Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-13
Woman Items.


An English countess has written treatise on
the diseases Of cats.
A courageous Victoria (V ~ woman passed
through Chicago, Friday, on her second eturn
from Liverpool, alone.
A London cabman has lately recovered dam
ages from woman who delayed his business ly
being too Fat to get into his cab.
Female newspaper carriers are the latest de
velOpment of the woman movement in Milwsu-
kee.
The Princess Mary of Holland, having several
"plums" in her private purse, thought it no
derogation TO make her own wedding cake on
the occasion Of her recent marriage With the
Prince of WED.
lady of Evansville. Indiana, lately spilled
for two divorces from the same husband within
twenty-tour kouTs.
In one Of the Hudson river counties there hiss
been discovered society Of young women with
the motto, " FliTt on, fiiri ever
Wells made like long scsrfs with square ends
are worn. They are fastened at the back, and
fall with long ends at the back.
The Belgian wcmen seem to have particular
talent for business. The Sisters Eyerbert in
Brussels, are the largest lace manufacturing
the Dental College in Belgium, has his wife as
partner in his profc=siouA. labors. Ia Bruges,
L;ege, Ghent and other cities, women are the
associates OF their husbands and fathers in near
ly al the departments of ;gsle, sni discharge
their duties most effectively
The first application from womln TO enter
the Harvard lsw school comes ffon young
lady OF Nashua, y. H.. anl tie authorities have
it under consideration. similar application TO
| the medical school two Yeas since vas rejected.
Laura De Force Gordon insis;ed, in a recent
/ lecture at Stockton, Cal, that she vas " an
I American citizen aad o7er tacaty-oue years Of
/ age which provoked crusy aud disgusted
| benedict TO exoiaim. q" You bet You are 80 Sen
sation in the audience
Tie women were by no means vel treated by
the Massachusetts, Democratic state CouyentlOu.
They sent 4 memorial 10 ths; body signed, in
rather an epicgle way. " julia Ward Howe,
Chairman Of the Executive Committee" They
asked sc the Democrats jus. to pass resolu-
tioa " Affirming the right of woman 10 the elcc-
tive franchise" This paper vas received - With
laughter but II vas also referred 10 the Com
nules on Resolutions, and that vas tie last Of
IT, The Democracy OF Massachusetts, had
enough business TO attend TO Oh tnat day, ia
keeplag the party from splitting ssGaier, with
out being bothered by fancy petitions.
Margaret Foley, the American ssllpi.sss at
Rome, has executed q fine meia.i,n OF William
Cullen Brysu,, Sticn is 20 be rlscsi ia one Of
the recitation rooms in Amherst College 1t
was presented 10y sn alumlus.
Many cashmere sacks are made with what is
called the Z3usye ho1t, which .s very pretty
agi graceful
One Of the Ampiiz-.ers ia Milwaukee .s q
little girl ten year Ola.
The Pfiac.ss N.lteral1h, having goae blcz
to Paris, 3lrs fr the restoration os the Ea-
pure snl she re.uru Il Eu-caie. who was fJr
years te- only formidable rival ia point ol
clothes sne e.-iiy ecjp,es al. o.le- voueu
H9E by the speli1- of hec toi',i-es tait fat
ioa4c.e so1ie-y seems empty, aut u.e s. burden.
Toe Queen o. Belgium is 90 devoted 20 h5rsc- .
aId riding taa, s1e has s.i1ee-hcr elected her .
mind, Eni consequently IS represented as dt-
p.2rsoly ignorant Sac has q number Of trained .
hc7ses, and rtceaty aFose The professional en-
tau-lasu OF E-aes- -ienz, , famous c;rcUs-rider .
OF Brussels, by showing him her steets. ile
declared them 20 be much better eiueaiei ;hla
herse3
The new 50aae;s are CO.'S tetsecn a roual .
hat and an inverted coffee cup.
A wel.-knlvn paonosrspher, Whl has iu-
struciei many ladies' ia the ART declares tha,
the ability Of women TO become shorthand
amanuenzes is quite equl. 90 taat Of men.
Ia The Erin watch factories 800 Of the 500
emploYes are girls. These girls earn from SO
20 so $ w-5k, sui perform the delicate ope-s-
tions incident to the business more ssilI:lly
Jhln men
An English f4shigu-j3lrn .ays that Mss
L0rillarI, Of the illGsrrioas tuCi-nakiug fsuily.
with hex 70 less iiius-si-us spouse Price Cenci.
OF Italy, arc travelling on the Continent, ami
will visit NeS iorS before NeF Years
In yienn. matrimonial sIye-;issmsuts are lor-
blIen by .aw.
The young lady whose feelings vese "Au
worked up his ordered fresh supply.
Brides a5v-l-lays nave their welding bod
Quet and marriage bel. " flowers preserved uo-
der gsAss cases Gs ueneutoes q that hsppy &C.
oasiou, aad a'so ss very pretty parlor o-na-
meuts.
An Ola B-la" writes 90 say tia. youa-
lsl.es returning from the watering places jhis
season have csreToru look; disappointment
seems written ia ther faces they move about a.
though weary and .irl taeir appetite is bal:
tier eyes sre heavy th-ir Steps lag, sul alto
ce;her they give Que the impression ot hay.u.
lso3rei very nari % acc5mpiish s1ue.aias sui
utterly failed 90 DO il
4 ST. Louis psper mentions q zew '' mono
msuls' uow preyA.en; among the women Of
thai city. Il seems INST f.r the past two mouths
hardly day has passed without come Young
girl o- mN'r0n appearing before tie courts o.
msEe charges Of criminal character svsiust
mlu. Investigation has proved the charges 20
De uut1uulei iu most cts6s. and existing oliv
10 TIE d.so-lerei fancy O: the comp'iinsats.
The Troy Tine, refuses 10 believe lha, We
men are ~ the bottom Of most Of the ruin
brought up0a meu srd nations, aai aids BY
the side Of each one Of these " r4inei" men
history, by it silence At least, places millions of
men VINO hsye not been ruiuei by women. and
hundfeis Cu hundreds who have teen sustained
aud supported by good women sad unwriitea
and uuwri;eaole history might show thousands
on thousands more"
The Toledo B'73e SAYS that Miss F. I.uell,
Tfemb.ey, daugater OF DR.. Tr-mhley Of that
city. on receiving hcg i.pl5ma from Granville Fss
male College this summer, vent home, took charss
of her fathers books, collects Eis hills aui doe
the work Of business sreat Her sst Of b5oke
are ss correct as those of any bank accountautr
Last week, when her birthday anniversary cam
she was the recipient Of numerous gifts. aud he
father improved tue occasion 10 NANTES; his ap
preclo0u ot beg services by pre- ntic- her
: 900
The Ohio State Reform School FOR girls St
W hiie sulphur springs makes good showing
/ now hss ninety pupils, the entire number Of
admissions since ~ opening in 1863 having hsen I
uinety three. There have been some attempts 20
escape-chieay by three or four girls-but thsv
we're Ill recaptGred. There are 10 walls. fe.ce.
Or ether special obs;ructious to prevent escapes,
the girls having many chances TO run asay ii
they see fit, bur, as general thing, they a1e
oonten;ed ani happy, sith a promise Of complete
reformation in large majority of cases.
The Springfield (uass.) Repu5 iein states
that the Horticultural school at Newton hss been
going On with success the past sumner. Eiaa,
young women studying there hsve spent from
six TO eight hours daily in the garden or green
house doing M the work except the heaviest
and cosrsest, and have supplied the family Of
dozen people with vegetables. Eich Ia, given
from thirty to forty minutes daily to rccitatious
in botany, &c. Now one # them is about to
start = greenhouse and garden at Jamaica Plain. ]
sud another At some point near Boston
The annual meeting Of the Northeastern We
nan Suffrage Association is to be held in India
napolis in November OF the two Eastern So
cieties, the National so-caled. afterwards
metamorphosed into the " Union,'' with Theo-
iore Tilton az the head, seems faalv 20
have disappeared, or to have been be
iome merged into National Committee"
This leaves " The American Association. head
centre, Boston, sad the Northwestern masters of
the field The annual meeting of the American ,,
will be held in Philadelphia week later than ;;
The Northwestern, viz 2lst and 22I
THE RICHEST TOMAS Is ENGLAND SUspgcrEp
Of BEISG A THIEF.-The f5lloWing aneedote
Miss Burdett Coutts is told by a t
writer in the Golden age: {
OF course she is a well-kuown and most vel s
come customer at all the fashionable shops in q
London, but she is not SO familiar hsbitue Of |
The shops Of Paris. During visit to this latter |
'ity not very long SINCE she learned the death Of