The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07
PEOPLE you HRAR OF.

The Duke of Fife keeps u suits going
/ at the same time and never wears the
same clothes twice in the same week
The Prince of wales possesses the
/ most curious paperweight in the world.
1t is the hand of an Egyptian num-
my.
Lady Cadogan has dispensed with
/ good deal of the state and show which
/ have been usual in the public appear
ances of viceroy's wives in Ireland, and
walks about Dublin unattended.
! St. Andrews university. Scotland, is
about to confer the degree of doctor of
laws on a woman, Miss Sellers, the
translator and editor of several books on
Greek and art and archaeology.
King Oscar of Sweden has sent an
autograph letter to Bethany college at
LindsbOrg, Kan, in which he promises
to send a copy of his Orations to the
student who wins the coming oratorical
contest.
Queen Olga of Greece is a stately
looking woman and handsome after the
Polish type, though she is the daugh-
ter of cars brother. She is much
beloved for her graces and charities by
the Greeks. who call her the queen of
the poor
Mr.. Bayard's son-in-law, Lieutenant
Commander w. S. Cow1es, naval at
tache to the United States embassy, is
most popular man in London diplomat
ic circles, and his departure is greatly
mourned.
Photography is the fad of the Baron
esS RothschiId in Paris and an ideal
studio and laboratory have been erected
the Rue de Monceau. The two story
building occupies a large lot and has
numerous rooms for Photographic work
in all its branches.
A new picture of Charles Dickens,
from the domestic side, may be expect
ed in a book. MY Father, as Recall
Him." by the late Miss Mamie Dickens,
revised by her sister. Mrs. Kate Dick
ens-Perugini. The home atmosphere of
Dickens novels reveals his innate love
for his own fireside.
The"lady exp1orer'o of the Miss Kings
ley kind has appeared in France where
great interest is being taken in the eX-
PLOTS of Nine. Massieu, who is journey
ing, mostly on foot, from Bangkok to
Hanoi, and in the efforts of Nine. eros
to explore southern Asia.
The ex-Empress Eugene still cher
isheS true Spaniard'S taste for strong
scents, her favOrite OdOrS being sandal
wood and lemon verbena. The queen re-
gent of Spain has a delicious perfume
especially made for her use from the
spice scented blossoms of the carnation.
Count Tolstoi is at present staying in
st. Petersburg. At the recent celebra-
ton of the founding of the University
of st. Petersburg a body of about 100
students happened to meet him on the
street They at once recognized him,
and gave vent to the most demonstra-
tive indications of their regard for him,
kissing his hands and his garments,
and would have carried him in triumph
through the city had he not decisively
protested.
Nicola Tesla, the electrician, is quoted
as saying the capacity to sleep much is
necessary to longevity. when a man
really lives, he's dying hour by hour"
says Tesla, but when he sleeps he is
accommodating vital forces which will
make him keen on living. In other
words, in measuring out our dole of
keeper stops his count while we are
sleeping. Nearly all long lived people
have been great sleepers."
What surprised the Londoners as
much as anything else in Nansen was
the correct English he spoke. The ex-
plOrer made a great hit at the Savage
club dinner. He spoke rapidly and with
self possession and his humor ELECTED
rOars of responsive laughter It is no.
ticeable, too, in the newspaper reports
of his lecture that laughter appears
in brackets at the end of every other
sentence. The canny Norwegian has
bee very popular in England, not
least u cause of his personality, for he
is tall, straight and blonde, and his face
is good to look upon, while there is a
winning geniality of manner about him.