New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-15
PERSONAL.

Paul Ldau the well known German novelist ard
essayst will visit this country in a few weeks. lie
Will remain here for three months.
Mrs stanley is fond of fresh air and keeps the
temperature of her room down at 90 degrees.
TX senator wadeigh, of New Hampshire, whose
serious Illness in Boston reported last week. re-
main, in about the same condition.
F. Marion Crawford is said to be worn ont with over
work aud to be seeking health and rest at Tihs. In
Asatic Russia.
Rumors are current that Mr.. Justice Lamar is grow
ing weary of the supreme Court routine. owing to
falling health \ dispatch from the Capitol says: " In
the not improbable event Of Justice Lamar's retire
ment within the next year so he would not be able
70 enjoy the pay Of supreme Court justice Oecause
lc would not have had ten years continuous service
on the bench Nor would he have reached the age OF
seventy. But he has comfortable private fortune
secretary Proctor's son is seriously i'll at the family
home I'm Washington. aud the family have been COM
PEELED 10 abandon all their social engagements for the
present.
II is announced that Mr.. Richard Harding Davis
is at the beginning OF next month TO be associated
with Mr.. George william Curtis in the editorship Of
Ifarpcr's Weekly Mr.. Davis is only twenty sx
year, OF axe. lie is the son Of the wcll-known
Journalist Mr. J.. Clarke Davis, of Philadelphia. and OF
Mr.. Rcbccca Harding Davis whose brilliant work IN
fiction j., known in every cultivated American home.
Young a he IS. Mr.. h. H. Davis has already won his
spurs both a. journalist and rs story writer lie
wa, q student nj the Lchgh University and at Johns
Hopkins, and wa, aftervad for three years associated
with Philadelphia journalism on his return IN l''o
from Europe where he had been CORES pondcnt for
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph" he was engaged
a. A special writer Tor Tho New York Evening sun
for vii ia paper bee wrote the original ana picturesque
.rri's ~ Van Hibber >tore-.' Ills rr't short story
GROWING ont ~ his passion football, published
in 81. Nicholas m l7-G. ilis more recent ta',;
"Galllut-;." Walk up the Avenue. The Nynlc Al
Mi, tathervai-it" and Ny Dl,rcpUtahlr Friend Mr..
Racceu." have gwen him popularity 80 sudden a. 10
be comparable only with that recently attained by Nr.
Rudy ard kplins
At Il social gathering in this city the other evening,
an English gentleman who present paid a hish
tribute to the intellectual brIlancy OF American women
\ lady, who is herself highly cultivated woman, was
speaking with him about the possibility Of establishing
literary salon IA New York. &c fear she said.
that such salon could not be established. because.
Intellectual" Pardon me, madam. If 1 venture 10
dispute that va, iis reply. b" have been in this
country only few months, but in your city alone l
have met AT least OF women who ia learning,
refinement tact aud brilliant conversational powers.
are amply qualified to make literary salon "a great
success, Year, ago. if may say 80. 1t the habit
of American, - ovcrstiuatc themselves, now it i,
becoming your habit to underestimate Yourselves. to
oVprnuh Your many striking virtues. and imagine that
everything brilliant must bc imported from Europe.
I'm t'l, Nlu make great mistake. There l. my
friend Mr.. JOHN sherwood. for instance. don't
believe Won New Yorker appreciate hel rs she dc
.cryr- Wrr, she an uEl.>hWOman. or French
woman, should hear of her A. the leader of a
literary salon whose wise and witty sayings would
have an Influence both the state and society But
A. she and Others whom could name, are only plain
Americans You instiucuvcly think they must De- com
again. Can there any good thing come out of NaLa-
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