The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-01
LEISURELY MUTATIONS.

Korean girls are named by their god-fa. hers.
though the latter never know the names
which they have inflicted upon their victims.
AT the time Of christening the godfather
draws from an urn, wherein a number of
names on pieces of paper have been placed.
one slip which bears the name the girl
must carry. Neither he nor any man out
side the immediate family knows what the
name is, for it is to be used only within the
home walls
1t is not commonly known that any visitor
to Faareveile. in Denmark can behold the
skeleton of Boutwell, Of the Mary Stuart
tragedy, by applying at the church. De-
scriptions are not wanting. 1T is that of a
man about the middle height the hair red,
mixed with gray. The forehead is not en-
pansive. the head wide behind, high cheek
bones, remarkably prominent, long, hooked
nose, somewhat depressed towards the end
but this may have been the effect of emaca-
ton; wide mouth. hands and feet small. we'll
shaped, those Of a high-bred man." In
short, ANY impartial Englishman would at
once declare 1t to be that of an ugly Scotch
man." says the London Standard.
When. at IA years of age, George Sand
heard some one laugh at the idea Of SO
big girl still playing with dolls so she con-
cluded to give them up. With tears and
hearty hugs she babe every one Of them
farewell and locked them into a closet. At
first the separation was almost more than she
could bear, and every day she would sit for
an hour or two, sad and fearful outside
the closet door, sometimes whispering words
of comfort through the keyhole to the poor
exiles, but she never broke her VOW to have
done with dolls, and by and by they wers
forgotten.
Queen Christina of Spain Is an expert fenc-
er and good piquet player. Bowling is the
favorite recreation Of Queen Olga Of Greece.
She is also quite devoted TO games of solitaire,
particularly the one called St. Helena, which
is played with two packs of cards, and said
to have been played by Napoleon in exile
on the island of st. Helena.
The University of Budapest has made the
Queen of Roumania an M. D. The diploma
was written in four languages and inclosed
in a beautiful case.
Miss Brennan, NJ A., is the first woman
in Australia to hold three degrees in science
and art. She recently gained the B. S. in
the Sidney university.
There is a movement on foot to raise a fund
for memorial statue to Princess Alice, Grand
Duchess of Hesse. The Princess died twenty
years ago, but her people feel that it is not
too late to recognize the good work done by
her. The princess to the last chung with
loving devotion to her native land, and it Is
thought that the appeal which will be made
in England in behalf of this fund will be
responded to liberally.-New York Tribune.
In India March is celebrated as the New
Year or Holt Festival.
Mother Katherine, formerly Miss Katherine
Drexel, of Philadelphia is the richest nun
in the world. She is devoting her life and
her fortune to the care and education OF
Indian children. Her wealth is sad to ex-
coed $7,000,0 Goo
When the officer, who was sent by Secre-
tary Stanton to secure the hoop-skirts and
water proof in which Jefferson Davis had
been captured, made known his errand to
Mrs. Davis, she replied:
Certainly sir, certainly; and any other
Of my cast-off clothing which Mira. Stanton
may need"