The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-14
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.


foundries of Bureau of Steam Engineer
ing in the Washington Navy Yard, at
her own expense.
Miss Fannie Isabelle Sherrick, of st.
Louis, poetical contributor to the Re
publican, has been highly complimented
in an autograph letter by Longfellow for
tribute to his memory.
Mrs. Hayes does not like to have the
family carriage go out on Sundays, ana
So Rutherford, bad man that he is, some
times steals off and takes ride with
Secretary Sherman on the Sabbath day.
The Empress Eugene made five visits
to her sons tomb, each time being quite
alone, during the week ending July 26.
On the Sunday Mgr. Goddard celebrated
mass there in the presence OF the En-
press and her suite.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, of Washington,
was last week admitted to the bar OF
Fairfax County, Va, by Judge Sangster
She was warmly welcomed by members
of the bar as the first female admitted to
practice in the State.
The Queen, on receiving the intelli-
gence OF the brilliant victory of the Brit
ish arms in Zululand, Immediately sent
off by telegraph her congratulations to
Lady Chelmsford upon the suspicious
event. The telegram was couched in the
warmest terms of praise.
Mrs. Jean Baptiste Louviere died at
her residence in the Fourth Ward of
Ascension Parish La, last Saturday at
the advanced age of ninety-seven years.
She was the Oldest inhabitant of the
Parish and leaves one hundred and forty
nine children and grandchildren.
The future Queen of Spain, the Arch
duchess Christine of Austria, is said to
dislike the prospect of being separated
from her family, to which she is warmly
attached. 1t is added that her family
has left her full liberty of action, as
there are no political considerations gov
erning the proposed match.
Grace Greenwood entertains cordial
dislike for Mr.. Beecher, mainly, it is
, said. because of the refusal of the emf
: nent divine to answer the annoying let
. ters he receives daily asking for his auto
t graph, but at the same time retaining
| the postage stamps enclosed by the wr-
, ters. She says Beecher never has to buy
S postage stamps.
Mrs. Western is a most uncommon
e religious convert. After announcing her
: change of heart at Baptist meeting at
: Worth, Ga, she began to exhort with
: great volubility, and has kept it up ever
since, stopping hardly enough to eat and
$ sleep. The superstitious neighbors re.
e gard her as an inspired speaker. She will
i pay no attention to anybody, but talks
J right on from morning until night
5 Thousands of persons have been to see
!, and hear her.
! Maria Theresa, ex-Duchess of Parma
. died few weeks ago at her Italian resi-
" dence. She was the daughter of Nicto
Emanuel /, King Of Sardinia, the great
aunt of King Humbert, and, with The
exception of the ex Empress Mariana
of Austria, the only surviving represent
?, ative of the elder branch of the Housc
l, of Savoy. Her latter days she filled full
t, of kindness and charity, and in her viii
e left large sums for charitable purposes.
:. The late Mrs. Perry, widow of tn
IS Commodore, after giving several smal
y special legacies TO different members o
T. her family, has left her estate to b.
Il divided into four parts and held in trus
bv the executors, one part Of her daugt
'e ter Sarah, the wife of Robert S. Rodgers
T. one part for her daughter Jane, the wifi
IL of John Hone; one part for her daughte
a. Isabella, the wife of George Tiffany, AM
u; one part to her granddaughter, Sara
u Perry, the daughter of her dead SOL
- Matthew c. Perry.
ut The Duchess of Castiglione-Aldovran
re has Just died at the comparatively earl
e. age of forty-two She was a woman c
e. genius, both in the directions of paintin
,e- and sculpture, and about her work ther
IL is a suggestion of touching romance He
ed husband died young, and his devote
tn widow retiring entirely from societ.
e. tried to forget her grief in her art w0rl
n Under the name of "Marcello" she pr,
?" duced many pieces of sculpture so beat
We tirul that they will preserve that nam
ell for many generations. In her busie:
re days she never forgot the poor.
he The Comtesse Gilbert de Voisins (Mll
r. Tagloni), though now very old lad
te is in perfect health She has never bee
10 i'll in her life, except that she had one
cd an attack of cholera; she does not kno
n what headache is. Life is very pleasal
ed to her; she delights in teaching h,
ry graceful art to children, and she is
ed kind and gentle and charming that h
mn pupils all love her. Most of them a
'rd Young ladies of the noble families
oil England. The Countess has son al
SO so daughter. The latter, Marguerite, is Il
d. wife of Prince Trounetzkoy. Her broth
en- was severely wounded in the Franc
ohl Prussian war.
M, M Ex-Empress Carlotta has improv
nd greatly in health since her removal fro
,nt Tervueren to Bonchant. She has of Ia
tiv T been absolutely free from her form
'' painful and distressing attack of illne
At Tervueren she was under constant a
vigorous supervision, and she evident
knew and felt it. The only walk she "
md at liberty to take there was through o
ain particular avenue of trees; at Bonchs
ged She is permitted 10 roam about at pie
;de- ure through the entire grounds, whi
CUR are large and varied and beautifully Ii
!, be out. The poor woman has not thro
,aid off her habitual melancholy, but she e
,e IDENTIFY feels more at ease.
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