New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-25
PERSONAL.

A CODY of Gilbert Stuarts portrait OF Washineton'
now in the Boston Atheneum, waspresented to 6en'
eral Garfield on Tuesday by the students OF ooefiA
College.
The story that Mr.. w. D. HOwels was gong
abroad is effectuay contradicted by the iact tnss
he has already taken house in Boston ana Las
moved into it..
A little anecdote of Mr. Carlyle describes him as
locking at Holman Hunts picture of Christ IN the
Temple.p He admired the faces of the DOCTORS Oh
the law. but added dislike all pictures OF Chrst
vou will find that men never thought or painting
Christ till they had begun to lose the impression oi
Him in their hearts,
Mrs. Lily Langtry with face in repose is rather a
fine looking woman, with heavy features ana large
mouth-bnt not remarkable at all. But when she
hec,nstotall, and becomes administration the fea-
tures of this Gaatea grow radiant tash the
heavy look disappears. half dozen bewitchng dim
o come and 90 and the large mouth smiles in exqus-
lie cnryes Mr.. Langtry is.an lrsbman whose Iatne5
and grandfather sent ships between LlVeIpool anu
Befast since hundred years ago. M. Lan8ty ~
berted their fortune and brought up to no pro-
feSsiOn.
Colonel the Hon. Paul Methuen, British attache
at Rerlip. Jumped into canal the other day ana
saved n man from drowning. The Emperor was SO
peased that at the great State ball ne presented 70
tbe voung Englshman the silver medal Tor saving
Gfe This medal is similar to that given to Prince
bismarck. who once savtd his groom from drown
mo The Prince is fonder &c wearing that medal
than any other of his countless orders, diploma
iSt ia said TO have once superciliously asked the
prince the meaning of this modest uecoration anu
the great German, turning OF his heei, nghttF an
swered that he was In the habit sometimes VI saw
ing mans llIe'
This is said to be the authentic version Oh the
brrnin0 of the first volume of Carlyle's " French
Revontion": "When Mr.. Carlyle had completed the
grst volume Mr. j. s. Mill called on him ana stated
that ne had heard he was engasd In writing the
history of the French Revolution. adding that he
nod himself intended to write on the subject. and
that he would be glad to see what was already done
in order that he might Judge of the ACCESSIBILITY OF
becinning tho work or not. Mr.. Carlyle readily
lent his manuscript. But it happened shortly at
forward that Mr. Mills cook had occasion to bake
some cakes. and finding the precious manusoups
living about she concluded that she might TURN IL 70
GOOD account. and accordingly, partly as fuel and
nartly as lining for the cake tins. she used up the
,bole of the manuscript Mr.. Carlyle never keeps
ntS said Mrs Carlyle but gets all bis mat erals
ready works till he has everything IN his hea9 anu
49, winds IN ont like silk from reel HORNED az
he accident Mr. Mill and Mrs. Taylor called on the
oreat historian Such thing never happened Pc
fore said Mr. mill. Yes though, nswere9 MI
CARLYLE, Newton and his dog Diam mona true.
bnt Newton went mad over It, Wen, wen, we
shall hardly beso bad as that said Carlyle; ana ne
soon afterward began again at the Degnnng,
scarcely saying a word about his misfortune az Tue
time, bat afterward. as the WORK ad'aneeu' kiun''
bling about if often"