The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-20
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.
Mrs. Thomas Hicks-Lord is enjoying
herself in London.


herself in London.
Nine. Gerster-Gardini will remain this
winter at Bologna. Mile. Marimon is
now on her way to this country.
Miss Nellie A. Hamlin, of Excelsior,
Burke County, N. G., dropped dead in
her fathers house, while tying a shoe
string.
Miss Lily Bunce, the daughter of the
editor of Appletons' Journal, painted her
own wedding dress in design represent
ing lilies of the valley and shaded grasses.
Mrs. CORVALLIS West is rather charm
ing than beautiful !; she is strawberry.
and-creamer; fair and freckled, irregular
but expressive features, and mass of
rippling hair, cut like boys, in clusters
of short curls.
Mrs. Langtry's features are rather
large, her complexion the best type Of
English, not yet mottled and raw, rs it
is likely to be later; her ewes are blue
and limpid, and all the face lively with
rich expression.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont is on a
visit East for the first time since she
went with her husband to Arizona. where
he was appointed Governor two years
ago. For the present she is staying with
friends on Staten Island.
1rma Combrisson, a famous dancer and
beauty, has just died in England in ex-
treme poverty. She was passionately
attached to Charles III, Duke of Parma,
and two days before he was assassinated
revealed to him the plot against his life,
whereupon he formally appointed her
Director of Police.
Miss Benson, of Philadelphia, who has
already made very large donations to the
Reformed Episcopal Church, now gives
the Cummins Memorial Church of Balti-
more enough to free it from its troubles.
This church was erected as monument
to Bishop Cummins, who took the lead in
the Reformed Episcopal movement.
Mis- Yocum, school teacher of Kit
tilas Valley, Oregon, has taken up a land
claim, fenced it, built house upon it,
and this year raised 6l2 bushels of grain,
besides attending to her duties as teacher.
Now, if Miss Yocum will get her life in
sured, and make suitable provision for
the support of husband, several young
men in Chicago will buy tickets to Ore
gon.
Princess Beatrice was Queen of the
Revels on Halloween at Balmoral. Two
large professions in picturesque garments
met on the castle lawn, where she lighted
an enormous bonfire. There was band
of music, "witch hunt" the trial of a
witch, and thereafter the burning Of tie
efigy. Princess Beatrice's royal mamma
remained an interested spectator of the
proceedings during the whole time.
Mrs. Matte Potts, who attempted to
kill herself in Philadelphia by placing
her head ON the railroad track-may or
may not have been driven to insanity by
excessive walking-but the statement Of
distinguished surgeon, recently pub
lished, to the effect that prolonged feats
of physical endurance tend to produce
hysteria and mania in females, at least
warrants the belief that walking for pub
'ic notoriety is not wholesome thing for
women.
The Princess Louise went on deck only
three times during her late voyage to
Liverpool She dined with the "ordinary
voyagers" only three times. He; father
in-law, the Duke of Argyll, went out in
"a tender to meet her at the bar Of the
River Mersey. She told him that she
preferred to stay III the steamer until the
latter's arrival at her dock. The arrival
took place in the evening of the 28th of
October, and the faithful Princess re-
mained on board until the next morning,
her father-in-law bidding her goodnight
and departing for terra firma.
Miss Ellen Terry, the distinguished Eng
lish actress, has been playing "Porthia''
to Mr.. Irving's "Shylock," and is heartily
praised by the London papers. The
Times goes so far as to say that it was a
perfect charm throughout-a perform
ance conceived and expressed in the
highest spirit of poetry, and full of the
most delightful touches of womanly wit,
grace and feeling. And it concludes with
the highest compliment that can be paid
to any actor: ''The performance was, in
truth, such as Shakspeare's self, one can
imagine, would have wished to see."
Nine. Adelina Patti-she does not call
herself Marchioness de Caux in Paris
stayed while there at the same hotel as
Mr.. Gladstone, in the Rue de PArcade.
The great songstress, who completed her
thirty-sixth year last April, looks very
young for her age, and is as charming in
manner and appearance as ever. She
fulflls for the winter months engage.
ments in Berlin, Munich, and Vienna
but purposes returning to Paris early il
February to commence her engagement
with Mr.. Meselli at the Gate Theater
where series of Italian operas will be
given--that is, if the law invoked by hel
husband, the Marquis, permits. Figaro
saws that base whispers are about that the
Marquis de Caux will permit her to par
ade her voice and her lover within mile
of his club for consideration"
Buckingham and a Play.