The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-05
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

Kate Claxton's name has been given
| to tire-proof safe.
Myra Clark Gaines, In her youth, was
a Philadelphia beauty.
Mrs. W. g. Ralston, OF San Francisco,
is plighted TO Paris artist.
Mrs. Talmage is the center OF social
life In the Rev. Doctors parish.
Mary Clemmer styles Miss Anthony
"Wlthered pea in dried-up pod"
Winnie Ream's suitor, Lieut.. Hoxie, is
tall, slender, erect and handsome.
Miss Martineau couldn't write unless
she was entirely free from distraction.
Mrs. Secretary Sherman having no
children adopted twins, one OF whom is
dead.
Mrs. Fassitt, a Washington artist, is
putting the Electoral Commission on
canvas.
Lydia Thompson is "fat and good.
looking" says a correspondent, "and
will be with us in the fall"
Miss E. V. Proudfoot, an actress, who
has appeared frequently on the New
York stage. died at her residence, No.
TT Lexington avenue, New YORK, last
week.
Miss Sophia Williams, daughter OF DR..
5. w. Williams, the scholar aud mission
airy in China, has just been married in
New Haven TO Mr. GrosYenor, an Eng
lishman OF rank.
Mrs. Gen. Sherman has received by
contributions from the Catholics in
America $3.50, 900, which will be pre-
sented to the Pope on the tftieth ami
versary of his elevation TO the Episcu-
pate in May next.
Mrs. Charlotte Frances Birch, wife of
DR.. Samuel Bircn, OF the British Mu-
scum, has just died. She was the
daughter of s. F, Gray, and the sister
Of the naturalists Z. r. Gray, +. Il. s.,
and DR.. j. Gray.
The Countess Delphine Potocka, dis
tlngushed Tor her wit and for her mus-
cal talent, has just died in Paris. 1t was
she who watched Chopin when he was
dying and who sang hymns to him when
he was breathing his last.
Miss Emma A.. Smith, of Peoria, has
been appointed Assistant Entomologist
for Northern Illinois. 1t is shrewdly
suspected that When caterpillar gets
down the back OF her neck she does not
philosophically pluck him forth and de-
scribe him, but screams like any until
tied female.
Mrs. Lydia L. Smith, the widow of the
late Cyrus z. Smith, the President OF
the Union Ferry Company, died at her
residence on Plerrepont street, Brook
yn, Sunday. Her husband, it will De
remembered, died on the 18th of Febru-
ary. They had been married fifty-one
years, and Mrs. Smith was seventy-two4 o.
years old.
Grace Greenwood writes that some of
the most incompetent and unfaithful
young employees Of the Government are
the privileged sons, brothers and
nephews OF Senators and members of
Congress-black sheep OF the first fam
ilies-idle, worthless, dissipated fell
lows, haunters of billiard saloons and
variety theaters, loungers in front OF
hotels and restaurants.
The Princess Bismarck is said to be
radiant over her husbands retirement.
She considers his health and doesn't
want to hear anybody talk of his taking
up active political life again. At din
ner given by the Prince recently on the
occasion of her birthday one of his
guests proposed toast on the early re-
turn of the Chancellor to politics. Bis
marck rose and touching glasses with
his guests said: "To my dellYerance."
Florence planuOn, Delle In San
Francisco, and daughter of the Collector
of that port, was recently married to
Samuel l.. Sachs, a jew. The wedding,
besides being elaborate in ordinary re.
spects, was maue remarkable by a
strange incident. just as the couple
stood up for the ceremony, a Jewish
rabbi entered, and presented a formal
protest by Sachs parents, who were op-
posed to their sons wedlock with a Gen
tile. The delay was not long, for the
bridegroom declared that he had made
his choice, and had no idea OF Changing
Gail Hamilton has written another
scathing letter on the Nation for the
New York Tribune, showing how the
former paper traduced Prof. Seelye
merely because he differed with it on the
question of the Geneva award. 81 do
not charge or insinuate," she writes,
"that The Nation has been subsidized by
the insurance companies, but do both
lnsinuate and charge that there is Just
as much reason for insinuating and
| charging that the Nation has been sub
sidized, as there is for insinuating that
Prof. eeelye's moral guilt is such as to
unfit HIM for a college-presidency, and
for charging that he has gone over to re-
puulators and swindlers."