New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-21
Personal,

General Sherman has new little cranddanobS..,s|
presented by his daughter, Mrs ThackarA
Princess Stephanie. it is said, is III and hss H..
ordered to take course Of steel baths at SpA ia 4
stated that her marriage With Rudolph OF Ass.rs.
VIII not take place until the end Of next sumraer,
George Eliot Is called by The Afkeaeum psebab,.
the most accomplished woman the century hes ssss
She had complete mastery of French, German.
and Italian, aud serviceable knowledge Of Lain
Greek, Spanish and Hebrew. She was widsiy
learned IN science and philosophy, and deeply read Il
history aud she had an intimate knowledge of mrad'
and painting. 4. ! -.
Mr.. Gladstoueis said to have one faculty In super
natural degres-that OF mastering the contents Of
book by glancing through its pages A fricad says.
Of him that he can master any average book In &
quarter Of an hour. He has sort of instinct whes
leads him straight to its salient points and after
quarter OF an hours study be will be able 20 tai
more about 10, and to argue moro concusiveIy IN
it's thesis than the average reader who begins With
the preface and reads through to the last page.
Countess Ersilia Lovatelli. daughter OF the Duis
de Sermoneta, is the only lady included in the
learned ranks of tho Royal Academy of the Llncei
in Rome. She is tall and distinguishedlook
woman-a studious and retiring person whose lifeis
devoted science aud to her family. At she msstx
ings Of the Academy she takes her scat ,Qnlbtie
among the astronomers, the mathematieians and
the literary men. who are glad to welcome the =
stately Lady. f s's q.
The late Auguste Blanqui made several attenpts
in the early part of his career TO escape from prison.
At Belle-Islc, he and companion lowered them.
selves with rope into pit. The rope proved too
short; but. after being suspended some time up to
the waist in water. they succeeded In scaling the
walls and reached fsherman's hat, but the fisher.
man, instead of taking them to England, betrayed
them. On another occasion he had got removed 10
the infrmary for pretended illness. crept through
the sewers ana hid himself IN ng-tree but vas
discovered before he could venture further
quaint quadrile is to be danced as the ball
concluding the festivities attending tho wedding Il
Prince William of Prussia. The fifty complies who|
are to take part in it will wear the costume Of tho
period of Frederick William l. The gentlemen who
are to impersonate the giant grenadiers Of ths
Soldier King will be arrayed In the ancient lace coat
uniform of the PrussaD Guards. with CATERS sugar
loaf helmets, aud cumbersome leather straps and
BELTS Those selected all officers In the present
Foot Guards, and no unworthy representatives Vt
the olden time the smallest person admitted measure
ing feet IL inches in height OF the ladies, many
are said 10 suit their towering partners admirably N
height and size.
Lord BeacoDsfeld's new house in Curzon-st.. Lon.
don is the centre of region full OF interesting as
sociatOns. A few doors away there lived the two
Misses Berry, who are famed for the close friendship
they enjoyed with Horace Walpole. One of them
died here about twenty years ago. at the age Of
ninety which seems to show that the locality Is
healthy. Madame Vestris used 10 live at No. l. aud
Tobias Smollett was living here in lodgings when he
heard of the victory Of Cull0den. Later resident
street was memorable from the fact that whilst
living in it he received his first great commission,
being for busts Of Howe, st. Vincent Duncan. and
Nelson.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-Truh says that the marriage
of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts with Mr.. AshmeaA
Bartlett will take place some day next week &C her
residence by special Incense. .....The marriage
of Leopold de RothschiId youngest son OF the late
Baron Lionel de ROthschild, and Miss Perugia, of
Trieste. took place to-day the Portland Street
Synagogue The Prince of Wales. Lord and Lady
at the ceremony.