The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-04
NOTED MEN AND WOMEN.
Anecdote and "Reminiscences.

"A memorial tablet to Mary Queen
OF Scots, has just been placed in Peter
borough cathedral. 1t has been sub
scribed for by ladies in England bearing
the Christian name of Mary.
Herr Jahnke tells us that SO great
was Prince Bismarck's fear lest his let
tiers should be opened that he would fire.
quently drop into some small statioLery
shop on his daily walk. ask for a package
of cheap envelopes, put in his letters,
and then request the clerk to address
them, as it would be too much bother to
an old man to take off his gloves.
-Ferrari, the celebrated composer, re-
lates the following anecdote in his men,
oirs: On cold December night man
in little village in the Tyrol opened the
window and stood in front of it, with
hardly any clothing to his back Pc
teri" shouted neighbor who was pass
ing, what are you doing there?" I'm
catching cold" What for?" $50 l
can sing bass to morrow at church,
Says DR.. Edward Everett Hale:
when Canon Farrar left us some years
ago-a most charming and intelligent
visitor-he told Phillips Brooks that he
was going to give farewell lecture on
his impressions of America. Brooks, who
was thorough American and person
OF excellent common sense, said to him,
promptly: Don't do any such thing In
the first place. you have no impressions;
and in the second place they are all
wrong"
One day stranger approaching the
late John Boyle OReilly from behind,
mistook him for friend whom he had
not seen for some time. In his enthusi-
asm he stepped up. slapped his supposed
friend on the shoulder, and greeted him
with some particular hearty expression.
Many men in O'Reillys position would
have felt at least a momentary annoy
ance. Not SO with the poet. Turning
about he stretched out his hand. "I'm
not jack" he said, "but I'm glad to
shake hands with any man who is as
glad to see an old friend as you seem to
be-"
1t is stated that the $4,000 paid to
Puvis de Chavannes for the decoration
Of the new public library of Boston is
the largest price he has ever received.
For his decorations in the museum at
Amiens, which are said to be his best
work, he got only $4,000. Marseilles
got two OF his decorations for $4,000.
Lyons got four decorations for $1,000.
Rouen got three decorations for 81, 400.
For the work in the Sorbonne he re.
ceived only $1,000, for that in the Pan
theon, $4,000, and for various decora-
tions in the new Hotel de Vile of Paris,
$4,000.
George lockwood, the New York ar
tist. contributes this amusing anecdote
Of the Carey sisters: ut is we'll known
that the gifted writers, Alice and Phoe-
he Carey, declined matrimony, yet we're
always letting off their wit at their
spinster condition. One Sunday even
ing Horace Greeley, Frank Carpenter
and other friends were dining with
them, when Phoebe had 80 stirred up
Mr.. Greeley with her fun that he said,
Phoebe, we'll have to put curb on
you.' Not Bit che said. I would
rather have bridal"
Our favorite authors are more and
more becoming our most popular read
ers and lecturers. Olive Thorne Miller
talks as charmingly as she writes about
the birds which come about our doors
or sing from the summer thickets. Ruth
McEnery Stuart captivates all hearts
with the quaint grace OF her interpreta-
tions of Southern life and dialect
Christine Terhune Herrick is scoring a
brilliant success as teacher and lectur-
or on the fine art of chatting dish cookery.
Elizabeth Clusters audiences simply bow
down before her in enthusiastic approx
al.
DIR. Murray, of the British Museum,
tells the following aracteristic story
of the famous Professor Owen: "One
day when the Professor was passing
through the room of Greek and Roman
bronze, happened to be at WORK there.
He stopped to speak, and while speak
ing, observed close beside him the we'll
known bronze head of Hypnos, with the
wing springipg from one of its temples.
The form Of the wing caught Professor
Ovens eye, and he asked: "Have you
observed that this is the wing of night
bird which flies noiselessly?' Then he
added: ut was beautiful idea of the
Greek to give the God of Sleep wings
which would enable him to visit his
patients without murmur of sound
Mr.. Henry Russell, once SO popular
as the composer and singer Of Cheer,
Boys, Cheer!" ITO the West. to the
Vest" and other songs. has just pub
lished his "reminiscences. In them, he
tells how the great tragedian Edmund
Kean, once gave him some golden advice
in nutshell-advice we'll worth atten
ton by every ministerial student my
dear boy, you will never become great
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