The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

SwINBURNE once said rather c~leverly
that Walt Whitman had flashes of some
thing occasionally like genius expressed
in something occasionally like English.
DIR. HERBERT VAUGHAN. who succeeds
Cardinal Manning as Archbishop of West
minister, is one of a family of seven broth
ers who all became Catholic priests. DR..
Vaughan was once a member of the crack
British Life Guafds.
THE Shakespeare birthplace trustees have
agreed to purchase Anne Hathaway's cot
tage. at Stratford -upon-Avon. for f3, 600. IN
order to head of the Americans who have
been trying to secure IL for the purpose OF
transporting 1t to Chicago.
Mrs. JACKSON. the confederate soldiers
widow. is devoting all her time now to the
education of her two motherless grand
children. Julia and Jackson Christian. She
is suffering from weakness of vision caused
by the strain Of reading the manuscript of
the recently published memoirs of hor
husband.
AT the recent reception by the Authors
Club. IN New York. probably Mrs. Amelie
Rives.Chanler was the most marked target
for the eyes of the assembly. She wore a
white gown of some diaphanOus material,
held at the waist by q white, soft, blue
sash. Her face is fair end classic rather
than strong.
RICHARD HENRY SToDDARD is one of the
few literary men who take the pains to
punctuate and paragraph their copy"
with a view to the convenience of the
printer. Stoddard writes o microscopic
feminine hand. so that one sheet of his
closely-written manuscript will represent
nearly half q column of newspaper print.
LORD TENNySoN has, in his old age. be-
come an inveterate novel reader. He is
said to be so fascinated by works of fiction
that it is often difficult to persuade him to
60 to bed. Several times recently he
actually sat up all nights k!mmlngt through
some of the novels of the day. The most
sensational works of modern writer's arc
not too strong for his taste.
UNDER the French law q marriage by q
citizen OF that country is invalid unless
made in compliance with tho requirements
of the French statute. Hence, American
women marrying Frenchmen when they 90
Piled with the French statute. which rare.
" happens, they are not married at all.
and are easily cast otf. Cases of this kind
are by no means infrequent.
LADY HENRY SOMERSET is deeply in
terested in the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton, and will help it OH all she can from
the other side of the water. She will re-
turn to America next spring to be present
at tho convention of the Women's Chris
tan Temperance Union to be held in con-
nectiOn with the exposition. after this it is
OK pected that she Will join the commission
of temperance women, who will taKe to all
the governments OF the world the petition
asking for the prohibition of intoxicants
and opium In all countries. A million
names have already been secured to this
petition. and one or two millions more are
being sought.
On, talk not to me of names famous IN story;
The days OF our youth are the days or our glory;
And the myrtle and ivy of sweet wo-and-twenty
Are worth all your laurels, though ever SO plenty.
byron.
on, the green things growing, the green things
growing,
The faint, sweet smell of the green things grow.
ing,
i should like To live. whether / smile or grove,
Just TO watch the happy life OF my green things
growing.
Mrs. Cra:k.