New-York tribune., 1881-03-27
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PERSONAL.

Senator Malone has q daughter and two sons who
are old enough 70 enter society.
"Florence Percy" the author of Rock me to
sleep, Mother" now lives in Maine and edits
paper there. One Of her young DAUGHTERS has for a
name her mothers nom-de-pume OF Florence Percy
Princess stephanie of Belgium is periodically
having her wedding garments trimmed with Brus-
sels lace, ono piece OF this lace having alone cost
1000 francs.
Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson's personal impressions
of the late Mr.. Carlyle rs conveyed In the unpub-
shed letters written at the time of his first visit to
England are to appear in the next number of Scrib-
neJ's Magazine.
The portrait of Milton, which was once owned by
Charles Lamb has just been bought in London by
Mr.. QuaTitch for $1,775. 1t was painted about
164O when the poet was still distinguished by that
physical beauty of which che world has heard so
much but which is missing IN all his other portraits
Lady Blanche Murphy's funeral service was con-
Quoted at Portland on Friday the coffin being taken
TO the cathedral aud placed before the altar. Her
father the Earl of Gainsborough, sent instructions
by cable to have his daughters dead face photo
graphed for him, and this was done in the mOrtuary
chapel after the service.
Queen Victoria's gold and silver plate which is
kept ut Windsor is said to be worth $15,00O,000
When the Queen entertained the late Car shortly
after the marriage of his daughter to the Duke of
Edinburgh gold plate to the value of $40 700. 900
was used. The custodianshlp of the gold pantry at
Windsor ia considered an office Of greai trust.
OF the late General Ney as a ten-yearsold oh lid
Ernest Legouve tells a characteristic story. The
boy was walking with his tutor in the Tuleries Gar
den clad in costume of odd cut color, that
provoked the ridicue of some passers-by with an
eye for the comic. The young Ney quilted his tutor
walked up to the augher and, looking him straight
in the eye, remarked, You are coward to rldIcule
q child who cannot challenge you !"
The late Car is said to have been not so appre-
henslve of plots against him during the last few
weeks of his life as he last year that he fell
into tie old routine he was accustomed TO follow be-
fore the days of the duel between Nihilism and In
perialsm His new wife, however, had not an easy
moment when he was away from her, Although
woman Of easy temper and lymphatic, she was
prey to the goomest apprehenslons whenever he
went abroad and his return was always the occasion
of q domestic festival
General Grant is quoted by The Lexington Ky1
Transcript as telling rather grimly funny story
concerning General Cerro Gordo Williams. He said
that when he and Williams ia Mexico they we're
on one OCCASION after the surrender of the city, on
froc and that Williams had fine, thoroughbred
Kentucky mare and he (Grant) Indian pony
which they were running at full speed down the
streets of the city that Williams naturally outran
him. and that in running down the street he met
Mexican VINO nau pole across MS snoulder Win
jug hung each end Of it, in the common style of
carrying water that country; that Williams ran
against the jug and knocked the man down with
great violence. Grant said he looked back and no
tced that a crowd had gathered around the fallen
man, and rode back 10 what was the matter,
when he found that the man was dead Grant adds
| that he never told Williams anything about It,,
| because he knew that II would make him feel un-
comfortable and he believed he did not intend to
| kill him, but we suppose ne would admit that Gen.
eral Williams took the chances doing so that he
! might have little innocent fun This story was
| told by devoted adnirer OF General Grant as an
instance of Grants ndispostion 10 ma Ike man feel
| uncomfortable unnecessarily.