Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-24
WOMAN ITEMS.

Dr. Mary L. Putnam. member of the
Woman'- Medical College of New York city.
i- daughter of the ate George Peabody
Putnam. the well known and universally re-
~Vected publisher.
Maggie Wilson, the daughter of fish
tackle maker. has. after fierce legal fight,
been iudicialiy recognized as the widow of
the late Major Stewart. heir of the Murth-
ley estate. one of the richest in Scotland
4 Paris correspondent urges thata married
woman on the stage exercises les magnetism
over an audience than single woman does:
that the fact that she belongs TO another.
that her brightest glanccs. sweetest dimplc-
and most musical tones are for him. uucou-
~ciouSy dmini-he> ler influence. and states
I'm illustration that there were offered in
Paris what were called Christine Nilsson
watches. which had great sale. bat when
she took husband their demand 50 sensibly
diminished that the proprietor changed their
| name.
Florence. daughter of ten. Birney, is to
edit a southern paper.
Susan B. Anthony is To De e. o,ated by
the National Woman Suffrage Association. on
the 10th at Washington
Mrs ex-Gov Clafin. of Massachusetts. has
/ paid the board of twelve women since the
| Boston fire. Remembering that Gov. Claiin
was a sufferer by the fire such charity seems
to deserve special mention.
An affair recently occurred at Bellevue
/ Hospital. writes the New York correspon-
| dent of the Boston Adratser. which illus
tates the difficulties women have To contend
with in hospitals, and the ability of some Of
/ them to ahundantly take care of themselves.
/ Among the women attending clinics there
are "a sister Of the wife of Pere Hyacinthe,
and a daughter of the president Of Michigan
/ University. These ladies had been repeated
/ ~ annoyed by petty prosecutions and insults
/ from some male students. One of these was
particularly annoying lie chaffed and tried
them to a yexatiou> degree. and at last yen-
tured a wager with fellow-student that he
would walk home with them after a certain
lecture. The Young women bore his I'M
pertinencc with Christian forbearance until
this certain dav Then when the young fool
approached them with his simpering ways
and his insulting tongue. and announced his
intention. the two young women simultaneous
" set upon him and boxed his ears 50 yigor-
ously and so soundly that he was forced from
sheer pain to below quits The students
who were gathered in knot to see the re
.ult of their fellows attempt cheered the
young women Justify, and hastened to assure
them that they were only waiting to see how
the affair would result. intending to inter
fere and pummel the fellow themselves il
the women showed an inability to push him
oil.
\ clever Milwaukee editor has hit upon a
suggestion for the advocates Of womans in
dustrial enfranchisement. which Is worth
considering. He thinks women would make
excellent architects, attending specially tC
the invention of closet-rooms, and to tasteful
interior decoration. lie also thinks the de
tails of the Office well suited to them, and
hints that liberal adoption ofhis suggestion
would lead to business, and perhaps other
partnerships, wise and otherwise.