New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-08
PERSONAL.

Miss Maria G. MoultOn on Wednesday last com.
pleted her thirteth year Of continuous service as
Matron of the Perkins Institution and Massachu-
sets Asylum for tho Blind. at South Boston.
Ex-Governor Seymour and Mr.. George William
Curtis are expected to deliver addresses at the dedi
cation OF the monument Schuylerville COM
memoratye of the surrender OF Burgoyne. The
N onumenJ is now nearly finished.
General Fitzhugh Lee has been invited by the
members of the Grand Army OF the Republic in
Bangor Me-, to deliver before them his lecture on
- Charlottesville" The invitation Is signed b,
DR.. A. G. Hamlin, nephew of ex-senator Hamlin.
Queen Victoria will spend the latter part of this
winter at La Mortola, near Mentone. where she
hopes to enjoy peace and quiet than she found
at Mentone last winter. The Duke and Duchess Of
Albany will at the same time occupy the villa at
Cannes which was engaged short time ago for her
Majesty.
VictOrien SardOu takes extraordinary pains with
the mountings and rehearsals of his plays. He
chooses the upholstery, tries the scene-dOors goes
to the back of the pit to study the perspective.
climbs the gallery to make sure that the gods"
can see and hear we'll laughs cries. enters into the
spirit of the piece, and plays IT all over himself
three four times during single rehearsal.
For Thursday, February 10, weather prophets may
predict violent squalls in London. On that day
lobby, proposes to make demonstration in force in
hyde Park. He VIII bring he says, 10000 or
1000 followers from the provinces aud tells his
London admirers that they must raise in the me-
tropOs at least ten times as many more, "for it
must be O real meeting" He Intends no longer to
endure the " bitter shame of beng separated from
the rest Of the House OF Commons by mahogany
railing
Going out to hunt in the forest one day late last
autumn. the Empress of Austria saw an old, half
crippled woman totterlng on the very brink OF a
high steep river-bank. Springng from her horse,
she ran and caught the poor creature, just IN time
TO save her hfe aud then discovered that the old
woman was blind and that the child who was act
| ing as her guide had Jagged behind. The Empress
waited till the truant came up, and admlnlse cred
severe rel roof for its carelessness gave the OLD WO-
man purse full Of gold, and then reJolned her COLL
| panions in the chase.
| Mr. David Binning Munro, the new Provost OF
| Oriel Oxford is Of the famous band OF " Ire
| land scholars" educated on the bequest of Dean
| Ireland OF those schOlars-ffty- all told.
living and dead-a surprisingly large number have
| become distinguished throughout the world. Among
them may be named Herman Merlyae, the first on
| the list, elected IN 1925; Rounded Palmer, Robert
| Scott The photographer Dean Stanley, William
| Basil Jones successor of Bishop fmrlwallj Cold
| win smith, Edwin Palmer, who might have been
| Chancellori Bishop. Day, of Gasheli o. s. y.
| Bowen, now Lord Justice, and g. A. omcox. Mr.
| Munro Is OricPs first las provost.
"A recent visitor found Governor Stephens of GeOr
ga. IN his office, sitting in the historic chair with
legs crossed dressed in conventional black. shirt
with the old fashioned rolled collar, under which
was "A black band tied IN hard knot His shoes
happened to be new pair with OLD laces united
and wandering IN uncomfortable rregularity. A
pair of eye glasses hung by black silken cord at
his side which when not put TO ocular uses are
utilized for emphasizing his remarks. The room
was plain. Barring the paper the walls were bare
! and devoid of ornament. with the exception OF a
| large gourd that hung on nail above the Cover
| nors head. THIS curiosity came by uali from an
| length