The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-02
About Women,

Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt has prt sented a
handsome memorial window to the Church of
the Holy Trinity, Wimbledon, near London,
England, in memory of the celebrated DIR. VIII
berforce.
1t has been rumored that Rose Eytinge, the
wife of Col. George II. Butler, is about to ar.
ply for divorce; but the statement has beeD
denied. Miss Eytinge is now nightly appear.
ing as Rose Michel at the Union Square Thea
tire in New York. Col. Butler, who is nephew
OF the redoubtabe Ben, is, it is said, in an ine-
briate asylum.
The daughter of Benost, Vendeean school
master, has passed brilliant examination for
the degree of bachelor of letters at the Uniyer.
sity of Poitiers, in France, and, the other day,
the Birkbeck Institution of London, large old
college, distributed the first prizes in modern
language and advanced mathematics'' to
three women.
Ihe New York Herald correspondent at Ber-
lin telegraphs epigrammaticaly that Mrs.
Inomassen, widow of the dynamite assassin,
has been universally consoled," whatever that
may mean. The Americans in Dresden sub-
scribed and presented her $1,000, She reso-
lutely refused to permit the adoption of her
SnAiuACn ny
Miss Efie Germon of New York refused to
play in part assigned her by Mr.. .Wallack
and now refuses to leave his company. The
case has got into court since Mr.. WaIlack de-
clines to pay her salary. She said the part was
not suited to her.
Miss Thomas, Cornell University's success
ful representative in Greek, entered college in
advance, graduating in two years. Having
slender means, she worked in the University
printing office at type-setting, and paid most
ot<her expenses in that way. She was to be
married soon after graduating, but when she
was chosen to represent Cornell in Greek she
postponed the marriage till December 21.
The young men of North Adams, Mass,
concluded Friday evening not to let the
women vote, and. as consequence. one of ths
number, James Paul of the "Notch," fell and
broke leg while going home from the de-
bate. .-SprinGfeM Republican.
Sarah, Duchess of Marlboro, whose letters,
full of wit, personalities and bad spelling have
been recently published, thus regrets that she
was born woman: 81 am confident that
should have been the greatest Hero that ever
was known in the Parliament House if had
been so happy as to have been man; but as to
the Field, can't brag mnch of that sort of
courage, but 1 am sure no money, TITLES, nor
ribons should have prevailed with me to have
betrayd my country, or to have flattured the
Villains that hav don it,
The ex-Empress Eugene is thin and pale,
but still very handsome. She and her son live
in plain and unpretending way at Chiselhurst;
the late Emperor's place at table is daily deck
ed with little bunch of fresh violets The
Prince is well made, good looking, and begins
to diplay dark brown mustache.
at the recent major examination of the En-
glishfpharmaceutical society, Miss Isabella G.
Clarke, having passed the examination satis-
factorily, was admitted pharmaceutical chem
ist. There are several ladies on the register as
chemists and druggists, but this is the first in
stance in G-eat Britain in which a lady has
passed the major examination as pharma-
ceutical chemist.
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, described by
an appreciative friend OF the Boston radical
club:
Then matren made for kisses,
In the loveliest of dresses,
And with eyes that shone more
Brightly than the diamonds that she wore
Spoke in tones Of lute-like sweetness
Words OF such exceeding fitness,
Phrases OF such happy neatness,
That we clapped our hands for more;
And we thought some womens hearts were
Made for all men to adore,
AS with grace she left the floor.
young ladies have the privilege of saying
anything they please during leap year." she
said, eyeing him out of the corner of her eyes
with sweet look. His heart gave a great
bound, and, while he wondered if she was
goin6 to ask the question which he had so long
desired and feared to do, he answered, eyes"
"And the young men must not refuse" said
she. ''No, mol How could they?" sighed he.
"Well, then,' said she, twill you" He fell
on his knees and said: Anything anything
you ask, darling" wait till 1 get through
Will you take walk, and not hang around our
house so much?' And he walked.-Oa C1ty
Derrick.