Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-05
PERSONAL. MENTION.
The Life Of the Queen of Roumania
Despaired of-lbsen Lionixed
in Christiana.

London is to have a new woman's
club, presided over by the Duchess of
Teck.
It is reported that the doctors who are
In attendance on the Queen of Roumania
despair of saving her life.
Ex-Minister to Great Britain yaux of
Philadelphia, who has not been i'll for
forty years, has succumbed to la grippe.
Henry Clews, the New York banker,
is in favor Of making Saturdays in sum-
mer time whole instead Of hall holidays.
Mrs. Springer, the wife OF the Con-
gresham, is said to be HE " best achive-
ment, brightest accomplishment and
most admirable quality"
Ibsen Is lionixed in Christians, but
they won't permit his plays on the
boards up there. The "pillars OF soci-
ETY. I" must be reasonably firin in Scandi-
navia.
Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson il living
quietly ut Spring Hill, suburb OF Mo-
bile. The author OF " Beulah" lie said
to be loath to welcome Amelie Rives a.
q rival In Southern literature.
Cornelius Vanderbilt IL to he asked to
take the Presidency Of the New York
Grant Monument Fund Association, and
is considering the question whether or
not he will accept the position.
The author OF 1.-THE Light OF Asia I"
inscfit,es his name on the hotel register
~ "Sir Edwin Arnold" Eastidious
people may object to this, but II is GER
tainly better than writing ones self
down an ass, a. some distinguished tour
lists have done.
Walter Crane, the English artist,
openly announced sympathy with the
Socialists while he was In Boston, but
after he reached Chicago he did not find
1t convenient TO affiliate with them. Per-
haps the withdrawal OF invitations to a
dinner in his honor in the modern Ath-
ems taught him something.
The families OF the Queen OF England,
the King OF Greece and the Gear Of Rus
sia have made arrangements to erect a
handsome monument In Copenhagen in
honor Of the golden wedding OF the King
and Queen OF Denmark. The model OF
the monument will be presented to the
royal pair next May on the anniversary
OF the wedding.
Congressman Hatch is said TO have
cured himself Of strong taste for liquor
ten years ago by adopting Edmund
Burke's cure all Of hot water. He drank
quantities OF 1t, and thinks he derived
great benefit from 1t. 1t stimulated him
without any Of the reactipnary effects
that follow stimulation from drinking
alcoholic drinks.
Kyrle Bellew is greatly changed, says
Labouchere In London Truth. He is nc
longer the dapper, well-groomed Bellew
who was known by the matinee girls az
"Kyrlie." There is now touch OF the
shabby genteel about the once-debonai,
beau, and he has aged greatly, the hair
which used to be only streaked with sill
yer being now almost entirely gray.
Thompson was first moved to write
verses, according to some special infor.
nation which the Boston Globe has re
Gently obtained, when 16 years OF age
and upon Sunday while staying home
from church. The attempt was suggested
by some one else as means OF occupy
ing his spare time. The task was under
taken, 30 this story goes, and with such
success that the youth was encouraged
TO try further.
The statement that Mrs. Marshall O
Roberts some time previous to her re
cent marriage to Colonel Vivian dropped
the 90" from her name, because Ger
tain English people enormously con
strued 1t as an indication that her hus
band was an Irishman, leads tn,
Boston Herald to revive the story
told OF Frederick o. Prince, when b,
was candidate for Mayor OF Boston
That gentleman declared that he es
teemed himself fortunate In the posses
sion Of this initial. Mr.. Prince claimed
that u good deal of the strength he hac
In the Irish wards was due to this cause