The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-14
PERSON AL.

Princess Louise wears No. 3's.
Miss Parlos, of Boston, is giving object
lessons in cooking.
Mrs. Ada North, formerly State Librarian
of Iowa, has opened an office in Des Moines
Miss Calsta Halsey, of st. Louis, has
taken an editorial position ON the Washing
ton Post.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton has been
lecturing on Hereditary Parenlage" III
Chicago.
Mrs. Clara s. Folz is the first woman law
yer on he Pacific coast, she having JUST
been admitted TO the Bar in San Francisco.
Queen Victoria, according to the English
papers, will i'll few days become a great
grandmother, and will be the first Queen
of England who ever saw her own grea
randchlld.
Miss Pelia NJ. Robbins, a teacher in the
Plymouth, Mass, public schools for TWEEN
ty-hve years without losing day from her
duties by sickness or warm weather, has
just resigned.
Mrs Ursula Humphreysville, of North
field, Connecticut. though one hundred
and one years old, is still able to be about.
Two years ago she rode a moving machine
and drove the horses through the field.
Mrs. Sallie Roach who died in Shelby
County, Ky, recently, was one hundred
and nine years old. / s'said hat she was
never sick a day in her life, but died of old
age She had worked many day in the
woods splitting rails, cutting wood and the
like.
Miss Maggie Bowen, miliner at Crom-
III In i,,l iotn I,i,l 10 ID;
upun the person of P. Mavne. she claiming
tat he had traduced her character Ad-
mring citizens aflerward presented the
voung lady with handsome dress in reeog-
milton OF the deed.
Miss Jackson, daughte er of the Alexandria
hote-keeper who killed Ellsworth, was kept
in Treasury Department place at Wash
ingtoE by Mosby until he lett for Hong
Kong. Since his departure it is said that
Miss Jackson has lost her place.
Miss Liset;a Rist, for fortv-three years an
organi t in a London Church. died short
time ago and left considerable sum in The
hands of the trus ees TO be applied forever
to the distribution Of gravel on steep and
slippery roadwuys in London. She had
seen to it personally during her lifetime.
Mrs. Margaret Kahn, plucky old lady
of Cleveland, Ohio, who was paid an un-
pleasant visit by w. +. Ruely, an attorney,
slapped him in the face for trying to re
main in her house until she paid a bill
Ruely had her arrested, but she was dis
charged, the Court saying that she was jus
titled in her conduct.
Ex-Queen Isabella is said to keep up lit
tie or no state in Paris. She is an amiAbe
and cheerful hostess, and the members of
her modest little court talk of her with
something like devotion. 1t might be a
big court, they will ell you, but for her al
most prodigai generosity. She wears an
expression of great benevolence and cheer
fulness, and has much frankness and win
ming simplicity.
Mrs. Mary Hclbrook died in Massachu-
setts few days ago. aged ninety three.
When seventy-fve she began the manufac-
ture of tides, which found ready sale in
Boston, and were so much sought for that
sine was Obliged to employ several old ladies
to do the coarser work, while she filled in
the finer parts with her own hands In
this way up to her ninetieth year, she
netted Sc, 600 from her sales