The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-06
News and Other Items.

No more married women will be engaged as
teachers in Brooklyn schools, under new rule
forbidding teachers to enter into any avocations
which would interfere with their duties, but
those now employed will net be discharged.
Florence and Alice Tilton are to unite with
DR.. Storrs's church of the Pilgrims on Sunday
on profession of faith. Miss Florence had
letter from Plymouth church, which she refus-
ed to present.
Tho average Philadelphian receives daily
about seven postal cards, with "Dear cousin,
expect me in June with friend, whom you'll
be delighted to know. 1t will be impossible
for me to stay more than three weeks. I am
SO glad that We have begun to correspond
again." Philadelphia post office sends many
letters to Washington Endorsed, "dead.''
For good sounding train of cars in the
name line commend US to the following owned
by Dom Pedro's aunt, lately deceased: She
was known to her confidential friends as the
Princess Isabella Maria Conception Jane Char
lotte Gaulberta Anna Frances Of Assist Xav-
iera Pauls dAlcantara Antoinette Rsfaela Mi
chsela Gabrielle Joachina Gonzaza. He initials
looked rather neat in monogram. P.I. M.
G. j. G. 6. A. f. o. A. q. P. d. A. P. NJ. G. j.
q. but one engraver died from the Effects
lChicdgo Inter Ocean.
hot water in New York. The President of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren has complained that a boy called tom
my" was compelled to execute dangerous feats
in Barnum's shows, and the court ordered
Barnum to discontinue the boy performance.
Mr. Barnum acquiesced for the present, but it
is thought the matter will be contested in the
courts.
When DR.. Norman Mcleod preached before
the Court of Abergeldie, the Prince of Wales
kindly begged him in advance ''not to preach
more than twenty minutes" Upon this the
stout Presbyterian dean of the most noble and
ancient order of the thistle plumply replied
that the Prince and the court had nothing bet
ter to do on Sunday than to hear him preach
and he should preach as long as he thought
good for them. He did, in fact, preach forty
seven minutes" TO the credit of the future
Emperor and King of England, he adds that
the Prince listened very respectfully and thank
ed him afterwards
There has been many ludicrous stories told
about court etiquette, but the following, which
Moncure d. Conway tells of the English court,
surpasses most of them: "Itis considered ndis
PouSauio suaV iauioo iu1iouuoeu dt courI UT re-
ceived there shall wear very low-bodied dresses.
just before the last drawing-room, Lady,
wife of the distinguished nobleman, wrote to
the Lord Chamberlain, saying that she had re-
Gently been i'll, and her shoulders had become
SO thin that she was ashamed to show them
The Chamberlain, knowing how to strict the
Queen was, referred the matter to her, and
grand consultation was held, After long and
serious debate, the Lord Chamberlain was in
structed to write to the petitonng lady that
her Majesty would for once give her consent to
the innovation, but it was intima ted that the
dress must be compromise, that is cut down
in front. The court papers referred vaguely to
this exception to the rules of court dress, stat
ing that it was by her msjesty's gracious and
special concession, in order that it may not be-
come precedent