New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-03
PERSONAL.

Mr. Herbert Spencer is said TO have lately
almost suddenly recovered health and is better than he
has been FOR fifteen years.
NJ. Rhassart Is Il new tenor, of whose mag
nncent voice many enthusiastic things said. lie
has made a very successful first appearance IN Brussels
He was an infantry captain. but for reason of his i-
slca. capacities he has been granted unlimited leave.
Synd Abdulla Khan, the most accomplished
English scholar the Manometar community OF India has
yet produced. has just died IN AN Indian city where lie
was master OF school H. used 10 be professor OF
Hndusani in the University Of London
Baroness Ziegler is beautiful Berlin lady
who has wonderful resemblance the lat. Queen
Louisa of Prussia. The artist Gustav Richter
struck by this likeness. which he traced in the few
listing portraits Of the Queen, that he requested the
young Baroness TO grant MIN few sttings. The
aged Emperor when he irst saw this portrait. that
seemed Ia bring his beautiful young mother before him.
was deeply moved.
The Crown Princess Of Germany will spend
the Winter by the advice OF her ply scian Italy. she
will live at Pesli. Genoa, where her husband VII
stay with her much possible. though the Emperor
is nervous prolonged absence abroad OF the heir
q the Imperial throne. The royal lady had rather
amusing experience the other day IN attempting To
sketch Mt Agram a country girl in her sunday dress
one was for hut ran away loon as the Princes
had begun second dld the same, OUT tDlrd was IN
duced to give q sItting.
Mr. Blaine's wonderful memory for people
was brilliantly exercised IN Ohio the other day. "Dont
you remember me r. asked an old man. "why. yes"
said the Senator, pronounclns his name; saw you
thrty-nve years ago ut CaldwePs Mills" NO." said
the old man. 81 never there; you are
mistaken" mo, I'm not" answered Mr.. Blain, and
he named the day amany years ago. anu iuc.ucnt Of
The day Then the old gentleman frightened up aud
mcmDercd that the Senator was right 81 was there"
he SAID, "and I've never been there since" " Nor
either" said Mr. Blaine.
President GrGvy's country life in the .Jura
is marked by the quletest simplicity-Ony guard or
He spends his days roaming with dog and gun. with
guests but his family his secretary and few ueghhors
Birds and vegetables his chief bObbes-he Is very
fond his kitchengardcn and OF the feathered pets
that live in an aviary His grounds are large
and pleasant. but his house Is insignificant lie has
small study iul OF law books. with several editions OF
Latonaine bis favorito suthor; and near IL Il an
crlcnt Oillard-room, the President being much at
tached To this game
The Rev. Mr.. Cook has pretty country
home Ticonderoga called Clin Seat" Here says
The Springfield Union he has ocagonal study set In
the woods study with doors in four OF It's sides, and
furnished with sofa, few chairs, deck and some
books Here he sits with his wife beside him working
through the summer days. This Spring old writer de
clarcs that Mr. Cooks famous lectures have been
even fairly rrmuneratlvc 10 him. taking into account
their success MS work. and ni- inability 10 lind time FOR
Monday lectuIcshp for rent and incidentas. MI Cook
stated 10 have rec yed for last years course III fremont
Temp less fuhn Tl,Ooo.
MISS tiilNiluc tH' young 10
whom the Of Johns Hopkins University voted
an honorary stipend and am Invitation TO coutinue her
mathematical studio, at that institution. has Just let
her Connection home TO begin her work the Uniycs
siN Her great mathematical ability has been paruc-
ulnily shown in an lAinal solution OF famous geo
metncll solution published In ajouIualo of
mathematics, las attracted earnest attention born here
and abroad M,. Iadd has been invited to take special
course at Harvard. under the Teaching OF Professor
Pcircc SIZE has also lived marks OF appreciation
from Europe. She graduated % Nassar and l. ac-
compiishcd IN Greek ana Latin we'll in mathc-
mutfcs She turrcd. clever person. for a
prl and 1t susscstrd by ash and Jealous rnaihe
mAtlcan OF The stronger that she Is Lidd after
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