The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-02
Ahaut Women

Sara Jewett, the actress has been forbidden
by her physician to return to the stage for at
least three months
The two daughters of Gen. Schenk, who
were left in London, will sail for home on the
9th of May. They have been absent five years
and desire to visit relatives in Ohio.
Miss Dumsday is the gloomy cognomen of
the latest American girl who lays claims to
prima donnaship in Italian opera. She is a
New York miss, and is now being appla uded
by the musical critics of Carrara. Italy.
Grace Greenwood repudiated her husband,
Leander Lippincott, who has just been repu-
dated at Washington, many years ago. She
found out he was bad before the Democratic
investigator did.
Mrs. Hudson of st. Louis. She did it at
Fort Wayne, Ind, the other day, walking one
hundred and fifty miles while the latter only
made one hundred and forty-seven miles. They
are going at it again for $50 side.
Mrs. Jessie d. Rupert, daughter of the 34th
Regiment" is still in Great Darlington, Mass,
with health SO much impaired that she has
been able to accomplish but little on the plat
form, and will not return to her Southern home
during this spring.
Mrs. Morrill,, an American painter. has re-
turned from Europe with two pictures: "The
First Battle of the Puritans," and washing
ton Welcoming the Provision Trains" for the
purchase of which, it is said, she is negotiating
with the Government at $4,000.
Fanny Lear has been creating scandal in
Italy by love-affair with Count Mirafori, a
natural son Of Victor Emanuel, and married
man. She has been ordered out of the country
and has gone to Munich. The friends of the
eccentric King of Bavaria are already begin
ming to tremble for his safety.
The wife of John Young, Brgham's third
son, is Philadelphia lady. She met her afini-
ty in a tour across the continent seven years
ago, and. arranged to marry him ON condition
that he should dismiss the two wives be then
had. This was finally accomplished; she
married John; they took bridal trip to New
York, and were there married over again in the
Gentle fashion.
Mrs Van Colt, the revivalist, says that upon
being introduced to Gen. Grant, she remarked:
II feel it pleasure to shake your hand as the
Chief Magistrate of our country, but I would
rather shake hands with you as broth err in
Christ" Gen. Grant turned away and made
no reply. Mrs. Van Colt relates this story
with no apparent consciousness that in SO do
ing she convicts herself OF impertinence.
Miss Annie Hyacinth Bentinck, of Maryle-
bone parish. England, gives practical turn to
her benevolence that is quite as sensible as it is
unusual. Learning that the patients of Middle
sex Hospital are much disturbed by the noise
of the carts on the rough street in front of the
building, she has offered the authorities five
thousand dollars to meet part of the cost of
laying down wooden pavement in place of
the stone; and the offer has been accepted.
Hannah Cox, of Kenneth square. Chester
Co, Penn, an old abolitionist, nearly eighty
years old, has just Sied. Lundy, Garrison,
Whittier, Garrett, and scores of other noted
champions of humanity, have been honored
guests lsays Oliver Johnson) in her house,
whose apartments though small, seemed to ex-
pand with every emergency, so boundless was
the hospitality of the sweet-hearted host and
hostess. There is probably no other house in
the United States whose roof has sheltered so
many friends of the anti-slavery cause as this,
and certainly there is none where they were
more cordially received. Hannah Cox was a
Quaker of the genuine sort, and therefore
lover of freedom and humanity.
One comfortable fashion is announced in
the Summer code for ladies. The necks of
summer dresses will be worn open instead
OF being buttoned closely to the chin. 1t will
even be according to the latest fashion to
wear the waist open to the belt, and wear
with it an embroidered muslin chemisette
with sleeves to match, thus forming an at
tractive and becoming costume. The neck
of the dress may be finished with ruf1e,
puff or a ruching, according to the taste of
the wearer. This fashion is reported direct
ly from Paris, but sometimes the latest Paris
ian fashions do not reach this side of the water
until the season is past. We hope the leaders
OF fashion will adopt this one in advance, for
il D seasonable, becoming and comfortable.
It's time the choking dresses and collar reach
ing to the ears were set aside. 1t is becoming
almost every one to wear the throat open, ard
soft muslins and yellow laces soften the COLE
p'exion, and are gratefully cool in a warm
summer day. We accept the open necks as a
COMPENSATION for the trailing skirts-Provi-
dence Journal