New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-14
PERSONAL.

The young daughter Of William and Elizabeth Win
Ter was baptized in Shakespeares Church at STRAIT
forI-on-Avon on August 80. The officiating clergy
man was the Rev. r.. S. George, the curate OF the
Church of the Holy Trinity, and Mr.. and Mrs W g.
and mother The little Christian, who baptized
%Vlola RosamOndo is unusually beautiful girl
Of eight years
Mr. James f. Murdock the distinguished actor and
reader viii hencefOrth live In Boston, where he will
open a school of oratory.
Mr. John Burns the London labor agitator, uses
no tobacco nor strong drink. He has collected a fine
library OF standard works, largely political and
social economy, and no has superb voice for public
speaking.
Mr. william n. Calvert, who died the other day at
Ashland ~ C., was lineal descendant Of tho second
Lord Baltimore.
"No man, said Prince Krapotlin the other day In
a lecture "can be happy who lives without object
or whose object is wOrnOut relic from former
age which can never be revivfed'
Mrs. william D. Howells and Miss Howells at
Swampscott.
"To-day,' says NJ. Jules Claretc, "the home of
Edison IS enlarged, and, as was said of Humboldt.
Edisons country Is the world
Professor James Russell Lowell IS talked of in
nection with the ectureship on poetry at Johns Hop
kins University for the coming year.
"The Daily Telegraph Of London reminds the
public Of the fact that Mrs. Henry Sidgwick sister
OF the Chief Secretary for Ireland has quietly and
unobtrusvey done real good work in connection with
the higher education Of women DR.. Sidgwck, who
is Professor of Ethics at Cambridge, among the
first to admit women to his Lectures example since
followed by many Of his colleagues. When the North
Hall was opened in $780, Dr. and Mrs. sidgwick re-
sided there for two years, Mrs Stdgwick acting as
vlce-princlpal Of the college, The hall has since
been renamed in their honor. As secretary 10 the
NEWMAN College Bathurst Laboratory Committee
Mrs Sidgwlck st keeps up her personal intercourse
with the students by means of the pleasant " At
Homes at her house IN me outskirts OF Camordges
various occasions, including that one on which he re-
ceived his honorary degree from the University.
Professor Marshall l.. Perrin, OF Boston University
has returned from his studies at GOttngen University
having received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
The international monument TO BastienIepage Is
RAPIDLY approaching completion, and viii be uncovered
in the presence OF artistic France on the o2d OF
this month. The statue has been made by VI. Rodin,
as labor Of love. and is being erected in Damvlers
the painters birthplace under the superintendent
of the sculptor of NJ. Emile Bastien-Lepage and of
the Prince KarageorgTitch, Bastien-Lepage's friend
and pupil The statue IS being placed outside the
town, and out Of view Of t, a bend I'm the road
right in the country, In fact where he always loved
10 be lie IS shown wearing his common wording
dress and placing his brush hestatngly his pal
cite while peering into the distance II 10 deter
mine the particular tone of distant tint.
on the occasion of the marriage of the Duke OF
Sparta with tho German Emperors sister great fetes
VIII be held In the Acropols, and amid the ruins Of
the Temple OF Minerva will be held great banquet
During his late visit TO Paris King George Of Greece
bought $50 900 worth of furniture In view of the
approaching visit of the Kaiser and Kalserin. not to