The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-18
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PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES

Florence. !
Miss Coleman, daughter of the late
Robert Coleman, is the richest lady in
Washington.
Lucille Western was buried Monday
from Bulhnch Chapel, Boston, Rev. Or.
Wenckly, pastor. y . " "
Dr.. Mary Walker fayors abolishing the
President because Of a recent refusal to
admit her to The White House.
Mrs. Ralston, wife. of the late Call
fornia banker, and her two daughters
will spend The next year or two in Paris.
Anna Dickinson will make her New
York dramatic debute at the Eagle
rheater in "a Crown OF Thorns,2 on
April 2.
Miss Kate McGtnley, daughter OF an
Ex-Mayor of Lafayette, lnd., is attain.
| ing some prominence as journalist in
that city.
Victoria Melita is the pretty name
that has been chosen for the infant
daughter OF the Duke and Duchess Of
Edinburgh.
| Mrs. Dion Boucicault (Agnes Robert
son and daughter Eve have returned to
England on account OF the illness of Mrs.
Boucicaulps son.
Mrs. Lecina Flood, who died lately at
North Adams. was the first woman who
in this country served Us an operative
in spinning mil.
Miss Kate Field has recently ap-
peared as vocalist in London, in mu-
letter song, laughing song, anu a
drinking song, i'll French.
Ex-Empress Eugenie has been suffer-
ing in Rome from rheumatism, and has
returned to Florence after stately GER
emonial dinner at the Quirinal,
Mrs. Lander, who began acting very
young, is the original study from which
Dickens drew his portrait Of the Infaut
Phenomenon. She is now in her forty
ninth year, acting in Boston.
| Nine. Perrop, an old lady who lately
died at Paris, has bequeathed eighty
five Thousand francs to the municipality
J of Marsellles for founding an asylum for
unfortunate dogs and horses.
Milo. Fargue J, the French actress, has
maae an immense success at 81. Peters
burg as "Miss Muiten." The Emperor
went upon the stage ut the fail OF the
curtain and congratulated her warmly.
Baroness Burdett-Coutts has pur-
chased CoopePS Garden Chapel, Shore
dltcD, recently III the occupation OF the
PrimltiVe Methodists, Tor $1,000, in
order to establish science institute for
the district.
Miss Louise Leighton, a young New
York girl, has made decided hit as
"Meenie" in "R p Van Wmkle," in the
new Broadway Theater. Her voice is
very sweet, and she util,zes it i'll an in
terpolated song in the last act with gre at
success.
Mile. Aida Archand, the ballet dan
Ger, whose death, at the age OF nearly
one hundred and seven years, was chron-
icled last week, is reported to have ieiL
behind memoirs Of the Paris stage that
are spicy i'll MS, and that would prove
sensational in PRINT. And print is prom
Ised.
Miss Katie Putnam, on her way from
Louisyille TO New Albany, performed an
act worthy OF being recorded. Sne be-
came interested in destitute family on
the train, and taking a costly shawl
from her shoulders cut it. into mu I'll ers
and distributed them to the hali-aoZen
children OF tho family, and atterward
shared among them the contents o. her
lunch basket.
Mrs. John 4. Coyle, OF Washington.
the daughter of Judge Underwood. of
Georgia, died suddenly in New York
city last week. The funeral took place
at the Church of the Holy Innocents,
and was largely attended by prominen
men, including Ex-senator Stockton,
General Porter, Ge eral G. 2. Este, and
Robert Randall, of Pennsylvania.
Lady Muriel Talbot, daughter of the
Earl Of Shrewsbury, who was lately
married to Lord HeimsIey, was given
one of the most beautiful and artistic
wedding presents ever seen. This was
a dessert service for eighteen persons,
especially manufactured by MintOn, each
plate OF winch service Was painted wi h
u well-exeeuted sketch of the several
mansions and ancestral halls Of the two
FAMILIES.
Jane Swlsshelm has for the moment
Withdrawn her baielul gaze from the
South and is looking into the tramp
problem. "lt," says she, "they die of
cold and hunger rather tuan use the in
dustry and 1orethought necessary to
preserve their lives, let them die in
welcome; whose business is it but their
own? The world will have good rid
dance, and as for keeping their progeny
| alive, it is cultiyating pauperism and
crime"
| Miss Gail Hamilton says gayly that
| her experience with free passes has
been OF the most short, slender, aud
spasmodic kind, but 50 far as it has ex-
tended it has been one of unaIloyed de.
light. ut has always seemed Waste,n
she says candidly, "to pay money for
going rom place to place, because you
want all your money to spend when you
get there. l have never yet refused a
railroad pass, and, Heaven helping me,
never whip
Olive Harper, who has been writing to
newspapers from various parts OF the
world during the past few years, delIy-
cred lecture on "rhe Cross ana Cres-
cenV in San Francisco recently. She
said the Turkish women are short and
fat, ignorant, extravagant, deceitlul and
gossipy. They are Uniformed and not
handsome, and make unfaithful wives"
OF the men she said: "There are no men
more ignorant than the rank and file of
the Turkish army. The Turks, as rule
are courageous, and at the same time
gentle and kind, except in war, when
they rival the worst tribes of Indians by
their acts of cruelty and brutality.
THE ELDER BENEFITS NUPTlALS.
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