The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
Items for the Ladies.


are annu ally studying medicine.
| American ladies' dress more gafiy and more
expensively than those of any other nationality.
A young lady who had no time to spare for
making garments for the poor has been engaged
three weeks embroidering blanket for her
poodle dog.
boarding school miss so, Charlie ex-
meet to graduate at next commencement. y
{" Graduate what will you graduate in ? VI
"Why. IL white tulle
Mrs. Caroline Westcott for some time past
literary editor OF the Chicago Times, has enter
ed upon tho novel avocaton of a real estate
and loan agent, in that city. She has also been
appointed notary public.
| II. Boardman Smith lectured to the girls
in Elmira, N. Y, female college, the other
evening, on the administration of estates,
which is the first time in this country that q
legal topic has been discussed before the stu
dents of an institution devoted to the educa-
| lion OK women.
At the annual convention OF the Diocese OF
Ohio the following resolution was referred to
the committee on canons " Resolved that
every female communicate. of the Protestant
| Episcopal church in the Diocese of OHIO, over
Is years OF age, shall be, and is hereby made,
eligible to hold Office in the respective vestres
OF every parish in this Diocese
If, by any sorcery, it has come to pass that
women, who live in a country where On one
single vote may depend the booming Of ca mon
and the rush of armies, where her son may be
taken out to be shot, and the government put
it's bloody hand in her pocket to help pay the
bills, do not care to vote, the very fact affords
the most urgent reason why she should be
taught the value and the meaning Of VOTE
Lucy Stone.
Let Young women who think Of the medical
profession read up about India. A great field
is spread out for them there. DR.. Nancle
Monelle, who lately sailed from New York, has
extensive practice. She has opened dispense
~ in one OF the bazars, and it Is now so crowd
cd that she is about to remove to much larger
house. Among her patients are many native
ladies, who come from great distances to avail
themselves OF her skill.
"Well, il ever marry" said naughty girl
to an acquaintance who had recently been
joined for life to greasy mechanic, with nothing
but house and lot and three hundred dollars
in the bank, "Tll have sufficient respect for
4 10,
No man who works for a living can ever win
me from my home" Years passed on. A
French Count won her young and guileless
heart. Sequel-he worked in barber shop in
Milwaukee.
One OF the chief points OF interest in the
State | nlverslty commencement this week.
will be the fact that one Of the graduates is a
female, Miss Helen Marv Ely, daughter of a
gentleman famiarly known throughout the
State as Elder Ely" Of Winona. Miss Ely
takes the anomalous degree OF Bachelor OF
Literature. By unanimous vote Of the class,
she was chosen to deliver the valedictory adj
dress, as a distinction worthy TO be bestowed
upon the first female graduate OF the University
Of Minnesota Winona Republican.
SAID George William Curtis at Cornell the
other day, at the dedication Of the Sage College
for Women just after young lady had taken
Conspicuous part il the commencement ex-
ercises: - Prejudices are falling, one after an
other. and an imperative murmur asks why, if
women are united with men in everything else,
they should be separated in education? II
women are not afraid OF us. why should we be
afraid of women II the young lady who that
morning had simply and modestly gwen us her
best thoughts, in clear, concise expression,
about Greek literary art. had stood before the
audience in rich silk robe, with neck uncover
ed and arms bare and had sung somebody 3
song to somebody's music, would you not all
have said that il she found an aptitude for that
art, and chose 90 to contribute her share to
life, she had the right Why then, if instead
OF snowy robes she wears quiet. modest
dress if instead OF making her person at
tractive. she utters well-pondered and rich
thoughts and instead OF anothers song gives
us her own mud, should we:cry out against her
right: y
The commencement exercises OF Cornell
[ University occurred on June IL. and IN connec-
ton with them the opening of the sage College
for Women made the occasion one OF unusual
interest, A great crowd had assembled on the
college green where a stage had been erected,
but in consequence OF the threatening weather
tue exercises were held in the Sage Chapel
After the opening prayer. Mr.. Henry w. Sage,
founder OF the college, gave some statements
Ia regard to the building and Its purpose, and
formally presented 1t as a free gift to Cornell
niversity. President White, in behalf OF the
university, received the donation. with a pledge
To afford TO young women as good facilities for
thorough education as to young men. Address
es then followed from Chancellor Pruyn. Super
intendent Gilmore, George William Curtis,
krastus BROOKS, samuel b. Woolworth. and
PRESIDENT Gilman, OF Hopkins University.
sage College will be ready for occupancy next
fall, at the opening of the university year. Four
young ladies were IN the graduating class of
Cornell University this year, one of whom ap-
peared on the stage at Commencement. and
delivered an acceptable and highly commended
Grafton. The lady students have. uniformly
been treated with poiiteness and daforo.oa -