New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-08
THE FOREIGN MAIL.
CHOICE BITS OF CURRENT GOSSIP.

From Mr. Lqbouchsre's Truth, london Mdy2S
KAISER WnHELM.-I learn that the Ger.
man Emperor whose falling health Is causing gIeaI
an xiety eOage is to leave Berlin II ne IS WEI
enough the week after next accompanied Dy nIs
he will stay for three weeks The apartments III the
Curhaus which always occupied by the Emperor anu
his sui have been engaged from June I'LL July D. ny
Court phy sicans are very desirious OF getting his
Majesty away from Berlin as they think that ne waits
change of air and scene and his health ana sl's az
improve when he reaches tne Lam :,le or
Emperor has given orders tnac 'g be oraa family
seat OF the Gu lphs. is to he purchaseu uS CUE ed
INTO a museum of historical relies The Brunswick
Chamber has voted sum OF & 1900 toward the carry
ing out of this scheme
THE CHRONICLES OF KALoMTNE.--A " full,
true and particular" history OF the friendship betweeh
the Grand Duke of Hesse and Madame de kalonihe
with the of their marriage and complete account
Leipsic early month The work has been complied
by the principal legal adviser councilor OF Madame ue
KalOmne who considers that his iair client mas peun
treated with great harshness and injustice u Is eA,
be pecnIary distastefu to English Court aud Is
probable that the part taken by the Qleen III me %
viii not meet with the approval OF many Oh her su'
jects
From ne london. May2s
BERNUARDT AT HUGO's BIER.-One OF the
first arrivals Victor liugos residence wen ms dean
became known was Sarah Bernhart and the apparltlOn
of u 1.-THE female figure. clothed from mp TO TOE IN VIII
emerging from brougham amid small forest Oh ~ ,
crowd collected round the gate AS well as TO th srroW
ing relatives and friends within. Doha sol had donhed
for the occasion the traditional romantic mourning oil
the Queens of France and fully succeehel. ny h'r e
tentons eccentrcity in creating all the effect she counted
on This was the first theatrical note struck. bnt
will swell to chorus when the pageant AZ the arc
rEtoc during the exposure Of the coffin, more espec
ally at night realize to the full French IDEAS
meretrcious display. Yet nothing could wen ne more
averse the poets love Of simplicity tnan such par
baric pomp The paupers hearse which, In defer
ence to written Instructions his remains are TO 1e
carried. will only add to the sensational impression III
that the introduction OF such an ncongruos
the ceremony has been decided on Tor TINS
reason the contrast between the assumed mummy 81
the funeral and the spendOr or the other details Oh
the obsedues being so strSing g9ol coup a. yiean
IN fact Paris under the Republic Is more Cdoo""-p"e
than ever
GATHERS MEMOIRS or WAGNER.-Wagncr
had some friends in France who were always superior
to politics. and chief among them Madame Jndth
anter the beautiful ana accomplished daughter OF the
great critic and novelist, whose latest pupIeatloh
reviewed IN another column. Madame Galtrr VINO mas
published her reculections Of Wagner. tells some
characteristic stories oi the composer who seems To
rough and naughty exterior. Upon one occasion
Ma lame iauer asked the master what future he pro-
posed for his to which Wagner replied that he hoped
TO he able leave him modest fortune. IN order To
make him independent. and spare him the worry ana
IL should ike, said Wagner, with good nature my
understand surgery well enough 20 De OF service
TO a wounded man and to be able dress his wounds.
have sadly afflicted by the sense OF nv own utter
heplessnsss whenever have witnessed an accldcht.
IMPROVING CREATIoN.-lt WAS, think. Sir
CTrv K.,eer "a o on asked hy an tnqurng friend
il h, onld not have greatly improved upon the worksof
the Creator had is advice been asked IN timr promptly
replied NIeir Cott! thinks So" But what merely
DIRE an to the e-timahle Sir Godfrey has become
cOrding to a distinguished c1npairiot realty To NJ
Frrluand de Lessons In his Grafton to the French
Academy Ia ely, on the occasion Of NJ d Lesrciss
reception by that august body. n. Eenan remarked
"Yon will continue the Valley OF Jehoshaphat your
role of the charmer; and n for the Great Judge you
will easily him over 20 your side You have
improved his work anu he will nssurcdy be content with
YOU" Il is certainly a curious phase Of the Gallo char
that the greatest Frenchmei are 20 often unable
To separate the sublime from the ridiculous not 10 say
the blasphe nous Imagine ST. RenaD seriously Forecast
ing a scene between the Almighty and W de Less s IN
which rendered his hearty cungratna 10
the litter having dus the SueZ Canal wonder too:
WIN Rnskn, views about railways anu
STEAMSHIP are pretty well known, will have To say 10
the notion that that pesentia II convenient sewer Is
Improvement upon nature.