New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-21
PERSONAL.

Miss Harriet Hosmer is said TO have taken her
first lesson in drawing from the late Nathaniel C.
Peabody the brother of Mrs. Horace Mann, Mrs.
Hawthorne and Miss Elizabeth Peabody.
Messfs A. NJ. Calder, j. A. Baily and A. L. Lam
sing. all Of Philadelphia, have won the prizes for
s,etch-modes of a statue to be erected to the nem-
ory Of General Meade. Mr.. Calder received the first
prize of 81 900
Mohammed Tewfk Khcdive of Egypt, is only
twcntv-nine but he looks older, and is rather
portly for his age. He has regular features and is
far from Unlocking. His bearing is dignlied, but
he is shy, es cclaily with strangers He is inteli-
gent and well educated, and keen observer He is
supple in all his tastes, mates all parade loves his
Lome and is an excellent husband and father.
Mrs. Garfield has requested that five of tho
nops which decorated the inside of tho
novilion wherein her dead husband lay at
cleveland should DO gwen TO her children.
OF the remaining three one is to be gwen 10 the
elder and another to the younger Mrs. GARFIELD.
The dais and the caSlet which first held thetPres-
idents body are to 6o carefully preserved by the
Western Reserve Historical Society.
Senator David Davis hopes, ii is reported, that the
dov is not far distant when he retire from pub
lie life and devote himself TO his private business.
which grows more important and pressing every
year. The Senator. IL is also said, feels III himself
indications Of failing health. The death of Mrs;
Davis was a grIevous blow from which her husband
has never recovered. His Bloomington nome II now
in charge of Mrs Pierpont, a niece of Mrs. DAVIS,
and a Young lady who was brought up III the DAVIS
family.
Madame Emma Bailly, writer of remarkably
agreeable papers abont military life in France. has
lately died She was the correspondent of several
great provincial papers and supplied some leading
Paris journals with descriptive letters about camps
and grand maneuvres. She was thinking OF gong
To Algeria rs military correspondent for some rams
pnpers when her last illness seized her Her wrilug
had in il fine vein of humOT, and she was beginning
to be famous when she died.
Baron James de Rothschld, one day at dinner
perceived that the artist Delacroix, who was his
guest. was looking at him in peculiarly searching
manner. Tho Baron asked the reason, and Della
croix responded that having for some time been
yainly searching for a head such as he would liAo
to COPY for prominent beggar in his new Picture
he was suddenly struck with the idea that his host
would make splendid model. The Baron. who was
fond of art gracefully consented TO sit, and next
morning appeared in the studio of the painter who
dressed him in rags placed tall staff in his hahd'
and put him into mendicanfs posture. IL TINS at
titude be was discovered by young friend
and pupil of the painters who alone hau
the privilege of being admitted to the studio AZ
all times. Surprised by the excellence of the mode1
he congratulated his master Mt having AT last ion'u
exactly what he wanted. Not for moment doups
ing that the model had just been begging az tno
porch OF some church or at the corner OF pl"So,
and much struck by ms features, the young bian
espying a moment when the artists eyes WIZ
averted slipped twenty franc piece INTO the noh.i
hand Rothschlld kept the money, thanklhs tno
Ciyer by a look, and the young man went bis way
He was, MS the banker soon found out irom De,a 's
croix without fortune and Obliged to give lessons
in order to exc out his living. Some time iatei ''