Washington Gossip: Mrs Cleveland’s Photos Sell Fast
Special Correspondent notes Mrs Cleveland’s portraits draw high prices in Washington with photographer earning about ten thousand dollars from selling Mrs Cleveland and other public figures’ pictures. It details Lincoln portraits, Judge Kelley's collection, and the growing amateur photography scene around capital figures and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Cleveland
Judge Kelley
Lincoln
Sama Cox
Washington
Washingtay
Logan
Speaker Carlisle
Arthur
Garfield
Professor Smiley
National Museum
Judge W. D. Kelley
Philadelphia
Boston Blue Bloods and City Streets of Old Boston
Special Correspondence from Boston notes a portrait of a preserved Boston aristocrat in antique dress and manners. The piece contrasts 19th century proprieties with modern street life on Tremont and Washington streets, describing crowded sidewalks, horse car blocks, and the social friction of pedestrians and shoppers in midafternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New Old South Church
Tremont Street
New York
Washington Street
Boylston Street
Old State House
Prentice Mulford
New Egyptian mummy on display at the National Museum
Frank George reports on the newly arrived Egyptian mummy at the National Museum, its green cemented mask and gold ornamentation, its five foot six inch length, and the plan to establish an Egyptian department as the collection grows. The piece was sent by Minister Sam Cox and received via the Luxor consul, with Mr. William V. Cox supervising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Sam Cox
National Museum
Africa
Esquimaux
Boulak
Cairo
Cox
Luxor
Old
Thebes
Nile
William V. Cox
Frank George
Edwin Arnold in Ceylon and Buddhist rites cited
In Ceylon Edwin Arnold is honored by pundits who praise his poem and gift him palm leaf scriptures with jeweled covers and the beggar's bowl. His book India Revisited includes talks with chief priests about Buddhism and Nirvana as life beyond the senses. Mahatmas are denied existence by local pundits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Arnold
Ceylon
India
Arnold
Thibet
Siam
China
Adelaide Neilson Interview Reveals Dramatic Truths
In a New York Star interview with Harrison Grey Fiske, Adelaide Neilson discusses tears on stage, the balance of mind and heart for dramatic success, and the audience’s response to her performances. She reflects on health, acting, and the power of audience sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gull
Neilson
Adelaide Neilson
Harrison Grey Fiske
New York Star
Dom Pedro’s Lectures Reflect Liberal Ambitions and Charity
The New York Journal describes Emperor Dom Pedro as meticulous about scientific talks for the court, with a rare, charitable empress who challenges him. It notes his fondness for America, New England and western ideas in Brazil, and sympathy for abolitionist progress despite imperial status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dom Pedro
Empire
America
United States
Brazil
New York Journal
Fall of a Meteor on Ice Off Norwegian Coast
An Arkansan Traveler reports a meteor strike on the coast of Norway. A hole sixty inches across pierced eight inches of ice, leaving a visible impact site and suggesting a dramatic celestial event over the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Arkansan
Lords Justices Rule on Ownership of Love Letters
Three of the lords justices of England decide that love letters are the writers' property and may be demanded back if the relationship ends, setting a precedent for personal correspondence rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lords Justices
England
Hay Fever This Year and Sardine Shoals at Santa Barbara
A light column contrasts a preacher asking about hay fever with a quip about costs, mentions nine years of oak piles at Mieres Spain, and notes the Santa Barbara channel teeming with sardines.
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Mieres
Spain
Santa Barbara
Canadian resources and vast lumber interests described in Ottawa
Special correspondence from Ottawa notes Canada’s wealth in minerals, lumber, and agriculture. It highlights Parliament Buildings, Ottawa’s beauty, and Canada's population of about 5 million, along with the Canadian Pacific Railroad and Confederation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion of Canada
Otrawa
Ottawa
Canada
United States
States
America
Mexico
United Statesman
Parliamentary Library
St. Lawrence
Lachine
Capitol
Washington
Chaudiere Falls
Alaska
Manitoba
Northwest
Dominion
Pennsylvania
Esquimaux
Land of the Stars and Stripes
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific
Atlantic
Pacific
Ocean
Montreal
Alicht
China
Pau
Witcox
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Washington Gossip
MKS
Carlisle
John E. Kenna
West Virginia
Sixteenth Street
Palmer
Michigan
Senator Palmer
Alhambra
War Department
Thaddeus Stevens
Henry C. Cary
Edwin M. Stanton
Gen. Grant
Congress
House of Representatives
White House
Dolly Madison
Abigail Adams
Dan Lamont
Lamont
Massachusetts Avenue
Dupont Circle
Brown Palace
Senator Stewart
Nevada
Stewart Castle
Blaine
Secretary Manning
Legation
Benator Kenna
Boston Blue
Union Pacific
Hoyle
Ogden
Cheyenne
Frisco
Omaha Railway News
Canadian Resources
Mayhrr
Portland and
Léuiville
Cemey
Plaster OF Paris
Cross Paints
Marshall& Welch
Mansfield’s
THE
Omaha
Chicago
Chicago, Milwanee & St Paul
Omaha Rock Island Freeport
Rockford
Elgin
Madison
Janesville
Beloit
Winona
LaCrosse
Tucker
Geo
H. Herfford
J. T. Clark
Cinches
SPURS
Main Street
Greeley, Colorado
R. HE
Hart
Clark
Erie
U. S
NTS
M.A. McLauchlin & CO
ACE Cole
Skinner Blozk
N.B
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