The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08

and beauty one must work till tired,
sleep till rested, have plenty of fresh
air. live in cool rooms, take a daily
sponge bath and eat the simplest food
The next course of Ely lectures in the
Union Theological seminary will be
given by Rev.Dr. John Henry Barrows,
beginniu g on January 81 next, and his
theme will be The Christian Conquest
of Asia"
One of the handsomest men in New
York politics is Hugh ]. Grant, who
was talked of as Tammany's candidate
for mayor of Greater New York He
was born in 1858 and is a lawyer and
real estate man.
Rose Bonheur, the celebrated animal
painter, is very fond of monkeys and
has several about her home and in her
study. They accompany her in rural
rambles and answer readily to their re-
Spective names.
Dr.Marpillero, an eminent italian sci
enlist, has for a number of years been
making experiments and observations
relating to chlIdren's ideas of life and
death and has published his expert
ences.He found that in answering
questO Ons about life the poorer children
almost invariably took a brighter view
than the rich.
The queen Of Spain is said to be most
simple and domestic in her tastes, She
diewOmen and enbrOider and make
lace beautifully, the little king playing
beside them while they. work: The
queen teaches her children German
herself. She has but one vice-she
smokes, and the little king delights in
making cigarettes for her.
A tablet was unveiled in Kenee
church Durham, England, on Septem-
ber Z, inscribed: To commemorate
Browning, who was born at Coxhoe
q
ence July %. 1861. A great pOetess, a
noble woman, a devoted wife. Erected
by public subscription, 1897" A cur
iOus controversy about the place and
date of Mrs. Browning's birth is closed
by this ceremony.
Fourteen different models We're used
by August LinstrOm, the New York
sculptor, for his figure Light which
will be shortly exhibited at the annual
exhibition of the American Sculptors
society. The general outline of the
form was taken from Miss Harris. a
professional model, who posed for near
ly 100 hours. Miss Helen Longstreet
posed for the back and Miss Sage for
the hands and feet.
The prince of NInaco. on his steam
yacht the Princess Alice, is in the
Azores pursuing his photographic re-
searches. This year the prince has
worked in the district of HOrta, which
includes the islands Fayal, Pico and
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town of the island of Faya1 which pos
sesses the best anchorage in the arch
ipelagO. that the Princess Alice will go
to be refitted and to take on supplies.
Great regret is felt in the French ma
w at the retirement of Vice Admiral
Duperre on attaining the limit of age.
He has been very popular throughout q
long career both in the service and in
society. A friend of the Prince of
Wales he has often visited England and
it was under his escort that the EN-
gers that threatened her in 1870 and got
safely on board Sir John BurgOyne's
yacht at TrOuvilIe.
Philadelphia will receive a number
of desira BILE archae eOlOgical gems as the
result of Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson's
visit to Europe in the interest of the
University of Pennsylvania and the
American Exploration society. She at
tended the meeting of the Egyptian ex-
plOratiOn fund at London, which was
devoted mostly to the distribution of
the results of the years work Of the
well known explorer, VIM. NJ. Flinders
Petrie, at Deshasheh, Egypt.
The khedive has bestowed on Edward
Randall Knowles, IL. D, of West Sut-
ton. the exalted decoration of the COM
der of the Medjidie. This order has five
grades. the first two being conferred
only upon royalty or high officials of
state. DR.. Knowles commandership
(the third grade) is the only one held by
an American. 1t was given in recogni-
tion of his work. Supremacy of the
Spiritual" published two years ago.
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