New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-24
PERSONAL.

W.
and OHIO Railroad, is spending the summer at Deer
Park, Md.
Queen Victoria has just given at Windsor Castle
ball to the servants of the Royal household, for
the first time since the marriage of the Princess
Louise, eleven years ago.
An excellent water-color portrait of Mr.. Alexan-
der IL. Stephens has just been painted, from life by
Mr.. Horace Bradley, of Atlanta Ga. 1t is OF two
thirds length, and is said to be vivid vigorous and
lile-like in tone.
Mr. George Augustus Sala has consented to be the
first president of the first Journalists Club in the
British metropolis. The organization will have its
rooms in Fleet-st., and include among it's members
both London and country members oil the pro-
fessiOn.
Nile. Feyghne, tho young actress at tho ComeGie
Franchise, Paris. who made great hit the
strength of a romantic story of her Russian BIRTH
turns ont after all to be no MIuscOyite She was
born in Paris, and there has been no Russian among
her ancestors for three generations at least.
Henri Rochefort declined to attend the great ban
Quet at the Hotel de VILE Paris, July 10, on the
ground that he finds it difficult to chat pleasantly
with people who helped to send HIM among canni-
bals and who, to prevent his escape or his jumping
into the sea- hah him locked up III u cage On deck,
like wild beast.
Mr. j. Ezekiel, young American sculptor, for
placed in the Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington.
marble statues of Titan and Leonardo da Vinci.
They have occupied most of his time for the past
two years, and are The seventh and eighth finished
OF the eleven he has contracted TO execute for the
gallery.
Lady Wilde's Saturday receptions are described
as forming most agreeable rendezvous, not only
for gsthees bat for writer's actors. painters. and
even politicians and wOuld-be philosophers The
guests all meet on even footing, they ushcred
mp quaint staircase into cOsey Salons Eliminated
Dy am roSy-hucd hight where they are erected by
their hostess with graceful courtesy which Is her
characteristic charm.
The Hon. j. b. Grinnel, Of Iowa, called the other
evening, while i'll Norwich, Conn.,, at the house of
Mr.. John f. Slater, whose name is so well known IN
connection with the princey fund given for the
education of The Southern negroes. Messrs Noses
Pierce and Ii. B. Norton happened TO call in at the
same time, and they with their host, made up
purse OF 100 for the benefit OF the sufferers from
the recent cyclones IN Iowa.
A council Of Juvenile Good Templars in England
having memonalized the Queen, thanking her for
having refused to accept bouquet from the Monte
Carlo gambling-house, while she was at MentOne,
Mr.. Ponsonby makes reply that, although her
Majesty would have refused such a bouquet had it
been sent. no such bouquet sent, and therefore
no snch refusal was gwen. The gardener of the
kuOWlc ledge of his employers, but even Ii de-
cned by her Maj Sty, for fear an acceptance might
be misunderstood.
Dr. Schwenfuth, who has been travelling in the
Valley of the Nile wrote not long ago that every
where there is one voice for AraDl Pacha; every
where there is a childish joy that a genuine Egyp-
tan character has asserted ITSELF and the people
are proud of it. Everywhere there is the same
Mussulnan tendency to socialism, the people arc
a.. H..
lectiy cOntcn' with tho present Government; the
memory of lsmaii is 90 them Ike shat OF Napoleon
I'LL. In France-all eXecraic nm. The European
traveller IN the interior Is everywhere hOnOred. and
! have nowhere experienced the least want OF
respect and courtesy"
Ex-Governor Conrad Baker, of Indiana, is a law
partner of the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, and the
acquaintance and intimate friendship of the two
dates from the state campaign Of lSGs, when the
former was the successful Republican ana the latter
the beaten Democratic GubematoriaI candidate. In
that hot contest they learned to appreciate each
Others abilities, and when, IN 1876 3 ker regarded
himself rs ont of poll les and Hendricks Was tie
teat,d IN his lVr the Nice-l'rcsluency, they
painted their name, on the same shiHgle, ana have
since tneu Deen carrying ON one OF The best law
Offices IN the state
81 was the individual cause" says Mr. J. II. Car
ter, the veteran theatrical manager, Of Cleveland,
"of Clara Morriss going upon tho stage. In 1852,
brought to Cleveland. We BOARDED with Mrs.
Nil er. and in the same house were two young glrs,
about fifteen years Old, and their mothers. The
girls got acquainted with nine, and wished 10 SEE
them perform My girls begged me to let the two
20 behind The stage 10 witness the performance. |
complied, and the two misses became Infatuated
and wanted to 90 ON the stage Zach asked her
mot hers consent. OAc mother said no the other
yes The gIn whose mo- her ,ald yes went upon
the stage and became the noted I ara Morris. me
ia. nj sftfrTl Ia.
mother OF a troop OF children ana resides III CAN
tOnla.'
General Shobcen's ideas Of the future of Russia
were drawn up by him shortly before his death IN
memorandum which has now been publ She'd partly
as lollows The political ana military ideas which
must IN uti are form the basis OF Our policy are those
by which have been guided, remembering, as dld,
the solemn words of the late Emperor addressed to
me before starting Tor the Ieilke expedition. TO
my mind she Central Asian question is pcrfecly
clear and simple. Ii It do not enable us IN COM
paratlyely short time 10 take seriously in hand the
Las ern question Its II, why the Asaic hide Is not
worth the tanmng / venture 20 think that sooner
or later kis.an statesmen Will recognize the fact
that tussa must nave the BOsphuTUs; thai upon
TIN, depends not only her greatness but her very
security from invasion, ana, by implication, the de
Yrlopncut OF her manufacturing and commercial
centres. No one, ! suppose, VIII ulspnte that 50
long as are weigneu down by the POlSh and
est Russian questions all Regular progress, IN tho
truly national sense O tine word, VIII be extremely
,liicut. Al present. III spite of the blood that
have poured Orth, all our frontiers open 10 hos
te attacks, compelling Us to MAINTAIN an immense
army: wme the Polish difficulty thanks 10 the
complications ARISING from the AustrO-GeTnan
ALI nce keeps us IN perpetual state o. siege Not
until she dominates the - sphOrus can Russia make
an IlIeyOcADie Inns IOt0iB"
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