New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-28
PERSONAL.

Sir Charles Dixie has been so charmed with
the beauty of the scenery Toulon, France that he
has bought lovely site, aud intends to build villa
upon 1t.
Mr.. Spofford, the new Senator from Louis-
ana, married wealthy Tennessee lady. Miss opheia
Martin and spends much Of his time at his summer resi-
dPnce in Pulaski in taat state
During the coming Summer, Franklin Sim.
mons tho artist, will superintend the placing of his
statues OF Roger Williams and History the new monu
ment IN the Roger Williams Park nj Providence.
NJ. Gudin, the distinguished French marine
painter who is threatened with loss Of sight, Is better
His surgeons have injected strychuno at ais TEMPLES
with beneficial effect, and they hope TO cure him.
The whirigig OF time is doing better
thing than bringing in reycnges Mr. Watterson Is to de-
liver memorial address on Decoration Day over the
of the Union soldiers buried III the National GEN.
etery at Nashville.
Mr.. II. ID. BlackmOre, the clever English
novelist, takes great delight in cuvathg flowers He
has large gardens jnst outside London, and sends tao
flowers grown therein to market lie Is said to produce
the finest roses IN market
The play which Messrs. IIarte and Clemens
have been writing to do With affairs in Caaveras
County, where gold and Cinnamon most did congregate
MI ParslOc, who is to play the ZERO, All SIM has tho
Monaghan facr eye, ana FORM.
Gen. Ignatieff was liked BY all the Londoners
except his nnkeeper, who compniea that the General
was invited out so constantly 1t wasn't WORTH white to
have him In the house Two breakfast seS, aid the
unhappy host all his guest paid for in the way OF
meals.
Mas is going to paint very striking pic
ture II represent the ceremony annually per-
formed searching the basement OF the House OF COM
mons by IL Yeomen OF Guard before the opening Of
the house The Yeonen In their quaint dr. OF scar
let black gold carry torches and the ought to
make very effective picture.
The memorial window presented to Trinity
Church. Boston, by Harrison Gray Rcic. and dedicated
,Nra ..,.
feet in hight tho subject being The Ascension
The figures about ten In number. lifo sizs; the
draperies gracefully disposed and the coorng
rich and pleasing in effect The window is the work OF
Oudnot OF Paris aud is perlaps the finest specimen OF
legend. ascend unto my Father and your Father and
unto my God and yO- Cod
Mr.. ID. g. ROssetti, among other new pic
lures, has painted illustrating bis Blessed Damo
sell" The figure ifesze little larger, and amid
mass blooming roses she leans forward one arm
against and the golden wall psrapet OF Heaven
which Is enriched with strange sculptures and gieauis
in the mystical light of the place Her loose and ample
robe OF pale ceruean blue. covers her shoulders. aud
above this ia scarf of broDzrtnt inermlxcd with all
very hues Tho great heavenly lilies of santhood lie IN
the hollow of her other Her head ia bent forward
and her pure pale is marked by oyeyearnDg look
in the never weary yet wistu. eyes, and her half
open lips sits immovabiy patient exectation her hair
and seems low under these upon her shoulders
and her back in an abundant mass richly lighted
A private letter from Rome, extracts from
which IRE published In The Boston Advertiser, says that
Preston Powers the second and only pupil OF the ate
Hiram Powers has filed his fathers In the studio
at Florence with his own works. "AmOng these" the
letter says, care the portrait biss OF tho late Frof
Agassz-wh0se most genial expression has been caught
by the artist though modelled after Agasss death-and
the equally striking bsts OF Charles sumner aud John
@. whittier; also those OF Senator Morrill,. Lady
and
Mr. Powers's style reproduces that Of his
father, and ia remarkable for delcacy and
finish. Mr.. Powers is now engaged upon the statue
State OF Vermont the old Hall Of Representatives, IN
powers hit ~ he died without executing it, the order
was To Preston Powers, as his fathers sue
dignity and ease which is apparent TO the casual OBJ.
server but only those VINO know something Of the work
m dcalins With our modern costume understand that
a brother OF Mr. Powers has lately begun TO model"
Mrs. NJ Anna Jackson. the widow of the
Confederate General says that she did not express to
newspaper person lately the belief that IL Gen. Jackson
had lived, or ii his policy had been vigorously pursued,
the war might have had different ending. And thon
she goes to say: "No man was more free from
petty jealousy aud detractiUn OF his fcow-ocers
more submissive TO superior authority than Gen. jack
son was and even u shadow of imputation OF this
kind would be great injustice to his unsolfsh patriotic
spirit and consistent Christian character and certainly
would be the last person make such impression or
draw al unfavorabe comparison between him and our
noble generals Lee and Johnston, any other brave
Confederate officer The discussion III the article VI
private affairs reveals Ddelicacy that Is too painful
for me 10 dwell upon but would fan throw the vail of
charity over tho whole publication believing the
pOrters zeal carried him beyond hts discretion,
and even betrayed him to publish without my kaowleige
consent letter 10 ms young daughter, which was
shown him simply as specimen or the mpertinences OF
the kind 10 whb We had been subjected"
When Senator Sargent got 10 San Francisco
the other evening he driven IN fatgued state TO
the Cosmopolitan Hotel, and taken up in the eie
vgtor TO the assigned him. He walked into it
aSstracedy, and, finding 1t full of gentlemen and bout
quets, concluded ned made awkward blundcr, and
| tried to withdraw. But gentleman with the unique
name of spyao darted at him. grasped his hand. and
exclaimed Mr. Senator Ever since the classic epOehs
Of Greece and Rome has been customary hand down
70 p0sterty the of great through poetry and
sculpture etc. oc, etc. And cloth being whsked OF
shapeless end OF The ROOM Senator Sargent
| saw himself In marble. spvalo said the work WA
purely Californian" and that IL presented TO Mr.
Sargent for Mrs Sargent by citizens who approved the
political course OF the former Though your course"
said spyao POLITICALLY. "has vi times been surrounded
with thorns the has bloomed TO our full sssfac-
| ton" The senator was surprised that for few
moments lie could say nothing whatever but finally
| exclaimed: " Gentemen layoho words 10 answer.
am overcome. On behalf Of Mrs Sargent all 90 Is
thank you" TIE persons present then shook hands
with the senator aud lett him, no saying " Spiyao ~