New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-23
PERSONAL.

Prince Leopold. who is about TO become travel
Ter. will go to Canada first. and then come to the
United states.
Mrs. Tyler. the widow of the ex-President, is now
living quietly at Georgetown. She is devoted
Roman CathoHe
Miss Florence Nightingale is great invalid and
rarely leaves her ROOM vet there are fow busier
women IN the world. She Is never Idle.
, Oneen Victoria and Princess Beatrice are TO ar
rive in Darnstadt in time to witness the confirma-
ton of the Queens granddaughter. the young Prin-
cess Victoria, OF Htsse.
NJ Gr,fTetot, a Frcnchman, now playing at Tou-
louise. is said 70 be the oldest actor on the stage.
He "A n hundred wears old. and made his first APP
pearanoe at the age of fifteen, during the Revolu-
ton.
Ouida says in The Whitehall ReuisV: "The Eng
lish Press, with few estlmable exceptions. loves
patitudes and sophisms. ] loathe them. SO the
English Press and myself are eteTnally opposed.
and shall so remain until the end of time"
David Davis Is great reader. and as circuit
indigo i'm his early days used to carry his saddle
baos full of historical aud biographical works.
HIS fayorite novel Is David C0pperield." though
he has a fondness for Ihackeray and Walter Scott.
Theophle Gautier was once asked If he did not
find certain verses of Victor Hugo's poor. Mon
sieur" said the poet 1t had sucA bad taste as to
find any verse by Victor Hugo poor, should not
dare confess the fact even to myself, quite alone,
in a cellar and without candle"
LADY Charlotte Bacon, widow OF General Bacon.
daughter of Edward Harley, fifth Earl of Oxford.
and one of the famous beauties of the early part of
the century has Just died IN London. She was the
LADY Charlotte Harley to wnOm Byron refers in
his poem 10 "Ianthe." which forms the prologue 10
"Chde Harold"
OF General Grant, as q boy, General Bisbin re-
lates. that he once thrashed big cousin from
Canada for speaking unexpectedly of George Wash
,naton. The young Ulysses not only thrashed him,
hut obliged him to promise that he would never
again mention Washington save with profound re-
spect.
Oueen Louise Wilhelmine Frederikka Caroline
Augusta Julla of Denmark, although past sixty is
remarkably youthful in appearance and has been
sometimes taken for ths elder sister of her daugh-
ters Alexandra and Thyra. The Queen is devoted
mother She is an admirable pianist and Is fond oi
music To entnuslasnl'
Mile. Blanc the wealthy daughter of the NJ. Blanc
of Monte Carlo fame and sister to the Princess Rad
twill is quoted as saying lately to q titled but i'm
pecunious sutori mo, / intend marrying
n man in my own rank of life; but.
"a titles are still In fashion, intend
having duke as my head cook. and all my men,
servants shalt be marquises." Rather an impos-
sible" anecdote, perhaps out IL illustrates the
asserted fact that there more titles than bank
accounts I'm France, where the power OF wealth In
creases every DAY.
Announcing the betr0thal OF crown Prinoe Ku-
dolph to Princess Stephanie of Belgium the Vienna
Neue Freie PresS6 OF March sdysi when the ques
ton of the marriage of the Crown Prince came VI
three princesses were thought OLA Spanish
n Saxon and the Belgian Princess StephaDie. The
Spanish Princess Mara del Pillar, sister of King Al
pbonso, died suddenly last year. The imperial famll,
left 1t entirely to the feelings of the Crown Prince
which of the three he would choose. Two years az,
he made journey to Spain, this year and last h
was in Dresden. and short time since he went t.
Brussels. There he soon decided in favor of tn
beautiful daugatcr OF King Leopold. aud yester'la