New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-15
PERSONAL.

President Garfeld's mother and children are to
spend the summer at their Mentor home.
Ex-senator Herman is as diligently employed in
bis professional duties at Utica If he had never
seen Washington.
Mr.. Edmund c. Stedman is suggested by The Nor
,0icb Bulletin the person to be invited to
give the poem at the GrOtOn centennial celebration
Mayor Beatty, of Washington, has for two 'ears
past given his official salary to be distributed an IS
the poor of that city.
Michael Boyton, the La1d-Leaguer now notorious
through England and Ireland, is brother Of Paul
Bovton, the swimmer, and was once the owner Of
Japanese curiosity shOpin New-York
The late Drouyn dc Lhuys is said to have been
the most decorated man in Europe. He had 100
crosses-too many to fit in the lid of bus coffin dc
was tall man, thin, correct, rich and under every
circumstance, dignifed.
Mrs. Kirkwo,d the wife of the Secretary. is de-
scribed as quiet little lady with silvery hair who
has been comparatively little 10 society. Mrs. Win
dom is dlgnifed. matrony woman, dressing usu-
ally in black silk or satin.
The Hon. r. @. Winthrop is to make the address
upon the Inauguration Of Storys statue OF Prescott
upon Bunker Hill, on june IL. He is Also to make
the chief speech at the Yorktown celebratlon-ehus
cOmmemoratng In one year ooth the earlier anu
later battles of the Revolution.
Mrs.. j. w. Mackey is mentioned by the Paris FIJI
whose figure recall the Princess Metternich Fg.
arc declares that happily for ola famille MackeY"
she possesses q remarkable amount OF good sense
with winch guide 1t through the Parlsiau ocean OK
society.
Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr., Is known in Bos-
bn as a worker of wonderful embroidery She has
lust sold bit of her own design for $780, 1t repre-
sents the lower sash of window. through which
the starlit Charles River Is seen. The SURFACE IL
dark-bue satn in three frames Of ebony, to repre-
sent the window frame.
When Elizabeth, the Austrian Empress, is not
hunting she practices in the gymnasium Or goes 10
the stables. She is always schooling her horses.
When she tires one she mounts another, feeling DO
fatigue and taking very little refreshmeDt. Every
morning she takes cold sea-waJer bath and prac-
tees for an hour and half on the trapeze and bar
in q loose costume; then she breakfasts.
Princess Augusta Victoria wore at her marriageto
Prince William, the other day, wreath of myrtle
leaves and blossoms from a tree planted BY Queeu
Louise seventy-fye years ago. It was suggested to
the young bride that of the hymn to be sung IN the
chapel verse should be omitted on account of its
reference to evil days. but she objected saying thas
she and Prince William neither expected nor do
sired always to rest on roses, but were willing 10
bear whatever trials might await them. Her com
mands were Obeyed, and the following verse was
sung " Ii hard lot doth await us GIVE US strength
To bear it. Jesus; Grant that we IN worst OF days,
No complaint Of burdens raise"
Henry Clay's favOrte recreation for many years
was game of whist, to which at ono time he was
passiouatey addictednOt for the stakes but for the
distraction and excitement of the game. MT. Win
throp says that there tradition that while Clay
was visiting Boston in 1918. aud lodging at the old
Exchange Coffee House IN Congress-st, servant
rushed into the parlor in which he at the whist
table with few gentlemen of the old school. and
announced that the hotel was on fire. "Oh, there
Will DO time enough, think" cried Mr.. Clay. to
finish our game; and finish it they did before the
hotel was burned to the ground. similar tradl,
linn was current in Washington at later period
that while Mr. Clay was Speaker, he and bis friends
had passed whole night at cards, and were stu
going on with their games when the hour was closc
mt hand for the opening of the morning session OF
Congress. 4" Wait few minutes, gentlemen" sad
Mr.. Clay, and will wash my face and hands, ana
RIM down TO the House and call John Taylor to the
chair and then | will come back and we with have
another rubber