New-York tribune., 1882-02-13
PERSONAL.

| Dante Gabriel Rossetti has been seriously i'll. His
| trouble was paralysis, and he deprived Of the
use of one arm. lie Is now recovering
Colonel George Ward Nichols is dangerously i'll
and can take no further part in the management of
| the Cincinnati Operatlc Festival
| Richard Brnsley Knowles only surviving son of
| the dramatist has just died in London. Mr..
Knowlcs's one comedy, 1.-THE Maiden Aunt" was
brought ont in London III 1915, EarTen and Mrs.
Glover playing the chief parts.
Peter Cooper was ninety lone years old yesterday
He had celebrated the anniversary by entertaining
some friends mt dinner Saturday night. Yesterday
he remained quietly ut home after attending church
in the morning.
Ferdinand Danger the professional inventor of
popular games has just died in Paris 1t ho
who first devised the conscience alhum-that i'll
genious method Of torture which consisted in oblig
ing unhappy victims to set down III black and
white their fayorite likings and ayersions.
Gail Hamilton" Is described in the editorial
correspondence of The Argonam as "proddng'
Oscar Wilde when he presented to her, with
the direct inquiry, How long is this joke to last y
It's direcness staggered Mr. Wilde and after a stare
of blank amazement, he replied with an interrOga
tory IN every letter: " Joker 1t Is my life
The publication of the musical compositions Of
the late Prince Consort has revived the story in
England of an attempt by some ingenious persons
TO profit by his fondness for committing his musical
thoughts to paper. Soon after he went to Eng gland
TO reside these persons conceived the idea of work
ing up some of the Princes compositions into an
opera and began to put their project into execution
They were only induced to relinquish it upon pay
mcnt OF handsome sum of money by the Illus
trlous and alarmed composer.
Princess kaiida Hanem, the wife of the Khedive
likes politics and keeps well informed of the affairs of
her country. The Princess is a beautiful
according to Turkish taste. She is exceedingly
stout, with splendid black hair and eyes and
lovely complexion. She is twenty-fo years old,
and was married at fifteen to the Prince, who has no
other wife. They have eight children. The two are
deeply attached to each other 1cwhk passes his
ness or pleasure calls him out his wife Is generally
not far OF behind 2 curtain or ueliis
Alta recent dinner. where the Emperor of Austria
entertained the English, Italian and American Min
inslers appeared bronzed young officer in top
boots short Jacket red trousers and with helmet
under arm. He waited until the guests were seated
around the table, which blazed with the crystal aud
gold long iue of Hapsburgi had accumulated. and
then modestly put his helmet under his chair and
sat down himself. Dinner ended, the Emperor arose.
and rs the guests sought the salon the young fel-
low approached Mr.. Phelps and with winning
frankness and in very fair English. begged to eX-
press his admiration for the American republic and
his gratitude for kindness which had accompanied
him during his tour of nine months in the States 1t
was Count HCyOs well remembered here as one OF
the party of Young Austrian and Hungarian
mobiles whose wanderings through the States have
been extensively chTOncled. lie had Just reached
home and was for tho first time honOred by scrv-
ing his sovereign on such an occasion, in accord
ance with the army fashion whin never leaves its
chief-except when he is III absolute priyacy-wlth-