The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-24
About Women.

This is the way St. Louis takes to insult the
Louisville girls with the suggestion that their
feet are large: A Louisville girl was shot in the
foot, day or two ago, and the doctors are now
engaged in mining for the ball. One of them
has worked his passage into the foot for so
great distance that they are obliged to let his
provisions down to him by rope.
Miss Clara Davis, beautiful and accomplish.
ed young lady of Charleston, s. c., has just
married Mr.. All Lang, high-toned heather Of
the same locality.
Madame Madeline Bres, Doctor of Medicine,
is about to open consultation room in Paris
This is the first instance (Galignani statesl of
female practitioner in ths French capital.
The news published by some French journals
that the life of the Empress Charlotte is des-
paired of is erroneous. The unfortunate prin-
cess has never ceased to be physically in ex-
cellent health.
Here is Mormon reason for marrying Q
Gentle: "Why, isn't he handsome! and then
he is good, apd then and then-I wanted every
bit of him myself! Father didn't like 1t, moth
er didn't like it, but did,"
Mrs. Caroline P. Lacoste is the proprietor of
two stores in Maiden, Mass, one in the center
and one in Maplewood. In addition to these
she takes care of garden, has raised four
thousand cucumbers the past summer, besides
large quantity of corn and other vegetables.
doing the whole work herself, getting up early
and working in her garden mornings, before
going to her regular business duties. She has
also kept horse, and has taken the entire care
| of him.
Joaquin Miller writes: 'The ladies of litera-
| ry London have no meetings there as they have
| in America. George Eliot is sometimes seen
| in literary clubs with her husband, Mr.. Lewes.
| but very rarely. She lives in q quiet, humble
way in the north side of London, In little
two.story house. Lady Hardy, another of the
great ladies of London, is living now just oppo-
site Mrs. Linn Lynton lives in about the heart
of London, in little more pretentious style.
| Christina Rossetti is an invalid and lives with
her mother and brother Jean Ingelow lives ia
the aristocratic Kensington gardens quarter,
but in plain and quiet way, and is very ao-
cessi6le to Americans. In fact, all of these
great ladies OF London will make you feel at
home as much in half an hour as as if you'd
gone to tea with a favorite aunt"
| Mrs. Norrissey is fine looking lady, who,
like her husband is perfectly independent Of
Mrs. Grundy, and knows well how to take care
OF berself. Formerly she lived at Troy, where
SIZE was highly respected by all classes of citi-
zens. One afternoon it CHANGED that the ewes
OF young sprig Of fustian happened to fan en-
tall handsome, elegantly attired lady, who
was walking up the street in front Of him.
He passed and repassed her, trying to attract
her attention. but in vain. Finally he addressed
her, when suddenly an arm of steel emerged
from seal mutf and blow that seemingly
m n houn fall lad Ii IL r.ff-
sprawl:cg against q stoop. Quickly he recov-
cred himself gathered up his beaver and cane
and retreated rapidly down the street. The
lady stood for moment laughing at his dis
comtiture and then turned upon her heel, the
admiration of all beholders. Her wouid-be
adorer inquired of some one who stood at q
| safe distance who the lady was. A smile came
| With the answer, "Mrs. John Morrissey."-N
Y. Cor. Toledo Blade.
Forty-four Syracuse ladies, living on one
street, subscribed So piece towards the pur-
chase of books, which are circulated regulars
from house to house unit II all have read them,
No member is allowed to keep a book over at
week. A years reading is secured BY this
method, and at the end of the year the books
are sold at half the cost.
The papers tell story of Kate Field. A
poor artist in London, nothing to do, desperate
about to commit suicide, calls ON Miss Kate,
who sees misery in his eye and deliberately
orders OF him painting, which he knew he
could not do with satisfaction; she was conf
dent he could, and advanced the money; but
the picture.never was called for, probably never
was worth calling for; but the artists life was
saved, and he thinks she did it on purpose, out
of her kind heart
Lucy Hamilton Hooper thinks Rossi may be
considered the greatest actor of the present
century. His Hamlet is even superior to his
Othello Rossi is evidently of the opinion that
Hdnalefs madness is not feigned but real, "and
more woful specticle of great mind in ruins
than that which he presents never was unveiled
before humanity"
The Princess Felix Salm Salm-the Ameri-
can lady whose husband fought for the Union
in America, for the Empire in Mexico, and
was killed in the France German war-now
has on the eve of publication in London, a work
which bitterly denounces Bazaine, who COM
manded the French army of invasion in Mexico
in 1S64-5 and declares that he was the occasion
of all the misfortunes which befell Mexmilian.
The following pleasant bit of gossip comes
from the New York correspondent of the Bal
timore Bulletin: Mrs. Raymondis not seen to
more advantage on the mimic stage than in her
own apartments at the New Yord Hotel, where
she presides with great deal of heartiness and
grace These rooms, which are on the ground
floor, are furnished in crimson velvet and dark
woods, portrait of Mr. Raymond-not as
"Colonel Sellers" but as himself, being con-
spicuous on the walls, and the light coming
in through the crimson curtains casting q
true couleur de rose over that and an accumu-
lation of trifes gathered abroad When Mrs.
Raymond wears dark green velvet dress and
the light from the fire throws CLEAN upon her
golden hair, she might we'll inspire even such
another picture as that of her which came
from the easel of David Neal, and was copied
and photographed for the benefit of connos-
seurs both at home and abroad.
The Paternity Of the Rag Baby.