New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
PERSONAL

c. c. Beaman, Of the law firm Of Evarts, Choate e
Beaman, viii have the support OF the New-forR
Harvard Club as candidate for place on me Board
Of overseers Of Harvard University at the June
election
NJ Alexandra Dumas, the younger was most In
innate friend OF the late NJ De Beaumont, the painter
and the latter showed to him few OF his swords
OF which he had a large and almost priceless col
lection. but which he never would show TO any ono
save on this one occasion to VI. Dumas. one sword
a small Court raper of the time OF Louis Nv, so
peased the novelist that he went into ccsases OF adj
mIration over IT, whereupon tho painter took the
weapon from him without a word wrapped it up and
mt II with the others away In locked cabinet lie
wa, ~ 81, coiiec,t,oSs praIseds But when NJ Dc
beaumont died this Item was found In his Will:
leave to my dear friend AleAandre dumas 'na' '"O
which he liked so much
Miss Kate Field is lecturing in Southern California
The Hon. Hannibal Hamn has given a trec 10 DO
planted at tho Maine State Fair grounds
General Boulangcr has chosen emblematio
aower which he begs all his friends TO wear IL Is
the Glove pink Certainly It has the merit OF more
pungent odor than the Royal lilies or the Imperial
voles and 1t IS perhaps dgnlhed posi- as haSer
Wheim's cornnowcrs the Austrian KaiserS da s.
But punning critics say the cornh0wer "Ouiu ha'o
been the most appropriate for Boulsh6or'
Mrs Willard. mother OF Miss Frances f. Willard,
Is reganing her health after narrowly escaping al
attack Of pneumonia
Mr. James B. Jerman, Of Albany, has given $4,000
N start find for building in that city for the So
ciefy for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children
The Hon. B. G. Northrup, Of Connecticut passed
tbrouyh this city yesterday his return from Cal
,topis where he has been lccturlng before various
r,U,aTo I'm nrovement societies Mr. Northrup de-
cIares that throughout Southern California there Is
moro active interest I'm planting trees ana ho"cTs ana
I'm rural adornmen generally than he mas iouha IN any
other part Of the Union.
Mr. Fuller who has been nominated for Chief JUS
tIce OF the Supreme Court, was once Legislative
reporter at the Maine Capital On one occasion he
made wager that on tho following day. In his report
hs would put q shakespearean phrase In the mouth
NJ every member of the House who spoke lie did
IT, even to the member who made the motion 20 al.
with tho work al the young reporter that IL grew mag
nanlmous and voted him an extra supply of pencils
and rubbers He was called out from MS work. COM
pmonied and called upon Tor speech
A charming little scene was, according TO "Tne
German postp enacted the other day in front OF the
Imperial Palace at Chsrottenburg. Early In the
morning little girl Of about eight years, dressed In
white appeared In front OF tho palace carrying
pretty basket filed with fresh and dewy vioots Some
what shyy she went up TO the guard at the gate. who
looked down on tho little creature in mute surprise,
and said TO him. Please, Mr.. Guard have been told
TO take these flowers TO the Emperor Tho soldier
sent her 10 an official In the palace and hero again
she her childish request whercupon one OF tho
officers on duty went out, and returned after few
minutes to take tho child with him. sho was taken
into a drawing room, where tho Empress at once APP.
pearcd My dear child she said evldenty touched
the Emperor has not yet got up, out VIII give nun
the beautiful flowers, and no viii DO very pleased