New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-24
PERSONAL.

It Is claimed in Bath, Me- that Mrs. Hattie Moore,
formerly Of that city, has recovered 100000 by a
breach OF promise suit from Moses Hopkins brother OF
Mark Hopkins Of California. The case has bern In the
courts for three years.
The wife of tbs new Senator from Maryland. Mrs.
Gibson, Is said to be very winning society woman.
She was great belle In Richmond before her first mar
riage. Mr.. Gibson is her second husband
Mrs. Potter Palmer thinks the Daughters OF the
American Revolution ought to persuade their friends
10 patronize American productions in art music,
literature, and useful well ,namentai special
ties In her connection with the Chicago branch OF the
Daughters she has urged this course upon them.
Some Americans living temporarily in the suburbs of
London, in q rented house, recently fshed up among
the heirlooms O copy Of Queen Victcra's book with
an inscription on the hy-leaf in her hand. 1t
was Albert wished it, The discoveries not try
ing to decide whether the Prince Consort wished Her
Majesty to write the book or to present it,
During his three weeks visit to Great Britain, just
before coming to the United States. Paderewsk made
nineteen public appearances, taking fixed fees eleven
times, and assuming the pecunary responsibility the
r9st OF the time His net profit is said to have been
s2,43O.
Great Republican that he IS, Mr.. Labouohere once
We'd with royalty itself In creating count. The
editor Of "Truth" Q.ondon) makes this confession him
self: 81 attache at foreign court. In those
days the main business OF attache was to vis'r
and issue passports. An Englishman of my ac-
quantance confded to me that he wanted to be a
count. Nothing more simple. l said bring m'
your old passport and Will exchange 1t for new one
In which will dub you count This did and when
IL became known, had so many applications that
away three books Of passports and must s. haw,
OF of my counts from the height of his nobility he
looks down on me-"
Lady Henry Somerset who completes her visit to
America next week. expects to to Japan, where
her son lives. Her object is to sec the country.
and not to do any missionary work
Hubert IIerkomer tells of lady who, upon apply.
ing to him for portrait, asked IL he battered his
stters. His reply was in the negative. There
upon she exclaimed Then | must 90 somewhere
else"
Hiram Chase, the full-booded omaha Indian re
Gently admitted TO practice In the Federal Court in
Omaha, is the first man Of his race to acquire that
privilege in Nebraska.
An oak chair, made from the printing press or
which the original Kilmarnock edition Of Burns's
poems printed In 1885, has Just been given Il
the Burns Cottage Mt Ayr, though thirtyflve years
old. "The Pail Mall Gazette says that there 1:
model OF Burns's bust carved tho top of the back
and n carving OF Tam o. Shanter' crossing the Aud
Bridge Of Doom below, and the are the head,
Of Tam and the SOuter At the centenary dinner In
AYR IN 1880 this chair was used by Sir james
Ferguson, the chairman
Prince Max, the third of Prince George o.
saxony, nephew Of the King recently passed bril-
liant examination at the University Of Leipzig. and
received the title Of LII. ID. As usual at German
universities the examination took place In the
Of tho various faculties, any member OF which was
privileged to ask the young candidate questions