New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-09
PERSONAL.

AR. Grant made calls in Washington the other
a,v dressed in purple brocaded velvet and furs,
With creem-w white bonnet and gloves.
Ex-Governor Jewell will sail for Havans to-mor-
,.,w The officers of his former GubernatOrial stat
arc TO ave him dinner in Nsw.Hsyen this even
N. Msspero. the eminent professor of the College
Of France has been appointed by the Khedive sue
osssor to the late Marette Boy as Director OF the
Boulac Museum and of Egg ptian Archaeological Ne
searches.
Rudolph of Austria is q fortunate young Fellow
In addition to all his other wedding presents he ID
to have the historic Castle of Hapsburs. several
bohemian gentlemen have united their money W
buy 1t Tor him.
The Hon. @. P. March, Minister to Italy. Is quoteu
s saying that it costs him every year TO 1--we Slooo
more than the salary-whch is small comment Ion u.
Governmental economy. Mr. Marsh says he Is ee''
ting old and Is not well.
Mr.. Gladstones health is subject OF warm inter-
at to the Liberal members of the House. They
signed round robin lately. asking him for the sake
of his health to leave the House early in the even
ing aud to refrain from taking part III the deoa'e
ON the adjournment.
Rufus Choate believed in hard work and struggle.
when some one said to him that certain fine
achievement was the result of accident, be ex-
claimed: Nonsense! You might as we'll drop
The Greek aiOnaDet on tno gIVuuu auu oAP0"' v"
pick up the lliad!'
Mr. Froude writes of his first term at Oxford :
eve did pretty much what we liked. There was
much dissipation. and the whole manner of life was
needlessly extravagant. We were turned loose at
eighteen pleasures tempting on all sides. NO
dean OF tutor ever volunteered to help our nexpol-
enoe. The prices which we paid for everything
were preposterous. The college authorities would
take no trouble and their own charges were on the
same extravagant scale The wretched novice was
to take care of himself. remember calculating
that could have lived at q bOardng-house on con-
tract. with every luxury which had III college, az
reduction OF 50 per cent"
Rossini was very superstitious man. King LOUIS
Philippe once gave the composer magnlhcent re-
beater which the latter was extremely proud OF ana
carried in his docket every day for six years One
afternoon, as he wac showing it to some acquaint'
ances in o Paris cafe. a strange gentleman walked
up to the table at which he was sitting and said 70
him; an. Rossin you do not know the secrets OF
your watch, although you have worn it for such a
long time. Will you permit me to reveal them 10
youT Rossin with an roncal smile. handed him he
watch when. greatly to his surprise. the stranger
touched q hidden spring, and false lining TO the
back of the watch few open disclosing the maestro
portrait, painted 10 miniature and surrounded Dy
wreath Of enamelled Arabic characters; ms mvs,
FERROUS person then ayowed himself the maker OF
the watch. but though urgently begged by Kossin'
to tell him the significance Of the Arabic words ao-
some evil spell be in the queer characters he
came so afraid of the watch that ne would never
wear it again. aud after his death it was found hid
den away and covered with dust.
SAN Francisco, Feb. Skiing Kalakua sailed
for Japan to-day on the steamship Oceanic.