New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-05
PERSONAL.

There Is some talk Of erecting at Boston statue
Of Roger Williams
Bonapartists charge NJ. Carnot with TIE "evil
eyeo It's baeful glance they say, dlOwns sailors,
makes rivers overflow and burns houses
valuable man, to Partisan society, IS Count Mel
chior de Vogue the new Academcian. He is sort of
father confessor of the fashionable world lie is the ar
bitter of conduct in hundred delicate predicaments'
If household has laid Itself open TO scandal If some
family dilemma requires sound advice, VI. de Vogue IS
at called into council. Every ono relies on MS
good and perfect tact lie sthe chief depositay
moves I'm by right of birth and which respects him ell
the because no has succeeded In casting OH It's
IDLE habits, and in winning fame by hard WORK.
Representative Boutelle, Of Maine, he's received
the gift of a cane made from a timber Of FarraTits
flagship the Hartford. Its head Is made from
BIT Of the ships screw.
Mrs J. Montgomery Sears, says "The Boston
Gazette,s gave a german the other evening to intro
duce Miss Choa'e. daughter of Mr. Joseph Choate OF
New-York and Miss Suzette Crowninshield, daughter
OF Mr. Fred Crownlnshicld, who visiting her The
beautiful house of Mr.. and Mrs. Sears was decorated
with superb potted palms and the Railways and great
windows were full of masses Of flowers. Tho affair
was very brilliant one and made very attractive by
the cordially of the hosts This house Is one or mo
few in DostOn with ballroom. II Is said that Mrs.
sears viii shortly alter the ballroom into library,
so that present library, which Is on the entrance
floor, will be turned into a dningroom
Mr. John Dillon, the Irish leader, is going TO
Australia next month with Sir Thomas Esmondc
lie Is In miserable health
The la'e Mrs. Gardner Drawer had hobby for
collecting watches In a case, OF which she Kept
the key herself was choice array of tmepieces.
ranging from big Dutch affairs which can be peeled,
LAYER after layer like onion, to the dantiest OF
enameled jewelled watches used by French beauties
of the Empire. Some of these had once belonged to
those whose names famous I'm literature or so
clety Mrs. Brewer employed an expert to look up
these things. but depended on her own judgment as
to their value. This agent reported that an Old
lady in Washington indirectly connected with George
WashingtOn's family had silver watch once carried
by tho first President. Mrs. Brewer found the Oh
lady in destitute crcumsf ances and quite Wiling 10
part with the watch for small sum. After verify
ing the data given about the watch, Mrs. Brewer
told her It worth many times the price she
as ked and after consultation with other connosseur
of antiques, she deposited in tho bank sum whlch
insured the old lady every comfort even il She
lived to be a century old.
Mr. william i. Barrett is the second editor of
The Boston Advertiser chosen TO be Speaker of
One of the best-dressed women in Europe Is Maria
Pia Queen of Portugal. she Is also tho possessor
Of some of the most beautiful jewels her parures Of
rtibes and diamonds being famous. Although her
manner IS somewhat reserved and cold as compared
with that of The King. who is most sincerely loved
by his subjects she has earned for herself the popular
title of Angel OF Pity account Of tho prominent
part she takes in the principal charities In the
country. The working of some OF these charitaDle
enterprises is personally superntended by Her
to studying he reports and thus becomes acquainted
with every detail OF the various organizations.