The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-22
FEMININE FANCIES.
Items of Interest For and About the
Ladies.

mented with the head of an antelope.
Rev. Miss Ellen G. Gustin has been
called to be pastor Of a church in West
erly, R. |.
New waIking-boots for ladies have
pointed toes, and are much higher in the
ankle than formerly.
America has her peculiarity in this re-
| spect, too. 1t is wonderful how a rich
papa improves girls looks.
This" said Augustus as Angelina sat
in his lap, sweetly singing, "This is a
matin-knee performance, darling"
Mrs. NJ. S. McTavish, of Baltimore,
daughter of General Winfield Scott, has
hired cottage at Newport for the sum-
mer.
Winnie Ream has baby, and the lit
tie thing makes as much music as twenty
choirs. But, then, it takes twenty quires
to make ream.
The Waterloo Observer knows a very
little girl who wouldn't use postal card
because she did not want her letter to 60
"bareheaded."
Princess Louise paid surprise visit to
the GloWester-street Convent at Ottawa
last week, and examined the classes in
logic, geometry and general history, in
both languages.
Princess Louise does not often visit the
House q Assembly at Ottawa, but she
occasionally gives the newspapers an item
bv sending her own maid of honor, Lady
Sophia Mcnamara.
The Impress of Austria travels impe-
rally. En- route to England she left
Viennain special train of two palace
cars folherself five for her suit and three
containing kitchen, &c.
Ms General T. w. Sherman, who died
at Nwport, r. J., was daughter Of the
lateNilson II. Shannon, formerly Gov
ernt of Ohio and Governor of Kansas
dung its most troublesome time.
rs Myra Clark Gaines, notwithstand-
inner seventy-one years, has long, dark
al abundant hair, falling below her
wst. She says that an aunt lived to
tlage of one hundred and fifteen, and
s proposes to initiate her example.
The Western Territories are calling for
;ely young women, and many are re-
'onding in the words of Ruth to Ma
All: "Where thou go West, will go."-
Philadelphia Bulletin. And some of
hem will not have a go-West of a
chance
Mary Clemmer Ames does not love
Senator Conkling, and her war-paint is
rubbed on thick. She says she proposes
to handle him without gloves. This will
be much the pleasanter way to be chan
died" Those lisle-thread mittens of
Mary Clemmer's would set ones teeth on
edge.
Mrs. Julia Hay Cameron, the English
lady whose amateur Photographic work
made her very widely known in America
as well as in England, lately died in Cey
lon. Her work was very original, the
most picture-like photographs ever seen.
Among her friends and artistic subjects
were Mr.. Tennyson, Sir Henry Taylor
and Sir John Herschel.
The beautiful old Church of St. Mich
olas, in the Swiss town of Freiberg, suf-
fered severely during recent hurricane.
Many of the pinnacles were broken, and
the famous rosette window was badly
damaged Inc sta!ne On 81. nlcholas ,h
over 'ne chlel portal was turned enree-
quarters rouho Dy tne hurrlcane' put'
curiousiy enough IL ~ hot Inro"h ao"n
nor INJURED
amanda, wish you to put the large
Bible in prominent place on the center
table and place two Or three hymn books
carelessly round ON the sofas. have
advertised for young man to board in
cheerful Christian family, and l tell you
what, if you girls don't manage, either
enc Oh you, 10 rake nm IN, why IN never
Ify again, 1or IN urea OUT i Andrews
hazar'
Mrs. Decker and Mrs. Kellerhouse,
each aged about ninety years, who live
near Pine Plains, Duchess County, are
said by the Newburg Journal to be great
great-grandmothers of an infant recently
born to their great-grandchildren, Mr..