The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-18
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Fur cuffs to be fashionable.
The voice Of Marie Rozs is said to be growing
richer.
Very few '.summer" residents arc remaining At
Newport
Secretary Schurz will not take part in the Louisa
campaign.
Fifteen thousand dollars have been collected for
the children of the late General Hood
The professionally Chrstian young ladies Of Bos-
ton propose to start q cookery school.
The proprietor Of q Bosom dining saloon has
good piano player give recitas during meal hours.
Several New England agitators in favor Of pro-
viding fund for the support of aged school teach
The Turner's Falls Reporter has good word for
the tramp who. 1t says. strikes job when 1t
is down.
The people of the United States own property in
the District Of Columbia to the amount of about
SIS. 1000. 4.
The late ". NJ. Hunt. the artist. founded. three
years ago. art school in Boston. and last year 1t
had 100 pupils at $40 each.
We received our figures from the Arabs and the
Arabs received them from India 1t 10 impossible to
tell where Louisiana got hers.
Tho 10Th of April, $780, has been defnitively fixed
for the opening of the international exhibition Of
fish and articles connected with fishing and pscicul-
ture about to be held at Berlin.
Senator Sharon. OF Nevada is a candidate for re-
election There is in the republican party much
opposition to him on tho ground that he does not
60 to Washington and attend to his official duties
Sultan Abdul Hsmid has $4,000 every twenty-four
hours. But he pays his debts. The Gar has
$4,000, the Emperor of Austria about $4,000,
Kaiser Wilhelm still while the King Of the Bel
gians has only $1,000 day.
Tho correspondent OF the Cologne Gazette says that
no international exhibition yot bold has had the
advantage of beautiful site the at Sydney.
the like OF which the writer docs not recollect having
met with in any part of Europe.
The Duke and Duchess Of Connaught. IL is stated.
plate making prolonged stay in Ireland in
tho spring. Their visit will include
journ of weeks In the Irish capital to DO fol-
lowed by round of visits In VARIOUS parts Of the
country.
Mr.. Edward whymper. the hero of the Matterhorn.
has just left England for South America. with Wow
to attempting the ascent Of Of the great
Andes. He has with him two of tho guides. the
Carrells who accompanied him In his ascent Of the
Matterhorn.
Tho Duke and Duchess of Buccieuch will celebrate
their golden wedding Of these days. II will be
an. event Of national Importance. for the bold Buc-
cleuch is the premier duke Of scotland-at least in
wealth and social and political weight. II not In
heraldic degree Tho Duke Is lord OF 100000 acres.
from which he draws q rental of case. 900 year.
Tho Duke OF sutherland is master of over 200 900
acres. and has to make both ends moot on E130.0o0
per annun. ont Of which he has to scrape and save
for the admirable agric cultural works which will one
day quadruplc his rent roll.
A critic In CornhtH says:--"The great drawback to
pre- Raphaelite landscape is that II commonly sub
sttuos small patches OF beauty for tho grandeur Of
nature as whole. The temptation to do is al
most Irresistible, nay. the very exccllonces Of tho
school tend this way, for the perfect fidelity to tho
detail Of nature both in color and form il almost
certain to entail preference for those portions of
true beauty which be adequately rendered.
Tho long.talked Of big map of India has been hung
In tho council room OF tho India Office at London. II
is twenty feet by twelve and includes Afghanistan
Turkestan. Persia Kashniors. Kashgar. &c. The
boundaries. the Echo says. sewn on with colored
ribbon. and can. of course. DO removed whom re-
CURED. The precaution OH the faco Of II seems
very wise In the present unsettled state Of Eng
lands Indian policy.
London Society:-"we have had political beauties.
women who. In the fierce days Of bribery and cor.
ruption. gave kiss for vote, and used the power
they to further tho ends Of the Pariiamen
tary candidate they affected. We have had intellect
ual beauties, women whose aim It was to NIL their
salons with all the talents and to stimulate the efforts
of genius by their patronage and encouragement
There has been q time In our history when even
venal beauties were not unknown; but 1t has been
reserved for the latter part OF this nineteenth Gen.
fury to make US acquainted with the professional
beauty"