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

Mr.. Petroleum V. Nasty, in the intervals OF
political work at the Roads, is writing serial story.
Mr.. Walter of The London Times sails next
week for home on the scythia On Thursday night he
was entertained at dinner by MI Levi +. Morton.
The presentation of st. Georges House
on the Centennial grounds TO tho City Of Philadelphia
has been mentioned 10 Queen Yictola, and tnlt lazy
has expressed exceeding great approval Of the same
Gov. Tilden is feet 10 inches in hight
and is spare in figure His head is large aud round
his ewes are blue. his abundant chestnut hair IS
sprnked with gray He is G3, aud III family arithmetic
shows that ii OF his ancestors attained the average age
OF 10 years.
Mrs. Fanny Kemble is described as a small
and graceful lady, apparently about 60 years Old she
has bright eyes gray hair, and beautiful complexion
Her To enthusiastic strangers are extremely
stately almost tragic. she wears white dresses, ana
white lace draperes arranged afstcally about her
handsome head.
1t is notable that the great musicians have
all been men with strongly marked features and
generally shaggy appearance. Wagner Is as uncon'en'
onal looking as the rest, with his square face bis
piercing eyes, his tossing, abundant dark nar ana us
coats, about which there Is great deal OF we've.
Madame Wagner has the finest type Ga German Iace' "
once winning ana Intellectual
1t is reported from st. Louis that Miss Anna
Dickinson had large audiences and much applause
during her last weeks engagement The Rep"s''eIn
SAYS "Miss Dickinson has not yet elt what Is 70 act
She must feel the spell of standardization on the says
she formerly felt the power OF heF Prfsonaity on 's
platform. and then she will produce Legitimate dramatic
pf u
sources and can reduce herself tho mental require
mpnts " the mimic il she works to this end"
At the dinner on Wednesday evening cele-
brang the hundredth anniversary OF the reopenms Of
the Boston Latin school after the British evacuation
Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson the Hon. William NJ ESars,
Mr. Wendell Phillips the Rev. f. Z. Hale, and others all
alumni made speeches. Mr. Emerson said that when he
entered the school, years Old il WAS under the
charge OF Mr.. Bigelow lie described the manner in
which Mr. BigelOws connection with the school telln'
mated and Mr.. Gould's began. One day In lsl4 Mr
Gould informed the boys that there runOr that
British to be sent to Boston, and stated that
gentlemen in charge desired such Of the boys were
ND Notifications. There TO be boat Ia waiting ~
the foot OF HanOyeI-St. on certain day. Inc NHOo
school went, said Mr. Emerson; went. but caluo.
remember that or any or my associates dd sl0heW
work. Perhaps the news of the action OF the lauu
school reached England, and caused that nation 10 sue
for peace Mr.. Hale quoted from letter III Wllch y
was stated that Wendell Phillips when IN school WAS Ist
boy, and that he led iuclpent rebellion in the cous
OF which he had printed letter which bore the muiD'
Resistance to tyrants is obedience TO Cod Nh iHr
lips said he believed that the common School ~
deterOratCd III the last hundred years, that u u
in its power to make citizens. There IL more tu''h ~
needed, he said and that Is seeing that Tue P
ton in which the tran ed man moves ls suth 10 70 Ao
his most probable These schools are holU
make scholars for Professions but TO so tram tue l
OF young people that they shall not TAI. htO .S
hands of demagOgues Mr. Eyalts said: " aSt~c W.
Mr. Phillips tlat the common school mas run n "a
away from the true NewI3ngland conception 81 "Nas
OF service to the State, and whether 1t can eve -
brought back is difficult 10 say suppose tcrc VII %
WAYS be q controversy To whether discipline "a
acquisition is the object. To my mind 1t has alHa
been clear that discipline the main object OF 'I'
ton" The Rev. Phillips Brooks, having been iAlC
duCed alluded TO the tact that the L2tn Sch004'1
nished Boston with most OF It's minister's.