New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-24
PERSONAL.

Rhea doesn't like Paris. 81 tell you, madam
she said to PHILADELPHIA Press correspondent
Paris is eafr! You say in English, helll'
Miss Barbara X. Peissner, granddaughter of the
late professor Tayler Lewis, of Union College,
author Of Six Days of Creation will be married
ON December 81 at Schenectady to Ira Nelson Hol-
lis, U. s. N.
Mr.. Long, the Academican, who painted tho
Flight into Egypt has splendifsuburban homo
on Hampstead Heath. end is an enthusiastic tricy-
Gle rider. He is handsome man. tall, finely built,
with gray hair and closely cut beard.
The name of General Thomas B. Keogh was sent
to the Senate by the President few days ago. for
United States Marshal for the Western District OF
North Carolina, to succeed Colonel Robert NJ.
Douglas son of Stephen A. Douglas. Colonel
Douglas was appointed Marshal during President
Grants term, over seven years ago, and vain Ell
forts were made for long time to secure his re-
settled in Greensboro N. G., has been one of tho
States most active Republicans. lie has held only
one Federal office, kegstership IN Bankrnptcy.
He was for time Secretary of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, being succeeded by ex-senator
Dorsey in 1880. Since, General Keogh was de-
feated for Congress in the Fifth North Carolina DIS
trict.
Speaking of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, tho
Noroe Vremya of st. Petersburg, remarks that life
at Sophia-where there are no theatres nor beauti-
is hard. So TO get fortune and return to Berlin.
where he enjoyed life, he wanted first to marry one
and then another Russian princess, but both prin-
cesses denied their hand and their millions Then
the Prince formed the plan for the coup detd.
When this coup fftat was telegraphed to Russia.
the characteristic resolution ensued; that "Wo
regret it, but we must support the Prince" =.
At last the Prince could endure ii no longer: he
asked at Moscow for a million; this sum he did not
receive aud consequently he was displeased ana
turned against Russia. 1t should be noticed that
the Prince before his election as the " Little Car"
of Bulgaria was already known at ST. Petersburg.
When once he was spoken of as a candidate, the
from intrusting such post to such n man."
The PaU Nall Gazette relates story recently told
in Paris of an incident which some years ago Oc-
Cured to Victor Hugo The poet was going to the
VOltaire celebration but when lie reached his deS-
tinatiOn the cabman who had brought him there
would not accept his fee; but Hugo put 20-franc
piece into his hand and went away. The cabman
at once mounted his box, gallOped TO the office Of
the Edppe and subscribed 20f. for political
prisoners, signing his name as "Charles More,
coachman price ola drive paid by V. Hugo" Hisen-
thusa for the poet was great that for hours to-
gether he would remain near his residence to be ut
hand when the old man should want carriage. IIe
could never be persuaded TO accept fee, and Victor
Hugo. who wished to give his admrer pleasure, ln-
vitcd him one day to dinner. where, besides intimate
+. Blum. and others were present. Charles More
quite AT his and after dinner rose TO make
a rhymed speech, for" he said TO the astoushed
assembly, II am poet like NJ. Hugo, and make
poetry for my own entertainment" Ii was for q
considerable time that the cabman-po rode his
Pegasus, which sometimes became rather unwieldy,
but nevertheless gave great satisfaction to Its rider
"Mr Taft our Minister TO Austria, never allows a
barber to touch his face said knight of the razor
in Cincinnati recently lie never wears a beard
and always shayes himself. He has au assortment
of a dozen or fifteen razors He is a crank Oh the
subject of buying razOrs. He has given me direc-
tons to buy for him q razor whenever find good
one, no matter what it costs. Just before he
started for Vienna sold him Sheffield blade for
$40 But you ought to see him shave. He always
has the morning papers brought to his room before
he gets up. Just as soon as he moves iuto his
trousers, even while his suspenders are dangling
behind him, he seizes his shaving mug and fathers
his broad, smiling face. Then he adjusts the
penders and again fathers. Looking for all the
world if stricken with eprosy in his face, he then
sits down to read the papers. lie reads but few
minutes when he again gets up and fathers. Then
he takes his array of cutlery and begins stroppng
them. Presently he lays them down and fathers
again. Then the papers, the razor, the lather; and
SO lie spends an hour, latherng, strOppiug and
reading, and reading, str0pping, and atherng
until his tough beard is made soft and yielding
aft which he the razor he believes TO be the
Sharpest and scTapes one side, and takes the next
best razor and scrapes the other. By this time
breakfast is ready"