Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-12


pass the time away Having won al biz
money, she next proposed playing for thu
funeral charges to which she would "a
liable. Unfortunately, the lady expired
| just as she had taken up the game
| a lady who was desperately fond OF
| play was confessing herself. The priest
represented, among other arguments
| against gaming, the great loss of time il
occasioned. ''Ahl" said the lady, shat !
what vexes me--so much lime lost in
| shutting the cards !"
The celebrated Mrs. Crewc, whose nus.
| band was in 1906 made Lord Crewe, was
as remarkable for her accomplishments
and her worth as for her beauty never
theless, she, like most of the grand ladies
of the time, was galnestress, and per
mitted the admiration of The prOiligate
| Charles James Fox, who wrote on her tic
following lines, which were said 10 be
not exaggerated:
-Wnere the loveliest expression TO feature is
joined,
| By Nature's most delicate peccl eesign'd;
Where bushes unbidden aud smiles without sat
Speak the softness and feeling that dwell in the
heart
Where in manners enchanting no blernish VIC
trace,
But the soul keeps the prcnlse we had from the
face;
Sure philosophy, reason, and coldness must prove
Defences unequni TO shield Us from love-"
Nearly eight years after the famous
election case at Westminster, when she
personally canvassed for Fox, Mrs
Crewe was still in perfection, with son
ornd frxyar1frx hn lNOfyad lilo har
brother. The form of her face was ex-
quisitely lovely, her complexion radiant.
81 know not,n Miss Burney writes, ''any
female in her first youth who could bear
the comparison. She uglities every one
near herr
During the last half of the last century
many titled ladies not only gambled, but
kept gaming houses. One Of these actu-
ally appealed TO the House of Lords for
protection against the intrusion of officers
into her establishment on the plea of her
peerage.
WAITS FOR THR LADIES
A fat woman's picnic is projected.
Bngham's favorite wife henpecks the
prophet.
Ladies viii please get their ages ready
for the census man.
Miss Ada Bowles claims that woman
is perfect, and man imperfect because he
lost rib.
A post of Sistsrs of the Grand Army
has been organized recently at Gloucester,
Mass.
Mrs. Victoria c. Woodruff is now called
the hoop skirt candidate for President.
Ii you wish to see woman go off like
flash, just accuse her of using powder.
Mrs. Stevens of the San Francisco
Pioneer, is generally recognized as ''the
bewitching little curly headed editor.n
Mademoiselle Pustowojt0w, who, dur
ing the last Polish instruction, was ad-
jutant to Gen. Langiewicz, died lately at
COnstantinople.
The Viceroy of Egypt has sent an invi-
tation to Louisa Muhlbach 10 spend few
months in his domains and write o book
about the country.
Fanny Fern (Mrs. Partou) says that she
'idOes not believe q man means anything
he says to q woman, unless it is something
disagreeable What in the world has
MIR. P. been dning9
Aunt Susan says, stSuppose all the
men were in one country, and all the wo-
men in another, with big river between
them, good gracious! what lots of poor
women wouli be drowned
Women are said to have stronger at
tachments than men. 1t is evinced in
little things. A man is often attached to
an old hat but did you ever know a
woman having an attachment for an old
bonnet
Miss Lemms Barkaloo, of ST. Louis,
has received q commission as Notary
Public. Miss Redelia Bates was the first
female notary commissioned in the State
of Missouri, but she has left and Miss
BarkalOo has the field to herself.
A prominent woman orator says that
within these few years the voices of
hundreds of women have rounded into
sweetness and power, and, with few
exceptions, the most popular speakers of
the day are women. This improvement
of the voice, by use, indicates like pos
sible improvement in thought and ac-
tivity."
Last summer lady in Rochester, want
ing new house and owning lot, drew
plans, made elevations, let the contract,
and superintendent the building, as the
contractor was unable to attend to it.
Finding her efforts successful, she sold it
with a good profit, and is now making
preparations to build another on an i'm
proved plan.
The Academy of Natural Sciences at
Philadelphia last week admitted three
ladies to membership, viz: Grace Lewis,
Hannah I. SmallWood, and Ella Homer;
Miss Lewis is known as a student of Or
anthology and the author of book upon
that subject. Miss Smallwood is an artist,
and Mineralogy is the branch to which
Miss Homer is especially devoted. AT a
meeting of the Academy, held about a
month ago, these ladies were rejected,
and now they go in by vote of As to 5.
Progress,
"Hetty Robinson, -" says the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican, 'is probably the
New Bedford heiress, of high business
qualifications, who makes semi-annual
raids into Wall street, and performs bear
or bull operation in Reading stock and
with almost uniformly brilliant results to
her own pocket. She is known in Wall
street as the Princess of Wales, and
about six months ago bought 30, 600 or
5000 shares of her fayorite stock at
from "a to IS, and has just realized at
log. These little corners serve to keep
her in pin money.
Mrs. Maggie Van Colt, or as she is
more Familiarity termed, ''The Widow
Van Cott," does an immense work as a
female revivalist. During the last seven
teen days she has spent ninety-six hours
in the church, on her feet talking inces-
sanity, held forty-six meetings, been In
strumental in converting forty-six souls,
written fifty three letters, received twenty
calls, and received as compensation for
her work only $53. She says she cannot
but smile at these figures when she thinks
of Anna Dickinson, who, for one brief
hours talk, receives 1928. She says,
however, that she supposes it is all right,
and adds, 81 bless God that | am able to
endure so severe toll.