The Portland daily press., 1875-11-23

money as dreamy enthusiasts or knavlsh i'm
posters They prophesy smooth things only to
lure as to fools paradise, the end of which is
the enrichment of the few, the impoverish.
ment of the many. The paper fortunes their
imagination has created are fast disappearing
beneath the hammer of the sheriff, the FORE
closure DEGREES of the courts, and the effacing
sponge of the bankrupt act. YARMOUTH
About Women.
The Queen Of Holland, who threatened to
die and didn't, was magnificent patron of
literature She was overwhelming in her at
tentlons to Motley, the historian, when he was
In Holland getting material for his "History of
the Netherlands" and furnished him with
every facility to accomplish his purpose.
Miss Lille Slower, granddaughter of Andy
johnson, and the one who was with him when
he was stricken down with the paralysis that
ended his life, was married last week to
Thomas Maloney, promising young lawyer of
Greenville, Tenn.
Eliza Beale. daughter of the surgeon-general
of the navy, was recently married to w. T.
Wilson of Baltimore. and among his wedding
gifts were three India shawls, pair of pearl
solitaire ear rings, and magnificent necklace
of diamonds.
A Hartford woman employs several girls to
pack and press autumn leaves. The work
lasts from September to April, and is steady
and profitable.
Nine. Lormiani, the dangerous woman in
Feuillets new play "Dalila," shows her fair
proportions to great advantage in white satin
robe, with white camelias and faky Spanish
lace for garniture.
Female trade "drummers' have made their
appearance at the West They are piquant,
audacious and fascinating, and hundreds of
business men are not returning to their fami-
lies as early in the evening as usual.
Dom Piatt saw the famous Mrs. Blackford
abroad, and he says he would as soon think of
making love to "Lady Macbeth" as to her.
But she is beautiful. "Her Roman nose in
exquisite proportions has that cold, delicate
outline and thin nostrils that indicate the bird
of prey"
Lucy Larcom began to write verses at the
age of seven years, and an amusing hlupder
occurred when one of her earliest pieces was
published. The editor intended to say that
they were written under the inspiration of the
''muses, "a word that by the use of the wrong
types was transformed into "nurses," much to
the amusement of those who knew her age at
the time.
A bright and sunny-faced lady went shop
ping the other day, in Boston, as all true
women do, and was being waited upon by a
young girl, who, in the course of the brief
conversation, was led to speak of Clara Louise
Kellogg, who was singing in opera at the time.
H.
lady "Indeed, never heard her," replied
the girl. 81 have wanted to hear her, but
never felt as though [ could afford to do So
and the times are SO hard now that cannot
think of It" Toe lady customer took a card,
and. writing somethi n.y. handed it to the girl.
The lady was Clara Louise Kellogg, and the
card was an order for admission for the girl
1t is safe to say that Miss Kellogg had one
more enthusiastic admirer for that days shop
ping.-Boston NeDs
Mile. Natalie de Keschko, now tie princess
of Milan, is very prudent young lady indeed
She refused to give carte blanche to her mo-
diste when she ordered her tlousseau, and per-
sonally superintendent the preparation of each
article.
The Countess d'Eu, daughter of the emperor
of Brazil, to whom be will confide his govern
ment during his absence in this country and
Europe, is very bigoted Roman Catholic
She once made her royal papa release two
bishops, whom he had imprisoned, by carrying
into execution threat that she would 60 about
10 her bare feet sweeping the streets.
The Churchman tells the story of woman
but without giving her name, who became
tired of life mainly employed in eating and
dressing, and resolved to devote herself and
her money to nobler purpose. At the close
OF the rebellion she went to sandy island off
the Atlantic coast, where about two hundred
persons were living in poverty and ignorance,
aud established her home there with the inten-
ton of benefting the Inhabitants. She began
with teaching, by example, how to cultivate
the land ucratively, aud was soon initiated.
Next she established school for the children,
and afterward a church. Now the island is a
thriving region, with an industrious and moral
population, the change being the work of one
woman.
In the Wellesley woman's college, president,
professors ar d students are all women; only
two men belong to the establishment, the chief
cook aud the chief baker
Mrs. j. E. B. Stuart, the widow of the noted
Confederate general of cavalry, has become an
instructor in the Southern Female college,
Richmond, Va.
The Rev. Stopforl Brooke has invented
new costume for ladies, and the correspondent
of the Pittsburs Gazette thus describes it: 1t is
cut quite square at the neck, both behind and
before, but white under bodice fits close to
the throat. The sleeves are Venetian, being
large aud full on the upper arms and tight fit
ting on the lower. The body and skirts are
made in one piece, and are very loose and fall
in graceful folds: mantilla and broad-brim-
med hat convert this dress into a walking or
carriage dress.
Jean Ingelow's home is in Holland street but
step from the residence OF Mr. and Mrs. S.
G. Hall, and on the Oh orch walk, which pas
ses beside the house and leads to ST. Mary Alb
bolts, the pretty parish church. 1t is a plain
brick mansion. square, withou ornament, ex-
cept simple irou balcony, over which a Viz
ginia creeper climbs. Holland street is a mar
row, unpretendng lane with two or three resi-
dences beside this. the most of the buildings
being shops kept by quiet trades .peope.-Lon-
don Letter in Home Journal.
Mrs. Muloch Crak presents her compliments
to the editor of Harper's Bazaar, and begs to
contradict nearly every "fact' stated concern
ing herself in the Personal of August IA,
1875. Her husband. Mr.. George Lille Craik,
who never wrote book in his life, has not
left her widow" She has no infant daugh-
ter" Her father never ''edited provincial
newspaper" and he had three children. not
two. Her brother did not ''pass through Lon
don University at her expense She doubts if
her warmest friends would consider her ..live-
ly and original in conversation" or her bitter
est enemies stigmatize her as being decidedly
odd in dress aud manners" She owns to hav.
ing been in her youth fond of dancing" but is
not aware OF having ever received those ''com.
pliments for good looks" which literary wo.
men are supposed to prefer to compliments on
their writings. She would hardly have cared
to correct these misstatements except as an in.
dignant protest against such intrusions upon
tine sanctity of private life, which however we'll
meant, can not fail to annoy a woman who,
though an author, is woman still, and seeks
no publicity excepting for her books.
Baroness Burdett- Coutts, in presenting nrizes
to the school teachers OF Exeter England. for
essays upon the treatment of animals. ex-
pressed her belief that teachers formed the best
medium for the spread of humanitarian nrnci-
pies.