New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-21
PERSONAL.

Senator Edmunds ofYermont, is visiting his sister
in Michigan.
The Rev Joseph Cook has stopped in Colorado on
his way nome, and VIII spend a week or two there.
Ex-Secretary Blaine has begun furnishing his new
house in Washington and expects to move into it
about December l.
Michael Davitt, of Land League notoriety, is
onc-arned man, of rather above middle height, and
of 1.-the and muscular proportions. His hair beard
and mustache are Jet black. and so are bis eyes,
but his face constantly wears hectic HUSH.
The lecturers of the Washington, D. c., Lyceum
course this winter will be the Rev. Robert COllyer
and the Rev DR.. John Hall, of this city, the Rev.
Or. lalmage, OF Brooklyn, the Rev. joseph LOOK
and Mr. John Is. Cough.
At tomorrow evenings entertainment in Boston.
for the benefit of the widow OF John Brown, Mrs.
Georg Henschel will sing five songs and poems
will he read by Mrs Julia Ward Howe, Dr.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, and Mr. j. j. Hayes.
The form of their memorial to Emerson has not
yet been decided upon by the people of Cambridge.
One plan is. TO build handsome driveway from the
philosophers late home to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery,
and on some rising ground along the way erect
handsome monument. Another i, 10 place statue
OF Emerson III the Free Public Library Building.
Mme. Nilsson evidently doesn't suffer from any
form oil 5taee-lflgnC. iub dI uel NOh-
cert in Boston, when her duet with Miss Glenn was
reached on the programme, she advanced alone to
the footlights, and sald Ladies' and gentlemen,
Miss Glenn has such bad cold that she can't sing
in the duet. If YOU don't mind much viii sing
solo /" (: aud then, amidst much applause. announced
the name of the lmDroylsed selection.
Baron de Iarcy, Life Senator Of France, whose
death is announced, was one of the most faithful
supporters of the Legltimist cause, and won from
the Compile de Chambord the title. lie fdee Larcy"
He was seventy-seven years old and retained 10 the
last all the vgor OF his wit and intellect. rs well as
the old-fashOned grace and courtesy for which he
was renowned. Beside occupying prominent polltl-
cal positions he held high rank III tue word OF let
ters and the author OF several valuable hs1orl
cal works.
The late Mrs. Edith Harlan Child. daughter
Justice Harlan, of the Supreme Court, Is believed
10 have been a vic i'm of Washington malaria. She
had been now and then affected By it, and was glad
10 escape as she thought, from its influence about
six weeks ago when she went with her husband TO
Chicago to make that city her permanent home
But the malaria remained IN her system, ana soon
developed into typhoid fever, OF which she dled
within week.
Strauss. whose values arc household words the
world over. found himself quite out of tune whom
he attempted to write tho comic operas which have
lately bocn added to tho long list of his works. lie
never would have attempted them had it not been
for his wife; and it she alone who kept him
from giving up in despair after the hrst unproplious
effort Sho had noticed tho money made by OMEN.
bach ont of operas In dance rhythm And who."
sbe demanded. "can write pretter dance tunes than
my husbandf Let him write opera bouiie. and his
success Is certain"
At the close OF the performance Of "Pygmalion
and Galatea" In Cincinnati, last Saturday night,
Miss Mary Anderson was presented with superb