The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-18
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

waiting-maids while travelling.
Miss Kate Field, who has been abroad
several years, will return to America in
October.
Sarah Bernhardt's engagements are
only of the theatrical and not the matri-
monial kind.
Carlotta Patti has cork leg, and that
is the one which her husband requests
her to kick with.
Mrs. Burnett will return to America
for the scene of her next novel; its title
is to be Louisiana"
Mrs. Higginson, sister of Professor
Agassiz, has twenty-five kindergartens
under her charge at Boston.
Mile. Giraud, of Marseilles, has pre-
sented to NJ. Gambetta an embroidered
portrait of his mother, executed on crim-
son velvet.
Mrs. Belle Lawson, of Hagerstown, Md,
has in her possession an ancient breast
pin. containing three locks of hair from
the head of George Washington.
Mrs. Grover, of Brimtield, Mass, has
reached the great age of one hundred and
five years. She is able to go about the
house without assistance, and bids fair to
see several years more of active life.
Miss Annie Louise Cary's residence at
Portland, Nc, is of brick and brown
stone and is surrounded by pretty lawn.
1t is furnished daintily and adorned with
many works of art Miss Cary's married
sister keeps house for her.
Mrs. Mary Neal Sherwood has become
editorially associated with the Baltimore
Gazette. Mrs. Sherwood is a lady of fine
literary ability, and her connection with
one of the best papers in the East will
doubtless prove profitable to both.
Mrs. Howe, the mother-in-law of the
late Henry Wilson, still lives in his form
er residence at Natick, at the age of
ninety-three. She has just celebrated
her birthday; she retains her facilities
remarkably, and shows IA strong interest
in politics.
Miss Howard, the author of Gone
Summer" and correspondent of the
Boston Transcript, is publishing at Stutt-
CART, Germany, an illustrated English
paper which is reported to be read quite
extensively by Germans as an aid to the
study of our language.
Myra Clarke Gaines announces that
she proposes to enter upon the delightful
task of reforming the politicians of the
country. She says: ''My plan is to build
and equip large hotel here in Washing
ton, where the accommodation and prices
will encourage our Legislators to bring
their families with them"
Madame Patterson's tomb at Gree
mount Cemetery bears the inscription:
Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth,
daughter of William Patterson and wife
Of Jerome Bonaparte. Born February 6,
1885, died April4, 1879. After life's fit
full fever she sleeps well.'"
Madame Bonaparte's severely simple
tomb has been erected over her grave in
Greenmount Cemetery. The inscription,
in plain Roman text, reads: Sacred to
the memory of Elizabeth, daughter of
William Patterson and wife of Jerome
Bonaparte. Born February 9th, 1885,
died April 4th, 1879. After lifes titful
fever she sleeps WELL"
Miss Augusta de Grasse Stevens,
young American lady, is establishing
quite an artistic and literary reputation
in England. She has taken a diploma
for porcelain painting, and her repre-
sentations Of American autumn foliage
have secured orders from the Duke of
.Connaught and other nobilities. She is
also the author of the series of letters in
the New York Times.
The Baroness de Polly is a young
French lady who recently appeared at
Dieppe in a quaint and original toilet.
The 0ddcst part of it was the coat, one OF
those called 'coat of the Kings Council
lor," because of its material and severe
color, it was a veritable coat of the time
of Louis XVI and was purchased by the
Baroness from bric-a-brac dealer. Its
form was preserved, few slight altera-
tions only being made.
Mrs. Ann Glanville is an English
woman, nearly ninety years old, who is
said to be the best female rover in the
world, having, with crew of four other
women, won victories over similar crews
in England and France, and IN some cases
over boats managed by men. On one
occasion she won race at a French re-
gatta, in presence of Queen Victoria, and
afterward was "presented' on board the
royal yacht, and danced hornpipe for
the Queens amusement. Old as she is,
she is extremely strong and erect, and
until three months ago had as good sight
as in her younger days.
Queen Victoria, when she visits CHS
elhurst to see the Empress Eugene, is III
vayiably conducted to the resting place
of the Prince Imperial, where she places
flowers, presented by Monsignor God
dard, the Roman Catholic priest, for
whom she has special fancy. Times are
changed. In 1850, at the time of the
fright about the Pope's bull, when Rich
ard Swift, the Roman Catholic Sheriff of
London, presented Monsignor Searle,
Card nal Wiseman's secretary, at court,
as his chaplain, the Queen ordered his