St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-05
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
Gathered in Various Parts of the
World.


Gathered in Various Parts of the
World.
Forty thousand children of London
go breakfastlesS to school every day.
What good is compulsory education to
child in need of food?
This is a Japanese description of
piano: "In Europe there are large four
footed animals from which meIodious
tones are extracted. Men and women
are the operators. By treadiDg on the
monsters tails and at the same time
striking their white teeth with their
fingers they draw sweet sounds"
Cornelius Vanderbilt is opposed to
Sunday openings of all kinds, and if
the Society of American Artists have
their exhibit in December, and if they
keep it open on Sundays. Mr.. Wander
bit will withdraw his valuable collec-
ton. which is considerably the most in
teresting feature of the display. This
seems a little unworthy Of great, big,
generous man WHO'S trying to do all the
good and give all the pleasure that he
can in this WorId-thiS being the kind
of man that Cornelius Vanderbilt ought
to be.
Mr. Gladstone says that his official
residence is very uncomfortable and
full Of draughts and can't be properly
heated and is very damp, and he wants
the government to gel him new house.
The declining years of this pleasant old
gentleman should be made very com
Portable. 1t might be accomplished by
popular subscription, IN which the Irish
landlords would doubtless figure
largely.
There is possibility of the ranks of
the professional actresses being Swelled
by woman prominent i'll English So
ciety, to wit, the Countess Russell, who
won't live with her husband, and who
says that she is going on the tstage.
Sand announcement, we are Informed,
"cauSes much stir III high circles"
The Salvation Army is figuring largely
IN the newspapers. 1t calls attention to
itself just now chiefly by being mobbed.
III Paris gay young men come into the
meetings and sing songs and kiss The
laSseS shamclessly, aud the police are
now threatening TO suspend the meet
ings, which seems little hard Oh the
The czar's chamberlain. Mr.. Netscha
letfNaIiZetf. one of the richest gentle
men III Russia, mas ordered piano in
Paris which is to cost the trifling sum OF
IS 0O francs. The instrument will be
Of extraordinary dimensions and sup
ported Oh six feet united together by
garlands Of carved wood after the de-
sign of Brnois. the architect. The lid
is to be adorned by painting executed
by Liphant, the eminent artist. The
tone Of the piano will be three times as
pow erful as that of ali ordinary instru-
ment
shells are beautifully polished and
placed upon silver tripods and serve as
bon-bOn dishes. MOtner-Of-pearl spoons
accompany these, and what pretty way
10 utilize shell, precious as Il souvenir
Ot place or friend.
The newest set of brushes, combs and
boxes for the toilet table are made of
ebony. covered with an openwork pat
tern of cherubs and leaves in silver OF
Louis XIV. style. for while exceedingly
artistic in effect the set costs less than
one of SOLID silver, and is much easier
10 take care Of if tue mountingS are
OXidized metals, as they usually are.
English wares have beautiful shapes
III jardinieTes, and very great protec-
lion TO floor or standard are the added
shallow trays to place them in, thus
avoiding all danger from drainage or
moisture. Mlnton and Leeds are the
IaVOrite pottery for them, palms the
most graceful plant.