New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-23
comedy to the level Of roaring farce. The audience
now knows when and where TO laugh.
PERSONAL

| The Rev. DR. Burroughs. elected to be professor
OF Biblical History and Interpretation and college
rastor at Amherst Is the OF the Rev @. ". Bur
oughs of Philadelphia, and was gradated at Prince
ton In 1873.
Theirs and Guzot once met IN nenhal ground. tho
latter being Prime Minister and the former leader Of
the Opposition "But NJ. Thiers," said Guizot, In
course OF political argument "y0u and your friends
do nothing but criticse u.s. What would you dof you
were in power In our places 2" 1--WE woulI sing tho
same song YOU are singing" replied Theirs; "only'
We would sing it better
General Wins sonds his children to the
public schools OF Washington.
Mr. Dennis r. Award. OF Auburn. formerly sec
rotary Of legation at London il about TO soil his In
terestlng collection OF autographs which includes
letters from Humboldt. Schiller. Goethe. Do stae
Bcranger Frederick the Great, Lafayette and victor
Huro. There are also copies Of the Lords Prayer s
distinguished natives of the various countries.
Count Beust's favorte color pink and the
favorite room In his house decorated In 1t en-
tirey.
1t is said that "Lttle Lord Fauntleroy' is port
rat Of the authors son, Vivian Burnett, some
thirteen years old.
Representative Springer has leased q house in
Washington for long term OF years and will con-
tnue TO reside In that city even II his much reduced
majority is entirely swept away two years hence.
Cardinal Newman receives few visitors at tho
Oratory In Birmingham now There are few
Of Norfolk who pay yearly visits TO him. They
address him "Your Eminence." but simply
Gather" and the Cardinal in turn addresses them
as "John." "Lewis." and The Card inal is the
only member of the Oratory who has an apartment
besides his bedroom. He has old Irish servant,
one OF the boys of Handy Andys school. of whom he
is particularly fond. No visitors are allowed to
enter either OF hs rooms, which plainly furnished
The second room il used for study. Both OF them
furnished In style that might be called that OF
simple monk Of the present day. His personal at
tire Is that Of Oratoran Faher-the only differ
between him and the other Fathers being that he
red loretta. red stockings. rcd band around
his waist rod buttons TO cassock, red trimmings in
fact. and pectoral attached to gold chain.
lie wore spectacles when a young man, but reads
without them now. His voice Ia weak that only
those who close to the pulpit can hear him when
preaching. He ri es. wit out being awakened every
morning at o, dresses without assitanc and shaves
himself He Ia engaged saying his office until T.
After and Thanksgiving he makes his bod. dusts
his and goes to breakfast at a::O-cOns sting
of nOrridce and hot milk, rot OF coffee. butter and
q little rlatc Of lean ham or brlwD VI which he Il
fond He rcti'c- 20 hi- Mt s. wberc he is en-
eaoed in st.r"s ard Gevot' III until 30 dinn-r
hour This meal usually CONSISTS OF br1st Of ten
del chicken. or c0rned eef little rice turiora
and half n hottie OF altar vino. made OF the pure
iuice OF the grapes then little GOr0'nyoll chceso-
he won't touch American. being AFRAID OF the IN
grelients. At 80 he attends vcsIers. at he re-
turns to his study who're be remains until ID O'Clock
and then gOes to red