New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-10
PERSONAL.

Mr. Julian Hawthornes new story is to bear tho
title of Z" Fortunes Fool
There was a pretty little scene at Pontafel, on
the Austrian frontier. a fortnight ago, when
group of young Italian and Austrian girls dressed
in white gave Margaret of Italy lovely bouquet.
They were all kissed in turn, with many alice
tomato words, by the beautiful and stately young
Queen.
King Ludwig of Bavaria took fancy the other
day TO see how his fairy palace on the shores OF
Chiemsee was growing and accordingly desired that
the scaffoldiags surrounding the still unfinished
building should all be removed He came, looked,
nodded approvingly, and left in quarter OF an
hour II took week to replace the forest of poles,
ETC.. and now the fairy Schloss is being rapidly
completed.
President Grevy is man of much simplicity and
bonhome. His good sense and his kindness
proverbial 1t is notorious that he holds in horror
capital punishment and looks carefully into the
cases of wretches asking for pardon If he an
advocate engaged to urge In their behalf extenu-
ating circumstances He was never known to turn
his back on an old friend who had not succeeded in
lite and President he is accessible and courteous.
His determination that his daughter should have no
snowy wedding and that the money that one would
cost should be sent to the Relief Bureau has been
much applauded In France.
The ex-Empress Eugene visited, few weeks ago,
that chateau at Fontainebleau wherein in her days
Of power were given the most brilliant, If not the
most refined, entertainments of the time She was
recognized by some of the old servitOrs who have
been left in charge by the Republic. The party was
asked to wait until some tourists had concluded
their visit and then the Empress was conducted
silently through those rooms of which she once
the ornament. She wandered from room to room.
broOding over each spot and leaning in tears over
the bed where the little Prince used to sleep Great
persuasion was necessary to induce the unfortunate
mother t. leave the chamber which had belonged TO
her dead son, and her grief was communicated to
all around. The visit occupied over two hours.
The late Baron James de ROthschild had rare
collection of objects of art and when. during tho
Paris siege, he had heard at Versailles that the
Communists had taken possession of his Paris
apartments he trembed for his treasures. lie
FASTENED into the city, and was delighted to find
that his servant, who had volunteered to remain in
charge had comprehended the weaknesses OF tho
mob, and had opened the cellars. The Communists
had spent their time in tasting the choice wines Of
the Baron. they had allowed themselves to he sur
prised by the troops from Versailles and had been
driven of. The bent of their visit was. however,
patent for, when the Baron opened his drawing
ROOM he saw large tin bucket full of petroleum.
and by its side painters brush which would have
been used to daub the walls and furniture with be-
fore setting fire to them. The brush was priced by
the Baron as q relic.
CITY OF MEXICO Nov 6.-Ex-President Diaz was
married last evening TO the Senorita Rubisco. The
ceremony was performed by civil magistrate.
The witnesses for General Diaz were President
Gonzales aud General Pacheco; for the BRIDE
Ramon G. Guzman and Manuel Saayedra.