New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
PERSONAL.

Senator and Mrs. Vest in better health than
they have been for some years. and Will entertain
largely this winter In their newly purchased WASH
ingtOn house.
In tho vault Of the Capucine Church at VIENNA
whore tho Austrian sovereigns hayc found their
tombs Is a splendid and enormous sarcophagus raised
by Joseph H. over the remains Of his mother, MARIA
Theresa. and at its foot plain Iron box In wncn
are tho bones Of Joseph himself, with the inscription
often repeated by him in life-"I have got 80 far
that love nothing on earth, except my mother ana
the State" Near by Is the tomb Of tho unfortunate
Macmillan OF Mexico, by the side of which the EN-
peror often spends hour in meditation and prayer
Frederick Dubois who has been elected delegate to
Congress from Idaho, only went to that Territory
three years ago. President Arthur appointed him
United States Marshal largely to resist the encroach
ments Of Mormon treason, and he now comes BACK 10
Washington a pronounced anti Mormon delegate.
The late Major General John Theorhil Boileau
Of the British Ind army came Of noble Huguenot
family, being descended directly from Etienne BOeau
Baron dc Castlenau and st. Croix Of Ianguedoc
whom Louis TX. on his departure for the Holy Land
aprointed in his absence Governor OF Paris and ana
land on the Revocation OF the Edct of Nantes.
Miss Elizabeth schafer has presented Horticultural
Hall. Philadelphia, to the Pennsylvania Horticultural
society in memory Of her brother, the late William
L. Schaffcr PRESIDENT Of the society ami for more
than fifty years cashier OF the Girard National Bank
According to ale Gaulois," the Princess of Wales
a fine. dark gray fur which she greatly admired
"You are n sportsman" said she to her husband ::
"tell me what kind of fur it is" 81 don't hunt rats
and mice" he replied. laughing; 81 leave that sport
to the sewer-men" And now the Princess doesn't
like the costume as well as she did,
Two years ago Baroness Aquier left 81 100000
to the City Of Paris, for an asylum to be named
after her. The municipality has now purchased a
park of 275 acres. and will erect the asylum therein.
Postmaster General Villas takes his noon day lunch
at a dairy restaurant, where he gets mug Of milk
and piece of apple pie for fifteen cents
NJ Gounod is being pushed by his friends for a
chair among tho Forty Immortals. but he does not
himself the honor and 1t is doubtful if he
would accept It,
Mr. Uriel Crocker, Of No. 310 Commonwealth
ave. Boston, is TO celebrate to morrow the seventy
fifth anniversary of his copartnership with Dir.
Brewster in the firm of Croker Brewster. There
but few in which the relations OF tho original mem
ers have been continuous and unbroken by either
death or dissolution.
NJ. dc Munkacsy will leave NewYork for Wash
ington to morrow morning to spend several days
He has a number of acquaintance in Washington,
including several gentlemen Of the Diplomatic SER
vice.
The lato FRINGE Alexander of Lynar prominently
connected for many years with the diplomatic service
of Prussia married to an Americana, Miss Mary
ar-Ons. OF Elmerhulst Ohio. who survives him. Their
eldest His Serene Hghness Prince Ernest George
age eleven years. succeeds to the title and becomes
head OF the family.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland will be her brothers
guest at Washington at Christmas.
Herr Wi liam Herr. the famous Berlin manufact urer
OF ladies cloaks. recently celebrated the completion
of the 1907 Doth cloak of this seasons make with
grand banquet to all his employees.