New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-07
PERSONAL.

Lord Beaconsfeld has followed the example d
Mr. Gladstone in giving his tenants a remission Of
20 per cent Oh their rents.
| Mrs. Hayes has a record of the White House en-.
tertanments under her rule in the shape of largo
album, containing diagrams OF dinner parties,
| names OF guests etc.
Queen Victoria departs from her usual India
shawl in the wedding gift which she is going to
present TO Princess Stephanie. 1t is to be mag.
ntceut embossed silver service, with epergnes VI
| Ut the most Spleudd sort.
! Prince George and Prince Edward of Wales are
now cruising off the South African shore, but their
father and mother, not having any Napoleonie &c.
centricity, will not permit them 10 have anything
| to do with tile war with the BUers.
! Dr. J. L. NJ. Curry, of Richmond, Va, who has
succeeded DIR. Sears agent Of the Peabody Fund,
was before the war Member of Congress from Ala.
| bama He thoroughly knows the Southern States,
| and Is man OF experience, Judgment and engaging
| manners.
! Prince Bismarck has taken his son, Count Herber,
Bismarck, to b. his private secretary. The young
man looks exceedingly like his father, and is SAID to
be uncommony gifted. giving just hopes of future
grea tneSs. Possibly he viii continue the Princes
IrOn rule.
The Prince and Princess of Wales stayed five days
| at Lord Ayelsnds country. seat not long ago. and
during that time 1000 head OF game fell 10 The
guns of tine host ari his party of guests. The de.
! struction of produce in rearing and feeding thu
| game Is estimated at $4,000.
Tie late Henry Wilson is quoted by Mr. T. L.
White saving that until he was twenty-one years
old lie had dollar in money to spend for any
| thing. During his whole apprenticeship bis master
never save him a penny but once then be pre-.
| seated the boy with three cents aud allowed him to
| spend II at muster.
| Queen Sophie. of Sweden. during the six years Of
her illness, has suffered from nervousness thai
she has not been able to listen at all 10 music
| though she is very fond of it. Upon her rccent mar
yelIous recovery at Amsterdam her eldest
son fastened to her. and his singing
her first musical enjoyment. He has
beautiful voice and the eyes of those present
hlled with tears as they saw the ndIancs
IN The mothers face and tie emotion which the sou
tried TO conceal as he sang TO that mother restored
To him almost from her deathbed
Mr. James Freeman Clarke is quoted By The Cor
cord Monitor telling pleasant little story Of the
tune when he went with William Henry Claiming
to visit Mr. Emerson at Concord. Unable to take a
morning train they went in the afternoon and told
Mr.. Emerson they would spend the night if such .
plan were agreeable. He urged them TO do 80. bu,
regretted having only guest chamber but as tgs
bed was good wide one. OF the old style. perhaps
they would not disturb each other. So they stayed
and occupied the old-fasnioned bed AMI talked till
long past midnight about the unknown and
movable III life and spirit, and then went TO sleep
holding each others hand like two children.
NJ. RochefOrt has appeared in an interesting and
picturesque role at Belcville, where h. distributed
New Years gifts TO a number of small children
Toward the end baby in swaddling-clothes wa,
carried up by its little sister. 1t got frightened aud
cried Justify. NJ Rochefort. who is used 10 nursing
his grandchildren, spontaneously extended his
and took the crying child and began TO dandit
AMI Kiss IT, The spectators appeared III ecstacles
delight at this unexpected incident and appauded
for many minutes. Encnu ragged by bis success w.
RoCnefOrt went on embracing lDfahtine Belle,
villetcs amid eros of Bravo. Rocbefort pas ier.