New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
PERSONAL

Joseph Whitwell Pease, one of England's six new
baronets is said to be the first Quaker who
cepted such title.
Senator Edmunds and his family are staying at
Atlantic City ~ J., for the benefit of his invalid
daughter, whose health seems to be improved by
the sea air.
Duchess Constance de Lavan Montmorency the
youngest daughter of the famous De Maistre author
and politician, has just died at Turin at the age of
ninety nine years.
One of the latest acts of Mr. Darwin's busy life
was to In orse the programme of the new Free Edu-
cation League of England, aud make "A generous
subscription TO its funds.
A Washington correspondent describes Mrs.
Blaine as having the best possible manners for the
wife of a public man-just enough cordialitv,
lust enough dignity She knows what the ex-Em-
press Eugenie-ncver learned in the French Court.
namely how to show the exactly proper degree OF
recognition to each person she greets.
On Friday last Mrs. NJ NJ. Kicker was admitted to
the bar of the District of Columbia, and she passed,
SAYS a United States Senator, 1.-THE best examination
among sevenee applicants. all men but herself She
found to be particularly well yersed IN the law
of real property, a branch supposed to be beyond
the reach OF the female intellect"
Waldo Story the eldest son of the sculptor, w. W.
Story has adopted the calling in which his father
has become famous. For the past five years, since
he left Oxford he has been studying and working
with great success in Italy and has just sent two of
his works to the London exhibition One of these,
Paris and Helen" is described as being singu-
larly pure specimen OF classic art.
At the recent private view of the GrOsvenOr Gal
lery Mr. Whistler was made conspicuous by his
wand-hkc walking-stick, which was six feet long
and slender us common lead-pencil. He held 1t
delicatey poised between his thumb and finger, and
explained that he INTENDED 1t to become HISTORICAL
IL. dana MIRA
ing-sticks
Mr. Bancroft the historian, has been forty-eight
wears writing the :" History of the United States"
and vet il is only brought down to the election OF
the first President careful and palnsakng Is his
work Lax, GIbbon, he ia said frequently to re-
write whole sections which do not exactly suit him.
Though now eighty-two years OF age the venerable
historian is still ar work, and hopes to bring his
history down TO the time of the Mexican War.
The Rev. John b. Morgan, the rector of the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Paris which IS the
mencan Episcopal church of that city, has lately
been in this country raising money to pay for
the fine building which is now rapidly going
on TO completion. He has recently returned TO
Paris with about 800 900 the result OF his Nis
which, with the amount already in hand Wall cover
all expenses.
Lord Frederick Cavendsh left no children HIS
WIFE a charming woman. has tw" sisters living one
married TO Mr. talbot, HculDcr IOI iuc OnNcini'y
of Oxford the other TO hs brother, Warden of keble
College oxford Lady Fredercks grandnother
the Dowager Lady Lyttleton, Queen Nictoria's
governess was sister TO Earl Spencers father Lady
f. Cayendish has had more than one shock OF late
wears Her father, whose mind In later years gave
way. threw himself over the banisters of his house
and was killed, and il was at dinner party at her
house that the late Duchess of Argyll was seized
with an illness which III "a few hours proved fatal
BESIDES Lord Harrington, "a bachelor, the Duke OF
ID .yonshire has only one son. Lord Frederick Cav
endish's home was almost opposite MI. GladstOne1s
former abOde on Carton House Terrace
Admiral Stokes bears testimony To the marvellous
endurance and perseverance OF Mr. Darwin. When
the great naturalist was young they worked to
petber for several years in the cabin of the Beagle
during her celebrated voyage, Darwin with his
microscope and stokes al the charts. 1t was often
a very lively end of tho little craft" says the Adj
mira land distressingly SO to my old friend. who
suffered greatly from seasickness. After, perhaps
an hours work. he would say to me, Old fellow.
must take the horizontal for it, that being the best
relief position from ship motion; stretch-out on
one side o tho table Tor time would enable hun