The Portland daily press., 1877-03-10
Men and Women.

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Carainais VINO will have voice in the next
conclave.
An Englshman says: "The attractions Of
French women born of French parents as a
role, consist of graceful movement of the
body, small feet and well-shaped hands;
fascinating expression belonging to
Irregular features and a facility for converse
tion which often makes you forget they do not
belong to the Phryne ideal. They dress better
than any other ladies n the world
Sewards statue in New York is cross-leeeed.
and woman writes about this ''blot upon the
taste of the city, to the Evening Post She
has studied art in Milan, Paris and Floreace.
and she never heard of such thing as cross-
legged statue before, Te sit cross-legged III the
presence of any one she considers "a dreadful
SIN 1t is not sin in the decalogue however;
and, although it may be undgnified for Sew
ard, who was Secretary of State, TO sit in
brorze with his legs crossed, there are many
statesmen of the present day who would be i'm
proved by similar treatment
According to the Figaro, Sardou carries his
personal supervision of all stage arrangements
to extremes. He makes chalk marks where
every article of furniture is to Standard woe
to the stage carpenter if chair or table is out of
Its line. In the ardor of interest he rehearses
the whole piece, presents all the characters
and even the accessories-and is Dy turns hero,
heroine, sofa, table and chairs He sits on him
self, makes passionate declarations to his own
shadow, and, perhaps, winds up by falling at
his own feet.
A story is going the rounds IN Europe that
the young King of Spain has broken his haart
about Mile. de Morny, whose mother is now
the Duchess of Sesto. Mademoselle was mar
ried fortnight ago, and the young King, who
ought to have been present, could not summon
up courage enough to face the scene. He with
drew into his apartments where he received
every five minutes during the ceremony note
from a faithful courtier charged with the mel
ancholy duty of keeping him informed how the
bride appeared. The malicious gossips add
that the Duke of Moptpensier, who desires the
King to marry his daughter, made Mile. de
Morny number of splendid presents.
Moncure d. Conway tells the following story
OF an irate British Judge: "the courtroom of
Mr.. Justice B, was the scene of rather an
alarming outburst Of feeling on the part of the
Judge. A case came before him presenting
combination of every kind of villainy in the
defendant and as the clear evidence came out
the Judge grew red and white, and was fairly
boiling when the time came to charge the
jury. Gentlemen of the Jury" said the
Judge, it is perfectly clear case, and a most
nefarious one. The defendant has unquestion-
ably robbed the plaintiff, and and has basely
betrayed his daughter and abandoned her in
foreign land IL only wish it had been NV
daughter The lawyers gasped as this thunder
rolled. and beheld the irate Judge shaking his
fist across the room at the covering caitiff"
Miss Lilias Ashworta and her sister, says Mr..
Conway, are neices of John and Jacob Bright;
and they not only possess youth and beauty,
but are probably the largest landed proprietres-
SIS in Britain. These circumstances, combined
with their culture aud ability as speakers, have
given them great Influence on the QUESTION of
wonar's rights, cause to which they have
consecrated their wealth aud the enthusiasm,
moi to speak of the destinations of young ladies
10 or just emerging from their teens. Blonde,
booming and picturesque. the ters stood
salient on the platform with a ackground Of
immense estates in Ulster behind one, aud the
like on this side the channel behind the oher.
Tue romance of their position was further
heightened by a generally believed report that
they had elasped LETT hands, and with the right
uplfted soiemnly vowed never to marry uutil
the last legal disability of woman was removed
by Parliament THIS rumor now disappears,
for Miss Lilias is engaged to be married.
Chlef-Justice Waite has been sitting to Miss
Winnie Ream for portrait bust during a church
fair in Washington. The scene is described in
this fashion: Miss Vinnie's round baby face
was framed in curls and flowing ringets, and a
little blouse apron, hgh-necked aud long
sleeved, covered her to the very Hrger-tips.
Below the blouse showed the skirt of a brown
calico dress, and in this peculiarly simple attire
the artist did her work. The Chief Justice &C.
companied by Mrs. Senator Pomeroy, who vas
In the costume of Mrs. Bardell, were seated in
the little stadio, and Miss Ream began to put
the mud on the wooden frame. Sson it grew
toto shape under her fingers, and the shape of
the forehead and features was soon wrought
out IL was interesting to watch her as she
punched his nose into shape, pinched out his
ears, rubbed down his cheek. and taking fin
ger-point of mud from his eyes, laid 1t upon his
perceptive faculties. The staid, heavy-set face
of Judge Waite was kept in the pleasantest of
expressions by the artists lively sallies and
rapid progress
Miss DiekInson's costumes as "Anne
Boleyn" are vouched for as historically correct,
and, with her jewelry, are said to have cost
$4,000. The first is creamy brocade with
ruby velvet trimmings and gold embroidery of
perfectly bewildering beauty and harmony in
every detail. The second, when Anne is sup
posed to be at home, is simple but elegant
dress of white cloth embroidered with green.
The third is marvel of brocaded beauty, in
color the azure of an unclouded summer sky
with royal train of blue velvet and ermine-
girdle of diamonds and pearls, with diamond
crown and necklace, stomacher of woven pearls
and old lace. The fourth and last costume is
not traditional black velvet in which queens are
supposed to 60 to their deaths, but a study in
itself. 1t is somber, yet full of passionate sug-
gestion ofntense but smothered fire, typified
by blending of black lace, giving the effect of
the running lava of Vesuvius, showing here
and there through its concealed surface.
Rev. Anna Oliver, who is innocantly diyid-
ing the Methodist ministers on the question of
the propriety of woman's preaching, applied to
fourteen different theological schools for ad-
mission as a student when preparing for the
ministry. Three only, out of this number,
were willing to admit a woman to their adyan.
tages, and Miss Oliver decided on Boston U ni-
versity though her preference had been for
Princeton. When she decided to enter Boston
University School of Theology she had but five
dollars in her pocket and but six months in
which to earn more; but by lecturing, by ex-
traordnary exertions of all sorts, and by the
strictest economy and self-sacrifce, she accom-
plished full and successful course, and gradu-
ated owing no man or woman anything. She
has been, says the Providence Journal. very
successful in her parish work in Passaic, N. J.
having already brought the church into hsr-
mony and good working condition, aud there
can be little doubt of her fitness for the high
work she has undertaken.
Though Mile. Croizette, the Paris actress. be.
longs to the most conventional theatre In
France, she has done all she had to do in an
unconventional manner Her stranoa aI..o..