New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-06
PERSONAL

The young Engli,hwoman, Miss West. wore AZ
the Presidents reception drc5, and bonnet o. Gar,
green satin which suited wou her black hair aaI
her pale intelligent face.
Cabancl is painting a "D1na" as Qror ~
Night The figure is in shadow, lighted only Iv tho
| SILVER rays OF the crescent iuo1l. which Lcqg,
above tAc brow Of Che goddess
Elizabeth. Empress Of Austria intends 10 hunt in
/ England tins winter. sac win r'mun there tor
STA weeks and viii take over her bunting .fs,. Of
uuc horses. Her two iayDrtc5 are named -" ga. .-
silver and Hard Times
! Professor Caylcy. of Cambridge University. ono
of the most distinguished mathraaticians Of tls
time, has arrived in Baltimore. where lc iat,nd, %
/ give course of lectures before tLe student, sf
! Johns llopNlns University.
\ statue Of OAkcs Amcs flcng and pointing to
the west, and one of Oliver Amc5 facing east are TO
/ crown tho monument which is IN process Of eies-
ton at sherman, Wyoming Territory. II stands
upon The highest point OF LAM on On. Union Pacific
! Railway.
| Mr. W. r. Winans, formerly Of Baltimore and
now OF London, has a pleasant little annual in-
come Of S65O,OOO, He has founded deer forest
in scotland which is sixty miles in length. he j..
not, however, = keen spOrtsm4n: he care, for
nothing 50 much ~ engineering
EN-Postmastcr-Gcn James yesterday assumed
the duties Of hsnew position president Of the Lin.
coin National Bank. He expressed his satisfaction
az returning TO private life and said that be would
devote the same attention to the affairs Of the bank
ul3t he had gwen 10 the public service. The bank
VIII open Tor business On January II, 1852
4 large number Of prominent German citizens
accompanied Baron Kuri Won Schl0 ger, late GER
man Minister to Washington, TO the steamer CHM
bria yesterday. The Baron will first z, 70 his
native city, Lubbock thence 10 Berlin and o Rome,
where he will assume his new duties Minister 70
Italy. he viii arrive IN Rome abOut February !.
George Alfred Townsend. once the partner of
Colonel Dom Patt, gives m The Cincinnati Enquirer
a rumor that Pratt, when in New York some tno
ago, was struck by bunko man for 81 .2Co and
mcckly gave his check on the West Liberty Bank"
Piatts bills made IN Paris, where he was Secretary
OF Legation great many years are still unpaid,
and the present attaches are occasionally duuned
for them.
Lord Bvron's statue at Missolongh was unveiled
with solemn ceremony the other day. 4 funeral
service was performed. and then the clergy and
civic authorities headed by trumpeters. walked m
procession to the site of the statue. The pro said
in a voice load enough for all to hear Let Tho
vel, fall Let uncover the statue of the grand
martyr of our holy revolution the grand benetac
tor OF Greece u The trumpetS then sounded. AMI
national airs were played by the military bands.
Judge A. W. Tourgcc is to be the editor Of tho
new illustrated literary weekly which is about 10
appear in Philadelphia. Miss Kate Field is 10 have
charge Of a department devoted 10 cooperative
work among women; and Mrs. Louise Chandler
MoultOn will edit q column on socia customs. 4
decorative art department. viii be conducted by
Mr. Donald e.. Mitchell and Mr.. Louis e.. Tiffany
The paper which is 10 be called mr. Continent il to
be stitched. cut and bound IN c0orcd covers
which have been designed by Mr. Tiffany.
Mr.. Reginald Bunthornc's white lock is modelled
upon that which waves among the raven trcsses OF
Whistler the eccentric artist. Nr Whistler by
the way, is recovering from his bankruptcy troubles
and from the effects Of MI. Ruskns savage attack.
lie Is busy engaged upon number OF iull-lcngth
portraits and il Is said that Mr. Ruskin's onslaught
did him more good than harm. Whistler has long
been of the most aesthetic Uf the aesthetics, and
used to cover his floors all over with blue and wnto
rugs and japanese tea-trayS. lie was several years
ago famous in London for las buc>Wuelt cako
breakfasts.
President James Buchanan's bachelorhood was
tho result Of a foolish misunderstanding Whilca
successful young lawyer in Lancaster be- became
engaged to q beautiful bat somewhat dominccrng
girl Some legal business sent him into a i1hbOr-
ing county. where ho remained for several days.
When he returned one evening he found his olco
filled with importunlte clients, and tired and
hungry rs he was he attended 10 their business.
dreams ne found it closed and dark Next morning
he repeated the visit and althonyh he saw Miss
at the window, he was told by servant that she
Was not at home. lie walkCd away and never APP
preached the house again. Neither could suhlue
pride enough 10 make Or seek an explanation. Tho
young LAZY shortly after died, and Nh. buchanan
never attempted to win another woman.
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