New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-23
PERSONAL.

Mr.. A. Bronson AlcOtt IS said 10 have b.ru-
keep diary when he was twelve years old az,
keep IL M ever since. He learned IN ~ ="
practising with chalk on his mothers ktchs, "
Prince Rudolph Of Austria is an ardent
man and has recently been shooting with vre., ~'
in the Banat country. He bagged. amoor -,
things an eagle of extraordinary size svsnef
no less than 2al metres across.
NJ Challemel- LacOur, the French Amba.,.s
was the person most cheercd at the Lord NJ
dinner. lie is said 10 have looked very bandsor...
a profusely gOld-brocaded coat. He Is stal,,..]
and would be soldier-lkc In appearance exeen' =,
his perfectly white complexion.
Mrs. Scott-Sddons is quoted by The Toronto Vo.,,
az saying that the Princess Louise told her H.
winter that the Princess of Wales had M.
wonderful disposition and that trouble flies f,o.'
her mind like water from ducks back She b.,.
much sweetness--bu' she IS not fault less-tlsat h,
impossible TO disturb her equaDinIity The Prince
Louise thinks that the Princess OF Wales look. y,
young-is ever getting younger"
NJ. Bartholomie, the new Russian Minister I. A.
scrbed by correspondent Of The Hartford Pos.a,,
unusually handsome man. He is tall and roIr,
His WIFE who has the English complexion and J,
burn hair, is vivacOus in manner and pleasing /,
appearance. She /. of English parentage AID J,
course speaks English hueEtly, but her husband
who Is a Russian speaks II also with great eass aui
distincmess. Nine. BaTthOlOmie, ar her first v.r
conceived o great admiration for Mrs. Hayes.
The English Premier has been accused of An m.
due reverence for aristOcracy and Ola Willingness,
a member of the middle class 20 humble himself n,
fore IT, His son, Herbert Gladstone in a reesnt
speech touched on both sides of the subject n:
denied that the English arlstocracy had de,eria
rated it was the lower middle classes that wer,
raising themselves. Still, although the English
aristOcracy was the best aud nOble,t OF all arstOe
racies 1t would not be wise, he thought TO suppre,
democracy for the latter would assert itself.
In Lady Eastlakc's recently published sketch Of
Mrs. Grote appears this anecdOe. taken from The
latter's slight autobiography: My father took ID
The Courier newspaper, and never permitted any o.,
to read 1t before himself. One morning in NOyem.
Der of this year, 1905, he ordered me to open and
dry the paper for him whiio he was busy buttenus
his hot roll for breakfast AS held the paper before
the fire was attracted by the sight Of many line
printed in large capitals. So read the lines out
aloud. ] remember the shock it gave TO my father
when | uttered the concluding words. The neTs
announced was the naval victory OF trafalgar, and
The last sentence was Lord Nelson was killed IN
the action" Sydney Smith was among As Groes
friends and often wrote 10 her. Once when she
had priced herself to bim on her patience IN en-.
during bOres he replied: hat may We, asaf
Grota" la name by which he always clhea neS,
but you do not conceal your suiferings."
WAsHINGroN, Nov 22.-Among the callers at ths
State DEPARTMENT to-day was Sir Edward hornt0a
who has returned to the city Tor the WINTER