New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
GENERAL NOTES.

Among the august persOnageS presented 10
the Marquis Of Lorne the grand powwow near Fort
Macleod Eagle-sting rock tail hang
UNCOVER.
One of the best photographs of President
Garfield that has been ia by Pach Bros, the well.
known photographers of this city, The same firm also
capital photograph Of the cottage at Eiberon in
which the late President died.
"The autobiography of Guteau" The London
Daily thinks is offensive production. Ho
has idea that the whole civilized world is waiting TO
the muutest details of The whole civ
izcd world the other hand is waiting to hear that
his wretchcd mschievous life has been abolished. and
earth no longer supports this quntessence OF
murderous selhsBness and Stiffness"
Some Boston peOple-hOw many, no outsider
may venture to uessseem anxious TO write the eltaph
that city's Worlds Fair scheme one Of the leading
merchants the city voiced what II said TO be the
era conviction OF most OF the merchants and fnancers
New gland by saying consider that 1855 Is alto
gether too soon look for Worlds Fair in Boston, and
that 5000 600 is not enough money TO provide for /
wheTo than in Boston who think just that way
suicide under rather peculiar circumstances
is reported from the Austrian military barracks at Oen
It was the result Of what the Austrian papers call an
American duel hut why TREY call it so does not appear
Two balls black and white one, were placed in
covered hat and each Of the principals in the duel DIRE"
out one with the understanding that the one to whom
within twelve months. The year expired few days
ago. and on its day the officer who drew the black
ball himself The day before, he wrote touching
letter adversary, praying the latter to release him
from the penalty he had ncurred but reeeivng an an
in the negative, he killed himself The suicide was
committed in the barracks in Oen and the strange part
OF the story is that nearly the whole Of the regiment 10
which the officer belonged knew OF the duel ana lts
conditions.
A correspondent sends the following extract
the logbook apparently OF river or coastng yes
sell which printed in 1895. The spelling Is little
peculiar and it is interesting to o that business then
was brisck" that washed their dirty clothes,
and that people them now apt TO be pevish"
tins Day Said of the Noarth River and got TO New
poart and Went out fosr times Befoair we'd We'd got
hard the Chains Of the Wind 81 in the Moaning set
Yoarck and got thear the % in the MoarG'
ing with the wind at Northeast of thursday. Sunday
the 26 Abeny and Run the Mite foeng got TO stoney
PINT tusday Run West Pinto Sot Sail IN the mOnng.
Wenday Moung after Brexeiast the Wimin Went to
Washn their Durtey Close All Well on Board But Pc
wish II u Cloack Wee Pa!st Pigcil With the wind at
Fast six Vessil on the soiks Abiding Bsness seamid
to Be Brlsck Got that Mite to Percpsy Landin thursday
30 sol sail in the M0ning With the wind at Noairt1
thursday Mite stop Pecipsy friday M0ning SOt sail
with the Wind bed and got to hudson. Sateday M1n-
ing May the I'd Raind till Clock then sot san Win
the Wind Southeast"
Mr. Edmund Yates writes in The London
Word follows about the new dress reform movement
which is reported be fast assuming the dimensions OF
social craze " | had heard and read of the Ladies'
Dress Reform Association, Win Lazy HaiDetlOn TOT s
highprcstess; but had idea the reform had made
any practical progress in England till last week when
actually twice stumbled against ladies in the new
garb in the streets OF LOndonone in Bondst and the
other in Cromyyo u-rOad. Well an bound TO say like
it, To be sure the ladies happened to in IL were
both handsome and well set-up carrying themselves like
queens really in itself there appears ohng objec
onable and the dress certainly contributes to freedom
of movement and shond imagine, tho comfort Of the
wearer II is for all the world Ike ridinghabt cut
short lust above the ankle, exhibiting merely the
tremites Of the trousers. must mention them only
instead OF the dress and neither garments being in cOth
those saw OF black brocaded silk stuff that fell
gracefully and looked quiet and ladylike. Trousers
worn thus with a long skirt them, very differ
en from the loud vulgar BoOmer costume OF former e
this direction and IL is just possible that tho
re form may spread. But To do II must come from
above society will not have IL consideration
the Ladies' Dress Reform Association be seen
specimen Of this rational dress II Is called In this
the trousers are mace wide with deep fOunce az
the trcmity which combines with the skirt worn over
them that in all ordinary situations no person cOu
possibly tell there difference nom the presens
dress OF a lady"