New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11


The late Bishop A. Cleveland Coke OF western
NevYork. whose successor has Just been e1eced oy
the Diocesan Council! Of the Episcopal Church AZ
Buffalo was the son OF PRESBYTERIAN clergyman
but his mother was an Ep!scopa.ian. ana IRON, MS
earliest years he devoted to her Church bishop
Doane tells this story the intensity OF his feelings
and the power OF attraction which tho Epscops! ser
vice had for him: once. when small boy ne was
allowed 20 morning service. CURING WHICH d
storm arose II occurred the future Bishop that IT
he went home his family would no, allow him to re-
turn for the afternoon service through the rain
But the delights OF that afternoon service ne was
bound to enjoy.
So when the congregation dispersed at the close OF
the morning service he remained behind. The sexton
came 10 lock the DOORS but the boy would not leave
Instead no allowed himself to be locked In me buid-
Ing, ands there he remained alone thrahSh 'ae Gay
| and attended his beloved vesper service
Tennyson WAS devoted TO his wife, but. ike man
Of true taste he wrote very little about his feeling
for her That beautiful dedication beginning Dear.
near and true Is that biz OF his writing which will
| he most often associated with her name. She was
| a shrewd critic OF her husbands work. Tennyson
has been accused OF inability 10 fuse Inc ditercht
portions OF a long poem and the difference III styic
| between "The Coming Of Arthur ana The fdss-
| ing of Arthur and the other ''idyls or the hins
| has been cited in illustration. Concerning this df-
| ference Lady Tennyson said to her son only two
davs before her death. "Ic said The Coming Of
Arthur and he a,sin,Ss ne o. n An ys f' as dealing
with the awfulness Of birth and death ana sn me
r ~smt' in her sons biography OF his father.
"yt vv,s hack I'm 1864" said the Doctor. that was
,,,ellinr I'm company with of the mos prominent
| and enthusiastic Copperheads In the State OF view
York We got or a Central Railroad train at Roches-
ter and as We walked through the station saw TWO
men talking together. one OF whom was a tai' DARK
pe,son who would attract notice In any crowd TURN
Co., 90 my c,mpanion | said: Isn't he remarkably
fine figure?
| such distinguished looking man.
Foreigner. don't you think so!
| extraordinarily. lie is a splendid specimen OF the
| fine Old Casti!ian type l wonder who ne can be?
=" why don't you know who he is? said /. That
.,Iendid specimen OF the Casan is Frederick Doug
lass and couldn't help thinking that the descrip-
,ion fitted for Douglass locked every inch remark
bis man as he stood there proudly That was after
| ,he Fmancipation Proclamation. and Douglass had
| an added dignity and was then In his prime
"Ny Copperhead friend looked hard Tor minute al
his SPLENDID Castilian, and then. he walked on.
| The id niger.
The personal appearance OF Whistler the painter.
| is described by "Mcclure's" writer Hills face
| f. remarkable one IL IL covered with countless
| wrinkles but IL clear Of complexion and evidently
\ well GT0Ome!. lie wears "'H-'"iiN" coy
mustache and slight imperial. His eyebrows are
unusually bushy. and his glistening brown eyes
pcer out from underneath them like snakes in the
! grass His hair is the most amazing part Of his
getup. Il Is All ARRANGED n separate eurls most
| with the exception of one, which remains quite
white. and on grand occasions is tied up with
small rbben"
The Prince Of Wales It is raid. does occasionally
| crack Joke over his mothers propensity Tor Civ
| ing away india shaws. At the Henley regatta lie
was On a steam launch with merry party en-
gagged in scrutinizng the other craft on the river
| Their attention was especially drawn to boat
| containing q pleasure party. ono member OF which
| was an elderly lady bearing remarkable likeness
| 10 the Queen and she seemed bent upon doinS ali
| I'm her power to heighten the resemblance one OF
| the company on board the launch Approached tue
| Prince and ventured u draw his afternoon 10 'ne
| lady I'm question, jocularly suggesting that IL vas
| the Queen Viewing the regatta ncog. Just as His
| RovaI Highness was levelling his fleidsass upon
| bar she rose and taking the shawl on when she
| had been sitting. threw 1t around the shoulders OF
girl who was With l her s i she has
| discovered herself; ! sec that she has )"st pre-
| scented Of her India shawls
| The late Prince Consort recalled with amusement
| Or. srst time he overheard the Queen called hy
| the homely title Of wife" "Hows your wiie'
| Prince? IIow's your wife. ehy' exclaimed an
old country. gentleman a, an agricu,tupd' sn nov
young husband was surprised. but he was pleased
| 100 With the good. old YOrkshremans simplicity
| Thu lato W. n. Fessenden. the tenor. has long
| besn called by his associates Of the Boston Ideal
",hs Cranberry King" Several summers ago no ana
! Myron whitney went to Plymouth. bought two or
| three acres apiece the shores OF pretty 'ake
| and erected cottages. One day while MI resseh-
den was admirns his property, his path led across
| VARSITY spot where were growing several cram
| berry shrubs, Mr.. Fessenden hunted UP man
-rho krev all about cranberres. but had no money