The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-06
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

Florence Tllton is travelling with her
father.
Lucretia Mott was drought up to be
useful"
Miss Emma Abbott Is the wife of one
e. j. Wetherell.
Soldene's posters attract as big
crowd as dog fgnt at Springfield,
Mass.
The Empress Dowager Of Japan has
given $50, 10 to the founding Of q school
| Tor young mobiles at Toxic.
Mrs. Mary Durham, of Glenville, N
T., died on the 14th inst, at the age of
one hundred and five years.
Eugenie, Ex-Empress of the French,
still preserves the youthful beauty OF
her eyes, brow and expression.
Mrs. Crawshay, the originator of the
'ladY helps" in England, reports that
the demand now exceeds the supply.
Miss Mary Il. Fletcher, OF Burlington,
Vt, has added $4,000 to the $25O, 900 she
lately gave the town for founding
| hospital.
Nine. MacMahon's recent fete at the
Paris Opera-house for the benefit OF the
Lyons operatives produced profit OF
| 150, 600 francs.
Mrs. Sims is professional divorce
lawyer OF Chicago. She is a nervous,
active woman, but neither young nor
pretty, ana her practice, though large,
is not profitable.
Miss Maxwell Graham, OF Williams
wood, England, has left $780, 900 to four
charitable societies, wherewith to re-
lieve poor Protestants who are named
Hutchinson or Maxwell, and to educate
their children.
The Baroness Mayer de Rothsch lid
lately died on board her yacht at Nj ce.
She had been sailing about the Medit er-
ranean all winter in the hope Of bene fit
| ting her health. She was the widow OF
the youngest son OF Baron Nathan Mayer
de Rothschild. Her only child, Mile.
Hannah de Rothschlld, inhelits the
estate.
| Mrs. Julia Ward Howe read her lec-
ture entitled sis Polite Society Polite ?'
before the Salem (Mass.) Woman Suf-
frage Club on Thursday evening. The
Rev. S. U. Beane, Mrs. DR.. Sherman,
Hon. George b. Loring aud Rev. q. E :.
Barnes took part in the discussion which
| followed the lecture.
Miss Russell, the daughter of our late
Minister to Venezuela, married Vene.
zuelan General who was banished by
the injudlcious ruler of that country be-
cause he wouldn't break his engagement
to the lady. Mrs. Russell and her
daughters went TO St. Thomas, the Gen.
eral followed them and the young people
were married there.
The Countess of DerwentWater, who
made such stir some years ago by her
claims in England, is causing some ex-
citement just now. Her ladyship claims
all the land in the neighborho0d of Con-
sett, and has granted lease to a woman
named Stokoe, who lives in house be-
longing 10 Mr.. Taylor. The matter is
being investigated by the County Court
Judge.
Mrs. Southworth, the writer of pro-
fuse tales, Is described as quiet, re-
tiring little person, with a slight, youth
full figure, intensely black hair, and dark
eyes that look from behind their half
closed lids with peering expression, as
If searching among the living for the
ghosts that are said to be her boon COM
pani0ns. Across her forehead are deep
ly craven lines, and she is silent to
marked degree, except at her own house,
where she is described as genial and
pleasant.
Mrs. Gillespie, the President of the
Woman's Centennial Executive Com
mittee, said ON Thursday at the meeting
at which the committee and several
Philadelphia citizens gave her testl-
monial Of 1880, that the entire expense
Of running the Women's Pavilion, and
also the expense Of getting up the cho-
rus at the opening and closing of the Ex-
hibition, were paid by the ladies, and
the only thing they regretted was that in
the building of the Pavilion they had not
got a lady architect to make the plan
and superintend the building, one-quar-
ter OF which was set apart for foreign
exhibitors.
Miss Kate Field is gently criticised In
her capacity OF actress by the Daily
News Of London. 1t says of her as the
heroine of her play: "Miss Field acts
the part of the lady in an unconstrained
and natural manner, aud speaks her
words with due attention to emphasis
and variety Of tone. She also sings in a
pleasant voice, and accompanies her.
self on the pianoforte. Even refined
comedy, however, is susceptible of more
breadth of style and dramatic color than
Miss Field imparts to the character she
plays. She speaks and acts, no doubt,
very much as a lady might be expected
to speak and act in the circumstances
in which she appears; but something
should always be allowed for perspec-
tive on the stage"