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

Alfred TennysOn is busily writing at one OF his
CONTINGENCIES fIe has finished his new play. and
Mr.. Irving will soon bring it out at the Lyceum.
Dr. Hans Won Bulow Is again about to attempt the
part of Benedick the married man. He has lately
become engaged to Fraulen Schauzer, an actress at
the Meiningen Court Theatre
Dante Rossetti, as young man. was remarkably
handsome-hOw handsome is revealed i'll Holman
Hunts picture from "The Two Gentlemen, of
Verona" ROssettl sat for the inquire oil Nalen-
tine"
James Russell Lowell is as an author, intolerant
of autOgraph-hunters He drops the stamps en-
closed by collectors into his stamp-bOX and losses
their letters into his waste-pa basket-Whch Is
an excellent place for them.
Richard Burke, of Clonmcl, Ireland, in whose
veins runs blood akin to that OF Edmund Burke, was
married in San Francisco last week to one of the
chief heresses of that city: This was Miss Dono-
hue daughter of the Jam DOnOhue who, with his
brother gave its gasght to San Francisco.
General Grant and family will, for the summer,
occupy cottage on the farm of his son. U. S Grant,
r formerly known as the Libby place, Salem Centre,
in the town of North Salem Westminster County.
The farm comprises about 200 acres OF land, upon
which great Improvements are beng made.
Mr. Emerson is said to have left estate valued
at about 5000 900. Much of this accumulated
aud preserved through the thrift of his admirable
wife. More than visitor TO Concord remembers
"A vision OF the gentle lady busy among the clothes
lines of the philosophers back yard on Monday
morning.
Republican simplicity never more graph
ically illustrated than in a pleasant old-fashloned
house near Iowa City the other day. representa-
tive of The Republican of Cedar Rapids visited the
house in search OF its owner ex-Secretary of the In
terror Ktkwood A tall elderly lady with be-
nevolent and motherly face quit her ironing board
aud placing her flatlrOn upon the stove came for
ward TO greet the reporter y; il was Mrs KIrkwOOd
More Carlyle is 10 be inflicted upon an inpatient
world Mrs Alexander Carly le-a shaip-faced lady
who resembles her uncle in many ways-is, 1t Is
reported intending to publish memoir OF Carlyle
after Mr. Froudc's work completed. She has the
hope that her recollections and impressions may
alter the picture Of the Chelsea hermit which has
lately been presented. II is hard to see how this
hope can be realized, since 1t il chiefly from ar
lylcs own words that his picture has been formed.
The late Madame de Bnlzac first saw her famous
husband many years before she became his wife.
When travelling in Poland he arrived late one even
ing at an isolated chateau. and was asked TO stay
there. He soon made himself known to the mistress
of the house. and had had some conversation with
her, when beautiful young girl came in and
silently poured ont the tea. She advancing
toward the stranger with cup in her hand when
the lady of the house again took up the converse
ton You were saying, NJ de Balzac-" AT
tina moment the cup the Young girl was holding
cropped on the ground, and she claSped her hands,
excaiming Can il be the great III. dc Balzao ~
For that one instant" writes BalZ1c, " | tasted
the sweetness of fame F." Tn young girl was Eve
line Rzewuska, who alTcrward became Countess
Hanska, and finally Madame de Balzac