The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-06
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

Nine. Pauline Iucca has now positive
ly retired from the stage.
Mile. Ethelka Gersta is the new prma
donna assoiusa at Her Majesty's Fhea-
ter.
Mrs. DR.. johnson, of Trenton, Ky.,
gave birth to four children one day last
week. The lightest one weighed eight
and One-half pounds.
Miss Susan B. Anthony is going to
spend the summer in Rochester, and in
the autumn intends to canvass Colorado
in favor OF the pending woman suffrage
project.
Mrs. George Macdonald, the wife of
the author, has dramatiZ4d the second
part oil "Plgrim's PrOgress," and with
her children has played it in the town
hall OF little town in the south Of Eng
land.
Miss Elizabeth Thompson-or rather
Mrs. Butler-gets bit Of sharp criti-
| cism from soldier who has been look
ing at her battle-pieces. He says the
mems faces are too clean alter a days
firing.
Mile. lima di Murska at present Mrs /.
HID Will arrive In New York or Sep
tember 10, after an absence OF several
years. Don Diego di Vivo expects to
| be her manager. An operatic season at
the Academy is probable in October.
Mrs. W. q. Ralston, the widow of the
banker, has returned to California, and
after attending to business matters
for two months will go back to Paris.
She is not married again as was re.
Widows state"
Mrs. Kate Sprague, who is now at
"Edgewood," speaks German, French
and Italian perfectly, and is preparing
| a volume OF "Sketches Made Abroad
which she will illustrate with pen and
ink drawings. She is said to be more
beautiful than ever.
| Mrs. Sallie Ward Hunt, the once
famous belle of Louisville, has placed
over the graves OF two OF her husbands a
tombstone with this inscription: "Vene
L. Armstrong and Robert p. Hunt;
honored and loved upon earth for deeds
that won a home in heaven" The
threatened suit to break the will of Mr.
Armstrong on behalf of mis- disinherited
son has been compromised to the salts.
faction of all concerned.
Miss Rosa Steele, a daughter of Col.
Steele, who made such a large fortune
out of the sale and resale of Fort Smell.
ing to the United States, has just mar
RED department clerk. She mad been
for years engaged to the Count de
furenne, formerly OF the French EN-
bassy at Washington, afterwards at
Japan and the Vatican. He was absurd
ly jealous, and forbade her to receive
other gentlemen callers during his alb.
sence. Sue acquiesced for years, aud
then married suddenly her present nus
band, who ls mlddle-aged and poor.
Mrs. Hayes presented herself in a
pleasant light on Wednesday to the
eyes OF Boston. She was driving with
the ladies OF her party when carriage
containing gentleman, lady and
several children was overturned in at
tempting to pass them. Scarcely had
the accident occurred before Mrs. Hayes
was out of her carriage and had one oi
the children In her arms, striving tc
soothe its frightened cries. Fortunate
ly no one was seriously injured, the
overturned vehicle was righted, and all
concerned proceeded on their way.
Caroline Gilman, the South Carolina
lady attacked by Harriet Martineau,
makes out a strong case in her defense
in letter to the Boston Transcript
The last paragraph OF the defense shows
the best part of Miss Gilman's argument
1t is as follows: "Some years age
Miss Martineau, through her editor
took the trouble to send to the United
States to me, asking leave to publish 6
letter of mine written to her mother il
England during her visit, full ofenthusi
asJic praise OF her daughter. l, entirely
ignorant Of the serpent SANDER that LAY
coiled in her manuscripts, consented.
/
harmless. The question in my mine
my praise, considering the manner il
which she regarded me and my beloved
| South CarolInap
The Queen of Holland was a cleye
letter-Wflter, and had a good eye fo
political complications. After Sadowt
sue wrote to Napoleon III: you labor
under strange delusions, and your pres
tlge has sally diminished within The
past fortnight. You allow the weak u
be trampled upon, and you permit youl
nearest neighbor to increase in inso
lence and brutality. Venice ceded
Austria should have been assisted, and
you should have marched on the Rhine
and imposed your conditions. 10 ALLOW
Austrias throat to be cut was more
than crime, it was a blunder. Per
haps this is my last letter. l do moi
think it will be listened to-; but desire
10 be able to say sOme day that l die
what could to prevent tue ruin Of Wha
mas inspired me with so much faith anC
SO much affection"
| Annetti Galetti is living in a pleasan
and neatly furnished house in East Bal
timore, the mother of a blooming family
Sne made her debut in Milan as
premiere danseuse, made two success.
full seasons at London, and afterwards
filed engagements in all the capitals O
Europe, and then retired to her native
city with a fortune. But she was final
ly persuaded to make farewell season,
and she came on TO London tor that pur
pose. Arriving there the management
met with reVerses, and, as she had ma
lerially aided them with money, her OWL
earnings went too, and she accepted
terms u come 10 the Estates" She
opened at the old Winter Garden, OIL
Broadway, and plrouetted herself int,
great favor. After one season here she
went 10 Mexico, where she appeared un
der the auspices OF the Emperor Maxi
milan, and thence 10 Havana. There
she married and abandoned her stage
lite in earnest. Her husband set
tied in Baltimore, and she has since
then made several appearances. She
has, however, announced her intention
| of dancing no more.