New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-12
PERSONAL.

paron Varnbuehler whose death has been announced
was Foreign Minister of Wurtemburg from 1864 tC
Parliament met in 1867 at Berlin, an event whiet
made greatly toward German unity.
Colonel Edward A. Chttenden, of St. Adams, 10
comfy elected president Of tho Sons OF the Revolution
of Vermont Is great grandson of that eminent states
man and patriotic constitutional leader OF the Bevolu
tionary period, Governor Thomas Chtuenden. who
was chairman Of tho committee which drafted the
Declaration of Independence of Vermont president OF
the State Council Of Safety in l77677 leading men,
Der Of tho convention which formed the first Consttt
tion OF Vermont. declared the first GoVernor oi
the state IN i77s which Office he continued in by
snccesSiye elections Except one year, for nineteen
years, being Governor when Vermont was samittcu
into the Union in 11ol Governor Ch l,,s Wa
10 1777.
Athletics ought to flourish at Dickinson College
hereafter. DR. Reed, the president says that :"
young man who plays baseball or pulls stroke oar
can preach as effectively the man to whom long
hair and a graveyard face give sacred look'
Sir Walter phillimore Is commonly spoken of as a
O. c., but is not lie has, however, patent OF pre-
ceence granted 10 him by NJ Gladstone, which ranks
him ahead OF all Q. CTS made SINCE
Miss Emma Thursby is to sing at the musical festival
at Burlington, VT, next month.
According to "The Philadelphia Inquirer" Eckley
Drinton Coxe's habits are very simple despite his
enormous wealth. At his homo in Drtfton he wears
blackboard. In the summer time he throws on coat
and vest and gives his suspenders long rest sub
stltuting q plain leather belt therefor. He wears
colorod shirts with collar attached, but scorns tho
use Of q nocktie. Gloves he couldn't be induced 20
wear He climbs TO the top Of his highest breakers
and desoends TO the lowest depths of his numerous
mines, coming out black and dusty as any laoorer
In bis employ. All this is fun TO him. In his capacity
as mining engineer. When he wants some real, nght
Amusement he generally goes 70 his library and reVels
In The poctcal creations Of the higher
AZ the ago OF nineteen he made translation OF he
groat German Wiesbachs mathematics, which Is sun
used As a textbook In English and American poly
technical schools. He Is graduate OF half dozen
colleges and universities, and converses huently In
English, German, French and italian.
While Mrs. Kendall was at Sheffield. recently. she
was interviewed by lady Journalist, 30 whom, not
unnaturalIy, she disooursed among other things, ON
dress sho mentioned that in Tho Weaker Sex no
fewer than eighteen dresses were to be worn. Il am
Known se said, b always wear well fitting gowns.
Well Il Is too ridioulous-h by any mShap chance to
have a wrinkle on my bodice, receive countless let
ters aeouainting me with the fact' Asked where
she obtained the combinations OF colors she intro
duoes into her costumes she replied: From flowers.
7 was tie fret who pale blue and green, mix
1Ire which was suggested by the forget menot, and
sA Of nv favorfte tolcttes Is white satin relieved
with yellow Just Lilo white sonqul with It's golden