The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-05
PERSONAL AND p4PkRsoNAL-

Oscar Wilde's taste in dress, eSpe-
cially in the use of jewelry. is still that
OF an exquisite. He wears three rings
on his left hand and one on his right,
while his wrist is oruamented with
chain bracelet of solid gold, u which
half-shaped locEet is attached.
Maj. William f. Estes, of Tex
arkana. Tex, enjoys the distinction of
having been the youngest volunteer in
the First Mississippi rifles, which JEFF
ferson Davis commanded in the Mexi-
can war. Mr.. Estes is siXty-tive years
of age. but looks ten years younger.
Mrs Naomi Hayes Moore. who died
recently at Helena, Ark, built in that
city the Ophelia Polk Moore home for
orphan girls, in memory of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Moore was a niece of Presi-
dent Polk and used her wealth largely
for the benefit of charitable institu-
tons.
N. II Mallet writes from Salonica,
Turkey. to Gov. Greenhalge, of Massa-
chusetts. asking his excellency whether
"a certain Mr. Mallet died in the
United States of America" about sew
enty-six years ago leaving a fortune 10
which the Turkish correspondent is
now entitled.
The German royal family has a
great fondneSs for tennis. The kaiser
himself played every day during his
stay at Abbazia. and his boys are adopts
at the game, white the empress is
very fair player, though she has aban-
doned tn, game temporarily by the ad-
vice of her doctor.
George Williams, who fifty years
ago founded in London the first Young
Mems Christian association in the
world. has been honored by Queen Vic
toria with knighthood. The small
room in a house in st. Paul's church
yard where the first association was
formed is still in existence.
Mrs. We, the wife of the Corean
charge d'affaires at Washington, has
so far emancipated herself from the
conventionality that hedges in
woman in her own country that she
now plays the piano. runs sewing
machine, and speaks English--and her
husband is proud of it, too.
Since the death of Lucia Zarate,
the Mexican midget" the title of be-
ing the smallest woman on earth has
fallen to Mile. Paulina. native of Hol-
land. She is now nearly eighteen years
of age, is but twenty inches high and
weighs few ounces less than nine
pounds. She is remarkably pretty and
accomplished, speaking four different
languages frequently.
Robert A. Whitehead, of Washing
ton. recently forwarded TO the prince
of Wales through Ambassador Bayard,
photograph taken of the prince when
he was in this country in 1860. 1t repre-
sents a slender youth Of nineteen, and
bears little resemblance TO the current
portraits of his royal highness. The
prince, in acknowledging the gift, re-
calls with pleasure his visit TO the United
States, and well remembers sitting
for the photograph in question
II don't have TO stand on a barrel 20
look over the fence into the yard where
they keep the fifties, said middle-aged
man. but met man the other day
who made me feel like a youngster.
He was a man older than /, but very
actively engaged in business. He Ger
tainly wouldn't consider himself old,
but he did seem 20 consider me young.
Tapping me on the knee as he became
interested, ne went on. My boy
and this energetic speech has made mo
feel Young ever since