New-York tribune., 1877-05-22
PERSONAL.

With the exception of Cows. Hunt and King
all the Governors OF NcwYorl elected since the adoption
OF the Constitution nearly 30 ago. are no" h'hs
Miss Clara Morris occasionally lnterpolateS
effective sentences in her plays: She says: someth's
in the evor OF acting expressions force themselves upon
me and find utterance before know IT, think II an
well enough, too; lOf suth lbIIa5 arc 1Iio W
Of thc situation"
II is stated that a great and anonymous
literary genius is about TO burst upon the world DooA
called "a Modern Minister" Several months ago 'ho
Eaclyyoods received the Ms Of novel, to be brought
ont in monthly parts, from an author VINO uecino" ~
communicate his (or hc name or sex III al the hego
tations which have since passed between tNeh lA9 ID
coguIto has been strictly preserved. TINS Whh I'S
pr,cpouts Not until long after thcy had puDlished htf
irt work wcfo Mcssrs. Backwood acquainted with tc
identity of George Eliot
Concerning reception Of Speaker Blaine's
m other days and curious old lady who frequcnted
sIcb scenes, correspondent Of The Cincinnati CONNER
c.aI tells picturesque auecdote. Prince Arthur Of
Britain was talking with the Speaker and Mrs Ea!ue
when rapid, down the room came the old lady ana De-
llo her bong bowei along like whee5arow, was the
plrhoric figure OF Royordy Johnson lie was evidently
cxrostulatin. but Madame halted him in front OF tho
Prince, where he stood with his face afaAe and ms
portly bosom heaying wth u-supDrcSsed wrath The
,rc-s bIe old lady waited for introduction % H. Il.
H. but graspcd his hand, inferluptIns him In his re-
marks TO Ms Blaine and, before any one could stop her.
wrenchcd and wrmg it to the rhythm Of this sentence
How do you do, Mr. Prince-dciightcd to see you. Did
YOU ever such country in your life or one IN which
50 many railroads" Arthur I"oAeu VIA over lHe
corundrum 50 suddenly shot into bis royal intellect
Rrvcrdy johnson gIspcd MIS-. l+.ue looked be
Wlder+ bu the speaker released the imprisoned hand,
said something to the qutr,t ana IN moment lhe Whoe
over but not forgotten AItci tutt Je an. cut
lady was suppressed.
"The Tottering Lily" the wife of the
Chinese Embassador in London, has been visited by sey
eral ladies, who describe her as gcntc-ooing crca-
tre with amondshapcd eyes and jctty hair, held ont
in s tai! over toItolseshcl pin behind Her attire,
a loose many-cDlOrcd embroidered jacket, with large
sleeves surnountiuga skirt worked in gold.
par,lonabe ruSe porpetrated to obtain what was
most coveted viz, view OF her feet The conversation
WIS By means Of the Interpreter, brought round TO the
snonct An American Lady present celebrated for beau
lfu feet exhibited Of ucls To the lily" " liu-
utus,ly huge" was the remark; and the explanation
that they were useful to walk on was not accepted as
valid reason TOR their dimensions Again another ladY
showed tiny boot with no effect; ana the Lily"
not f., he pleased by European models OF perfection
which have no doubt turned heads in this country
wa, arugcd tu show What she considered Inc S'u OF
rr of a prorin. ~, ia sucl matters her Excclcucy
hbited what she was pleased 10 ca hrr lOot, nh il
Wa~-I,t the SIZE of lady's doubled hst ana Ihuc "a thc
same sip. apparently sTathrd IN bands Ot blue Silk
This is the fashion in which Richard Wagner
conposes He never sit, down To his desk with the mien
ton ot producing something Of composing song or
chorus or finishing act II is remarkable that all his
poems were produced in his younger days The poem OF
the Ring dates from the same era as Lohcnerin Win
the poetic sketch Wagner also composcs in great part the
PRINCIPAL motiyes:" that Is the musical plan or siruc-
ure of s work be at future day taken up again and
comulctcd The musical sketch beng finished the ustl-
ueutaton is taken in hand and completed 10y the master
himself lie writes with marvellous r1Iility when once
lie has commenced, and without scratch OF correction,
the sheet, being quite reaGy for the copyst ana the ell
o4 Ger While composing he wears q peculiar dress,
after the style OF the costume worn by Walther Won
-toziue m the opera Of the "Aster5ngcrs OF Nurem-
berg brown Iicot Of silk, Eue" breccncs ot velvet ed
with ribbons, velvet SHOES, silk shlrt Win dise puHc
ont sleeves, velvet vest reaching low down. aud dark
velvet coat lined with silk, the arms extremely VIDE AT
the wrists leaving the sE armlct tuy displayed. lhat
pGrscrbabc cap seen in nearly a portraits OF the com
pu--r completes tins quaint hcentl-cc" tury costume
ordinarily however the composer dresses like body
else.
BOSToN, May 21.-Sccretary McCrary and
Gems sherman and Hancock and their party inspected
bo f,rs in the barlor from 10 a. m. 10 D. H and on
their return to the cy lett by trall for Providence.