Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-05
News and Note. for womenI


English children wear pinaforrs OF
pink, blue and white washing silk.
Women's underclothes are cheaper In
New York than anywhere in Europe.
One hundred and sevcnty-four of the
G32 students of Boston University ARE
women.
A grand ecumenical council Of women
who believe In woman's rights is To be
held in st. Louis in May.
Mr.. Gladstone's constant assistant is
his daughter, who knows every book in
his library and the contents of it.
Young women are almost universally
employed rs typcsetters in the printing
establishments of San Francisco, Cal.
Mrs. Ann Simpson. of Yorkshire.
England, has been appointed surveyor Of
roads for the parish of Kirby Grindalyth.
Twenty ladies have been authorized to
write Nj. ID. after their names by the
Women's Medical College in Phia-
delphia.
There are real walking hats for
those who like them this scason-hnts
totally unlike the bonnets. and intended
To droop over the eyes.
Miss lIovcy, of Boston, has offered
$4,000 ut once and more in the future
To Harvard University. on condition that
1t opens the door of its medical school To-
women.
The Princess Louise has taken the
trouble to deny in emphatic terms the
report of a London society journal that
she was being greatly bored by her
Canadian experience.
1t is related of the late Nine Bonapartc
that she never adopted the new tangled
notion of gas. but always used candles.
and she would not allow carpet TO be-
laid on her bedroom floor.
The first women employed in the
National Treasury were appointed i'm
1862. There are now !, 800 in the depart
ments of Washington, who receive sala-
ries varying from 500 to 81 800 yearly.
The chapel belonging To Grace church,
New York. was the gift of Miss Catha-
rine Woolf. and cost $4,000. 1t was
occupied for the first time Mt the cecbra-
tion feast of the conversion of ST. Paul.
4 Minnesota man found beautiful
young squaw almost frozen Ia death.
lie took her to his camp fire and tried To
thaw her out. When she had melted n
little he proposed marriage and was
accepted.
1t is said that Queen Victoria. in her
favorite books, Uses paper-marks upon
which are inscribed i'm Latin these words
of Holy Writ: Their hope Is full Of
immortality. and he lives even though
he he dead"
The eldest daughter of Bishop Hunting
ton not only writes newspaper articles
and provides for charities. but walks fire.
quently twenty miles n day. taking an
umbrella in her hand. n la Dr. Frank lin.
for storm or sunshine.
An intelligent schoolgirl. by name Eve
/ Schclommcr. of Memphis. Tenn. has re-
ceived n gold medal from the Howard
/ Association for meritorious services per-
/ formed in the midst Of the postilcnce
/ which ragged last summer. and which
Were unremitting from the beginning 10
/ the close.
f Some of the insurance companies OF
/ New York have written letters Of con
\ graduation to an uptown lady on her
/ bravery when she discovered that n
room in the third story of her magnifi-
+ cent house was on fire. Calmly wrap
/ ping n rug about her shoulders. she en-
/ tered. and closing an open window and
I the doors kept the flames from spread
/ ing. and then telegraphing to the nearest
station for aid, the flames were quickly
\ put out. but not until every article In the
& room vraa raIuraI gn "a .:uIar