The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-26
ERSONAE.

Mrs. Grant is not as handsome as An
ma Dickenson, but she can get up bet
ter boiled dinner than Anna.
Oliver CromwelPs embalmed head Is
now in the possession of Mr.. Horace
Wilkinson, Seven0aks, Kent.
Tom Oweds, of Iowa, got discouraged
the other day and owned up to having
drowned three OF his wives in the same
we'll.
Joaquin Miller cut his hair on return
ing to London, but preserved his poetic |
individuality by donning green panta-
looms.
Lieut.. Lobowitz, who rode from Vienna
to Paris on his mare Carodac in ID days,
has gone home after being feted to his
hearts content.
Senator Jones has been assisting at a
spiritual circle, and he tied the cabinet
up in such net OF cotton thread that the
spirits would not come.
Young Fred Sewardis attracting much
attention in the New York Legislature
by his speeches, which are delivered
with finished grace OF manner.
Queen Victoria went to a garden party
at ChisWick last summer, and gentle
man present told her he remembered her
face, but couldn't Tor the life ofhim recall
her name.
The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia
offers prizes OF $4 900, 2,40O and $1 600 Tor
the best work on cavalry and military
operations ON horseback, in all ages and
countries.
DR.. Mary Walker attempted to make
speech at the Woman's Convention in
Washington, but they cried out they did
not want to hear her. The Doctor wore
a purple velvet coat and black silk trou-
Sers.
Roscoe Conkling is said to have grow n
broader and stouter with years, but
worst of all the gracefully meandering
ringlet that whiiOm divided his fore
head is characterized as stubby excla-
nation point!
| Mr.. Field has procured, in addition to
his $4,000, a divorce from his wife aud
the custody of his child. Mrs. Field can
not marry again according to New York
laws, and refuses the $l5,OOO. How does
she propose to live?
| Mrs. Il. j. Kerr, of Sack's Post-office,
Mason county, KY, during tile year 1874,
sold as the product Of three COWS, 4o7
pounds OF butter, and from 30 hens 400
dozen eggs, amounting to $4S4.64, besides
supplying u family Of Ii persons with
these ARTICLES.
1 W idow Phila Lambert, of West Geor-
gia, VT, 81 years old, has for fifteen years
supported eight children by laying stone
wall, harvesting and other heavy 1arm
work, and has not only made herself
owner of a house and few acres OF
land, but has given her children good
education.
Lady Dudley, whose jewels were rec.
emily stolen at a railway station in Eng.
land, is a sister OF Lady Mordaunt, de-
fendant in famous divorce case. Lord
Dudley's income averages 81, 100000; but
last year, owing to the increase in the
price of coal, was Us, ,000,O00
MIR. Goodenow, United States Consu
and also Secretary of Legation at Con
stantinople, is now the Charge PAffairi
: in the Absence Of Mr.. Boxer, and som,
people think, he will be our new Minis
. ter to Turkey, Inasmuch as Mr.. b. ha'
/, been transferred to st. Petersburg.
Rev. Dr.. Williams, the missionary tt
China and Secretary to the United States
Legation at Peking, is soon to return tt
this cOunGry to spend the rest of his days
DIR. Williams has lived torty-one years
: in China. He is the author Of severa
valuable works, among which is die
tionary Of the Chinese language, or
which ne spent eleven years.
The German Princess Imperial visited
the telegraph Office in Berlin lately
There are many women employed there
, and numbers have received their posi-
tions upon her recommendation. She
went to see them and did not like thel
toilets. Next day they received a circu
lar directing less eXtrayagant style o
dress and forbidding them to wear thei
hair flowing. Pity some one had no
power to give such orders to lady clerk
in this country.
The Queen Of England's daughters ar,
: examples to the rest of the fashionable
: world in industry and taste. At the roy
al Swiss cottage each of the princesse
has o garden which she cultiyates witt
her own hands. They have learned t.
!, cook, and they frequently sit down to
= meal prepared by one or the other
: Louise, wife of the Marquis of L0rne, is
: lclever artist, and all of them are accom-
. !. plished in some way or other, besides be
: ling excellent linguists.
? The Lord Chamberlain, the Marqui
L of HerttOrd, has issued circular to tn
Theatrical managers in London, in whic
: lhe asks for their cooperation in abatin
: : the scandal caused by the indecen
Y dances and immodest dresses which forr
:, so prominent part of the entertain
: ments at some theaters, His lOrdshi
. eXresses his determination to put q sto
y to them, even by peremptOrily closing
: theater, if compelled to do so.
~ John Paparrhegopoulons, the Russia
= y Consul at Athens, who held very dis
:, tlnguished diplomatic position durin
r the Greek struggle for independence
, anu WHO was WCik huOW IL w IuOoO VI VII
= governments of Europe during the pas
II forty years, recently died at the repute
!. age OF more than one hundred year,
= The funeral was attended by the Cour
4 the various diplomatic representative
and vast concourse of people.
= Judge Nelson, who is trying th
= = Beecher-Tilton case, appears to be al
~ ceedingly popular with and satisfactor
j, to both sides. He is a cousin Of Chic
u Justice Nelson, of New York, and pra
" tised tor time in Oswego. He came
q New York in 1874, and was long in par
q nership with John Cochrane. He ws
y y elected to his present position by IL
y Democrats in 1870. In manner, he cor
! Dines the easy grace and hauteatr OF Il
- olden time, with the sGUOir fuire OF t
:, day. He is always prompt and court
T. Gus, never rude or unmanly. The la,
~ yers respect his intelligence, and the a
: dience give heed to his will.
It Sir Thos. Moncrieffe, Lady Dudley
r. father, says that the jewels stolen fro
her were not worth 100000, as reporte
: The case stolen was one containing l.
;e dy Dudley's jewels, many of which hs
le been presented to her by Lord Dudlt
u and others by friends, and one valuab
h bracelet presented by the town of Du