The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-16
sentative of native paper-the Hochi-

sentative of a native paper-the Hochi-
| shinbun.
Mrs. Lizzie Petit Cutler, the writer,
and Mrs. Agnes Storrs Vedder. the
singer, have been giving a series Of re-
ceptions, devoted 10 music and dramatic
recitations. These receptions nave
been crowded with apprecia tive people,
and are mentioned as among the sue
eesseS OF the season.
| Lady Scott-Miss Jobson, OF Lochore-
| the daugh Ler-in-laW of Sir Waller Scout
| died in London on March 10. She was
married to Mr.. W alter Scott, afterward
| Sir Walter Scott, in 1925, anu became
widow in 1S47. Scott speaks OF her in
one OF his letters as ga very sweet and
pretty Mrs. Anne Page"
Miss Annie Louise Cary astonished
the Hartford people by gorgeous eXhi-
pltIon OF diamonds at her concert the
other evening. The Times of that city
| describes the gems, anu adds in an ad-
mirlng way: "Her hair was dressed
simply, with heavy braids, and orna-
menIed with natural flowers, held by a
large diamond butterfly, which was not
Visible from the front, and was, as Miss
Cary naiyely remarked, for the benefit
| Of the chOrus.'N
| NINE. Andre, who was recently buried
| In Paris, died possessed Of the modest
sum of 10000, 900 francs. When her hus-
Oand departed this vale OF tears his for
tune amounted to 20,0O0,0O0, half OF
Whlch sum fell to his Vile, the other half
going to his son, M. Edouard Andre,
who built the splendid hotel in the Bou-
leVard Haussmann at a cost OF 1900, 900
francs. lie was looked upon as the GER
nj hos H. 4
Ielt him her jewels, valued at the trifliug
sum OF 100000 francs.
Mrs. Franklin s. Kinney, whose death
mas just been announced, was a sister OF
tne late MRS. Senator Dixon, of Connecti-
cut, ana like Mrs. Dixon lady of rare
personal charms and varied per-
sonal accomplishments. She was
well known in the society
of New Brunswick and of Wash
lngton as we'll as Of this city. Her only
daughter, Miss Constance Kinney. who
was married some years ago at Nice to
Count Glanotti, now resides in Europe,
Mrs. Mary Clemmer believes that the
size Oh the fourteen ears and seven
noses of the Cabinet is something re.
markable, and she makes that obseryS-
tion palatable by saying that "You
never saw man who amounted to any-
thing for action who had little pinched-
up nose, ears, or mouth" Speaking of
Attorney-General Devens, she declares
that he is reported TO have said to
visitor: "Y ou see in me the biggest fool
in Massachusetts. l left q place that
suited me exactly for one that does not
suit me at ALL"
Miss Waite, daughter of the Chief
Justice, has the rare faculty Of being
able to talk to several people at once.
Rare faculty. Oh, ignoramus, did you
never hear woman on moving day tell
tie drayman how to carry the bureau
down stairs, scream instructions to the
woman taking up the carpets, yell at the
boy packing the china, tell the hired
girl what TO do with the tinware and
stove furniture, shrek her husb band into
cold sweat TOR emptying half bushel
of SCOT out of the sLovepipe on the parlor
floor, sniff at the woman across the
street who wasn't going to move and
was looking on, and scold seven chill
dren for nine different things, with one
and the same wag OF her inflexible
tongue? Rare faculty, indeed.-[ Hawk
eye.
Mrs. Fanny Kemble says of Barry
Cornwall and his wife, Anne Skepper.
InaI 5ne was ike a lreSn lem0n-golden,
fragrant, firm, and wholesome-and he
was like the money of Hymettus: thev
were an incompatible compound. She
describes visit which Sotheby, the
poet, once paid to Mrs. Joanna Baillie,
whose great-and unavailing-ambition
it was to be successful writer for the
stage. The poeLess called him into her
little kitchen (she was not rich, kent
few servants, and did not disdain some
times to make her own pies and pud-
dIngs and bade him, as she was UP to
the elbows in -four and paste, draw from
her pocket paper; 1T was a play-bill,
sent to her by some friend in the coun-
try, setting forth that some obscure pro-
yincial company was about to perform
Miss Joanna Baiilie's celebrated tragedy
of De M0nttort. "There," exclaimed the
culinary Melpomena, "Chere, Sotheby, |
am SO happyl You see my plays can De
acted someWhereW