that he married an American girl. has recently
had the rare distinction Of having an orchid
named after him.
A FEW DAYS AGO in the course Of an address
which he delivered in Denver, President Eliot
said that there was every reason to believe
that within ten years there would be 1900
students at Harvard.
DR.. CHARLES w. DABNEY. JR., president Of
the State University Of Tennessee, will deliver
the grafton at the approaching commencement
tJune 16) Of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College OF North Carolina.
A coLoRED CONGREGATION in Washington has
changed its name from the mount Bethel" to
the Jane L. Stanford church. ." In honor of the
California senator's wife, and has assured her
that no financial consideration prompted the
substitution.
WHEN Charles A. Dana was In Boston
last week, he had few spare hours before the
Butler dinner, and being connoisseur in pot
terry, took a careful look at the Morse colleo-
tton Of Japanese porcelains and other ceramics
in the art museum.
WILLIAM e. RUSSELL, now governor OF Massa-
chusetts, was somewhat absent-minded while
freshman in college. 1t is related that being
charged to do the marketing for Sundays din
ner one Saturday, he forgot it, and his family
who lived in Cambridge-were left in the lurch
William. however. went TO q friends to dinner
on the morrow and got good square meal
himself On another occasion he invited a gen
tleman to dine with him, but did not go home
for week, The friend arrived, explained what
he was there for, but excused himself when he
discovered that the meal was half over and
young Russell was not on hand.