The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08
HITHEIs md YONDER.
Once n Week I'm Company with the
Notabilitles.

0nos Week I'm Company With the
Notabilitles.
we are indebted to Mrs. Emily Craw-
ford. among the very cleverest Of women
journalists in Europe, for the following
rcminiscence or Gsmbetta, in connection
with wOmeus place IN modern journalism.
Chatting with her over the teacups one
evening, the conversation turned upon
the fine sympathies and quick intuitions
OK women, when Gambetta mentioned his
mother as a woman Of really great mind
and the most warm hearted being he
ever knew. 10 was her sympathy and
perpicacity. said he, which OWNED n
him an orator, and gifts of a kind which
htted him to become something better than
country grocer for which his obstuse
father had destined him. Gambetta went
on 70 declare that the creator OF the mod
ern journal was undoubtedly Nine de
heygne ana that her celebrated letters
10 her daughter were the nrst news let
ters which resemble the correspondence
Of the newspaper OF the nineteenth rem
fury.
Upon the death Of the Duke d.
Aumale his superb collection u books
bis latest literary purchases is the Book
Of Hours" which King Louis TX (St
Louis carried when he went to mass
The relic, which is said TO be beautiful
and costly. is more than six hundred
years old and in perfect preservation,
u is ornamented with exquisitely exc
cuted paintings, illustrating religious
themes.
sara Bernhardt. "the divine" as she Is
called by her admirers from whom her
uglness cannot hide her certain genius,
Is claimed. by an exchange, 10 bs the
most graceful woman in the world There
u no shadow OF a doubt about IL that she
Understands the art OF posing 10 perfection
and that she furthermore knows how 10
s.t down in a manner that is the very
poetry Of rest. AS Cleopatra, she Is DELI
tious. languishing upon her couch Sit
ting for her picture in stylish gown, she
is the incarnation Of perfect ease, In
deed she IS not more absolute mistress OF
anything connected with her art, than Of
We secret OF physical grace.
The Czarewitch is likely TO be betrothed,
o. says rumor IN court circles I'm England,
70 Princess Sybn, OF Hesse-Cassel, n
mvee Of The Queen OF Denmark, whose
brother Prince frederick Charles, was
,ne'H,d last January 10 Princess Marga-
.e' OF Prussia. II Will be remembered
.u"t eh announcement OF his hetrothal
" Ftihcess AK OF Hesse-Darmstadt
- recently made Princess Sybil was
80 in June OF 81. and is now staying
~ fieoensoorg on a visit 10 the King and
-" VI Denmark. with her mother, the
s''.es'e Nne OF HeSe. who is a sister
=, '"s iale Prince Frederick Charles Of
ussla Princess Sybil Is nearly connect
- Win the royal families OF Prussia and
Do-lnlark' Is FIRST cousin OF the Duchess
- Nonnaught and a second cousin Of the
Duehess OF Teck. The Czarewitch Is 70
SO h'f at the famous Danish family |
meeting place
II Is said that the late Duke OF SAKE Co |
puis was particularly fond OF the drama |
80 mat he contributed a generous sum |
annually 70 90 towards the maintenance /
dramatic company at the Cobnig
'Va'fe' On one occasion ne himself took /
part IN the performance" scribe's" yerre
Eau and after the performance took
Noal"h 10 confer upon the promnter
VINO had been very jealous in COACHING
am the orde ROT Barnost OF Cobur,. which
ne was disposed 10 bestow much too bro- |
tVaely. ON one coca sion when aassiue mo
1vuse o. an inn keeper named Joel. noted
al ms qulckness Ia repartee, he stonned
vent In and after drinking his glass az /
pssr, SAID; joel, my good fellow. say