The Portland daily press., 1892-07-08
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Mrs. F. B. Mapp, of Milledgeville, Ca,
is reported to have received diploma
and gold medal from the Inventive So
ciety of Paris, France, for bread raiser
she has invented.
The Old Colony Club, Joseph Jefferson
r-esident, met at Buzzard Bay, Saturday
to arrange for the fishermen's compli-
mentary dinner to Grover Cleveland.
The date has not yet been set.
1t is reported in publishing circles in
New York that Mr.. Blaine has received
two OF more offers from publishers for a
new work upon political history, cover
ing such epochs in the politics of the
United States as he may choose to write
upon.
The most interesting person present at
the meeting of Black Hawk war surviv-
ors at Freeport, ILL.,, was Mrs. William
Lewhorn of Lena Ill. She was IN the
fort at Apple River at the time of Black
Hawks murderous attack, and dealt out
power and shot to the defending soldiers.
An asylum for mothers-in-law has Just
been founded by wealthy Austrian
woman. 1t is to be big enough to ac-
commodate 500 inmates, and half the
apartments in the asylum have already
been bespoken by applicants who repre-
sent the higher classes of Austrian So
ciety.
The Rothschilds have pretty way Of
providing a birthday present for all the
girls of the family when they come of
age. At the birth of each little girl six
pearls, valued at $2500, are put aside.
Six more are added at every birthday,
and when the young lady reaches the age
OF twenty-one she is presented with the
valuable necklace.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid's sleeping room
and boudoir at Ophir Farm, her country
place, are furnished with pieces which
belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte, and
which Mrs. Reid bought at the Chisel-
hurst sale. The decorations of the sleep
ing room are in cream and white, and
those of the boudOir in white and gold.
Artists were sent to Europe to make
these designs in order that they should
be in pure empire style.
Twelve lady artists have found favor
with the jury of the Salton in the Champs
Elysees. To four of these third class
medals have been awarded. They are
Nine. Wilma Tarlaghy and Mile. jose
phlne Houssay, Nine. Hortense Richard
and Mile. Juliette Leluc. The first two
show portraits in oil. Nine. Richard is
a miniature painter and Mile. Leluc an
engraver. The remaining eight have re-
ceived honorable mention.
Honors are coming fast to the little
Crown Prince of Germany. The queen
regent of the Netherlands, who recently
visited Berlin, has conferred the Order
of the Lion upon him. AS he has be-
come lieutenant in the army, the other
crowned heads of Europe will soon fol-
low the example of the queen regent and
place their coveted decorations upon the
young mans breast.
Mrs. Rosa >Holub, who shared the
thrilling experiences of her husbands
expedition to Central Africa during four
years, beginning in 1888, has been hon
ored by the emperor of Austria with
special medal in recognition of her
bravery and services on that memorable
journey. Mrs. Holub, since her return
has delivered many lectures on her ex-
periences, and she is very popular in
Austria. In the book in which her hus-
band told Of the expedition, he gives great
credit to his wife for the helpful part she
bore ss.in it, ssand for the courage with
which she endured the terrible suffering
of the eight months flight from hostile
savages.