The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-03
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

Mrs. Bret Harte, is lying in that over
grown city known as New York.
Miss Charlotte Crabtree Notta) bought
1886, 900 worth of real estate in New York
a few days ago.
Miss Stanton, daughter of the late
Secretary of War, is soon to marry Lieut..
Bush, of the Regulrr Army.
The Piute Princess, Sarah Winnemuc-
ca, is going into the lecture field with a
lecture on tie Bannock War.
Miss Kate Field sailed for New York
on the steamship Britannia which left
Liverpool for New York last Thursday.
Mrs. Andrew Jackson was short and
stout a great housekeeper, very relig-
ious, very illiterate, kind to her slaves,
and full of anecdote and fun.
Mrs J. Mex. Holiday, mother of
Governor Holiday, died at Winchester,
Va, Friday, aged eighty-one. The
Governor was in Winchester at the
time.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg has taken
apartments in Paris, where she will re-
main during the winter. Her mothers
illness will prevent her contemplated
appearance at st. Petersburg.
The wife of Field Marshal Won Man
teufel, who died a short time ago, was
honored during her lifetime by having
her Christian name, Hertha, given to one
Of the new corvettes in the Imperial
German navy.
Mrs. w. Bright Morris, a grand
daughter OF Leigh Hunt, died on the 30th
ult. at Highgate, at the early age of
twenty-five. Mrs. Morris was writer of
promise and had contributed stories to
the magazines.
Queen Victoria has always taken a
warm interest in the late young Abyssi-
nian Prince Alamayn, and was much
grieved at his death. He had endeared
himself to all who knew him by his
amable and charming character.
Miss Henry, a daughter of the late
Professor Henry, is engaged to marry
Mr.. Wynkoop, Presbyterian clergyman
of Washington. Miss Stanton, a daugh.
ter of the late Secretary, is to be married
to Lieutenant Bush, of the regular army.
Mrs. Martha Washington was plump,
pretty, sprightly little woman in her
youth, but settled down into plain, do
mestic wife, who looked sharply after the
servants; she was far from an educated
woman, and though she kept her own &C
counts, was very poor speller.
Miss Emma Nevada, young Ameri
can, will make her debut in London. 1
this sort of thing continues much longer
we may have such an item as this: "Mis
salIie Ann Massachusetts will shortl,
favor the public with her appearance.
1t isn't name that the American publ
sigh after, it is talent.
Miss Martha Charters Somerville. tn
only surviving daughter of Mrs. Mar,
Somerville, has just died in Florence
Miss Somervile enjoyed a pension O
$500 a year, given to her in recognition
of the services rendered to science by he
mother. Miss Somerville edited 9Th
Recollections of Mary Somerville."
Mrs. Hayes did not only receive a gif
of screen at the Methodist Fair il
Phiiadelphia; two. screens were given t.
her, and also unnumbered trifes in tn
way of velvet slippers, bronze glove
boxes, and other ornaments and acces
sories. The President and his wife spen
Thanksgiving Day with Bishop and Mr..
Simpson.
Mrs. Oliver, of Albany, daughter o
General John f. Rathbone, has given t
the University of Rochester fine copy o
the Description de LEgypt," prepare'
at the instance of the first Napoleon b.
a commission of which Baron Demon wa
prominent member. This work com
prises ten folio volumes of text and twen
ty-four volumes of plates.
4 Mrs. Hayes, when visiting the Method
ist Fair in Philadelphia the other even
ing, wore a costume of garnet-colore
/, silk and velvet, with garnet velvet ha
encircled in plume. Her locks, it il
stated, were dressed Gin fashion i
, vogue when ladies were not considere
eccentric if their hair presented the az
pearance of having been combed an
brushed"
Mrs. Maria Skelton, who marie
: Thomas Jefferson at nineteen, was lad
, of extraordinary beauty of face and form
and singularly competent to adorn an
conduct a great household. A lit
! above the medium height, fair compile,
ion, eyes large, dark and expressive, a,
/ burn hair, and daring horsewoman an
, full of talent. She played, danced an
) sang well, and had literary tastes.
The Empress Eugene has become a
most childish with grief, and she carrie
about with her all day a small dagge
: shaped fan, bought at some fancy fai
s and Of no intrinsic value, which ha
d pened to be her sons last gift to her. ST
S listens to all that is said to her, steadiI
l. regarding the AOwer-painting ON the fal