St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-12
PROMINENT PERSONALS.

Rossini often visited Adeline Patti,
whom he much admired. He found
her one day sitting to Cabaud for her
portrait, He had taken her in the
character of St. Cecilia listening to
the celestial music, as she is usually
drawn.-Adeine showed the picture
to Rossina.-"It is like" said he;
but there is a curious mistake"
What is that?" asked Cabaud-
"You have painted her listening to
the angels" replied Rossina; you
ought to have represented the angels
listening to her, Nice Anglo-Amer-
lean.
John La Fargo, the well.known
painter, has, by special invitation of
the National Society Of Fine Arts, in
France, been invited to give special
exhibition of 200 Of his paintings,
together with a collection OF his
work in stained glass at the new
Salon in the Champs de Mars, in the
spring.
The late DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes
left an estate appraised at $72,11
80. The personal estate isestimated
at $67,11732; the real at $4,000.
A copyright owned by the deceased
is put in as of an unknown value.
The personal properly consists prin-
cipally Of stocks and bonds. The
value of the books in the library and
reception.rooms OF the residence is
fixed at $S04 so.
1t is said that Senator Proctor
takes great interest in the weather,
more especially that ofVermont than
that OF Washington. This is because
the climate has great effect upon
the enterprises of which he is the
head. Severe winter weather tends
to stop the work in the marble quar-.
res of this section. The trimming
OF the product goes on in the sheds,
whatever the temperature, but the
senator keeps watchful eye on the
storms that swing with such regu'
larity out of the West and describing
curve toward the South, finally
emerge upon the Atlantic at the very
coast. These storms affect Vermont
considerably and day seldom pass.
es, especially in hard weather, with
out visit to the maps at the wealth
er bureau by Senator Proctor.
Rev. II. X. Haweis, in writing o
the historian, John Richard Green
says: "He was a small, insignificant
looking little man, with screwed-uI
eyes, a satirical yet not ill-natureC
smile, tall forehead, and straight blu
somewhat depressed nose.
When the cholera was raging in The
East End of London he was devoted
and indefatigable. Weused TO go into
the London Hospital together in thu
morning and rub the blackened limbs
of the cholera patients. which seemed
to give them relief. Greer
was perfectly fearless.
Emperor William never rides an,
but his own horses, which are train
ed especially to be guided by pressur
of the knees on either side. This i:
necessary to His Majesty, for whel
his sword arm is occupied the lief
arm is quite incapable of controlling
his horse. His horses are beautiful
creatures, and trained to obey hi
voice and even a gentle pull at tn
hairs of the name.
Mrs. Fannie B. William, a colore(
lady of culture and refinement, ha
been proposed for admission to tn
Chicago Womans club. 1t remain
to be seen whether the color line will
be drawn. Meanwhile the Chicago
Woman's club is having pretty higl
colored time itself.
The author of Little Lord Faunt
leroy" Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur
nett, was at one time teacher in ;
little country school. She was ST
poor that she had not even enougl
money to buy stamps with, and sh
earned the wherewithal to post he
first manuscript to the publishers b,
picking berries. AS time went on
however, the tide of affairs changed
and Mrs. Burnett began to max
money with surprising ease. Her In
come now amounts to over $4,000
year.
The popular novelist, Mr.. J. NJ
Barrie, says that nothing equals
day in bed. 1t is better than Ban
. Holiday at Brighton. Spend tn
whole day in bed, and then, mex
morning, jump into a cold batf
This treatment will make you feel
if you have been a week at the sea