The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-15
AbOut Women

About Women.
The Constitutional Convention of Colorado
will probably provide for women voting at
school elections, and for being eligible to school
Offices Good, so far; but if a woman is fit to
vote on school matters, why not on matters
involving less intelligence?
Madame MacMahon, wife of the French
President, is the despair of the milliners and
dressmakers; for her stout short figure defies
the graces of their art. A correspondent says,
however, that the people, determined to find
some good qualities in the person of the Presi-
dents wife, call her "a motherly soul.'' "Look
at that back and shoulders" whisper people at
receptions. "How homely!-how motherly"
Mrs. Gillespie, head of the executive COM
mittee of the women's department, in the Gen.
tennial exhibition at Philadelphia, has one
hundred and fifty inventions to exhibit, all
patented by women
1t seems that the New York women, or some
of them. are still making fools of themselves
over Montague. The other day. at Fifth
avenue mansion, the eldest daughter of the
house declared that when Montague, as D. Alroy
took Esther in his arms, ''she would have given
AihO uOiidIo w nave Dc5u ISLu6T,
Mrs. Eleanor H. Moore is principal Of the
Soldiers Orphans School, Chester Springs,
Chester County, Penn. The trustees of the
Institution, observing the general excellence
of Mrs. Moore as matron, offered her the
position of principal of the school, and, in the
second year of her administration did the JUS
tice to raise her salary to that of male
principal, without being asked to do so.
The following dialogue was overheard the
other day: He-"Araminta, je t adore" She
Shut it yourself
1t is said that the Princess Beatrice of Eng
land-who is not, as previously reported, to
marry Prince Louis of Baltenburg-is deeply
in love with the Prince Imperial of France.
Mrs. Polly jerome, of New London, is the
next coming Centennial woman; ninety eight
years old now, and exactly ninety weight de-
scendants.
About sixty graduates of Vassar College met,
a few days ago, and founded Vassar Alumn8
Association. Profs. Raymond, Breslin, Back
us, and Cooley were present, and made brief
addresses commencing the object of the new
organization, to further the interests of Vassar
and to aid in furnishing good education to in
digent students. The ladies heartily entered
into the spirit of the project, and many of
them delivered their views upon it.
'Percie," who writes sprightly and interest
ing letters from Washington to the Belfast
Journal, says Mrs. Robson is without excep-
ton the most self-poised, self-possessed and
brilliant woman in Washington. ever ready in
bright, sharp conversation and witty rejoind-
ers. Among the acknowledged bellies of Balti-
more, even in her young girlhood, she has al
ways seen the best .of American society, and
holds her position as an inalenable right, with
out thinking about it; so that one naturally
yields Difference and homage without any more
consideration.
Mrs. Susannah Brown, who died few days
ago at South Adams, was lineal descendant
in the fifth generation of William Bradford,
the first governor of Plymouth colony.
A co!ored woman revivalist, Amanda Smith,
is attracting large audiences in Wilmington,
Del. correspondent writes: "Her EXPOSE
tions of the Bible are so plain and simple, and
yet so clear and forcible, that all who hear are
moved by them, while her personal experiences
are such that they cannot fail of interest and
instruction" This event makes moral rev.
olution in Delaware, where the whites have
never been too tractable to negro teaching.
Mrs. Caroline Wyckoff has just been elected
one of the trustees of the Presby terian church
OF Perry, N. Y, for the terIn of three years.
A reason urged for her election was that the
new furnishing of the church would be better
cared for 10y the joint superintendent of men
and women than if left to the care of men
alone. And also that representation of the
women by one of themselves in the board of
trustees was their due on account of money
and services contributed by them to the church
property. Another woman had previously
served on building committee of three in
making thorough remodelling and repair of
the church edifce during the past summer.
Fashionable ladies in New York now wear a
square apron, or tunic, which, it is said, owes
its origin to Partisan belle who took her pat
tern from stone-breaker at work on the road.
Mrs. Paran Steyens's house in Fifth Avenue,
New York, will cost, when completed, about
$2,000,000. The malachite mantels,in the draw
ing room come to $4,000.
Miss Genevieve Ward, who was without hon
or as an actress in her own country, still main
tains the high reputation she has won in Eng
land Her PRESERVATION of Lady Macbeth at
the recent Centennial benefit in Drury Lane
was pronounced by many eminent critics the
best that has been seen on the English boards
for many years.