The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-08-17
PERSONAL AND iMPERsoNAL,


James ]. of England was . lover
of the classics and very familiar with
most of the Latin writer's.
-Raleigh's courtesy in throwing his
cloak in the mud for Queen Elizabeth
TO step on was characteristic of his
usual behavior toward ladies.
The mother of Genghis Khan was
herself a soldier, and often accompa-
MED her husband in his military expe-
ditions, sharing the fatignes of long
| and rapid marches and all the dangers
of the battle.
Miss Mace King, of Abilene, Kan.,
has been appointed register OF deeds
to fill out the t1nexpired term of her
father, who died recently. Miss King
has been her fathers assistant in the
office and is well qualified for the posi-
| ton.
Richard Wagner got into trouble
| in London, Ont The old man COM
| posed sort of symphony in British,
Swiss, German and American flags in
| celebration of the queens birthday,
and the wicked Canadian critics went
| for him.
Miss May Proctor has taken up her
fathers work, and recently gave an
entertaining lecture for the benefit of
| the Woman's Press club in New York
on 'Other Worlds Than Ours" which
was illustrated with many pictures
and maps
! Miss Stainforth and Miss Larpent
have opened an agency in London for
the renting of houses and fats and to
secure lodgings for those who desire
| them. This they do not only in Lon
don, but in towns on the continent.
They also do shopping for their out-of-
town customers, and propose to add a
theater ticket bureau.
Rudolph Evans, a young Washing
ton sculptor, is modelling bust of Sec
rotary Morton. 1.-The young man has
not taken single measurement in
making this bust" said the secretary,
"and yes its proportions are SO perfect
that my old hat fits it as well as it does
my old hat fits it as we'll as it does my
self" which of course is high art.
| Catherine de Medici, of France, was
|
personal appearance Her manner was
often cold and repulsive, her language
naughty. She was never popular nor
| well liked. Her features were regular,
and the chief merit of her countenance
was full black eye that seemed to
fascinate those on whom she looked.
| Nine. de Pompadour was not, &C.
cording to the testimony of her con-
temporaries, beauty, nor anything
more than fairly good looking woman.
She gained her influence by her pleas
ing manners and her wonderful tact
and address Her chief beauty was
her hair, which, to increase her ap.
parent height, she wore in the fashion
that has since borne her name.
-Lucrezia Borgia was singularly
beautiful woman, with gray eyes and
yellow hair. 1t was said of her that
her upper eyelids dropped over more
than half the iris, SO as togive the eye a
languid expression. She had a pc
culiar trick of looking steadily side
| ways at those with whom she con-
versed, and this popularity invariably
excited distrust in those who observed
it. She was singularly gifted in con
versation and repartee and could hold
her own in any company.
On May "a, 1919, Queen Victoria
was born. At this moment, her uncle
George w., was on the throne, and be-
tween her and the throne stood his
possible issue; and failing that her
uncle of York and his issue; and fail
ing them, her uncle of Clarence and
his issue; and failing them, her own
father. That she should have eventu.
ally obtained the crown by the sue
cessivc disruption of every link in the
sequence will ever be notable feature
in the history of her house.