New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-01
PERSONAL.

Senator Sharon does not suffer from an
snty purse lie has not drawn his legislative pay for
nearly year.
Mr. Bryant's first collection of poems did not
Gil his youthful pocket gentleman who Tot long ago
purchased for 80 copy of this first edition. now very
rare TOOK the book the venerable poet asking that be
sbould write his autograph therein Mr.. Bryant com
Piled saying. Five dollars IS more than received Oh
that whole edition"
Very beautiful was the voice of Mario when
he sang in the TrovaOre, and nowhere was he better
liked than in Dublin. Mr. Yates records that he once
heard him there aud when he began that always lovely
or heb,o the scenes an admrcr in the gallery reared
out: shure that's you Mr. Mario! Arrah, now come
out Of your ombHSh"
The Prince of Wales is sweetly mentioned
by the fgqro of Paris which undertakes thus TO explain
why His IIishness does to the races at Long
chamns. In religious England distractions are not
permtted on sunday The Prince of Wales who is net
only the most respectful Of but the most oheGltn
OF subjects has recently written To the Queen 10 ask her
II would allow him to make en- rogage an exception
to the rule and TO assist on sunday al the races IN
the Bois de Boulogne. The Queen has replied III lht
negative by telegraph"
Catherine Wyckliffe Wade, the last descend
mt Of the family Of wycklie. the reformer died III
1888 but she is not yet forgotten. She was woman Of
strong character. and very handsome and in
teectua. She had great taste for music and
could bring harmony out OF almost any instrument. AT
forty she began to learn Latin and attained some pro
ncency having also made progress in the Hebrew
language She invariably read her Bible in Wyckil, ;
Translation, and never used the authorized version
She had some talent for painting. and, indeed appeared
70 have genius for everything she engaged IN. Among
her other accomplishments was iemaIk@ole skill III
carpenteriug
Pope Leo XIII. is said, by correspondent of
The Plot to be thin to meagreness, and tall His
fingers are almost eshless, and his whole figure and
the outlines of his face ascetic to degree His hands
are tremuous with His voice is clear and
ringing his sentences long, but admirably arranged
He has a noble head crowned with snov-white hair,
high wide forehead not smooth and shining. but rough
with bumps which would delight the heart OF phreno
ogist; eyebrows bushy and oveThanging deep-set
kindly and intelligent eyes, a large, very large nose
thin and fine wide mouth. which lends itself most
readily 70 very "d 9e s nnfeS cin Win %
defined firm Jaw He is remarkable for his kindly ana
courteous manners his gracious speech and the alice
tOnate interest he takes in those with whom he comes
~ contact
Professor Asa Gray has face which Is thus
POLITICALLY described by Washington correspondent OF
The Commercial Of Cincinnati The Professors head
IS bowed by age, but because lie has so long looked
down the faces of the tiny flowers his cOuncnauce
reflects only the delicacy and purity OF the Wild BIRDS
with their fresh flush and modest glow" The same
correspondent Professor Hgard of the Coast Sur
yey. as ga moon face softly pink, surrounded by
full short beard of white :" and Captain Eads as man
with delicate, winning, refined features, small OF feet
and dapty neat This writer sings likewise these small
dyls saw also Larkin Mead, the sculptor, ana ms
pretty Italian bride, whose courtshp was as ro-
mantle as any fiction ever penned. They met hrst
believe on the blue Adriatic, and so little need has
love for words 10 tell its passion that the two were
betrothcd before the lady could speak SIX English
words and while the sculptor was graphing
rnanfuly with simple primer sentences OF the
musical Italian. he picked out the sylables winch
spelled his love to the darkeyed Venetian. Hester
Cymer sat the Speakers desk and held, poised
between thumb and finger twig on which perched and
swayed twin roses single stem. They caught the
eve of the Hon BENJAMIN Butler. Whenever be Sc"-
O flower he starts for ii, like starved rooster
for grain OF He left his seat, and made
Tor CIyIer put his hands behind his drcssCOa
bent his laid head and dipped his dainty nose into The
scented petals. He snuffed. admired, end looked RE
held the rich crimson In his Is1gy hands and
laid them TO watch the effect beside the pink rosebud
that Away ornaments his lapel"