The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-18
PERSONAL

EMILE ZoLA is great lover OF curios. His
home in Paris and his country seat at Medan are
filled with artistic treasures, and he spends
much Of his spare time in the auction rooms
He only remains three hours at his desk. and
those in the morning.
Mrs. AMANDA DICKSON, the richest colored
woman in Georgia. was married In Augusta on
July a. says the Macon Ne'cs. The groom is
Nathan Ioomer. prominent colored man OF
Perry, Ga. Mrs. Dickson Inherited about
$50, 900 from the late David Dickson OF Han
cock county.
KING HuMBERr of Italy has inherited none Of
bis fathers qualities and instead of wine he
drinks water. Were it not for Queen Margaret,
VINO has earned the reputation Of q high liver,
gastronomY would stand In risk of being ex-
cluoed from the court Of Italy. where the dinner
service, even for every day. is Of solid gold.
EDWIN BooTH left New York Wednesday
afternoon in company with his friend, e. c.
BENEDICT, sailing in Mr.. Benedct's yacht for
Greenwlch, Conn. After brief stay at Green
sequenty to Buzzards Bay, where he will be
the guest OF Mr.. Jefferson. Mr.. Booths health
although infrm, has of late improved.
Miss WINNIE DAVIS, who is mentioned as ''the
daughter Of the confederacy." says the New
York Press. came down from CIanston's at
west Point recently to spend whole day sit
ting Tor portraits in well known Fifth avenue
Photographic art studio. She is besieged with
requests for pictures until she has decided to
let her friends see her portrait alongside OF
those or other southern women on the photo
graphic counters in art places
A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Herald says
that Mr.. Cleveland takes more pedestrian ex
ercse than he use to. He often walks over
from Gray Gables through the woods and aelds
90 the village. MIR. Cleveland" says the cor.
respondent, puts on no frils, makes no pre-
tensions, acts just like any plain, respectable
CITIZEN moving about among his fellows. There
are generally some persons about the postOf1ce
whom be knows, and he always speaks to them
with the greatest Cordially"
NJ. RIBoT, the French minister Of foreign at-
fairs is man of sight and learning, Of whom
ex Minister Whitelaw Reid once said that he
considered the republic fortunate in having
found trenchman 80 distinguished in mind,
atlves OF the powers. NJ. Ribot is one of the
best speakers in the Chamber of Deputies, and
its talest member Nine Rloot is an American
woman aud, according to popular reports
much OF her husbands Advancement in public
life has been due to her ambitious encourage
ment.
MRS. MARY FROST ORMsBY, who writes verses
for the magazines, and is credited with having
organized the first campaign club Of Women
went TO see Longfellow shortly before he died.
and is reported by the Boston Journal as telling
this anecdote in connection with that visit:
The poet escorted her to the door and. as he
stood there, looking ont over the vacant ground
toward the Charles river, Mrs. Crmsby asked:
Mr.. Longfellow. why did you cut down all the
trees there between the house aud the river?"
II did it, madam, said the poet, so that
nothing should stand between me and those
purple hills in the distance"