The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
PERSONALS ABouT LADIES.

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Miss Sarah Jewett intends to visit
Europe during the coming summer.
Mrs. Zoliver, of Oldtown, Me-, aged
seventy-three, is cutting new teeth,
Ruth Ann Cope, late of Philadelphia,
bequeathed $4,000 for benevolent pur-
poses.
Mrs. Belknap, wife of the Ex-Secretary
Of War, resides permanently at Phila-
delphia hotel.
Miss Hosmer, it is said, has found that
her magnetic motor will not operate, and
has abandoned it.
Queen Victoria wore at her sons we'd
ding the great koh-i-noor blazing in a
brooch on her black dress.
Miss Anna Dickinson is visiting in
Elizabeth, New Jersey, her trip to Cali
fornia being delayed until next winter.
Olive Logan suspects Eugenie of wear
ing a wig. Unless she keeps out of
Eugenie's reach she viii feel the neces-
sity of wearing one herself.
Miss johnson, of Evansville, Ind, put
on boys clothes and went in quest of
adventure, which soon came in the form
of arrest by keen-eyed Kentucky con-
stable.
Viola Beckwith, of Rochester, VT, fell
from swing last fall, receiving so great
injuries that she has not been able to eat
much of anything for twenty-five weeks,
and she is starving to death.
Mrs. Agnes jerks has appeared again.
She writes Il card to the Washington Star
in which she says: "In all womanly
purity ] am the peer of the first in the
laad, anu no man con in truth impugn
my honor"
Princess Beatrice is particularly fond
of lace, and has collection which can
hardly be equaled. IT contains part of
that AlenGon which was found in lum-
ber-room some years ago at st. James
Palace, and which is said to be worth
about 100000. Ii dates from the time
of Henry VIII.
Miss Moegler, of Chicago, one of the
graduates Of the Women's Hospital Col
Iege, has been successful in winning, by
competitive examination, a place as as
sistant physician to the County Insane
Asylum. This is the first competitive
success of a lady in securing a hospital
position in this country, where doctors OF
both sexes have met in competition.
The Misses Clar, Hilda, Ellen and
Henriette MontaIba are four brilliantly
accomplished sisters of Spanish blood
who live in London, and who are known
alike for their social graces and their
artistic skill. The youngest sister, Hen
rictta, is a charming little sculptor, and
will send to the Royal Academy this year
a bust Of Mr.. Blanchard JerroId. The
three other sisters are successful paint
ers. Miss Clara Montalba, pupil of
!srbcy, is especially remarkable for her
Venetian scenes. These young ladies arc
special friends and favoritcs OF Princes,
Louise, and the Misses IIllda and Henri
cite Montalba are now visiting her at
Rideau Hall.
Mrs MorrelI was an Irish lady lately
deceased, who in her youth, was mem
ber OF the Milbankc household, when
Lady Byron, after many quarrcIs with
her husband, returned to her fathers
house. Those quarrels ended one morn
ing at breakfast when Lord Byron was in
a "tantrum," and his wife brought mat
ters to "a crisis by asking pointediy: "By-
ron, am in your way?' Byron leaning
against the mantclpicce, answered saw
aeely, aye damnablyW Lady Byron
Immediate : left the room, and soon aitrr
the house She never saw her husband
again, and "damnably" was the last word
from his lips which fell upon her ear.
Madame Bonaparte, in her younger
days, once attended a state dinner and
was taken to the table by Lord Dundas
He had already received some of her sar-
castle speeches. and in not very pleas
ant mood asked her whether she had
read Mrs. Trollope's book on America
She had. "Well, Madame" said the
Englishman, what do you think of her
proneuncing all Americans vulgarians!'
II am not surprised at that" answered
sprightly "Betscy Bonaparte." "Werc
the Americans the descendants of the
Indians or the E,quimaux, should BE-
astonished; but being the direct descend
ants of the English, it would be very
strange if they were not vulgarians." +"
There was no more heard from Lord Dun
das that evening.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is described by a
correspondent pf The Boston Herald as
refined, matronIy person, plainly dressed
in black She talks we'll, and knows tn,
French language and literature. She ap-
proves the education Of the coiored pc0
pie, and is hopeful concerning their fu-
ture. She says that she has nothing
the mathematical faculty, and not long
ago, desiring to pay a negro for some
wood in her husbands absence, she at
tempted TO find the value with
pen and paper Of fractional
part of it. She covered near &
Sheet Of paper with figures, but was no.
satisfied with the result. st last the ne
gro teamster, with great humility, re
marked, "Missus, your figures are no
correct. Let me do dat sum for you"
But do you know how to cipher, JimmyT'
ayes, Missus, ] does" said Jimmy. She
gave him the pen and paper, and Jimmy
figured it out in an instant, and ut ono,
received his money. But where did
you learn to ciphcr7' said Mrs. Davis to
him. O, missus," said Jimmy, "lsc Il
graduate of the high school," Mrs, Da-
Wis is extremely "aristocralic" in her So
caI opinions, and in religion she is very
orthodox.
"EGching Piles"
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