New-York tribune., 1878-11-27
PERSONAL.

Secretary Evarts is to spend ih''iN'e
DAY with his family at Windsor. W. .,,,.o,+
Tho Oneen of England and her youngest
S-hter are now enjoying sleigh rides-so
November in the region OF Baimordi' D:oo
Minister Welsh writes 10 uoVeInol islCo
that collegiate houOrs are offered Tor s'ie ~
No., 90 come from the New England university Vi
Boston. -, :: o,ortad in
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg is reported III
a. Ihs.oo J,,.r,,aI as saying that she has been wolA
inc all her e 10 get yearly income OF Sl4,OVo
oec She ~ going to Europe at the END OF 'he se"SO"
The statue of Humboldt just unveiled IN
G, Ious represeuts him as a young explorer dressed
a. ,vorinr costume leaning against the broken uuhA
~ n tree and holding map OF South America 1ne '0
Is thoughtful, the figure vigorous ,-,, II
A memorial to the late General William f.
Bartlett-ether bust or medalioD-s 10 DC pihe'u ~
uarvard Memorial Hail by his fellow alumni ii more
ay than IA necessary should be collected the remain
Aor will be used for tie benefit Of General BaruettS
children.
Prince Lucien Bonaparte is now living In
Iopdon and is devotng himself TO the work OF collect
ing the eeeds Of all religions and sects with view 10
their cashcaton-bis object being simply scientific OF
optoropoloncal In the collection and classification oil
DIALECTS Mr. Conway says the Prince is unequalled'
Count Rantzau and his bride, the Countess
Mare Won Bismarck, went first TO Dresden on thelf
bridal Journey, and thence we're 20 90 10 VIENNA
them Ia
mas with their family Among tine wedding presents
was superb album presented the Countess Marie by
her school friends. II filled with photographs OF
every part OF the chateau, aud OF oil the houses Nnee
abe had lived since her childhood TIE album bore tuls
Inscription: souvenirs OF the days that are no more
Concerning Victor Hugo's recent illness, the
Paris CORRESPONDENT Of The Philadelphia Telegraph says
that II began on very hot day last Summer al Que OF
the strings Of the Literary Congress The poet spoke
long and ferventy subject that interested him
Of fha CnfA ts
views were rejected hiss indignation and excitement
sonea TO the heat OF weather. brought attack
OF cerebral congestion. It was slight one however,
ond perfectly we and full OF spirit aud ac-
tiyity
Mr.. Frederick Leighton, the artist who has
Just been elected President of the Royal Academy
man of forty-eght in the fullest bloom Of his profes
sional career The Winter Of his sixteenth year he spent
I'm Florence. and it is said that it was the favorable
opinion OF his drawings there and then expressedby Hi
ram Powers that determined youths future
He continued his studies the continent and when he
was twenty-five the Royal Academy accepted one OF his
paiptirgs for exhibition. The fact that Queen Victoria
was so pleased with il TO buy IL immediately nat
ruray helped The young artist greatly. The London
Times says that for the hTst time snSe tle dcdh o OH
Joshua the acadcmcans have placed at their head one
wnO be accounted above all things an artist
Mr.. Ruskin says that Sc0tt's novels and the
niad were his only weekday reading when he Wss
child; on sundays their effect tempered by Robin
son Crusoe and the grims Progress Tie novels ana
the Homer were reduhg Ol MS Own elSV'ioi DuV +'S
notheI-whO wished 20 make On Evangelical clerfy-
man OF him-forccd him, by steady daily toll. to learn
long chapters Of the Bible by heart as well as TO read
st every syllable through. aloud about year. She
selected special chapters TO be accurately learned.
which, as her says. established his soul In life
This maternal installation of his mind in that property
Of chapters he counts very confidently TIE most pre-
cios and Gu the whole the essential part" Of his
education. EO" lie ADDS, the chapters became in
deed strictly conclusive and protective TO mo In al
modes of thought; and the body OF divinity they COLI
Tain acceptabe through all fear doubt: through
any fear doubt ult have ever lost my LOYALTY to
them, nor betrayed Jhe first command the
MADE 10 repeat ofenest Let not heroy and Truth for
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