New-York tribune., 1883-06-18
PERSONAL.

Prince Bismarck has shaved off his beard again.
and thus resumed his former and better known
appearance.
Marcus Thrane. who once headed the Socialist
party in Norway, and then, despalring OF electing
a revolution thore came 10 the United States TO
study republican institutions here has returned to
his old home. well-cured OF the raDld notions OF his
earlier years
One of the most interesting features of the Com
mencement this summer at the University of Yer
mont will be the unveiling, June 20, of the
statne Of Lafayette, by the sculptor. Mr.. J. O. A.
Ward At the same time will be reaid the old
coTner.stone of the old University building which
was originally laid by Lafayette.
DR.. Gallaudet, of the National College for Deaf
Mutes in Washington, lives in an elegant house
built in every detail according to plans designed by
him when he was a boy of fourteen. In his own
room on the nigh carved head-boar Of his bed,
hang five pairs Of tiny shoes-the first shoes worn
by his little ones of whose baby steps tho whtened
toes and the wrDkled uppers tell delightful story
He calls them talsmans against bad dreams
Mrs Bell, wife of Professor Graham Bell, the
electrician, was of the deaf pupils OF Dr. Gal
laudet in Washington Professor Bell first met her
nj reception at the college and expert was she
in reading speech by the motions OF the lips that
they conversed together for some time without his
discovering her infirmty At last, walking through
the conservatory where some of the Chinese lam
terms had gone out he made some remark requiring
an answer. But none forthcoming. IL being not
light enough for her to see the movements OF his
lips lie repeated The ren9r ana again got only MY
back TO the parlor, and then, in the brilliant light
asked her why she had not answered him; but his
amazement was redoubled tenfoid at her ready
EHfiel$' l nave never n''fu '0unu HI ''' H'
Mr. Forster was the principal actor in an amusing
episode recently IN the Parliamentary Grand Com
mittee on trade and commerce. The debate grew
dull. the day was close, he was tired; naturally,
then he fell asleep. Soon came q vote and the roll
was called and still he slept. When his name was
called there was no response. After moments en-
barrassed pause Mr.. Rylands leaned over, shook
the sleepers arm. and whispered in his ear: wake
upl Vote 'aye'" "Ayel" murmured Mr, Forster.
sleepily. and instantly dropped of again without
knowing what had occurred. But an indignant
member on the other side popped up testify and
challenged the right to vote of a man who had slept
all through the debates and he made his objections
so noisily that Mr.. Forster awakened and
quickly began to defend himself. But Mr.. Goschen,
who presided, brought the matter to an end by ac-
ceptng the sleepy vote and overruling the oDlec-
tions
sReaders will doubtless recollect" says Lon
don Life, the story Of Prince Joseph Sulkowsu, an
eccentric Austrian, who travelled all over the world
with large menagerie, turning night into day, and
otherwise making himself nuisance to peaceful
citizens. This nobleman has at last been shut up
by the authorities in private lunatic asylum near
Vienna not before it was high time for them to do
80. lie leaves behind him at his castle at Feistrit1
one of the finest art collections in tho country Ills
nomadic tastes may possibly have been infused into
him by his father, Prince Ludwig. Duke of Bieltz,
who haa to fly the country for political reasons and
went to Switzerland, where he contracted second
marriage with peasant girl and then migrated TO
America An enormous fortune came into the ram
ily on his mothers side. for Baron Dietrich, the
famous millionaire, was his grandfather. When
Prince Joseph came into the property his brst act
was to merry Jewish lady of the name oil Lon
mann who acted as goyerness TO his sisters ~ 10
almost needless to add that the marriage was an
unhappy one. and they soon separated feW