The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-03
About Women,

Grace Greenwood and Mrs. Mary Clemmer,
are giving public readings.
For her reading at Elizabeth, N. j., last
week, Miss Cushman received $416, or about
four dollars minute.
1t is rumored in New York that Fletcher
Harper, of the "Bros. Co.," will shortly marry
Kate Field.
Miss Helen NJ. Knowltan edits the Fine Art
department of Old and NeW, and will hereafter
occupy prominent place in that magazine.
Queen Victoria's daughters, are, according to
all accounts, models of industry and taste. At
the royal Swiss cottage each OF the prinoesses
has garden which she cultivates with her own
hands They have learned to cook, and they
frequently sit down to meal prepared by one
or the other. Louise, the wife of the Marquis
of Lorne, is a clever artist. and all of them are
accomplished in some way or other, beside be-
ing excellent liDguists.
Mrs Cellman, sister of the late John Stnart
Mill, recently presided at q meeting of tailor
esses in Bristol, England, and in the course of
her address, said: "For many years she had
taken a very great interest in working men
and women, and when she saw how much had
been obtained by men as the result of combina-
ton, how their hours of labor had been reduced
and their wages increased, she had faith that
if the women of England would only unite to-
gether, they would in a very short time mate
rally alter their present condition"
Miss Carrie S. Burnham, who has been
studying law for three years in Philadelphia,
presented her application before the Board Of
Lawyers of that city the other day, for the
usual examination and admission to the bar.
The board declined to receive her application,
as they could find no precedent for it, but
promised to lay the matter before the court.
Washington correspondent writes: 'The
dew Diana knot has been adopted by few
brave pioneers in hair-dressing. 1t is what,
famliarly known as ''peeg,'' has been popular
always among ladies during their morning
toilets. Indeed too many of them now trying
to combine the basely modern 'changs with
the several classical twist look for all the
world as If they were getting ready to wash
their faces They have yet 10 learn that the
statuesque coiffure requires, if not a glossy
smoothness, at least only a suspicion of crimps.
1t is a very rational fashion, and theoretically
ought to be universally becoming. for its SIM
plicity would be foil to beautiful and re.
lief to plain faces, and a conveniently moderate
style to those that are not strictly one thing or
the other 1t was displayed to perfection by
lovely blondeIat Mrs. Fisk's the other night,
who wore her waving golden hair in a low,
Small twist fastened by silver arrow tipped
with diamonds.
Mrs Jameson Livingstone, who had lived
through century, and had been servant to Sir
Walter Scott, died recently, near Glasgow.
Scotland.
Jennie June says in her last letter: ut is no
longer a secret that Miss Anna Dickinson has
left the platform and is studying for the stage.
Undismayed by the reception which Miss Kate
Field met with, and by the hard work which
seems to be in store for her before attaining
the coveted position, Miss Dickinson works
bravely, determined to realize her lifelong de-
sire, and personate her favorte heroines of his
tory in the higher walks of the drama. Miss
Dickinson does not, believe, contemplate a
field of general usefulness; her style, her indi-
yiduality, her striking personal appearance
forbid il but she will make her debut, proba-
bly,, as Joan of Arc, a character for which she
has the greatest admiration, and will restrict
herself to limited range of picturesque and
emotional impersonations New York is not to
be honored by being the scene of her debut; it
| is to take place under the auspices of MIR. Ar
thur Cheney of the Globe Theater, Boston.