New-York tribune., 1888-08-30
PERSONAL

NJ. Zola says it IS q mistake TO regard the French
democratic people 40 naiion Is more welded to
srslocratic ideas fOndcr Of outward marks of dis
tinction True wisdom, lie adds, consists In living IN
accordance h tn, spirit OF the natlon. and therefore
he has accepted the Legion Of iiunor decoration AMI
will seek election TO the Academy
Mrs John Il. Mcpherson IS rcgalnng her health at
Hadcn- Haden and VIII be joined there by her husband.
the NeW-JciScy senator late tiis iaH
General salomon, the eAilod President OF layii. IS
reported hayc a vast fortune securely invested IN
France. but f f. uo' likely that this H. true Iii
salary was only $4,000 year. and as he had no con
trOi Oi the national fund, he had no opportunity for
ennching himself rcgularly.
portrait has been painted OF tho baby King OF
spain mounted upon rochinshorse. /, shows him
TO be a hand ,ome, manly -loohins little fellow
A lot of hitherto unpublished sermons by Luther
have been discovered by Dr. 1schakert Of KOnigsberg
in the public hbiaiy'ot that city.
Speaking Of The late Charles Croclcr, "The San
Francisco CallH relates that one occasion there was
a disastrous wreck out somewhere on the road In
which fireman met his death. When the repre-
sentatives OF the operating department came 10 report
The matter to Mr.. Crocker, he was much disturbed,
and questioned very closely to nl Out how the acc det
had happened. 1t explained that everything pos
sibe had been done aud that full particulars wOud
be obtained during the day This app eased nm some.
what and IN panaiOn of his anxiety, he sad. Bui
was thinking OF this all last night and could NOT
sleep" one of the officials told him that was no
use worrying over such things, which were hal ming
Wlth less frequency al the time. Mr. [ rocker
~,
Of our boys was killed. and could not geI thai
out OF my head"
yassil VereStchagin when young man was IN the
Crown service of the Gar. When he announced his
determination to leave The army that he might give
all his time 10 painting his ia her was greatly shocked
lie begged him to remain In the service unul he had
made him self a name and then, If he sill insisted
making fool of himself, to do his dazzling The
young man, however, was de- cielnincd and Wu tie
army. Ills father declared thai he would never for
a a \
later, when Nerestcha-in had lecOmc famous and his
works being pas, by all London and Paris, HIS
father hali-fO save him fOl his mad step, a, he cal.d
Il, but he never became ltcOuc TO the fact tDat his
son coud pr2e any other than military fame.
Mr. Edw ard ilulse, whose engagement Is announced
to the only daughter of MIR Edward Lawson. of " h.
Daily Telegraph is twenty nine, tall and far. He Is
ihe Conservative representative for Salisbury, and one
of the youngest mombers OF the House Of Commons.
lie Is capital sportsman and during the Ascot week
he was one of the guests the Prince OF Waless hOu
party al Sunnin-dale. His haucce l. well known in
London, and rarely misses driving daily IN the park
a magnificent par OF chcStnuis in a park pha lOn
She is dark, pctite and pref IN fgur and Ia face,
with beautiful complexion and ma mi lccnt head of
hair Tn ough her mother she Is cousin of the Mis-,
IS the eldest OF sir Edward Huise, aud thus the
heir to the baronetcy.
General Boulanser has given the municent sum OF
72O for Grand Boulanger PIze7 for the st. Nalo
regatta