New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-15
PERSONAL.

Edward J. PHELPS OK Minister to England, has III
timated TO Governor Page Of Vermont, his Willingness
to accept the duty Of delivering the cehteai s
course at the Bennington celeDrato He nv mittee
which he was the unanimous cn0lce OF tio eon'01e'
NM Bouc1iereau and Gerome, the celebrated French
nainters will shortly leave Paris for ST. petersburg
The Russian artists intend to give their French col
,oaoues n very cordial reception. grand dinner VIII
he given in their honor by the distinguished artlsuc
population of st. Petersburg These coureslee VIII Az "
the more noticeable because OF the very geeLal uo
csnn M French artists not TO send any paintings W
the Berlin Salon.
4 Large collection OF birds presented by Mrs L. b.
crocser of sacramento to the California Academy OF
sciences mas been arranged for exhibition IN the nc"
museum Of that society, soon 10 Do OpohCo
While the little Queen whemlna Of Holland was
ont driving, recently in company with her mother she
aIobed and tried TO stop battle of snowballs between
some school children who thereupOn turned upon Her
Majesty and almost smothered her WIN SNOW III
decd they dressed her so hard, despite ner ueca@
lions that she was Queen wllhemina, that the coach
man was obliged to come to the rescue
While the late Prince saniO OF Japan, Keeper Oh
the Great SEAL lay his death-bed. the emperor
came TO him. read address recognizing the oyins
nobla,s splendid services, and raising MS fatiu eiu
IN the highest rank to which it was possible 10 elevate
him prince Sanio who had been unable 70 move
muscle for some time, thereupon raised MS heau anu
folded his hands in the japanese iasnloh 10 SHOW to
gratitude He then became unconscious ana dleu 'flc
few hours before soulary. the Lyonnaise poet'
| ,vhose death was announced few weeks ago. eX-
| rirad he received notice from the French Academy
that the grand prize of 1000 francs had been a"aueu
him. and he elegraphed his acceptance. NOW now
ever it is said that the academy dH d moy red before
ne announcement of the decision of the Academy had
| been made in public session.
Mr.. Whlser's portrait of Thomas Carlyle, painted
about twenty years ago, has been purchased ny 'he
!
serves "The only counterfeit presentment OF Caryle
Nth which IL can be in any degree compared is the
staue of the historian executed by the late sr hasa
oehm. But while hardly less masculine g., Si sts very
dlgnled and worthy record Il Is, pr"P less like
| ness OF feature than the sympathetic in''
of peculiar temperament
NJ Pouyer. Quertier the French political ecohon'Se
who died fortnight ago, subjected 10 0uiio
| test by Bismarck In 1871, when at Frankfort WIZ
Jules Favre arranging Franco-Prussian treaty tnC
sturdy Teuton gave him at dinner drink compouhaeC
OF English porter, schnapps ana canlpaeiV, ro could
pulp OF roasted apples beaten up IN IT, onaed US many
bumpers OF the horrible brew as the fIlho0 anu A'P
| his head.
II IS related OF Lord Granville that when certain
commercial questions, touching the BOUNDARY VI inui
were under discussion between England anu hu's'N
he invited secretary OF the Cars embassy III b0'
10 visit Walmer Castle and bring with him certain ''p
to Illustrate typographical lntrleace' WITH Whion .l''
official WAS particularly familiar. VANITY Far th'
describes the ncideut "Aer breakfast Oh 'he morn
ing OF his arrival, Lord Granville and MS guest ie
tired to his library where the elaborate MAPS wcl
were on q grand scale, were spread upon u.e mo-,
Lord Granville paid the utmost attention " inc leau
ing OF tho various reports on the subject winch "er'
Illustrated by constant references TO spo.s pol'S
on the MAPS At length when the Munster aPpoi1t Wv
most deeply interested in the somewhat dry eI h
the library door was suddenly opened anu ~ I 49,
the children then very young, VINO DaI PIODnDH M
released by their governess. In another nnnuSc &
was tho VISITORS surprise to discover his not spa~ "a
| to catch HE children who were lodging MN rOun'
The legs Of the table Lord Granville nSa had qui
enough of Central Asian geograph! for tlat day, a'
sccordinGlv nronosed ride before unch-time IL wa
now his turn to be master of the SITUATION and a ne le(
| somewhat less familiar than he was with the Passes
| Of the lIlndOO- KOOsh."