New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-14
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Alexander H. Stephenss health is again
feeble owing TO exertons in his political
vass.
Mr.. George w. Curtis will read paper on
Morals and Politics before the Unitarian Conference
which meets in Saratoga next week.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes, while returning to
England cyprus, laid up with fever at Mes
sina He Is expected to be about soon.
Gambetta is becoming very stout. and as his
strength does not increase with his growing copulence,
his friends are becoming alarmed about his health.
Mrs. NOyes, wife of the United States Min
lister 10 France Is much liked Paris anu dinners
are very popular She said TO understand the art Of
entertaining perfectly.
Mr.. Beecher delivered his closing lecture in
San Francisco week last Thursday evening. It was
under the auspices OF the Society Of California Pioneers
and the theme selected was Our Country"
Miss Kate A. Sanborn, daughter of Profess
sor sanborn OF Dartmouth College, will give four of
her lectures Boston The first Of the series will be de-
liyered November l.
President ChadbOurne, of Williams College,
will take entire charge Of the Natural History De-
parment this year. in addition his other duties In
order to save money for repairs on the chapel
Mr.. Henry Wells, the founder of Wells
Female College, at Aurora n. Y, has 80 far recovered
his health TO be able to make trip to Europe He
will spend the Winter Eastern Sicily and devote the
Spring TO travel in Italy and France chosen party
OF friends will accompany HIN.
Miss Clara Louise kellogg, during her recent
visit to Paris ordered from WORTH the famous mner.
an extensive and elegant wardrobe. correspondent
describes several OF the costumes, among them the fol-
lowing: Here is 'Philllnas second dress, the one
wherein she overwhelms poor Mgnon by her elegance
aud her knocking vivacity 1t Is composed of vivid
yellow-green satin, made with panier and Vatican
plat the back The front Of the skirt is covered with
draped festoons of pale yellowgreen silk striped with
pn-stnpos OF green satin and bordered with silver
fringe Gu these festoOns set buokeshaped Orna-
ments in silver passemenerie with loops OF red blue
and olive satin Just showing beneath them, and lending
singular hut effective touch OF color TO the whole. The
oOrsage which laced In 'front.' Ia OF the satin, With
front OF the striped silk and the nsOng sleeves and
neck trimmed with white silk lace plofusey worked
with silver beads and also with SET OF buckleshaeed
ornaments matching those on the skirt Two small
green feathers and silver aSrette are to be worn in
About Alexandra Dumas: "IIike most French
men he gets his days task done In the morning In order
TO have evenings free for society His methods for
diversion have sometimes been extraordinary: when
tue Chinese knfo-throwers camo 20 Parts some years
ago. he used occasionally to initiate their performances
as OF private exercss in gymnases for the relief
of body and mind He acquired such facility that he
had some difnculty in dissuading Madame Dumas from
becoming bis target. George Sand heard OF his skill,
aud as II to show that In this as In other things she
nos TO DO beaten by man, she soon at work with
the knives day by day with milner's dummy for .
mark and with propertoned to her exertions
The favore relaxation OF his msturer years is the
tidynR up OF his When his Ideas are not SO
clear he could wsh Of his ooat and for day or
two he combines the functions OF Molly and furniture
porter In Ds own person. until the might say
he feels himsef at for dramatic philosophy once MORE
HIS father not without his misSyiugs IN regard 70
his passion for order this power OF occasional attention
20 material details He win succeed 10 litera;
ture, he mnruured he has twelve pairs OF Ooo!s-an
IN line.' Tue for his part, knew how 70 reply
and Of the brightest specimens OF the current coin
of ParIslan Wis were minted by hs brain In friendly
contests provoked by his sires complaints In these
their relationship seemed 70 reversed the elder man
hgured sHiet the Younger as the monitor