The Portland daily press., 1878-04-06
Men and Women

Ella Finn was candidate for coroner In an
Indiana town. Ella is not woman however,
but the local paper states that che is far below
the oyster in Intellectual ability"
Grace Greenwood doesn't look In the
least degree lise blue. ,tockiog. She is little
and round and lively, aud has crimpy waves of
hair pushed back from smiling face, prede-
lection for light ornaments, dresses on which
ruff .s, frnees and laces marshal thsir forcss.
and generally boony appearance provocative
OF good bumor.
Until few years ago Hsrtist PRESCOTT Soof-
ford had never beeu out Of New Eogland. She
has pale, oval, delicate, porcelain-like face,
bright gray eyes. slender. wel-shaped nose,
dark hair touched with silver, graceful head.
tai willowy, elegant figure, aud quick, In
cisve, radiant utterance, her sentences falling
from her lips very much as they fall from her
pen.
Says the San Francisco Alta, "She is coming
the belle and heiress, Miss Jenny Latrelle, the
handsomest girl in the South west-having the
fioest figure, tha smallest foot, the sweetest
voice, the blondest hair and velvetiest ewes ever
done up in one package-is coming to Oakland
to spssd few months with her relatives. She
is said to De most charming singer aud aua-
teur actress, and manages horse like Di Yer
non; and, moreover, Is a lonely orphan with
81 100000 10 her own right-a real bonanza"
The New York Suu states as "positivs facts.D
that the Car OF Russia drinks large qaautities
of poor brandy; that the Princess of Wales in
careful in money matters; that the ex-Empress
Eagenie is getting unwiedlly stout; that John
Ruskin is pitiable sight IN London fog, and
wears blue tie in bow; that the present
Duke of Westminster is not so much of
niggard as bis late lamentad papa, and that
Algernon Charles Swinburae drinks like
fish.
The story is told of the present Pope, when
legate to Brussels, that free thinking marquis
had the a1dacity. at one ii ne, to call his attain
ton to shockiugly immodssE Venus which
was painted in ivory on the marquis's SNUFF
box, with the purpose Of disconcertiug the
clerical dignitary. Mgr Pecci examined criti-
cAlly without any apparent suspicion of its iu-
decency, and handed it back to the marquis,
murmuIing quietly: beautiful, very bsauti-
fol. The marchioness, suppose?"
Mrs. Kate Chase Spragus Is, IL possible more
beautiful than when f rst saw her, in the flush
OF early girlhood. She is as fascinating and as
Immortality yoaug as tbs rsbbs depict L'lith,
Adams first wife, to have been. Sac is here Co
dispose of Edsewood, her fathers country seat,
which he bequesshed to her. Secretary Schulz
aud Postmaster General Key occupied it durinx
the summer months last year, while their fami-
distinguished father was perhaps the ruling
passion OF her life. She Is devoted to his mem-
Washington Letter.
They say at Washington that the prettiest girl
who has "come out" curing the recent season
there is the daughter of the assistant Justice
HARLAN of the United States supreme court.
She is stall, graceful with classical features,
blue eyes, foe figure and perfect arms aud
hands" Miss Newton of Virginia, ga brown
eyed, golden haired blonde" was one of Miss
Harlsn's principal competitors for this distinc-
tion. as were also Miss Avery of Boston, Miss
Beach of Connecticut. Matt Carpenter's daueh-
ter from Wisconsin and Don Oamsron's Miss
Sherman.
Several years ago namber Of American
women who had become interested in the cues.
tion, sent to WORTH ths celebrated Parisian mo-
diste asking him. "What costume can be de-
vised that will be PERFECTLY healthy aud at the
same time bsautful?" He replied, "I have to
make the same answer to you that have made
to the women of Edrope. The costume Of the
Persian women is the handsomsst upon the
face OF the earth. 1t consists of loose waist,
snort skirt and trousers not too loose. have
made this costume beautifully and hung it up
10 Paris, bot the women will not wear it.
can do nothing more. They must suffer until
they are willing to adopt it.
Miss Evarts is gushiugly described In the
Washington correspondence of the AIb>oy
Journal. 'She is lovsly girl." it says, with
satuy blonde hair, very pure complexion, sea.
she'll tinted in the cheeks, aud enough Of the
Evarts nose to give character to her face.
There Is not curl, not q crimp, not a sign Of
an abbreviated lock about her, bat the bands of
her pale, luxariaut hair are brushed smoothly
back and done up in Greek knot, fastened
with tortoise-shell comb She moves with
wllowy grace, aud looks and walks the gentle,
upon her lips the shine of an undisturbed
quiet in her starry eyes"
The memory OF the "godlike aniel," always
treacherous, was especially so where money
m alters were concerned, as an incident related
By Boston fish dealer-of whom he was a
generous patron for years-shows As was his
frequent custom, Mr. Webster called at the
market one day, selected some articles OF food,
and offered gold eagle in psyment therefor
IL was not enough by about two dollars, but
the great m Al said he WAS en- route for Marsh
isd, via the Old Colony railroad, and would
return the balance due by his hackman. Soon
the hack ms n ratu nd daI -
astonished fsh-de aler "that change of Mr.
Webster's!" The fish-dtalsr with difficulty
persuaded the Jehu that the boot was on the
other leg, and that Daniel was his debtor The
''sodlike" had probably not paid the driver,
and his poor memory had retained such con-
fused aud twisted impression of the fish tran
saction as to leai him uuwitingly to attempt
cheating both parties.
Miss Hannah Rothschild scarcely looks like
the traditional Jewess. She Is fair as to hair
aud strawberry -and-creamy as to complexion;
10 figure, ioclined to stoutness, and always Q
bright smile wreashing her kind mouth. She
is Smart" too, ia the American sense; knows
things. has opinions and expresses them bluut-
ly. And oh! Ca sta Dival (pardon the exple-
tive) can't she afford toi Gracious goodness,
what money. She Is absolutely her own
mistress, and besides the town house owns the
magnificent country estate called Mentmore, Of
which Rosebsry, when he msrries her, will be
the lucky lord Her father aud mother being
both dead, and she haviug neither brother nor
sister, she is the sole aud only posssssor Of
lands, houses, pictures, statuary, COWS and
donkeys without number. 1 suppose her in
come is about So 900 year. Aud If could
here spare space to relate the magni6csnt
scheme of continuous charities, embracing
poor people of all sects sorts aud nation ali,ies
which was planned and carried on for years by
the parents, aud now continued aud even an.
creased, BY this noble gill, you would. i am
SURE, eiAcdate, as l do, with all nv h-art:
.Heaveu bless her pretty fasel Let her take