The Portland daily press., 1875-10-26
About Women.


Nine. Pauline Lucca is contemplating one
more tour through Germany, after which she
will retire into private life.
Lillian Conway is smashing the hearts of sus-
ceptible young men in Boston at great rate.
She is said to be exceedingly pretty, and to
look better off the stage than on it.
Fanny Elssler, the once famous dancer, is
the wife of we'll known German doctor, and
lives in Berlin, where she is celebrated for her
extensive charities aud great benevelence.
A Connecticut girl baby came into the world
the other day, to find her relations so mixed
up that she will never get them straight as
long as she lives Her great grandmother is first
cousin to her great-grandfather; her step-grand-
father is first cousin to her mother; her uncles
and aunts are second cousins, and her mother
is her third cousin. But, of course, the poor
little thing doesn't know it yet.
The Princess Mercedes, the probable vtancee
of King Alfonso, is said to seem unaware of
the royal destinies that await her. She plays
croquet with her brother and sister on the
shady terrace'of Randan, and concentrates her
mind rather on getting through a hoop than
mounting a throne.
Last week will be memorable in the life of a
laxative Gold Hill miner who has the happi-
ness to board at restaurant on Main street.
In this restaurant, employed as a waitress, is
good looking woman. The miner allowed his
tongue to wag somewhat freely upon The sub
ject of this woman's character. She heard this
gossip, and on Wednesday evening of last week
the miner received an Invitation from the
handsome young woman to step into a back
room. 1t was given smilngly, and the scandal
monger went unsuspiciously to his fate. She
closed the door, and in reply to the questioning
look drew six shooter from her pocket and re-
quested him to get down on his knees Being
an tobliging fellow he did so Instantly, and
there he cheerfully confessed that he was Ii
all respects considerably superior to most an
gels She let him 60 then, and there isn't a
more tacturn man in Gold Hill now that min
er.-Vuginia (Neu Chronicle.
Miss Harriet Lewis, the authoress of 1.-THE
House of Secrets" LADY of Kildare" &C.,
is said to receive regular salary of $4,000 a
year from Bonner, and her husband, Leon
Lewis, author of the "Boy Musician a
famous story of two or three years ago, to get
like amount, making an income of $4,000
for the two.
Apropos of the interesting congress of
women, meeting at Syracuse, "Jenpie June"
Croly makes remark for the newspapers, to
wit: While our great papers give column upon
column to reports of yacht and horse races, to
the wire pulling and unimportant movements
of petty politicians, thieves, gamblers and
tricksters they dismiss with an inaccurate par
agraph the honest efforts of body of women
(many of whom have won their way to honor
able distinction) to bring the moral influence
of women to bear upon vital questions, and
stimulate them to endeavor of practical and
permanent kind. Undoubtedly there is
public which cares more for Jimmy O'Brion,
John Morrssey, John Fox and their doings
than for those of Maria Mitchell, Anna c.
Bracket, Louisa M. Alcott and Julia Ward
Howe; but do the first named represent such
majority of our people as these facts would
imply; or is it in the estimation of the editors
only?
young importer down town remarks that
when he sees sweet creature dressed in the
prevailing style of fashion, her appearance
invariably reminds him of "a drawback on
sugar."-N. Y. Com. Adv
The Western Methodist has invented new
name for an old lady: it calls her a "mat-
riach"
Some young men in Louisville have formed
an "anti-lift-your-hat-to.a- society,"
Now let the Louisville young ladies form an
anti-bow to-a-puppy society.-N. Y. Herald.
In olden times it was the fashion for a
sutton to 60 down on bis knees to lady when
he asked her to become his wife, which with
very stout gentlemen was an uncomfortable
proceeding. The way in which Daniel Web
ster proposed to Miss Fletcher was more
modern, being at the sane time neat and
polite. Like many other lovers, he was caught
holding skein of thread or wool, which the
lady had been unravelling. "Grace," said he,
1--WE have been untying knots. Let US see if
we can not tie one which will not unite in
lifetime" With piece of tape he fashioned
half true lovers knot, Miss Fletcher per-
fected it. and kiss put the seal to the SYM
bolic bargain.
Ladies should remember that each number of
kid gloves comes in three shapes, viz: short
fingered, medium and long-fngered. IN
dressed kid are much cheaper than the dressed,
though not SO handsome.
The Marquise de Chambrun, the granddaugb-
ter of Lafayette, now resident of Washing
ton, has in her possession set of pearls given
her grandmother by Marie Antonette, at whose
wedding that lady acted as bridesmaid
Two or three months ago Detroiter started
TO build him a house, and as he had always
heard his wife "jawng around" about the lack
OF closets in houses, he determined to give her
an agreeaole surprise She went up with him
day or two ago, aud he pointed eleven differ
emit closets out to her and asked: .Now what
do you sa agg WeI she replied after an
closet off the hall, I'd be willing to live and
die here!'-DetroI Free Press.
St. Louis ladies are said to be celebrated for
the grace and rapidity with which they eat
peaches.
Nine. Titens speaks English perfectly. says
she likes it best of all languages. and does her
thinking in it. But she is equally at home
with German French and Italian,