Folk Notes

La,wrenee Barrett has lately pur chased a üne residence on Fifth ave. New York. He inten.!s to spend the summer in London. Mr. Story's statue of Prof. Henry wi'l not arrive in Washington this month, as was expected, a serioffs ac cident having happened in the casting Charles G. Francklyn, the owner o1 the house in which President Garflelc died last summer, has just lost a little daughter in Paris from typhoid fever Miss Anna Foster, the youngest daughter of Gov. Foster of Ohio, is to be married in a few weeks to Mr. Mussey, the governor's private secretary. They will take a bridal journey to Europe. General Grant and i'amily spend the summer, on the farm of nis son, U. S. Grant, jr., of North Salem, Westchester County. The farm comprises about 200 acres of and, upon which great improvements are being made. On the day when Víctor Hugo had tiis slight attack of paralysishe was in better spirits thau for many days. He was almost coneeited in hia contemplation of the years that he expected to enjoy without even a hint of iliness. Jumbo had a distinguished success in Washington. At. the President'a recent reception Mr. George Bancroft was heard to.congratulate Mr. Arthur on having seen the "greatest elephant on earth," and the President responed with animation, "And did you see him too?" Senator Hill has no hope or recovery and desires to liave his family with ïim. Mrs. Thompson of Washington, uts tbrefore given up her house and placed herfour little children in charge of a ïmrse and left them with a friend n Georgetown. A letter received from ïer mother before her departute stated that Senator Hill was weak and more exhausted since the operatiou performed in Philadelphia, butthat no sign of the disease ia visible. He is very mach depressed, and it is hoped tUül tho inesence of Mrs. Thompson, whó is a favbrtté daughter, ïuay have a cheering influenceupon him, The New York Tribune suggests: Ii was, of course, appropi iate to throw C mie, lirnp lily at the reet of Oscar Wilae when he üuishedhislectuie.but tf!e buiich of Jacquerainot roses was Bot so hapoily seleeted. Their color Is too utterly rt-d, and their language is not that of a vegetable paesion. Mr. P. i . Burnum occupied a front seat while thia languid apostle of 8B3theticism went on about ait In hia popr, weak waj. This is omiuous, and Mr. Wilde had better look out. The great showman has oaptured Jumbo, is in negotiatíoii í'or a white elephant belonging to the King ol Siam, and is plainly lojking around for other curiositie. The poet would hardly be pleased to flnd himself posing in a sage some fine day, eveu it' it were iined with old gold plush and had a dado.