Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1896 — PERSONAL Tidbits [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL Tidbits

Onida never shakes hands. She declares it to be the most vulgar form of salutation. Queen Victoria, It is said, has taken quite a fancy to the young Duchess of Marlborough. The commander-in-chief of the Sultan of Morocco’s army is a Scotsman, McLean by name. The last words of Sir Augustus Harris* w*i*: “Do not let anyone disturb mK I want a long, long rest." Sir Edward Clarke's retainer on receiving the Jameson brief was 500 guineas, while etery dr/v he bad a “refresher” of 100 guineas. William T. Richardson, of Cambridge, Mass., left an estate of $100,W» and his old wearing apparel to “some poor worthy Baptist'minister.” Charles Dldkens,’the son of the novelist. who died a few weeks ago, was named Charles “Boz” by his father, but when he grew to man’s estate he dropped his middle name. Among young society women who are thoroughly accomplished musicians are Miss Villard, Miss Rockefeller and the Misses Hewitt. Each plays the violin, violoncello, harp and piano. Among the Sultan of Turkey’s plate there are dishes of solid gold large enough for a baby’s bath, and there are plates, cups and saucers, tureens aud pitchers, massive and heavy, made of this same precious metal. M. Waddington’s great collection of coins lias been sold by his family to the French Government for SIOO,OOO. He had intended to bequeath it to the State, but was prevented from doing so by heavy pecuniary losses. Miss Virginia Fair lias forsaken her bicycle and is learning to ride horseback, and inasmuch as this young woman is an ackpowlodged leader there ’s a probability of other Newport young girls forsaking the wheel and taking to the horse.

'1 he will of T. S. Woodward, of San Jose, Cal., leaves $2,041,000 to his nephew, M illiam F. Woodward, of Boston, aged 24. He was in delicate health, out of work, without- money and in <lebt for board and lodging when the good news reached him. Mrs. E. ,L. Loring, of Washington, goes in swimming every day in the bathing pond at and regularly swims four , times around the pond. As site is 85 years old. the islanders declare that 'the smartest old lady on the coast is a guest there. Tlie jewel casket of tire dowager empress of Russia is the most fashionable in tlie world, from a gem point of view. Hardly second to it is that of tlie empress of Austria, whose black peans are noted throughout Europe for their extreme beauty and rarity. Col. North’s fine house at Eltham, which cost $1,500,000 to build, was recently put up at auction, but as tlie highest bid was only $250,000, it was withdrawn from sale. The auctioneer described it, and very properly, as "one of the most princely homes in the kingdom.” The Princess of Wales, who was brought up in tlie most democratic fashion by the sensible Danish king, has found that actually milking cows at Sandringham and superintending the dairy gave her better health than all the medicine of the court physician.