The Portland daily press., 1875-07-22
AbOut Women.

Miss Ellen Day Hale, daughter of the Rev
Edward Everett Hale, though scarcely out of
her teens, has developed extraordinary ta.ent
in painting.
Mics Caroline Wescott woman journalist
of Chicago. has opened a real estate and loan
office, and been appointed notary public.
Mile. Aimee took back with her 10 Franco
about 10. 900 francs, and is soon to give house
warming at her magnificent new house at Fro
quet
Mile DE Reszke, young Polish debutante
who has just made such sensation in Paris.
is thus described by correspondent of Wilkes
Spirit: "She is young, blonde and beautiful
Her expression is of such sweetness as to win
the love and sympathy of all that see her. She
is of middle stature, large form and command
ing presence, save perhaps, when undergoing
the trying ordeal of a debut in French opera
Josephine de Reszke comes from one of the
most prominent families of Warsaw. Her
mother was an extremely cultivated amateur.
and provided her daughter with the best mn
seal advantages from the first manifestation
of her genius in early childhood. She received
careful education at the conservatoire of st.
Petersburg, under the tuition of Madame MIS-
bini and Patti the only person whom the en-
peror has honored with gold m edal for artistic
merit The young diva being remarked at court
the empress, in token of her high regard pre-
sented the family with box at the Italian
Theatre. She has shown great promise of re-
serve power in this her first public appearance,
and she may yet write her name among the
stars of song. Her voice is pure and strong
soprano, of extended range. and is used with
perfect ease In the duet of the first act and
in the trio of the third in "Hamlet" she ap-
peared to best advantage. The mad scene she
rendered in a far less satisfactory way, though
this may have been caused by her intimida-
tion."
Mrs. Dean, wife of Rev. DR.. Dean, of Siam,
is gratifed to learn that her petition, signed
by most of the European ladies at Bangkok.
praying for the abrogation of the law which
allows man to pawn his wife in payment of
debt contracted by opium smoking or gambling,
has been favorably received by the young hing,
and this unnatural privilege will probably be
taken from the Siamese gentry. This deRotes
progress both in women's and children's rights.
A friend of mine and L came across ''spoon-
ing" couple the other night, and remark we
CHANGED to overhear inspired him to relate this
little story: Not long ago, at a mansion on
Murray Hill. sentimental young lady strolled
with a gentleman, on whom she had her eye,
into the conservatory. Looking up pensvely
into his face, she said, with tears in ner voice,
"Ab, no one loves me, Mr.. Barnesp' "Some one
does p' "Yes?" said the lady, dropping her
head, and pressing his arm ever so little. "Yes.
Miss Nellie" said the wretch, God loves you."
-Ba'tinore Bulletin
Miss Emily Faithful delivered lecture on
American poets, in Londo n, recently, and the
Daily News of that city gives this report of it:
'She prefaced her illustrations by remarking
that America had sprung at once into the posi-
tion of civilized nation-that her poetry must
therefore be more hope than a tradition or q
memory, and though the fountains of Shake
speare and Milton were open to the Americans
as they were to the English, any poetry worthy
of the name must be racy of the soil. With
this idea as guiding link, Miss Faithful be-
gan her review of the American poets with
William Cullen Bryant, descending in sue
cession to Longfellow, j. Russell Lowell, Whit
tier, Edgar Allen Poe, Bret Harte, Col. John
Hay, Walt Whitman, SC. Miss Faithful not
only quoted extracts from these poets, but she
gave some brief notices of their lives, and
characterized their styles in a way which
showed minute acquaintance with their works.
Miss Faithful concluded with recital of that
humorous and pathetic piece, Betsy and ar
Out amid general applause. Miss Faithfu.
also paid high compliment to the American
ladies'
A Detroit wife refused to speak to her hus-
band for several weeks, because he went away
to his business one morning without kissing
her goodbye. The joke of the matter was
that the poor man didn't know in all that time
how he had offended her.
A Milwaukee lady who paid $50 10 have
wart removed from her nose, now wants to
know what's become of the pose.
An English Partisan correspondent, in
speaking of the dress of the French aristoc-
racy, says: "Women belonging to the highest
aristocracy do not adopt new forms very
readily, and they ignore what are styled origi-
nal cuts and eccentric bonnets and hats. They
wear old lace (most of it heirlooms) rich fab
RIGS and artistic jewelry; their ornaments are
but sparsely intr oduced, but those they do wear
are superb.
Sister Rose Everett, lady of high accom-
plshmepts and niece of Edward Everett is
visiting Dallas. Texas, to take preliminary
steps toward the establishment of convent
She is at the present time Mother Superior of
the convent of st. Vincent de Paul at Jefferson,
Texas.
A young Galena Qll,) wife left this note
pinned up in the house, addressed to her hus-
band: precious: Have goEe up to mothers to
get something good to eat; be sure to take the
medicine out of the right-hand tumbler, and
np,t 1att tba fra
new bonnet on Sunday, or I'll quit your bed
and board Forever. Did the seidlitz powder do
you any good? Don't get any dirt on the floor,
and save this big pin.
"YoUR OWN CHUNK"
Miss Charlotte Cushman is now living in
her beautiful cottage at Newport, and may be
daily seen driving in her cosy phatou, ac-
companied by her niece, Miss Emma G. Steb-
bins. Her brother, Edward Cushman lives in
the same house.
The queen of the Paris blanchisseuses is dead.
Estelle Fancher was 90 years of age, and she
had been laundress for upwards of 80 years.
She began life at II years of age as simple
washer; in 1905 she became a clear starcher.
and few years later she was promoted to the
post of ironer of shirt fronts She never
amassed great fortune, and she died in
modest little room in the fifth floor of house
in the Rue des Moines
1t is announced that Nellie, the second
daughter of Judge Thomas Russell, our Minis
ter to Venezuela, is afianced to Gen. Zbanow,
a distinguished Venezuelan. Miss Russell is
II years of age.
Let the young women who think of the medi-
cal profession read up about India. A great
field is spread out for them there. DR.. Nancie
Monee, who lately sailed from New York, has
settled in Hyderabad, and rapidly acquired an
extensive practice. She has opened dispen-
sary in one of the bazaars, and it is now so
crowded 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.
Miss Emma G. Thursby, the singer, has re-
ceived a acknowledgements jewel-case of gold
and silver from Gimores orchestra, at whose
concerts she sang throughout recent tour.