New-York tribune., 1890-08-30
PERSONAL.

The 'gossps in Saratoga say that Mr.. George ..
Duryee who recently resigned the office OF 'nted
states District Attorney for New Jerseys soon to marry
nm unnamed belle from that state,wh0 Is now soIourh
ing at The springs OF equal interest to the pubic
6rrhaps but probably of far less account 10 hr.
nury,, /, the further promise that he VIII receive
Democraiic nominal ion Congressman next fan
Mr. George d. NJ Pelxotto has received commits
sion from the Emperor OF Germany 10 come u thaV
country and paint the portrait of Prince BlsmhrcR
The celebrated Chancellor has given no sitting 10 any
artist Of any country since lie sat for Lchpa'h 'c'
,cors aco who was the last To paint him from me-
The distinction conferred upon the young American
unuter is another proof Of the highly cosilVpoh'a"
character OF the present young ruler Oh "er""ns
rr,m bs education his travels aud his experience hc
iusty believes that art Is UNIVERSAL ana OcS"ss |"
no countrv II may not be generally known that Mr
pexotto first studied his profession IN "ermahy, anu
graduated from the Royal Academy OF Art lh' N
,c,dcmiel OF Dresden. before he was twenty rceN
inc froul the King uf SaXony the highest neNai
awarded 10 foreigner liS ena,nrahho ,h FSvvtiom'
nhrng tle last few years Mr. PclA0tto has paihteu
portritIt, from life OF Cardinal Nainhg' Nnli |"n'
Matte secretary Window and other eminent hich'
IN "Tbc Kingston Freeman the following story IS
fold of Colonel Van Wyck. who commanded the leh'"
Legion in the civil War. The Colonel was pFo'n.
incn. poltlcian . fine orator. and performed So'u
rvicc iir the Union cansc. llc however. Knew more
ahout legislation than he did about military matters
While the Legion was matching through Ne"p"rs Oh
s way 10 the seat of citizens crOwueu INC s'cet'
ahu H o,U uu Of IN, oncciS suggested colonel.
wouldn't II be well to doploy COMPANY 10 os ,,o, NV
stYccts - Dcploy :" said the Colonel, IN neSna'
", ,one What I'M thunder - deploy. anyway y Ihe
mon got wind Of the story, ana The 'oohh was "'''
| popular than ever
| speaking OF the late EGwin {. Bailey, WHO use"
TO own The Boston Herald" The worcester "ahc''.
ssys: Gle was 10 writer. but of course he liked 10
In ihp
bodv to tell him he had better leave that department.
| ,o the editors lie used to distress them constantly
by turning in editorial paragraphs on ~h'' hc 'o'''
| sidered live topics which they cond not reject
These articles commonly not more ,nu n,,nsr,h M
seven lines long, and they were sasy 10 two md
! in print because they always had one OF wv Mo W." er
ngs. The closing word was ,eeIsma snce =" Mr. Baiiey
Lad pleny of hard common sense ohou' , mos. una, y,
te but e Was a%H an 'sr Enormous crs and
| would SO bother his opponents as 10 ic"'e "e'" "'
out reply
Miss Grace King, who is said to be the coming
novelist OF louisiana is described by her freh"s a.
woman OF stately figure aud striking features mei
hair and eyes are and she Is twenty se'ei se
! of
| President Carnot's younger son, Francis, VINO Is
spending the summer with his parents Ut fo" a''io
lleau has Just received from his father present !"
the shape OF miniature frigate built Tor the rrhce
| Imperial lust before the OF 1870 and whoh hao
living nm In one OF the corners Of the court
ward of the Palace Of Fontanebeau ever since Presi
dent Carnot had the little craft repahed oauHeo
and supplied with sails for his son. whose name
h,e rsnae.a that NJ the Prince Imperial the stern
Of the vessel The frigatc now floats on one on M tit
ortidcia lakes near the chateau II Is large enough
~, nrc"nnnS,te two persons and during the visits OF
The Imperiai family Fontanebeau twenty wears aSo
Il often conveyed yOnng Prince Louis To tle lslaio
pavilion IN tho centre OF the carp pond OF the palace
MANY ladies' Of high rank in Europe have definitely
| adopted professional sick nursing as profession
Among their number Is Princess Helen Cusa, who Is
nnrse In the Chldrens Hospital, Jassy Countess
Asta plucher has been nursing the alds Of Major vor
| Wissman's force at Zanzibar Miss Godophin Osborne
niece of the Duke Leeds, Is matron OF the Leaning
ton Hospital for Incurabies; Lady Leveson Cover