New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-24
PERSONAL.

There is n report that Miss Fanny Davenport
has declared her intention of playing HteHa IN "As
Wei that Ends Well"
Ex-Minister Perrepont is coming home i'm
medatcy Mrs. PIcrrcpont will spend the Winter ct
Oxford with her son. who il a student there.
The Gar is said to be "A good linguist. He
delights in French novels, plays and music He is man
Of great goodness Of heart and said nave
qlarIc.icd with persona. friend
A pleasant picture Of Prince Albert aud his
eldest daughter chen just bctrOthed CrowE Princess OF
Prussia is given IN ms words am giving Yoky
every evening hour FOR conversation, IN which orr
chief tonic q. history. She knows great deal also
give her subjects which she works out for me Her
intellect /, quick and thoroughly sound n'ehi ~ us
operations
Here is story which The Utica Observer
credits Mr. Edwin Booth with telling long time ago
In Boston," Mr.. Booth said, more plays are offered
me than anywhere else. had one from a woman. You
know her by reputation" And he named writer who,
acher for all and ALL probably ouanbs any Of The other
female Brahmins Of Boston She brought me a tragedy.
She had been my greatest aGmrer MP TO that time She
vas never absent from the theatre when appeared 10
that cy aud She devoted much tine and talent % writ
inc nattorinc notices Bat could not accept her
,r,,odv declined il ia the most delicate and kindly
manner imaginable. But she was mortaly offended.
She has never spoken t. me since e4e stays away fom
The theatre when play, ana Las diScolt cred Jhl-c
from her criticisms that am an oNeirated actor Who
is the lady
Hans Christian Andersen, travelling along
the Rhine stopped at st. Goar and inquired Tor the poet
Freisrath lie found the house. walked in and greeted
thc poc sitting at his table busy with his papers. said
Andersen in his pleasant tones 81 could not pass by
without paying my respects to you" That Is kind Of
ycu" returned Freigrath, cody, somewhat annoyed at
the intrusion and far from guessing who his visitor
might be- MAY ask your uamc| 1--WE have one and
the same friend, ChImissow replied Andersen. quietly
The por Jumped up from his seat with cry of joy, and
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round his neck ana Rugged MN To III, heart' ION mus
4top here few days." said Freigrath presently My
friends VIII want 10 yOu-and you musician to know
my WIFE, for You were the Incidental means Gi 0ui br
married" "Ah that Is nicc-hut howr wei, we mad
"a cores OHdcncc about your book On( Fiddler, ana
that led to our getting fond Of one another
President Sir Francis Grant, Of the Royal
Academy, told two amusing stories the other evening
Illustrating the Efforts Of artists to get at nature. He re-
mcmbcrcd entering the room Of Sir william Aan-ait'r-
wards president Of the Royal Scottish Academy-When
the latter sad "stop; don't move for the world and
he then pointed to the pieces Of q broken fiddle. Aan
was PAINTING the subject OF The Broken Fiddle from
the Incident that some idle boys had tormcncd street
fiddler and he IN his indignation, made rush M them
and broke his fiddle their heads and the moment
seized by te painter that OF The hddleTs despair
Sir Francis found that SIR william Allan had bought nd
die and broke Il over the head Of lay figure in order to
obtain truth in the representations On another OCCASION
SIR Francis called on Sir Watson Gordon, who also
b,,,e rr.sidaut Of the Royal Scottish Academy aud
f,uu, him paiutnga shipYrccked mariner His mode
,cos his own brother q very g0odlookins young man.
and me- wa, arranging number OF trunks ana o'Ne' 10
,,,..ont r5cts Sir Francis struck with the man
mar in which The painter represented the wet SHIRT ana
uuJer c,rueuts OF the mariner while TIE bi; waves -
fine .n were, rolling over him. lie could not help con
,r,trotiug Sir watson Gordon ON tie WY IN Mn'h ne
had represented the wet clothes Whcn Tue itl'tI ,'
II viii trl You the way managed ~ ana Lt loh'tI '
"A large, yatcrpo :" Just Nateied hh WIN U't' "H.l
yblu De got dry / WbtorCd ln again lhc younger
brother who stood frr The model Lhl Two OF lite
oil that douchc but IL cd lm no harm, for be- was hale
man sti lNug no Edinburgh
Chancellor Kent used to relate how Aaron
Burr called 10 SEQ him day, and saying that he Was
ON his way 10 Albany offered to attend to any commits
snps - Mr. Kcnts. Kent naturally BATTERED hy tis
attention from distinguished man. Nothing wos said
about politics though had been elected on the Fdtul
clst incmberof Assembly from the county OF Duchess
When went homo to dinner that day said TO iny WIFE,
with much rehabilitation. Betsy. who do you think
has bec4i 10 see me to-day She said i do not know
WHO hasP sali Aaron Burr, colonel BHrr. ana then
related 20 her conversation and the knd offer OF pro
f,fsoua assistance tcndered TO In few days Colo
mel Burr, on his way 20 Ncw-York on his return, again
called aud said 10 would be glad TO be OF service to me IN
No8-York had any business in the way of the law
that he could do there The Legislature thon sat In
NewYork, and after took my ceat IN the following