The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-15
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

tauqua.
Clara Morris and Mrs. John G. Ere
mont are close friends.
Mrs. J. H. Gilmore, of Montgomery
County, KY, is lOs years old.
Mrs. Mccormick, daughter of Senator
Thurman, is hereafter to live in New
York, where her husband has bought
house.
Queen Victoria and her youngest
daughter wear as their travelling names
on the Continent the titles of "Countess
of BalmoraP and "Countess Beatrice of
Balmoral." a
Lettie Guy of Syracuse whistles for
money, and it comes to her. She gives
whistling concerts is young, and looks
pretty with her lips puckered. Her per-
formance sounds like piccolo.
Mrs. Springer, the wife of the Con-
gresham, is described as a woman of
rare accomplishments, noble nature, and
Christian graces. She is the daughter of
the late Rev. Calvin Rutter, one of the
pioneer Methodist preachers of the West.
The Crown Princess of Germany, ell
dest daughter Of Queen Victoria, now in
her fftieth year and grandmother, is
in Rome, incognito, sightseeing. She is
not likely to see quite as much as does
her brother Wales when he runs over to
wicked Paris.
Miss Lillian Carpenter, the daughter
of Senator Carpenter, is said to have a
charming voice. She has spinning
wheel which belonged to her great-grand-
mother, and she sits beside it when she
sings for her guests Marguerite's spin
ning-song In "Faust."
Olive Logan writes that it Is proposed
to have Edwin Booth visit England next
season, and to give Americans an oppor-
tunity to see and hear Irving, his Eng
lish rival. She thinks London's judg-
ment would be adverse to Booth, as the
theater-goers Of that city are Irving-mad.
She says American stars seldom do we'll
in that city. .
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the
novelist has gone to Niagara Falls to
have her foot on Canadian soil when her
new novel louisiana" is published in
London, so as to get the benefit Of the
British copyright law. She is now en-
gagged on new work, the publication of
which will probably begin in Scribner's
| Magazine next autumn.
The Crown Princess of Germany, like
her sister Louise, is, it will be remem-
bered, remarkably accomplished art
ist. She has just become an honorary
member of the English Institute of
Painters in Water Colors, and has ex-
pressed her willingness to show her own
work at the exhibitions of the society.
Queen Ranovalomanj oka, mindful of
the constitutional laws of the United
States which prohibits any person hold
ing Federal Office from accepting any
title or present from king, prince, or
foreign state, has decided to decorate
Mr.. Dunlap with the grand medal of
the Snake and Hyena Of Ma dagascar be-
fore he becomes amenable to the above
provision.
The little Princess Stephanie, when
she went to the theatre for the first
time the other evening, showed child
ish delight somewhat amusing in an Ten
gagged young lady" She had never seen
anything half so fine before, and jumped
about the box and clapped her hands as
if she were only eight. The anxiety of
the Viennese to obtain photographs of
their future Empress is SO intense that
as much as $500 is said to have been
offered for the first copy.
Mile. Marie Van Zandt, the young de-
butante in opera, Continues" says the
Paris correspondent of The London Tele.
graph, "to improve in each successive
performance. The flexible voice Of the
little prima donna, her good style Of
singing, the intelligence Of her acting
and, above all, the charm Of her extreme
youth, have enabled her to ingratiate
herself thoroughly with the habitues ol
the Opera Conlique and her success il
the more creditable inasmuch ~ she has
dared to make her first appearance or
the Partisan stage in character which
Nine. Gall-Marie, an immense favorit'
here, has hitherto claimed as her OWL
exclusive right. ..
Miss Mary M. Edmunds, the daughte
of the Vermont Senator, in a pleasan
article ON Venice in the Independent
gives this little home picture Of Mar
garet of Italy and her son. "Some littl
time ago one of our friends was having
private interview with the Queen, ant
the hope being expressed that the princ'
{ was well-etlquette will not allow evel
, that to be put in the form OF a question
he was desired to present himself. 1
few minutes later childish voice out
side the door said, with droll dignity
"Sua Majesta May / come INF" Th
Queen answered, in English, eyes, m
SON." and in he marched. He speak
! English excellently ,as the Queen does alse
and enjoys the American st. Nichola
. and Wide Awake, which she has take
, for him regularly, as much as our ow
little people always do"
Miss Geneyieve Ward it is related,
-. .,o.so.anr Of q nrottu lItln dot