New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-04
PERSONAL.

Meissoniers portrait of Mrs. J. ". Mackey repre-
sents that lady as daintily dressed, with broad
Directoiro hat shading her face, and gagged in but
t0ning glove OF extfavagant length.
Mr.. LongfeIlow always bore the intlictioD of
countless visitors with genial patience 81 con-
sider" ne used 10 say, E" that | have entertained a
great many angels unawares."
Millais the artist, is a remarkably handsome man,
of lofty stature-he measures six feet two inches
and keen. refined face, =. is married to Scotch
lady and has nine childrc~ He paints all his land
scapes ont of doors III tho shelter of thrce-slded
hut. smoking away industrIously at his pipe the
while.
Miss Mary Anne Greene, who died at Providence
r. l., recently, at the age of 1913, was a member of
the old Rhode Island family of the 4" Greenes of
Warwick" TO this same family belonged General
Nathaniel and Colonel Christopher Greene, heroes
of the War for independence. Miss Greenes father
John. was large landed proprietor of the old
colonial days, ana from his mperious manners
and stately style OF living was called King john"
Mr. James Russell Lowell is quoted by The Boston
Courier as saying III conversation about Irish
poetry: Il have gone over all | could lay my
hands on, and you viii be surprised if should tell
you whom consider to be the greatest of the Irish
poetsr Pausing moment, he said THE greatest
of irish poets, and one of the greatest and
times | think the greatest of all poets is Edmund
Burke"
Thccuriositesin the library of GeneraL /. p. d Ces
nOla are in respects interesting those in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art Of which he is director.
One cabinet contains the numerous medals received
by him from King Victor Emmanuel. King Hum
bert and others. Hero also hang the Generals
commission from Ex-Governor Morgan and the
sword which he carried III the late civil war. Ger
tfcates of tho degree of Ii. ID. from two colleges
are framed on the walls, and there are a collection
OF busts and good number Of books
One of the Zuni chiefs in an address in Boston
his hosts. 90 am happy to look upon the American
people, he said. for they smile on us, which
show the goodness of their hearts. We regard the
Americans as great gods-as We do the sun They
are like our animal gods However wonderful and
precious they are, they show by their KIND looks
that they have room for rs in their hearts,
The Emperor William is incessantly stumbling
and falling in many cases seriously hurting his
venerable self. The cause is said to DO his rigid
maintenance of the upright military bearing
head up and eyes front TO which he attaches
much importance rs setting an example OF " tenue'
to his army. 1t is, moreover but seldom that he
will avail himself of the support afforded by walk
jnc-stick or ny the arm of an aidede-camp; and as
he stands over six feet two in his boots. weighs
nearly seventeen stone, and Is on the pOnt OF COM
petng his eighty-tiith year. sudden fall, such AZ
that which recently occurred, cannot but be al
tended with imminent risk 10 his life.
PHILADELPHIA. April 3.-Presdent Gowen left
this city for New-York this afternoon and will sail
tor Europe Tomorrow on business of the Reading
Railroad Company.