New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-09
PERSONAL

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes is said to have re-
ceved SIS line from The Boston Globe for his poem
Garield's death.
Tho lovers of the higher type Of modern fiction
will DO sorry to read that tho state of NJ. Turge-
nes health Is cauSng serious anxiety to his friends
NJ Meissonier has Just recovered tive of his paint
ings which were stolen from him by one OF his
models and sold by this person for insignificant
SUMS
The Rev. Il. IIeber Newton, rector of All Souls
Protestant Episcopal Church, in West Forty-eghth-
St, will preach the baccaanreate sermon at cornell
University on june Ia.
Mr. Lowell will preside next week at the formal
opening Of Garfield House." the home for working
girls founded in London in honor of the late Presi
dent 1t is a Christian and gracious way of keep
ing that kindly memory green.
Not the least admirable thing abont Mr.. Darwin
was his unobtrusve activity as Liberal politician.
His influence in his neighborhoOd served TO give
larger proportion of Liberal electors to Down than
anV of the surrounding parishes. lie was always
kind and enlightened Ill his treatment on the poor
about him.
John Bright appeared at the Duke Of Albany's
wedding in u Court dress of black velvet, which
looked strangely simple among the giltterlng uni
forms about him. The person most admired on this
occasion was the beautiful Alexandra, whose CO.'S
tune of pale blue brocade had train embroidered
with flowers Maud, Victoria and Louise, her three
vouug daughters walked into the chapel with her.
Each was dressed in satin Of the same pale blue,
and their long, fair hair flowed away from their
sparkling, Intelligent faces.
When Lord Beaoonsfcld received the Order of the
Garter Sir Richard Wallace presented him with the
magnificent diamond star of the Order which
originally belonged to Lord Hartford, and it was
understood that this was to be made an heirloom in
the Disraeli family. From an omission in the will
this was not done, and the eX-Premiers executors
sold tle ornament to a firm of jewellers. They have
taken ont the 800 diamonds and have reset them
in 4 number of rings each of which has an EarPs
cor0net and tho word "Beaconsheld' engraved
inside.
The ex-King of Naples has been living in Paris in
fashion be ter suited TO modest grocer than TO
royal parsonage His home has been small fur
nished apartment the third floor of far from
magnificent hotel. When he was dethrOned all his
iewelry and money confscaed, as well as the
nersonal property bequeathed him by his mother
Ills WIFE one of the best and gentlest of women,
has lately visited Italy and had an interview with
its ruler, and it Is said that King iiumbert has
uscd his influence with the Roman Cabinet, and
restitution OF the conscated property Is 10 DO made.
President Eliot of Harvard, has that last best
gift to man-tact At one time his students devel-
oped an unpleasant liking for sitting in large num-
hers uon the fence that surrounds the college yard.
The President, not desiring such thing to become
n CUSTOM was at a loss how best to break up this
nractice At last. one evening, as he was walking
along the sidewalk, and the students were sitting
ON tho fence singing etc, the president SAD
tlemen allow me TO congratulate you Oh hay
ING adOped the Yale custom" lie was never
troubIed afterward by students sitting ON the
fence.
Washington sometimes secs little Rsthcticism"
of the London sort. At recent entertainment Mrs.
Emmett. the author of the Lass o Lowric," APP
ncared in a gown described by correspondent Of
The CLereldnd Leader as the "Esmeralda." 1t was
ga shaded gray silk with all the fullness of the
drapery gathered both back and front into yoke
at the shoulders and falling thence in one unbro-
ken sweep 10 the floor. It was not confined in the
least az he waist, and was buttOned in the back
ike child's apron from the neck to the bottom of
the skirt. There was pull OF cardinal SATIN on
each shoulder the sleeves were long and tight, and
small pleating of the bright satin finished the bot
tom of the skirt and Eeck'
How Gilbert and Sullivan write their comic
OPERAS together IS described by Mr.. Collier. "They
sit down and talk and smoke innumerable cigar
cites together" he says, while they are getting
their ideas together Gilbert says to Sullivan I've
got an idea Sullivan screws his glass into his eye,
looks at Gilbert critically for moment and says
Have YOU really shouldn't have thought II OF
vOuj want the glr 10 sing something Ike TINS, con-
Times Gilbert Make il the man., puts In Sullivan;
and, by the way, j want you TO write something
for that chOrus-sOmething that they can sing
a-te-ta and so on ; and so they talk and joke and
smoke cigarettes till the opera IA evolved"
BERLIN May SIT was the wife of Prince Will
lam of Prussia son of the Crown Prince Frederick
William, who was safely delivered of son at Pots
dam yeslerday-not tho wlfe ot tho crown fIihco'
as reported yesterday
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