New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-14
PERSONAL

The widow of the late Asa Packer owns four Of
the Thousand Islands-a property which was bought
for 800 and Is now valued at 100000.
General Robert Patterson has left to his family an
estate valued at 81, 500 900. He made no public or
charitable requests.
Major Seth Pierce, of Cornwall, Conn., the sole
remaining representative of the class of 1906 at
Yale has just died. He was nearly hundred years
old.
The crucifiY which Columbus held when he first
landed in America il asserted to be in the possession
of lady in Colorado Whether it be actually that
which was once owned by Columbus or not il is
certainly very ancient cruciiiX.
Cardinal Manning is described by Mrs Livermore
as spare almost to emaciation and bald as if shorn
his appearance severely monastic His voice and
manner, however are pleasant, and his speech is
f0li of Kindness.
When the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood scheme
was originated in London in 1Sfs its four leaders
were mere boys. Holman Hunt, Mr.. Rossetti notes
was only twenty; Rossetti himself was nineteen !:
Miiiais was eighteen and Woolner was twenty-five.
The late Governor Bagley of Michigan made i'm
his viii one provision. the good sense of which
deserves recognition Although he left an estate
valued AT 100000, he directed that the family
monument TO he erected on his burial LOT sould cost
no more than $500 This is worthy To be noted in
These days OF posthumous proteDsion.
It onght not 10 be forgotten that the pretty little
name of the Spanish Pretender, Don Carlos is sim
ply Charles Marie de los Dolores Jean Isdore Joseph
Francois Qurin Antoine Michel Gabriel Raphael.
Duke of Madrid. He is tall, handsome and agile
man frank with people whom he likes. aud the
possesSor OF beautiful hands and pearly nails.
NJ. AMBROSE Thomas. the composer, and director
OF the Paris Conservatoire has appeared as dress
reformer. He issued the other day a sumpfuaTv
edict compelling all the young lady students under
his charge TO wear at the examinations white muslin
gowns with no other qdornments than silk sashes
moderation ba bair
or,er was rendered necessary by the extravagant
azure IN winch some OF the young ladies We're wont
TO exhibit themselves.
Lady John Manners, an English woman who takes
generous interest in gooi works for the people
made recently excellent little speech AT the OMEN
ing of a cofee-house. She declared that the Queen
takes great interest in tn establishment of coffee
houses. and added: "Sir Edward Ingefeld who
three times made an expedition TO the Arctic re-
gons, told me that he found by experience that
those who only took tea stood the climate much
better than those who drank spirits: in fact the
men requested they might De supplied with tea in
stead Of with spirits. He showed me the felt-cov-
cred flask IN which they kept their tea hot. ord
N"rfhbrook. who is At present the head of the
British Navy in compliance with the wish Of MANY
has made arrangements by which is 10 be snh-
s'itned at certain times for grog Lemon wafer and
barley water are now 10 be seen the tables of
most great houses while RI the London clubs lately
the run on the iced barley water was very great"
Mr.. Oscar Wilde when he first appeared in Lon
don society, was plcasant-lookin gentleman tall
and comedy, on manifest good terms with himself
and inclined 10 be agreeable TO others; in appear
ance remarkable for nothing save the length of his
hair and coat and his neckties rOyaat and az
gressve than is usual in that sober cline; but in
manner described a. highly peculiar. He had two
claims TO distmction-one that he had taken high
honors ut Oxford and the other that he was the
original uttorer of the famous saying: We
must try and live mp 10 oar blue china" He is said
10 have native wit. and thar pcculiar bashfulncss
which IS so essentially Irish" There is painful
ruinor going about that Mr.. Wilde has donned his
cccentricities simply 10 guy" the London world
and that # is he who furnishes Punch with descrip-
IONS OF the abSurdites of his unsuspicious fol
low