New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
PERSONAL


NJ. Chevreul. the French scientist, is now in his
ninety-sixth year and yet spends eight hours daily
in his laboratory, beside doing much literary WORK.
Mr.. Birkett Foster is busy making a series of
drawings of the cathedras of England and Wales,
which he will place on exhibition in London next
spring.
Mr. Hubert Herkomer, A. X. A.. of whose life and
works an interesting account was given In The
TRIBUNE of October 1. expects to take passage for
New-York on Saturday next.
General Grant is visiting Mr.. G.. w. Childs at his
home in the suburbs of Philadelphia, despite the
fact that some Of the German papers announce his
presence ID that country.
Teresina Tua, the child violinst, who has become
so popular in Germany since she was applauded by
Joachim. is about sixteen years Old and looks and
acts as though she were even younger.
The death Is reported of DR.. NJ Allatini, the Turk
ish phlant hropst, founder of the great Jewish
schools in SaOnica and leader in many works of
unsectarian charity in Greece and the Ottoman En-
pire.
President Arthur brought away from Boston
small baton made of wood taken from tree
which overshadowed Daniel Webster's birthplace,
at Franklin, n. II. II was presented to him by Mr..
Allen as a mementO OF the Marshteld celebration.
All of George Ills sons and daughters. and
their wives ard husbands. are now dead, save the
venerable Duchess of Cambridge, who has survived
her father-n- law sixtytwo years. She lives in st.
James's Palace the charge of her daughter, the
Princess Mary OF leck.
When the ex- Empress Eugene was in Paris two
weeks ago, on her way to the castle of the Duke de
Mouchy, she stayed at the Hotel Bedford, in which,
and close by her apartments was living that very
Prince Won Hohenzollern who was the indirect
cause OF the war that wrought her ana ners Sucn
rulu
Mr. Alma Tadema exhibits In Berlin for the first
time this year. No Salon is being held there, be-
cause the building formerly used for the purpose
has been condemned as unsafe; but good exhibit
tiOn has been arranged in the rooms of the Berlin
Artists Club To it Mr. Tadema sends two por-
traits the one of Richter, the famous Vienna mus-
cal director and the other of Ludwig Barnay Of the
Nleiningen Opera Company, who is represented in
the character of Mark Antony. Both the paintings
have been highly praised by the Berlin critics.
The late Mr.. Harmon Pumpelly, of Albany, is the
subject of an editorial eulOgy in Galignanps Mes
senqer which concludes: I'VE can recOllect no
man in the present generation, unless we except the
late Earl of Wilton, who was eighty-one, who was
such a remarkable example of the value of healthy
exercise of mind and body. In the midst OF his
multifarious occupations he still found time to
make himself thoroughly acquainted with the con-
tents of his admirable library, which was cOntinu-
ally supplied with the best books in all depart
ments of knowledge. He never abandoned his
vigorous habits relinquished any Of bis mpor
tant trusts. He delighted to associate with the
young and retained a singular amount of youth
and freshness of feeling. This s not the place to
speak in detail of his charming home which was
ALWAYS the seat of boundless hospitality alike to
the poor aud the rich This good man has not lived
in vain, for he has taught us the value of healthy
Christian life, which was full of sympathy for
others, and of Christian belief which cheered
many weary souls"
The English Longfellow Memorial Committee
now numbers nearly three hundred. and is
strangely inclusive of distinguished Engishmen in
all departments of intellectual activity. Those con-
cerned IN it believe that no similar response has
ever been made to public movement of this kind
within the modern literary history: of England.
Among the early names on the list are the follow
ing:
The Archbishop OF York Sir Frederick Leighton,
The Archbishop OF Dublin, President OF the Royal
The The Earl Of Derby, sir samuel Ferguson. Prosi-
The Duke of Westminster, dent Of the Royal Irish
The Earl OF Shaftesbury, Academy,
Lord Aberdnre, Sir Theodore Martin,
The Bishop of st. Adams, Mr. Samuel Morley,
Sir j. Whitaker Ellis, the Professor Ricdard Owen,
Lord T' George + Hamilton SIR Henry c.
The Baroness Burdett- RawlinsOn
Coutts, Sir W. j. Erasmus Wilson,
Joseph Chamberlain Presi Sir John Gilbert, RIA Pres
dent of the Board of ident of the WaterColor
Trade, Society,
II. c. e. Childers, Secretary sir Noel Patton,
State for War, Sir John steel.
W. E. Forster NJ. p, The Earl of Duiierin,
Sir Henry James, Attorney Lord Cranbrook,
General, ne Earl OF Carlisle,
Sir Thomas Brassey, Lord Lord Harbeck,
of the Admiralty. The Bishop OF Durham,
Lady Brassey, Lord O'Hagan,
MIR. Alfred Tennyson The Master of Balllo
MI W SpottswOOde, Presi The Master Of the Temple,
dent OF the Royal Society,"
There must DO good deal of divinity hedging
king, after all, even though he be deprived of all
hs royal prerogatiyes deputation of Vendeans
visited the Compile de Chambord, at Frohsdorf. the
other day. and seemed quite overwhelmed by the
royal presence. an. Pajot,' says the reporter
" bears unfured the white banner on which the
Vendean ladies have embroidered the arms of
France with this inscription in gold letters: La
Vende6 au Ro At mis- side his fellow travellers,
imbued like him with applicable emotion. wait
motionless their gaze rveted on the door by which
is about to appear the descendant of st. Louis
Henry ". and Louis XIV. There is an instant of
solemn silence; faces turn pale. and everyone
hears his heart palptate in his pent-up breast.
de Blacas who Immediately turns aside and says,
in o firm voice, The King Barcheaded, with
beaming face, NJ. 10 Compile de Chambcrd eagerly
advances toward his guests" Then came speech
making. banquet, and, next morning, in
pany with the visitors, the "Queen attended mass
for the first time in seven years Despite its other
features, there.s yet something irresistbly touch