New-York tribune., 1878-02-06
PERSONAL.

The author of :. Backlog Studies y Is men'
toned In The Spectator, of London Sir Charles Dad
ley Warner"
Ex-Governor Fenton has been for some days
AZ Orange ~ j. with his son-n-law. Mr. Hegenan VINO
Is dangerously Ill
Miss Hannah de Rothschid, the betrothed
of Earl Rosebery Is very fair of hair and complexion,
and wears bright smile. Her charities magn ncent,
aud Embrace nearly all seets and nationaIltles'
The Emperor of Germany is the greatest
oxisting patron of the turf the Empress OF Austria Is
distinguished in England'- hunting helds. Napoleon Ill
delighted in the gun, and Victor Emanuel dearly loved
field sports
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes has been making
pleas,nt speeches at the Papyrus Club dinner.
Mr. John Royle O'Reilly $50 read poem which called
forth from Dr. Holmes enthusiastic speech anh
neolh 70 The two Irish poets OF Boston-Sir O'Reiy
and Dr. Joyce.
General Lew Wallace is engaged upon new
hook nat knows not when 1t vii. be ready Tor the
printer so careful and paiDstakng writer Is ne ie
has very pretty and artistic home IN son
hls hand.
Victor Hugos original manuscript of " Her
mani" with the authors corrections and the passages
suppressed by the censorship, brought s6i at recent
sae OF autographs in Paris letter frcm Gerard ue YER
val TO Alexandra Dumas sold for s22 and ndhus''P'
of Theophile Gautiers for S32
Madame Yoshida wife of the japanese Min
iser il gentle and accomplished lady who talks excel
lent French and sufficient English. The EH9f"T, VI
Cincinnati says IL was in speaking OF Madame ioshu'
that Mrs Fish took the occasion TO rehuke nippans
Young girl in Washington society who SAID 70 het' w"
Mrs Fish, have you seen that madame IRON JdPah'
How IN the world are you going 10 ciyllize her
ulze her said Mrs. Fish, Miss -. Madam loSn''a
could teach uscyllization and not We instruct ner'
homo hcr eentlr cyiiZing presence will be fet hOu
certain set In Washington, which, rom VIA, % 80
hear are so barbarOus IN tnelr mahneis ln Idr as
r,i,sinoarv 10 cyillze them" Tue youns laay ""'
subdued. o.,
The former private secretary OF President
| Polk has been discovered, old aud poor ID sah'a =
| He knew Andrew Jackson, and describes an ih'"'n'
that hanpencd while lie staying al The GenerSl
bouse after the death OF Mrs Jackson one moinnE no
arose very early and started 10 walk toward Tue -"
| family cemetery lie approached rather close 10 'he
grave Of Mrs. Jackson, and was surprised TO hhd U'
General himself kueeing over IT, He reiraced MS ioo
steps as soon possible but not too soon Tor tue 9
eve OF the old soldier 10 see him. A!tetwards ne ,o
n bls visitor about the matter, and said that tne re- ~
which he had hchcld him was no uhoumnou one one ,,b
morning. he said. be went to the grave or ne % s
that the proper place tor him 10 conduct MS
votions was by the remains OF his wiie VINO h.I n mn
dear TO him. and who had so S Stta, a.u ~
faith H. the graciousness OF the Ruier oi the uhNo
OF Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton's recently
nublshed volume OF poetry The London ToHer says
1--WE have read Mrs. Mouon's poems with the news
he result OF ndlng In her well nigh the one aosou,S
| natural singer In an age OF 'esgEeti, imitation su,
gives the effect o, the sudden note of tho thrush ho'
| through a chorus of mocklng birds and piping oH'
hnches. Aud it follows that poems WHEN give 'H',
feet must needs contain something OF their own ho~
he found elsewhere This quality. which divides ".
humblest poet bya great gulf from the most e'al'ea
verseaker is to be found to So remarkable an e''n'
In swallow Flights that for this reason alone, .p
book demands more notice than the most u
esthetIc production. IL bears about IL every nLN
cuure and yet there Is no trace In II that t
| had dipped pen in ink since the days Of Chaneer
Thus looked Alfonso, King OF spain, as no
| waited at tho altar for his bride: HIS expression !,
frank and resouie and his wefOrmed head 10 no, sss'
into the shade by the spendor OF bis Uniform. sno.
| brown whisksrs aud fine eoQuettsh mus'aonc s"'