St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-26
The Women of TODAY.

nurses for the sick in private families.
At Leghorn more than 1000 women
are employed in the manufacture of
coral beads for necklaces. which promise
to be fashionable.
The interest in art embroidery has
extended as far as Shanghai, China,
and orders for text books on the subject
have been received by Bopton firm.
The Boston sewing circle has closed
operations until next season, having
distributed O,4O0 articles O clothing to
the destitute during the winter.
Miss Stark, nioce of Gen. Stark of
the revolution, is said to be the heaviest
taxpayer in Dunbarton, n. Il. Taxa,
tion without representation of course.
The governor of Massachusetts has
presented the colored women of Boston
with bale OF flannel from his mill, to
be made into garments for the colored
refugees.
The English queen has just heard Of
the American craze for decorating bottles
and hower-pots with bugs, dragons and
other symbols OF the art, and mentions
it with commendation.
Miss Mary Hall, sister of the late
Ezra Hall, has been appointed a commits
sioner of the superior court of Connecti-
cut. This is the first appointment of a
woman to an office of this kind in that
state.
When Aristarichi Bey gave 8 dinner
in Washington the other day to Nine.
Bakhmeteg F. formerly Miss Beale-he
met his chief guest at the door, Mosco
vite-fashion, with plate on which lay
bread and salt, which the fair dame pro-
ceeded to taste.
The wonderful gown, woven from
spider webs which the Empress of Brazil
presented to Queen Victoria, is very
beautiful, and exceeds in fneness any
silk gown. It is estimated that 100000
spider webs would be required for forty
yards of such cloth.
The daughter OF Canadian postmas-
ter has lately gained tn plaudits of the
''6re brisade." On seeing house on fire
she took a ladder on her shoulders,
mounted the roof, through which the
flames were blazing, and with a dozen
pals of water soon subdued them.
The late Mrs. Hale was active in
many excellent public undertakings.
She had much to do with the completion
of the Bunker Hill monument; for
thirty years she labored 10 have Thanks
giving day made national holiday; and
she greatly Influenced her old friend
Matthew Vassar in the organization O!
Vassar college.
A flower girl brigade has been started
in London by the Baroness Burdett-
Coutts and others, with the intention of
enabling the flower sellers to earn more
by teaching them how to arrange their
wares and securing regular customers
for them. The flowers are bought for
the girls at Covent garden and made up
at central depot.
Referring to the allowance of pin
money given to English ladies, the Lon.
don Queen, high authority, in an
article on the subject says that 81, 500 a
year is the usual sum allotted in the
highest grade of life, even in the case of
men who have from $1O0, 900 to $3.50, 900
a year. A lady whose husband has from
$4,000 to $4,000, would get annually
from 81 900 to $4,000.
A bunch of violets which one OF the
ladies of the imperial household of
China had dropped on the table of her
bedroom ere taking to flight was q relic
held by Gen. Crouzat, a prominent
French officer, recently deceased. He
served in China at the looting of the
summer palace, ,whe the soldiers eagerly
stripped it of all golden ornaments, he
contented himself with this simple me-
mento of the occasion.
Mile Adelaide Montgolier, a daughter
of the inventor of balloons, is still alive.
aged 80 years. She is possessed of q large
fortune, and presented the Museum of
the French Aeronautical Academy with
a copy of the large medal executed by
Houdon, and representing her father and
uncle, who was associated with him in
the invention of balloons. This medal |
was executed to commemorate that |
event.
How many men are there who, on
capital of fifteen cents, would build up
a business for the good will of which he
weuld be offered $500? Yet, plucky
has done this in Philadelphia;
but she is an exceptional woman. There
are many ways for a resolute and perse-
verjng woman to earn her livelihood
honestly and respectfully, but she must
start out with an independent spirit and
determination to rely upon herself.
Miss Sarah Leggett has succeeded in
"home for business
in New York. To give to
girls a home, such as good
deserved, and at the same time
bring it within reach of their income,
uas the nrohlarn she took On herself Sha