New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-16
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II is not yet certain whether or not Mrs Peary VIII
accompany her husband on his next journey 10 tho
Arctic region She has the distinction Of being the
only white woman who has wintered In the far Morrill,
and she did IL without discomfort o. ANY senous draw
backs she is described by those who have had the
pleasure OF meeting her most charming woman'
but she Is utterly to anything like notoney IN
connection with her experience In Greenland. Az
the lectures which he will give in order to secure
funds for his coming expedition. Lieutenaot-or, as
he prefers to be called. Civil Engneer-Peary VIII
show the surviving EsQumaux dogs which accompanied
him on his trip the inland ice for 13oo miles,
the used by the travellers and other inter.
ostnc memorials OF his successful journey. These
dogs. by the way were used simply for drawing the
slcdges which carried all the supplies for the explorer
and his single companion the Journey OF the Two men
asked 70 appenr on the stage at her husbands lectures
wearing her Greenland costume, but she relused 10
listen 10 such proposition
The use OF "whom,- in the nomnative case. ought
N he an unparionable verbal sin. 1t will. however
occasionally creep into the work Of experienced
authors and escape the eyes OF vigant editors. Inc
writer has Just come across 1t in a London letter
wptinc Mrs. H@ has friends everywhere. and
not few in America. whom l am certain WILL
be glad to hear OF her. ETC. etc.
Two portraits Of Miss Mary f. wilkins. the sue
In the opinion Of those who know her neither OF
them does her Justice. She has been described ~
some OF those who have the pleasure Of her ac'
ambulance as looking Just she ought to look
that IS lust as the author Of such stories as she
hos written should be expected to look During her
rccent visit to this negl!borhood. Miss wilkins re-
cciyed many attentions. She Is said TO nave Iouno
the tourney from New-York to Brooklyn ana tns
reverse rather tIresome and TO have been oppressed
by tlc hurry which characterizes Ncw-forhers ana
their near neighhors. 1t Is not known whether sne
accepted the opinion mat Is P eeeVf RIVER that It Is
farther from Newlork to Brooklyn IMAM ron brooh-
fyn to New-lork.
Why will not people who constantly use eieVa'ei
o Bridge trains provide themselves with tickets. In
stead Of paving their fare every time7 The ques-
ton IL especially pertinent in the case Of Bridge
travellers because they half cent each trip by
purchasing tickets not TO mention escaping the trouble
o,a dcov that arc unavoidable II single tickets are
houcbt An evening or two ago not less than twenty
orc pcrasns were observed In line before one OK
tho bridge ticket windows. some OF whom must
have lost two or three trains By being compelled
Il, wait for those ahead OF thcin
Grover Cleveland has the distinction OF appearing
IN rho last nsoD edition OF Bartett's Familiar Quo
totions, -Four Of his weknown phrases are given'
one nf them Is naturally. the sentence containing
"Inrocuous desuetude, (Which Miss Rose Cleveland
IS said TO have originated; another is "Par'y
honesty is party cxpdlcncy'; third Is his remark
about the pension list OF the Republic being "a
r,,, -, honor ard the fourth is the most memorable
sentence from the famous FreeTrade message OF Iso
1T Is condition which cSnirohts as r,bc rmst il
not CREDITED to Mr.: Cleveland, although many peop's
think IL originated with him.