The Portland daily press., 1875-12-07
About WOmfD,

The eldest daughter of General Sickles is to
marry Spanish nobleman.
The Empress Eugenie's niece had handker-
chiefs given TO her on her wedding day the en-
broidering of which cost Sl,4OO.
Mrs. Mary Clemmer has so nearly recovered
her health, that she thirks of returning to her
Work of correspondent at Washington.
Marion Singer, daughter of the many-wived
sewing machine man, has appeared on the
stage In San Francisco in burlesque.
Rose Eytnge, besides being an able actress,
possesses considerable literary talent. Her
latest work in the latter field is translation Of
Octave Feuillets last novel, which was done
in conjunction with Celia Logan.
Miss Berenice Morrison has given to Pritch.
EFT Institute, at Glasgow, Mo-, 100000 of
which $4,000 goes to the erection and equip
ment of an astronomical observatory.
Miss Gouveneur will personate her great
grandmother, Mrs. Monroe, at the peasants
carnival 10 be held in Washington next month,
wearing one of her dresses and many of her
Jewels
Miss Ann Whitney has been awarded a prize
of $500 by the committee having charge of the
Sumner Memorial Miss Whitney has Just
completed a statute of Adams fer the Com
monwealth
The Oldest woman that we read about just
now is Mrs Jane Sutherland-familarly known
as big Jean''-who lives at Upper Barney's
River, Cape Breton, and is believed to be aged
100 years. She was born in Scotland.
1t is rum ,red that Mrs. Norton, the author
of ''Bingen on the Rhine" is going to marry
Sir. W. Stirling. Maxwell She wants a COM
rade to stand beside her, as her inkstand ebbs
away, and read with plying glances whatever
she may say.
Miss Anthony is credited with saying in
Iowa that woman wants bread first and the
ballot Afterwards. The Burlington Hawkeye
seems to think she can have all the bread she
wants, if she will not lock up the demijohn,
and cut off the nobler creature from his favo.
rite beverage.
In his speech at the Lotos CLUB in New York
the other night Lord Houghton said America
was eminent for the beauty of her women. At
his time of life he was no fair witness on that
subject, but he would offer the more valuable
testimony of his SOD, young man of some tai
ent and perception, of II years of age, who had
gone home with this expression on his lips and
this impression on his heart.
Two ladies got hooked together by their
clanking chains in New York street car the
other day. at is Of no consequence" said one
as she struggled Don't mention it." said the
othe T, as shesgrew red in the face, pulling 10
get free. Then the chain broke, the passengers
laughed, the ladies smiled a smile of hatred,
| and the car moved on.
1t is Sunday morning; the church bells are
ringing, and he stands at the bottom of the
| stairs and yells up to her: "Will you ever get
| ready?" She pretends no. to Lear him until
he yells again, aud then she yells back as loud
| as she can, "You know very well am ready;
but if I'd ever supposed that we was going in
so early, and me in my new black silk I'd new
| er "a put it on And she stood before the
looking glass and gave way TO her grief
| As German girl approaches the completion
of her education, her studies are somewhat re-
laxed. and s5e attends once or twice a week at
Nabschule, where lessons are given her in
cuttirg out, fixing, piecing, patching, and darn
iDg and ali ornamental stitching. She will
make her brother a set of shirts, and for her
self complete outfit against the day when sne
emerges from schoolgirlhood into younglady
| ism.
The Providence Press says that Ida Lewis.
the marine heroine, is poor, and plays every
Monday morning on seven and quarter oc
tave washboard. With her bare elbows even
with the ky board, and a redfanuel Beetho-
ven before her, she renders that famous music
with delicate expression and woolen poetry.
Yet people send her poems, silk hosiery, three
button gloves, and fine iewelry. If any one
wishes to send anything to Ida Lewis, the he
roine of Lime Rock, let him send something
substantial. She ssys so herself.
DR.. Fanny Berlinerblau, who graduated With
high honors iu Switzerland, as Doctor Of Med
icine, was not allowed, on her return to her
home in st. Petersburg, Russia, to practice
her profession there, because she had not re-
ceived her education in that city. She there
fore came 10 America, and is Iow in Boston
for the purpose of studying our language and
becoming acqu limited with our manners and
customs; when this -is mplished she has
the promise of appointment TO the post Of
house physician in the female department Of
one of our large New York hospitals.
Mrs Sarah Helen Whitman of Providence,
whose name in former years was pleasantly
associated with that of Edgar Allen Poe, has
addressed to Miss Sarah Rice, the leading spirit
of the Poe Monument Committee in Balti-
more, a note, IN which she speaks Of recent
statement by the London Atheneum to the
effect that BLACKS admirable edition Of Poe's
works was set up and printed by women"--the
first volume work of any magnitude thus per-
formed, and hence marking quite an epoch in
printing so far as Britain is concerned.
school for lace work was established at
Rome some time ago by Nine. Mazzanti. The
communal authorities of Rome have lately
shown an interest in this school BY providing
it with rooms at the cost of the city. A further
impetus has been given to the school BY the Prin-
cess Margherta, who has favored the school
with an order for laces amounting to 5000 lire.
The institution has at present about twenty
pupils, all of whom, as matter of course, are
girls Great efforts have been made of late to
revive the once fiourishing lace industry of
Italy, and especially of Venice. The school
Just spoken of signalizes another effort in the
same direction.
A capable woman is Mrs. Ahart of Laramie,
of whom the Sentinel of that town says: "Six
years ago Mrs. Mary Ahart was living in a
little tent on the edge Of town. Her whole
worldly possessions consisted of this tent. q
| straw bed, two or three boxes which served az
chairs and table, a little seven or eight year
old girl, and two COWS and calves. She sold
the spare milk of these two cows, carrying il
around town with a tin pail, and with the
product, and from work which she did for her
neighbors, supported herself and child. When
she could get SO or $5 ahead she would buy
another calf or yearlipg. 1t is not our purpose
to trace her progress up to the present time
infinitely; but the result is she now, in less
than seven years, has several hundred head Of
cattle, fine farm, with nice buildings and i'm
provements, a comfortable, even luxuriant,
home, and instead of carrying milk aroand by
hand, rides in her own carriage Her daugh-
ter is a young lady, educated and accomplished.
To day Mrs. Ahart's property is alued al
| from $40, 900 to S50,000 AID she has made il
| all by honest industry and good management.
She has had no outside help. She never had
government contract nor fell heir to any
| property.
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