The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-12
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Mrs Eliza Wilson of DATA \. Oak. had
100 acres Of wheat this year and thTashed
$500 bushels.
James Whitcomb Riley is very fond of the
persimmon, just crisped and colored by the
first frost of the fall.
Hon. Woodbury. Langdon of New York
City viii present a public library to New
iugton. n H., where he has a summer resi-
dence.
Frederick Greenwood is of the opinion
that the English press has undergone a
miserable decline, while the American press
has advanced in the last twenty years.
Mrs Josephine Moody Luthe, who was
recently admitted to the Colorado bar, is
the wife of Judge Luthe of Denver. She
ought 10 have great influence with the court.
J. c. Cravens of Springfield, Mo, who is
mentioned in connection with the Interstate
Commerce Commission, was q ciaSsmate CT
Secretary Elkins at the Missouri State Ual-
versity.
A gossping man milliner," whose firm
has supplied Princess Victoria May with
some of her gowns, says that the future
Queen was allowed only $3.50 year by her
mother to dress on.
Probably the oldest Postmaster in the
land is Roswell Beardsley Of North Ian
sing, y. Y. He was appointed in 1S2S dur
ing the administration OF John Quincy
Adams, and was then a youth OF only 10
years
Colonel Dick" Howard, prosperous and
highly admired resident Of Cowe3ett. r. l..
is believed to be the only survivor now left
of John Browns historic party at Harpers
Ferry. He believes that had that attack
been more carefully organized il would have
proved successful
One young woman OF noble lineage has
recently married below her rank, yet with
the approval of her friends Princess Marie
Bonaparte daughter OF Prince Charles
BOnararte, was welded to an Italian Lieu
tenant. Even King Humbert aud Queen
Marguerite sent gifts.
The ball given by Mr.. and Mrs John Ne
Lean in Washington recently IN honor OF
their son, Edward Beale Mclean, is said
never TO have been paralleled at the capital
for elegance. The youthful Mclean,
wears OF age, led tie procession to the ball
room attired la Buffalo Bill.
Josef Holman, the phenomenal pianist
may vet become a carpenter or shoemaker.
1t is said that as he grows older his fingers
seem 10 loose the magic SuppleneSs of his
childhood, his ear IS less susceptible to dell
cate intOnatiOns, and his once bSarbag
taste for music appears to be desertng him.
Theodore Won Mommsen, the famous Ger
man historian, celebrated the thirteth an
niyersarv of his profeSSorship in thu Unit
versity of Berlin few days ago. he was
the recipient of numerous congratulations.
Won MommSen was professor Of law-ln-
ordinary in the University Of LEIPZIG as long
ago as 1913.
It is noted that many OF the men who are
now most prominent in national legislation
| are ms beardiesS as were the old Romans.
Mckinley, for instance, is smoothly shaven,
| and always has been during his long Con-
gressional career. Carlisle'S face is inn0-
! cent of beard, and so are Germans, H0ar'S,
Daniels and Colquitts.
A Berlin correspondent writes that the
| Kaiser is moody as an April day and head
strong as a woman" which is a severe in
dictment, even for a uohenZolleTn. 1t is
said that his vanity has grown inOrdinate,
and that he is perpetually on dress parade
before his people, while he becomes more
| and more fond of the sight Of uniforms and
the glittering pageantry of military spec
tacles.
Christine Nisson's marriage to the unat-
traetive Count Casa Miranda is said to have
been mainly for the sake of avoiding sepa-
! ration from his daughter. For the Count
besides being ill-fav0red, has no fortune Of
his own, and it Is the songstress' wealth
which enables the family 10 maintain its
| rank in Madriene and Partisan suciety. 1t
is said that the Count actually forced Chris
tue Nilsson to become his wife by threaten
ing TO take his daughter away from her I'M
less she consented 10 their marriage.