The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-12
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

| Mrs. Roberts, now living in. Henry
County, Tenn, claims to be the first
white woman who ever crossed Tennes-
see River.
Miss Colenso. daughter of the distin-
guished Bishop of THAT name, Is writing
Il work which not many young women
would undertake. history Of the late
Zulu war.
Thyra, Duchess Of Cumberland, has had
her little daughter baptized by the some
what abrubt, name of Maria Louisa Vic
toria Carolina Amelia Alexandra Au-
gusta Frederica.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson Butler has a
Royal commissions to paint the "Defense
of Rorke's Drift" She has been making
preliminary studies at Portsmouth, where
she was enabled to sketch what amounted
to dress rehearsal of the famous de-
iense.
The future Queen Christina of Spain
is wise and kindly young, lady. She
has begged her betrothed to economize as
far as possible in the expenses of their
wedding festivities, and to give the money
to the sufferers. by the late foods in
Spain.
Ex-Empress, Eugenie reads nothing
and writes very little, passing her whole
time in melancholy thought. Her face
is pale as marble, her eyes are sunken,
and her features are very sharp, bnt she
is able at last 10 sleep without the use of
chloral.
Queen Victoria, fortnight ago, ex-
ppssly commanded that paragraph
stating that she was eating strawberries
grown in the open air at Balmoral should
be sent to the papers, her object being to
dissipate the idea that at this season Bal
moral lies in snowy or foggy waste.
I Mrs. John Sherman, the wife of the
Secretary of the Treasury, and Miss Mary
Sherman, Mr.. Roosevelt Baron Won Erie
sen, Mr. and Mrs. Morton G. Fisher,
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Houghton
and Mrs. Thomas Aspinwall arrived
in the White Star steamer Adri-
attic Friday.
Mrs. Beivs A. Lockwood, the woman
lawyer of Washington, is conducting a
case in Baltimore, where she was Oh
Monday admitted as an attorney Of the
United States Circuit Court. While in
court she removed her dark felt and
feathered hat and placed it on the table
with the hats Of the other counsel.
| Mrs. Mix, who has a Connecticut repu-
tation for working miracles, travels
through that State protesting to cure
diseases by the laying on Of hands, and
crowds seek her wherever she goes. The
most wonderful stories are told of her
powers. She charges nothing for her
services and accepts only food, lodging,
and conveyance from placeto place. She
is of pure negro blood, uneducated, and
devout Methodist,
The Empress of Russia is staying at
Cannes in the utmost retirement,a a, usual
receiving no one. The Czarevna Dagmar,
who, witlfher husband, is also at Cannes,
is not SO quiet in consideration for the
brilliant toilets which she brought from
Paris. Four of these, each costing over
is, ,000 are said to have been the gifts of
the Princess of Wales to her sister.
Mrs. Anderson, the widow Of Major
Robert Anderson, told the reporter tn
other day that 50 long as her husband
/ lived nobody dared to express doubt
about his loyalty. Though under the
strongest pressure from the South he
never faltered in his obedience to the
Government at Washington. This reply
is called out by a paragraph in the
dairy of Public man." which the
North American Review is publishing.
Miss Dudu Fletcher, the clever and
pretty author of "Kismet' and other
novels, has disgusted, it is said, ALI the
matchmaking mammas in Rome by be-
coming engaged to great matrimonial
prize, Lord Wentworth. As Lady Went.
worth this brilliant and sparkling young
woman will doubtless grow only more
charming, and it is to be hoped will not
give up the literary work in which she
has shown SO much promise.
Mrs. Howe asked John Clancy what
she had better do with $1,000 in gold
coin. He strongly advised her to bury
it in her cellar. She did 10. Soon after.
ward, on looking to SEQ if the treasure
was safe, she found that it had been
stolen. Having intrusted the secret to
nobody except Clancy, she naturally
charged him with being the thief, but
there was no convicting proof against
him. This happened at Lewiston, Me-.
fifteen years ago. Last week Clancy lay
on his death bed. With his last breath
he gasped: 'Dig in my cellar; you'll find
a pot of gold" His directions were fol
lowed, aud Mrs. Howe's gold came te
light.
Princess Louise arrived safely in Eng
Hand aft a voyage which she greatly
enjoyed. The Sarmatian was not special
lily chartered to take over the Princess, at
Twas the case when the same vessel con
veyed her and her husband TO Canada 8
year ago, and on embarking'this time she
expressed wish that the saloon should
Inot be divided ON her account. Accord
Fingly it was not, done, but the Princes