The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-17
THE DAILY STAR
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

Mrs. Senator Edmunds writes that
Italy has greatly improved her health.
Miss Anthony says she has just turned
sixty, but fails to mention whether it is
the second or third time she has per-
formed that feat.
Mrs. T. Schumate. of Quiet Retreat,
Raleigh County, w. Va, is upwards of
sixty years old and has never had the
headache in her life.
Miss Rosanna Loomis Wentworth, the
daughter of the Hon. John Wentworth,
is fortunate young lady. 1t is related
that her father has had $l15,000 in four
per cents registered in her name
Miss Kate Field arrived in New York
city by the Britannia on Saturday. She
will remain in that city for several
weeks, and will then begin the series of
entertainments dealing with London life.
Mrs. Charles Freeman, of the Pocasset
tragedy, is taking part in local Advent
prayer-meetings. and confidently believes
Charles did right in numbering little
Edith, and that God will set him free
presently.
Mrs. Butler miss Thompson), who is
still engaged upon her picture of the
"Defence of Rorke's Drift" has had a
miniature "Rorke's Drift" from which to
paint erected in the garden of the house
where she is staying at Portsmouth.
Christina, of Spain, is described of
having looked exceedingly beautiful in
her bridal costume, her auburn hair
adorned with orange buds, and her slen-
der figure draped in lace. She was pale
and nervous, and kept her pretty gray
eyes cast down.
That the late Countess de Montijo had
secretly married the late Prosper Meri-
NEE two or three years after the death of
her first husband, used, says the London
World, to be generally admitted in Paris
society. The Empress Eugene long
called him godfather"
Queen Margaret of Italy is seriously
i'll. 1t is necessary to carry her when she
is moved about from one place to an
other, and the least exertion causes her
to faint away. The King, too, is misera-
BILE in health, having most CHASTITY look,
and their son, the Prince of Naples is
but frail and delicate child.
Mrs. Leege is an old lady now living
at Martha's Vineyard, who, as a native
of st. Helena, remembers going to the
school-pom door to see Napoleon as he
went on his way to Longwood. Mrs.
Legge's daughter married one of the
crew of an American whaler, who
brought his wife and her mother to live
at the Vineyard.
Mrs. Murray Keith, venerable Scotch
lady, from whom Sir Walter Scott de-
rived many of the traditionary stories
and anecdotes wrought up in his admira-
BILE fiction, taxed him one day with the
authorship, which he, as usual, stoutly
denied. WHAT" exclaimed the old
lady, "dy'e think I dinna ken my ain
groats among other folks kailw
Miss Kate Sanborn has been invited
by the Senior Glass of Dartmouth to give
before them her lecture on "Pets of
Noted Persons" This prophecies evi
IDENTITY has honor in her own country.
Miss Sanborn's winter engagements in
clude course of lectures before the New
Century Club, of Philadelphia, and a
short series to be given in this city.
The Queen of Sweden suffers greatly
from chronic heart disease. Under treat
ment by electricity at Heidelberg she
grew much better and felt encouraged
about her health until the receipt of the
anonymous letter threatening to kill her
son, the Crown Prince, unless a certain
sum Of money were paid to the writer.
This letter 50 frightened the Queen tina
she has been obliged again to take to her
bed, and her disease has been much ag-
gravated.
Lady Sabine, who has just died in Eng
land, was a venerable lady, who for many
years has been valuable agent in the
progress of science in England. Her
husband, Sir Edward Sabine, was a Eel.
low of of the Royal Society, and Lady
Sabine heartily devoted herself to his
scientific pursuits. Her chief published
works we're the translations Of Hum.
boldt's cosmos" and "Ansichten der
Natur;;" but it is stated that these dc
not represent tithe of the help she af
forded to British science in rendering ac
cessible to English readers the words Of
German scientific men.
Effie Gray Millais, the eldest daughter
of the distinguished artist, has just been
married to Lieutenant W. G. James, only
son. of the Right Hon. Lord-Justice
james. The bride, lady readers will b.
glad to know, wore gown of ivory
duchesse satin trimmed with antiqu,
Venetian lace, the gift of her mother
She likewise wore tiara of three dia
mond stars, and unique diamond ano
sapphire pendant, the gift of the bride
groom's parents. Lieutenant and Mrs
James are spending their honeymoon il
the beautiful country-house of Cliveden
lent to them by the Duke and Duches
of Westminster.
The TlchbOrne Claimant IN Prison
From Convict Life, by Tcketof'Leave Man.
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