New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-04
PERSONAL.

Queen Margaret of Italy is deyout lady.
On Thursday Of holy week she went on foot and dressed
in mourning, and accompanied by one maid Of honor, TO
seven churches.
1t is told as an instance of John MOIrissey's
generosity that when Protestant church Of eolored
people In Saratoga found itself in need applied to him
and relieved by gift Of one days receipts at his
racecourse.
General Grants intercourse with distin-
gissed foreign personages is said to be generally
fined in his ignorance of languages, TO shake Of the
hand and smile. He is ready in this fashion 70 make
the Acquaintance OF all PERSONS princes or peasants and
he treats al who introduced TO him with Impair
tia urbanlty.
Miss Zoe SwisShelm, of Pittsburg, Penn, who
has been studying the piano in Lepsc, recently gave
recital in Clifton Springs, the well known health and
pleasure resort she also appeared, by invitation, in
musicale given the Ladies' school, in the sGe place.
Her programmes embraced selections from Lzt C20pn
and MendelssohD, and her playing was warmly ap-
pauded
Larkin G.. Meade has completed his model
the Stark monument, to be raised az Bennington Vt
According lis plan, statue OF General Stark twelve
feet hgh will surmOmt structure 100 feet in height
Th structure, which in respects is 10 be eOpI Of
the famous tower Of GCtO in Florence, Will be orua-
mented with has reefs representing incidents IN Gene
rg starks campaigns For this monument Yer mont hSs
Contributed $4,000, New-Hampshire $1,000 and hassa-
chusetts $1,000
Mrs. Helen s. Conant, among American
women one Of the most admirably accomplished and
thoroughly read about to publish, through the Har-
pers little volume for which there at present great
need II is a comprehensive, accurate. ana complete
Primer Of German Literature" which has to do with
German wrers OF all ages and which illustrates their
work with charming original transat0ns The book ls
10 be OF the Hahonr Series" ana VIII oe III every
way agreeable and useful publication
Mrs. Hayes has been cOmfOrted for the rude
ness of Der importance association by the condolences OF
the regular temperance societies OF Washington. one
OF them declares in solemn preamble. that the re-
marks attributed 10 Mrs. Hayes impugning her good
works temperance example, and influence, are false,
aud thar her sayings liberal just and charitable and
among the uost admirable extlnt that her life and SEN
timents show her TO be true Christian woman, with
frmness enough 10 set an example no American lady
has before set IN her pOstion-refusng wine n the
Grand Dukes Alexis and Constantine and al al state
dinners. and the recent banquet in Philadelphia set
the same example every family OF position, Whlel
carried out would close the disteTes and saloons and
the ials, ssylums and warehouses Of the country.
WATERTOwN, n. Y, May 3.-Vice- President
Wheeler LETT Malone, " Y, this afternoon FOE Washing
ton.
PARIS, May 3.-Mlle. Therese, youngest
child OF the late NJ Provost Paradol took the veil yes
tcyGay at Sion Convent.
PAIIs, May 3.-Umted States Minister Moves
gave a reception at his residence this evening TO the
Hon John Welsh. United states Minister TO Great
Britain and the Hon. Bayard Taylor, the newlyap-
pointed Minister TO Germany. About one thousand
Invitations issued, cn,1y 10 Americans residing In
visiting this city.