The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

| A daguerrotype OF Louis Philippe, talsen
| In 1910 by Daguerre himself has been
presented to tho Carnayalet museum in
| Paris.
| The health of Nicolin has somewhat I'm
proved since his removal TO Langlands bay
| ard his friends have some hope OF his re-
covery.
| Lady Haberton Will preside at tho con-
| gress of women in behalf Of National dress
| at oxford, England. in September. All the
| delegates are to wear bloomers.
| Mime. Theresa Benison. the well known
| French novelist, has been awarded q prize
Of 1900 francs for her recent book, en-
| titled Les Americaines Chez Files"
| Tho Italian actress. Eleonora Duse. can
| not positively give the name Of her place
Of BIRTH for she first saw the light In a
| railway carriage between Padua and We
nice.
Dr. Conan Doyle Is engaged upon tt
new play, which will be staged at the Hay
market thoater, London, in the course OF
the season. The idea has been furnished
to him by an old story from the pen OF
James PayD the novelist.
General Barker one OF tho most dis
| tingushod commanders of the British army
and soon to become governor OF Bermuda.
is on his way to this country TO make a
NlolNs ilb - Accompanied ny NO bdu5uktI
and aide aud will visit Newport and Wash
| ington.
Mrs, a. Imogene Paul of Chicago, who
was for three years the sanitary inspec
| tor OF the civic federation, recently took
an examination and out of the 22l eligibles
| for the position OF ward and street In
| epeetors she got the best marking, stand
| Ing $500, nearly perfect.
| Tho Right Hon William Pelham VII
| liers, NJ. p. known as the Father OF the
| House of Commons, is the Oldest member
Of tho English bar He became a member
OF Lincolu's Inn In May, 1927. over sevent ,
years ago. HIS second in seniority Is +.
V, Wood. who was called to the bar In
1920.
The bimetallic commissioners who re-
main In Europe ara enjoying holiday
| while waiting for the reply OF the BritsN
| government 10 their proposals. Senator
ana Mrs. Wolcott are In Carlsbad, and
ox-Vico President Stevenson and Miss
Stevenson are solournlng in Paris.
ChevnlIor Scovel, the American tenor
who married member OF the New Yorl
family of Roosevelts and who has mo-
been heard from in his native country foi
years, is spending the summer at Carls-
bad, studying the part OF Tristan II,
has for his teacher Jeunseck, the one tim,
| famous maestro.
The queen regent of Spain. who is
most loyal Catholic, has one of the mos
| beautiful rcsarios In the world The
beads IN turn arc composed OF rubies
emeralds or diamonds, with chain links o.
gold, 1t is most costly article. and wa,
a present from the pope. who is proud Of
the queens loyalty to the church,
Mrs William Aston, it is said. has
bought for sl25.000 the famous diamond,
known as thu Indian Twins" They ar,
cut cushion shape, weigh eight and q hal
karots each and are OF pale blue color
80 full OF fire that many perfect stone,
| seem lusterlcss by comparison 9TH,
| Twins were ltho property of Warren
Hastings when no was governor general o
i lndin.