The New York herald., 1878-08-24
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General Schenck is in Troy.
CONGRESSMAN Willis is a. saratoga.
Princess Beatrice studies the harmonium
Milton Sayier gives prizes TO Cincinnati shooting
clubs.
Rear Admiral William Reynolds is at the ST. Nicho-
las Hotel.
Jesse Pomsroy made a saw and nearly cut his way
out OF prison.
Edison ought to invent a meter that will tell tho
approach OF lramps
secre,sry McCrary is the only member Of tho Cabi-
net IN WasEin- n-toa.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers, United states Navy, is
at the Filth Avenue Hotel
Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite arrived at the 81.
Nichoas Aotei yesterday from Washington.
The Chinese Embassy nave opened their quarters
IN Washington on + street, corner OF twentieth
street.
Ex-Collec,or simmons OF Boston. VIII speak on
temperance at tae Sterling junction (Mass.) camp
meeting September s.
Ex Door keeper Ftzhugh, the "biger man than Old
Grant," viii reopen Wizards Hotel, Washington, as
a resort tor southern people
Mr. Stephens viii slip into Cor Rress anyhow, thinks
the Pttsburg Telegraph, unless the Capitol Is sur
rounded by u mo qu,tob b,r.
A. English. o',masqae" balls dominos are greatly
dispensed with, or are removed aier N yer, short
Dennis Kcarney prefers to speak while standing on
dry goods boxes. II there to be more iuxuriss
.nnis will soon have few dry goods boxes to speak
from.
Secretary Sherman, accompanied by his private
Secretary, arrived at Put.in-Bay yesterday noon 1t
was proposed TO give reception ~ The Pui-in.Bay
House last evening.
Some OF the grand danes and certain princ Of
sovereign houses thinking OF revv,nG the fashion
of last three centuries o sitting Tor their portrats
In the costumes OF goddssses
At the Goodwood meeting the Princess oil W aes
wore Hgur' French material, with little knots OF
PINK ribbons flu ing on he SKIRT he same day
Mrs. Lanatry, the reisn,ng London beauty, had a
dress OF The sane sort OF material Tutoring with
| yenow ribbons.
A new weekly public lion, entitled the American
Correspondence, has appca-ed In Now YORK II Is
prIu,ei French ana English, and Intended prnci-
pally Tor business men, IL beiongs to thst class of
journalism which formerly aourished in Europe at q
time when business glad TO catch the feet
| Ing news from cabinets and governments on fly.
sheets, printed one side ouy. The selections
are good. and we wish tho publisher every success
II Ia an essential condition of beauty In Eastern
women that they should always be kept in a sufl-
cent state Of eadonpont. II woman Is un fortunate
enough to be attacked by obesity she Is obliged to
travel until she is reduced the reasonable proper
tions Of the maximum weight. One OF the iavorites
Of Add Hamid has recently arrived IN Paris under
strong escort. The unhappy Sultana weighs more
than ono hundred kilogram mos, and she Is gong TO
| the Eauxde. Brides to be reduced.
| A correspondent OF the Court Journal, describing
viennese lite, writes that at ten or eleven O'Clock
| supper is announced, ana supper It Is 10 good
earnest. People do little else IN Vienna except to eat
and drink Old and beer. The ladies in general
dress very richly, wearing soft silks and exquisite
aces dinner parties Jewels too are never lacking,
and always worn with good taste. The young
ladies from fifteen 10 twenty have the most perfect
forms Imaginable Their waists round and slender,
the shoulders slope with vcnuske accuracy, but the
bust is the crownng beauty. Its tho form and do.
veiopment OF a woman with the face Of young girl
Usually they white and feecy folds Of soft tule
adorning every corsage. The arms are always bare
from the elbow, and sometimes entirely SO from the
shoulders AT present all the ladies wear black shoes
! like those known by the namo OF OK ford ties.