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Show Mn. Peter Marie, of Xew York, is said to have the finest collection in existence ex-istence of the miniatures of pretty women, unless there is excepted the collection col-lection of the late King Ludwig of Bavaria. It is said that in preparing to receive his honorary degree of LL. D. at Cambridge, Cam-bridge, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, by accident, ac-cident, attired himself in the robes of a doctor of divinity. The mistake was corrected iu time. An American "Jeuuie Wren," & little old lady of 70, named Margaret Ball, died recently in Brooklyn. She was a cheery little body and supported herself and two feeble relatives by making rag dolls, which she sold at the Woman's exchange. PERSONAL CHIT-CHAT. ITarrisos lias a gold-mounted gun. I2f fifty-five years Miss Hannah Fair-child, Fair-child, of Westport, Conn., has not missed a single service at her church. This beats the record. |