The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
About Women.

Mile. DeBelloca, of the blue blood of Russia
will visit this country. She is tragic actress
of pronounced merit.
countryman fell off ferry boat at Vicks.
burg, and his wife, waiting coolly until his
head showed above the water, shouted. "There,
durn yer, L know'd you'd do it! Bet yer never
get out, either!'
Among the young ladies who are this year
attending the course of lectures in the St.
Petersburg Academy of Medicine are two Tar :
ar ladies (Mohammedan), who have completed,
their preliminary studies in school at Odessa.
Elder sister (condescendinglyl.- l.-"See, Ethel
you had better come and walk in my shadow
1t will be cooler for you." Younger sister (who
resents patronage.) "You are very good, Maud
but have shadow of my own, thank your
Madame Theirs, by general consent, appears
to have placed herself in the position formerly
occupied by the Empress Eugene, so far as
fashion is concerned. During the present
season she has at least been successful, after
much thought and consultation, in accomplish
ing calico revival, and restoring it to re-
spectabihty in the fashionable world.
Another interesting incident from Creston,
Iowa. where nonsense in the shape of flirting
doesn't seem to be encouraged. Last week a
young farmer, who laid some store by his good
looks, on his way into town touched his hat to
Mrs. Allen and tipped her wink whereupon
Mrs. A. sailed out of her house with a pistol
and shot one of his horses. She didn't shoot
the young farmer, because he showed great
alacrity in getting out of tie way.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer,in paper on "Compar-
at;ve Psychology" recently read before the
British Anthropological Society, and which
will be published in new Journal called Mi nd,
that is about to appear under the editorial care
of Professor Robertson, made some statements
which evoked animated criticism. He had to
deal with the comparative brain-power of men
and women and their intellectual tempera-
ments, and the mental evolution of children.
He expressed the opinion that women were more
conservative than men, and nstanced a barbar-
GUS tribe in which both sexes formerly went en-
tirely without clothing. The males have for
some years adopted some slight garment, but
the women resolutely adhere to the primitive
style.
Mrs. Harvey writes: 1t is perhapsja dangerous
topic to touch upon, because every nation has
i'S own stauuaru on such points, but it would
be difficult to find anywhere more charming
women than Spanish ladies The average Of
beauty is exceedingly great, but even when the
features are not strictly pretty the fine eyes
have such depth of tender expression, the
slender figure is so graceful in every movement,
the low, sweet voice speaks in such tones of
earnest persuasion, that critical indeed must
be the Judgment that is not pleased. And
these charms are not those of mere appearance,
for Spanish women are true and kind and gen.
tie and singulary free from aftectation of
either mind or manners. Many are very ac.
compished, though perhaps the education
usually given to women is not very profound
| OF course there are admirable exceptions, and
these ladies naturally take the lead il
society.