New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-17

Washington correspondent Of The Cincinnati Commercial
furnished with white and gold and upholstered with
scarlet and blue SATIN and the curtains Of Brussels
and point lace 1t takes the whole time OF one servanl
to polish the mirrors.
Berthold Auerbach, the German novelist, i
Jew about GA years old He is short and rather pom
derous has cosecropped gray beard and face Of the
thoroughly Hebrew type He is witty tells good stores
and has the art OF amusing the Titled society which he
seeks. His manner which Is breezy ana unre
served has gained for him the title OF the TyrOese Of
the salon"
sour standard picture of the American
statesman" says The London Daily Ners makes him
full Of strange oaths, and prompt in quarrel with his TO
volver ready to hand DO real American Statesmen
every carry revoyersf Our ideas OF Americans are too
much eolore1 with tobacco juice. and the American
young lady, in particular has suffered gfevously from
the Engsn hovest Inae ausnPry - ]ass
and New-YOrk GIRL but he would be quite at loss To
draw quiet country maiden out OF the West"
An American gentleman once went to call
upon Wordsworth. lost his way in the vain attempt to
discover Rydal Mount took wrong Turn. and went
three or four miles beyond. Meeting old woman in
scarlet cloawho gathering sticks be asked her the
way to Rydal Mount She could not tell him. mot
know" said the American, the house OF the great
preacher or a doctori" Greater than any preacher
or doctor-heis poet" Oh the poetl" she replied,
Won mean now | often meet him In the woods, Jabber
ing his pottery poetry hisself But I'm not afraid Of
him He's quite harmless and almost as sensible as
me-"
This is the way in which very young en-
husast describes Gail Hamiltons home and the writer
herself: ave went out to tea in the loveles OF dining
rooms Tie walls, carpets and windowdraperes are Of
warm, rich maroon. These are relieved by the side
board, holdings and wanscOtngs in black walnut,
highly polished. The table linen china, silver and
glassware were OF exquisite patterns ana were marked
with her initial ID. The library and hall are dark, rich
The upper hail and chambers are furnished With gody
wood browns. She Is OF elegant nure- blonde; auhto
Wrapper of White Turkish toweng Tor she was in neg
was destroyed by her brother shooting her WIN an
arrow This of course Is defect"
Mr.. Beck is an American who is dragged
into recent English novel, 1.-The Golden Butterfly"
Mr. Beck is anxious 10 meet some of the English authors
whose names he has heard read of In America ana
Jack, his British host, promises to bring together @
guests TO the American, Messrs Carlyle Robert Brown
ing, Ruskn, TennysoD, Frederick Leighton, Prof Hux
ley Mr. swinburne Mr. Sala and others There are just
four days before the dinner and Mr. Beck sets himself
read all their works before he meets them JACK adj
ylses him 10 begin with Robert Browning but the Ameri
believes that lie is going mad because he can
not understand any Thing all OF the authors meaning
end Gesd II ' Bec he marmursd Lord to try
you sent his blessed ile and you've received y with
proud stomach. Now you air goin IN your head Plan
English, and you can't take in single sentence SO he
expunges Dir. Btowhings name from the list and reads
AZ the dSneT he cannot set rid Of the idea that Mr. D1r
win is a clergyman and presses bin 70 ask blessing
pleasures OF youth and the coming Derby than about
science literature art, and smokes his cigar after
ward in "a dream OF delight at the condescension OF tho
great men, Need say that they are all friends OF
Jack, from Adershott, got up for the occasion
DR.. Charles Mackay, age 81, is passing his
healthy and comfortable latter years, says Mr. NJ. ID.
Conway charming house in the beautiful old castled
town OF Dorkng. He is about to publish volume OF
personal rccollections wherein among other good
things given account Of the dinner conversation
between Hawthorne, Mackay, and Douglass Jerrold,
also mentioned by Hawthorne In his note book. IL was
at this dinner that Hawthorne so wounded Jerrold by
calling him "acrid." Mackay says that JerrOld re-
marked to him some DAYS after that Hawthorne was one
of the heaviest and most awkward persons he had ever
mot but be means well, as all clumsy people do" Dr.
Mackay breakiasted with Beranger, aud describes him
thus: &" Beranger had broad, capaciOls forehead,
very bald forehead aud good-natured, benign out
somewhat slOvenly appearance sncb religion rs ne nad
savOred OF paganism, and his political filth was ultra
republican, He the most Partisan OF all the Pans
ians had met; the most unmitgated o1ddud Nv
ing In Paris for the sake of Paris and vita no thougnU
but Paris inspires He had evidently no love Tor
natural scenery and confessed much lie nad never
seen mountain in his life, and, worse than ALL qua nos
remember 10 have the ocean or heard the sOieun
music OF the shore In short, h. had seldom Deen ~
miles beyond the OctrOi Of Paris, ana was, ne sad,
always unhappy when away from the rumble OF the
streets"