The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-01
PERSONAL.


/ MRs- PIERRE LoR;LLAsD has written some
/ pretty stories that treat Of fashio nsole life.
} Her style is pleasing aud natural
/ DURING her visit to Fiorencs. Queen Victoria
will occupy the Villa PALMER, where Boccaccio
once lived. II will relieve the British mstron to
know that this Is not the villa where Boccacclos
ladles assent Died TO relate their unique sIorles.
Flesole.
If THE United States should really Eobbls
/ Hawaii some OF Minister Stevens friends fear
he may become victim Of the royal kahunas.
A "kahuna" is native witch doctor who
/ prays folks TO death. The HswaIians believe
I that bis power is limitless A "kahuna" can be
/ bought off, but he comes nigh.
=THE Rev. Dr.. A. G. LAWSON Of Philadelphia,
when once sitting next TO Dr. Everett Hale at
banquet. asked the great Boston divine why
Boston is called the Hub. With one OF his sub
! Tile flashes OF Wit DIR. Hale replied: Boston is
Toe huo because out OF IL 90 spokesman OF the
wheel OF mankind who never tire OF doing good
to their fellows"
ALTHOUGH Verdi has declined TO be marquis,
ne already enjoys a good many other honors.
He is commander of the Legion Of Honor,
member OF the Academic des Beaux Arts, has
the grand cross Of the Russian Order OF 81.
Stanislaus, If grand officer Of the order Of the
crown OF Italy, possesses the order Of Osmani
ana the Austrian Order OF Franz Joseph.
DURING a recent visit of James whitcomb
Riley to the home of Joaquin Miller, the poet of
the Sierras donDed the srappngs OF an Indian
n edlcine man, made an Incarnation TO pro-
duce rain and smiled at the HoOsier poets
amazement when he heard the gentle patter OF
shower on the roof Part Of the incarnation
had been arranged before consisting of a system
OF perforated pipes fed by spring on neigh
boring hillside.
BoUTRos GHALI PAsHA, Of the new Egyptian
ministry. is a remarkably astute specimen of
the Coptic race, and may be trusted TO run with
the fox and hunt with the hounds as well as
anybody In Egypt. Tigraue PashA, Nubars
son-in law, Is the only member Of the ministry
worthy to be called a statesman. and should
have been the new premier II IL be really true
that Mustapha Fehmy Pashs wished to be re-
lieved from the duties.
PRINcE BISMARCK has decided to pay his usual
visit to Kissingen next summer and has engaged
the quarters which he has occupied so many
years. Should the prince fail to Keep up his
custom OF going annually 70 the watering place,
it would be a great loss to the dealers aud hotel
proprietors OF the town, as thousands Of persons
are attracted thither by the eX chancellOrs
presence. He will spend several days in Leipzig
on ms way TO kissingen this year.
GEN. MALONE lives at Chamberin's in Wash
ington. He is the same quaint little man--no
bigger than pint OF cider-that he always was
says the Philadelphia Press. He has long
beard and a long head He is ''pert, clipper
and sassy, and has lots of sand. He is some
what given to profanity aud of an every day
sort that even a fool can understand. The gen
eral is rich and can afford TO wear clothes that
are out OF style and costly. He wears white
slouched hat, which he has made to order, and
which costs more money than any other
slouched hat in the country, and his shoes have
been made for years by the same man, who Sc
lects the finest calfskin and lines the shoes with
satin.