The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-11
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Manuel Garcia, who taught Jenny Lind,
is still teaching, although he will be ninety
years OF age on the 18th.
Justice Brewer, Of the United States Su-
preme Court, teaches a Bible class in the
First. Congregational Church of Washing
ton.
The will of the late Joseph Keppler of
Puck dlsposes of an estate estimated at
about $500, 900. His son lido has changed
his name to Joseph.
In Kentucky there is only one woman
who has authority to officiate at a wedding
in a clerical capacity. Her name is Munns.
and she is a licensed Baptist preacher.
Amelia E. Barr is about fifty and lives
In seclusion on the top of the Storm King
Mountain, in the Catskills. There she stays
with her daughters, happy In her work and
contented with the society of the jewellers
on the mountain.
At a recent dinner given by Consul-gen-
eral and Mrs. Morss, in Paris. to United
States Minister Ewing and Mrs. Ewing,
there were present DIR. p. H. Bailhache,
DR.. Stephen Smith and DR.. E. o. Shaks-
peare, American delegates TO the interna-
tional sanitary congress.
When progressing through the streets
to perform some ceremony the Prince of
Wales takes off his hat twelve times on an
average a minute; that is, the almost in
credible number Of seven hundred times an
hour. The Prince REQUIRES a new brim 20
his hat every fortnight.
Miss Alice Rothschild is one OF the most
enthusiastic women h~orticulturists in the
world, and her collection of roses alone is
valued at $4,000. 1t is a remarkable fact,
by the way. that every member of the
Rothschild family dislikeS scented flowers,
with the exception or roses
Madame Carnot strives to be the best
dressed woman in France, and with Felix,
her fayorite costumer, she has frequent
consultations. Her desire TO be well dressed
is not a passion for dress, but a wish to do
everything in keeping with her position.
She might be pedantic, for her book-learn-
ing is marvellous. but she is very unaf-
fected.
Turkish women, having obtained permits
sion to practice as physicians in their own
country, they are now beginning TO study
medicine at various European and Ameri-
can universities. Three young Turkish
ladies. one a daughter of a Pasha, have re-
Gently arrived in France In order TO go
ing at French universities.
The late William Frederick Poole. the
Newberry librarian, although a man OF re-
markable literary attainments. lost his self
possession and 1uency when he tried TO
speak in public. At one OF the Yale din
for a speech. which he began but failed to
finish. like the small boy on Reclamation
day in school. who has forgotten his
piece"
Conan Doyle will be followed in his lee
ture tour In this country by Rider Haggard.
who has just sent over here some beautiful
pictures OF himself leading his family at
prayers in the morning. The family Is
grouped around Mr.. Haggard, with the
servants standing reverently and conscious
I'm the background. a man, says the New
York sun, who tells the whoppers that Mr..
Haggard does in his tales, should have
some difficulty in balancing things. even
by the aid Of the family prayers every day
I'm the week.
one notable among French women has
lust passed away. Nine. Maria Deraismes,
although herself rich and cultured, was. for
thirty years. the ~ Of S.,s the y. working
getic advocate OF IS rights In gen.
eral. In the courS er campaign she
wrote pamphlets in she charged NJ.
Dumas and NJ 81 with having in