The Osceola times., 1879-10-25
W0MaN'S WAYS.
some of Their Empress Fu
genie's sarcasm -Miscellane-
Gus Notes.
vIcToRI,'s NEW ORDER.

Queen Victoria has founded a new
order of merit TO be accorded to the
most skilled members of the nursing
profession, who are named st.
katharine's nurses" and distinguished
by a badge consisting of an am
ulet with the letters "St. r." in
the center. Each nurse receives pay at
the rate of ESQ per anuum, which pay is
in addition to the salary she is In re-
ceipt of from the institution to which
she belongs.
STRANGE CREATURES.
Women are such strange creatures!
Is there any trick that love and their
own fancies do not play on them? Just
see how they marry. A woman that
gets hold of bit Of manhood is like
one Of these Chinese wood carvers who
work on any odd, fantastic root that
comes to hand. | should like to see
any lpd of man distinguishable from
COSTA, that some good and even pret-
ty woman could not shape husband.
EUGENE.
The Empress Eugene, who at first 80
syWpathized with Captain Carey that
she addressed letter to the Queen in
his behalf, has been greatly irritated by
Carey's persistent attempts in the news
papers to excuse himself at the expense
of the young prince. The poor woman
is reported as saying the other day of
the pious captain: "Why cannot he
leave my poor dead boy aloneP He iefi
h,m alone once"
MADAME GREyY
Madame Grevy, the wife of the French
president, travels in the simplest man.
ner. She takes great pains to pass un-
perceived, Notwithstanding the trouble
taken to do her ostentatious homage.
The honors which have fallen to her lot
do not seem to affect her in the least.
Many of her critics think that France
ought to be represented with elegance,
and that her genius is opposek to such
simplicity.
MRS. SHERMAN.
Inc wiie ,f Secretary Shetman is very
iona OF rurai ne, ",'! spends much time
~ ner iarm nome In Ohio. among her
fruit trees and gardens. She 0v;ves out
nearly every day with vegetables, fruits.
and other things, which she distributes
among the poor. She is a comfortable
sort Of woman, allows her husband to
smoke on the front porch, and is a
CHEEKY, hospitable hostess.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The daughter of Millais, the celebrat-
ed artist is about TO be married to a
British soldier who has been fighting
the Zulus.
SILK embroidered by hand, and worth
S35 yard, is on exhibition in Boston
shop. OF course it is only intended for
trimmings.
A NEW shape for sleeves is shirred for
space of about three inches from the
top, pufled over the elbow, and sloped
towards the wrist.
CHAMELEON silks are revived in rich.
est dyes. in such contrasts as olive and
gold, garnet and gold, garnet and blue,
dark green and gold, pink and silver
gray.
"OUIDA," the novelist, who has a
great affection for animals, has received
a medal from the Paris Society for the
Prevention of cruelty to these dumb
creatures.
A NEW lace that comes in both black
and white, is called point d'esprit,"
and bids fair to become formidable ri
val to the Breton lace. II will be much
used in military.
THE Sultan of Turkey has bestowed
the Order of Charaty, a grand Gordon
enriched with diamonds, upon Madame
Fourmier of the French embassy, as an
acknowledgement of her self-devotion
during the late war.
IT is stated in Boston that Mrs. Mon
roe, the Widow of the Dean of the
School of Oratory Of the Boston Uni
versity, will occupy her late husbands
chair at the autumn term. 1t is said
ftfrther, that she is perfectly capable of
doing the work well.
A DRESS made by Worth for a New
York lady has eight buttons OF solid
gold, each enameled by celebrated ar
tist from his own designs. The dress is
of ruby velvet, its sole trimmings con-
sisting of the buttons and a cascade of
Alencon point, worth $500.