New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-20
PERSONAL.
enterprise.

| Mrs Daniel lamont. the wife OF the Secretary OF
War, has added to her accomplishments amateur
photography, and with her daughters, the Misses
Julia Bessie and Frances she enjoys this pastme
family this summer Mrs Lamont and her daugh-
tiers made a number OF photographs Of the beau
tiful and romantic PAGES which they visited.
Having donned the costume OF Tuscan peasant
In which she looks remarkably well. Queen Margher-
tia OF Ita.y has been climbing the mountains
around Gressoney. The costume consists OF a
short full petticoat OF the brightest scarlet. a
close-itting black velvet corsage, with braces
aSd ase OF
six stockings worn and low shoes with hand
Of of silver S hangs round the neck and down to the
waist. The unrvalled headdress of white linen
J hair by large silver pins. which Is now un.
50 rarely its naye home
/ pleted charming a costume as any painter might
wish TO depict
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt went from
Newport to Stockbridge. Mass, yesterday.
visit
NJ Chassepot. the inventor of the famous rife used
by the French I'm their with Germany has
Gently been discovered at Nice. where he is keeping
a hotel His name was formerly on every tongue.
and Napoleon III. who had been warned OF the
numerical superiority Of the German army. relied
largely on the advantages Of the Chassepot rife as
an element in his favor the gun was long ago
TO the Lebel rife.
A monument unveiled on Tuesday. at Clarks-
ville Tenn. to the memory OF Gustavus A. Henry.
one Of the noted public men of that State. in the
days Of Wings and Democrats; and y, well known as
eral terms In Congress. The ceremonies were SIM
pie. Ex-Congressman John f. House was to de-
liver an address, but was prevented from doing so
by sickness.
Mile. Julia Cena Drouard. according TO the de-
cision OF the Paris City Council. Is to be the Rose
Queen for this year. She Is twenty-one years old.
earns her living as washerwoman "a, and has sup,
will now receive H,400 from the money left for the
purpose by NJ BatifoL
F. J. Roulett Chief OF the Fire Department at
Augusta, Ga. who In this city recently
ranging for the annual international Convention OF
Fire Chiefs to be held In Augusta on October Z.
Is one OF the most prominent and popular firemen
I'm the country He Is a born athlete, and has a
nrst-cass record as a fireman He is six feet and
one inch tall. and Is as active a. man can posi-;
firemen all the United States and in Canada.
Dd s Is the a Ts the rSs cS ali
he can to make the affair great success and New
here S Mr. pRaO oue visited Chief Bonner and many
Of the engine house,, He was amazed and de,
fire
Paul Landau. the wel-known German writer. Is
to be the intendant OF the famous Court Theatre
OF MeIningen after October He has recently
finished another novel
Mrs NewcomD Mctee. OF washington City, uaush-
ter OF Professor Newcomb. the famous astronomer
has the distinction Of being the second woman
elected a fellow OF the American Association for
the Advancement OF Science. She Is also "A member
OF the Anthropological Society She was grad
uated I'm medicine from the Columbian University
I'm Washington and In now at work In the johns
Uopklns Hospital IN Baltimore. Mrs McGee has
visited with her father all the great oesesyasS9rss
his geological expeditions. ON one occasion they
made the trip. from New-0rlsans 70 Kentucky on
numerous and display profound thought and care
full research