Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-03
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

! UNTIL about six years ago nearly all the street
have altogether disappeared. '" 'Ae'
| TIE Wonsan's Journal says, with apparent
satisfaction: 1.-THE cooks at Wellesley COLLEGE
| are men; the professors are women"
SOMEBODY asks: 'Who knows what was the
original color Of the hair of professional
beauty or OF distinguished actress? 1t has
| peen golden, and Chestnut, aud auburn, and the
| color"
IT Is SAID that more than three million OF
women In England and Wales are earning liv-
ing trying to earn one-in the various trades
SIX years ago society-the Womens Protec-
uon ana Proyident League-was organized to
! raise them.
ARRPRRsENTAr1vE of the Chicago Alliance ex-
the elevating influence Of women in politics
when he heard lady delegate to the working
mans convention In that city relate as smait
trick that she had brought about the defear or a
state senator by bribery.
SHOPPING furnishes to some women as exhila-
rating an amusement as hunting. fishing. or
| attending an exciting political convention fur
nlsnes 10 the sterner sex. 1t does not make
case, or what is caught shot, or nomlnatea In
the other. Excitement exercise and vent for
dormant energy are at least procured.
IT SEEMS to be we'll settled that that portion
OF the middle-aged women of America who re-
side In cities and towns, and who are com oara-
tlVey Tree from anX1etieS and petty cares m int-
lest much stronger tendency than In former
years 10 grow stout aud that the theories once
prevalent In regard to the meagreneSs OF the
daughters OF the republic are scarcely applica
bic to the present geneI alton.
THE THIRST for gain is invading all classes in
modern France, and notably the women. Even
Of wealth on director1aI boards stoon to nettv
traffic. not unworthy of the Halles CentraleS
Comtesses let furnished apartments to rich for
eigners and case is cited of three of the Queens
OF fashion, who have opened shop for the sale
of their CASTOR bibelots and toilette articles.
The ''best society" Of San Francisco Is said to
be more amusing than the same class In any
other city. In proof of this the Ne,cs Letter
says: "A lady was amazed, on presenting her
caro- at Taylor street mansion, to see the ser
want inspect her from head to foot and tbe1 re-
turn her card, with the remark: MY mist'ess'
you to- day; but we don't receive people twice
In the same costOOm.'"
Miss LEvENIA VICTORIA SMITH has Just COM
pleted a panel for a door, She took the panel
out OF the door and painted On 1t a long legged
work the draught coming through the door
where the panel should have been caused her
Ihree sisters to catch the pneumonia One is
already dead and the others hope to be. on
putting the panel back she discovered that it
was painted on the wrong side. The o cture is
much admired by people who pass the house.
FEW THINGS said Professor Humphrey, of
London, in delivering his Rede lecture in May,
"WOOld tend TO the improvement Of the race so
much as Jud1ciouS arrangements with regard to
matrimonial selection. | am not aware that
any such arrangements have ever been seriously
contemplated, and the time is not yet ripe for
them; but can not doubt that something In
this direction will be done when the attention
OF the people and their legislators has been
Su11lc1ently aroused to the importance Of prov1C-
Ing for healthy race in the FUTURE"
CATALAN and Jenny Lind only met once.
Catalani fled from Florence In 1s4S to escape
the cholera, and took refuge in Paris, where she
heard Jenny Lind at concert given by Lord
Normandy. Some days after the entert ainment
she was sitting alone when.a strange lady called
On her; the visitor refused to give her name but
was ushered into the room: Catalani rose. and
not handsome, but with an expressive face,
over which played most agreeable smile
-, ~ am Jenny Lind, madam" she said, after
little preliminary dialogue. 81 am come for
your blessing" 1t was given. They never met
again. Catalani died shortly after Of cholera.
A PAINFUL description is given of the life of
the women OF Montenegro, who are doomed to
ncessant and laborious drudgery, and deprived
their mental and physical faculties. They are
treated by fathers, brothers, and husbands as
inferior beings, who have nc rights that deserve
respect, and whose sole mission In life Is to min
ister to the wants OF boys and men. Climbing
rocks and leaping from ray1ne to ravine for the
purpose OF procuring and carrying home the
principal occupation and consume so much OF
their time that no opportunities are afforded for
any description OF feminine enioyments.
ANDREWS american Queen Is publishing a
series OF sketches OF the women OF the leading
cities OF the country. assuming to show the
distinctive differences In looks manners and
traits OF the women OF the leading cities he,
or she. mentions style as the special devote
me Mt OF the New Yorker; culture, ac-uai or ar-
fected, of the Bostonian; belief Id family of the
Philadelphian; faith In personal beauty OF the
Baltimorean; orthodoxy and pastor Ior snip of
the Brooklynite; intense responsibility OF the
Tes1denD Washingtonian; State vanity and
pretense OF ch1valry OF the Charlesto1tan &c
The distinctions seem to be recognizable In
degree at least, and the author takes the
ground that every leading capital develops a
distinct order Of woman.
ISABELLA, Princess of Asturias, daughter o.
Queen Isabella is not pretty, but bright and
sympathetic. She delights in skating. riding
ana dancing. and her gaiety is such that the
her frOlics At the time OF the royal wedding
the Count de Beyless gave splendid bail. or
course the princess was there. and danced to
her hearts content It happened that just as
she was tripping the may waltz with Prince
Kinsky, bis Excellency was caught In the train
OF one OF the dancers, fell, and dragged the
apologies, "sweeter than honey" but the Prtn-
cess Jumped up quickly, pulled bis recumbent
aSxeeliency up TO- and without o even saying
and resumed her favorite pastime She is. In.
deed, the Casilda OF the Spanish court.
Now, that the sun is occasionally visiblo says
the London Lancet, it may De worth while to
remind parents that the use of child's hat is
to cover its head, and the use of the brfm Is to
shade the eyes. 1t Is painful to see Infants and
little folks of tender years with half-clOSed eve
lids, corrugated brows and faces screwed up and
distorted by the glare Of the sunshine from
which they ought to be protected. Fashion is
the Juggernaut of life all the world over and
children are tortured. with the kindest 1nten-
t1onS In theswOrShip of the hideOus monster
but 1t is needless to ibf1ict petty SOrrowS and
annOyanceS which do not actually form part of
the orthodox sacrifice to folly. While children
are benehciently allowed to wear hats with
brims these useful appendageS should be turn
ed down so as to shade the eyes, This Simple
protection win save considerable pain, spare
some trouble with the eyes, and produce more
pleasing expression. Children who are perpet-
ually struggling to keep the sun out OF their
eyes do not either feel amiable or look happy,
as walk In one OF the parks any fine morning
must convince the attentive observer.
THRRE was costume in the Enclosure at the
recent Ascot races that attracted universal
attention, which, so far as material was con-
cerned, might have been worn by Genoese
grand lady in the faireSt century OF medieval
dress. / say nothing about the form of the
costume, that is governed by fashion; but the
material was irreproachable. The dress was
pure white from top to toe, and consisted Of q
rich white velvet pattern applied upon white
satin, shaped somewhat like long coat with
just few inches OF white dress shown beneath
ft: the l0adcOVer1nQ was also White. round