The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
PERSONALS ABOUT LADIES.

Baroness Burdett-C -Coutts has spent
sl6,UO0,0O0 for philanthropic objects.
Nine. Adelina Patti shortly begins ar
engagement in Paris In popular opera
She will receive $4,000 nightly.
Miss Eva Charming, a graduate Of
Boston University, is the author of the
Atlantic article, "a Girl Graduate at
Leipsic."
Madame de Witt has Just completed
her History of France from 1889 to lS4S,
the sequel to her fathers (M. Guizot)
history.
Miss Mcclellan, the young daughter Of
the General, is described as tall, slender
and blonde, very fair, and gifted with a
charming smile.
Miss Drever, young lady belonging
to fashionable society in San Francisco,
has shocked her friends by announcing
her betrothal to Chinaman.
The Princess Of Wales is somewhat
deaf, which must be great consolation
to her in view of the fact that 90 many
naughty stories are told Of the Prince.
Mrs. HieksLord is about to return
from Europe and re-enter society, and
the Elmira Free Press thinks it is time
for venerable gentlemen to begin to run.
Princess Louise is having clearing
made in the woods of Rideau Hall, and
a veritable backwoods shanty con-
structed upon it. 1t will be finished by
the time she returns to Canada.
Madame Sin-Fu-Gen, the wife Of the
Chinese Minister at Berlin, is the object
of great admiration and wonderment to
the Germans as she drives with her son
about the city. She is the first Chinese
lady who has set foot in Germany.
Miss Margoe, of Port Jervis, was Of
fered $500 by an old farmer living near
that place if she would marry him. She
refused the offer, but finally accepted
when he made the amount an even thou
sand. The same old story--money
makes the Margoe.
Miss Lillian Whiting, on the editorial
staff of the Cincinnati Commercial, stavs
at her post until II o'clock at night.
She is said to look the picture Of a strong,
healthy, fresh young life, and has proven
by her work that woman can do we'll
on daily paper st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Madame May Alcott Nieriker, who
died last week in Paris, after two years
of thoroughly happy welded life, has
left behind her little daughter, named
for her sister, Louise. Madame Nieriker
was the youngest of the four4t "Little
Women" and an artist of great industry
and much talent.
Mrs. Marshall, daughter of the Rev.
DR.. Anderson, of Old Aberdeen, has just
received the diploma of Doctor of Medi-
cine from the Faculty of Medicine in
Paris. After her thesis had been ac-
cepted Professor Hardy, the President
and the Senior Professor of Medicine in
the Faculty, warmly congratulated Mrs.
Marshall on the share she had had in set
ting at rest the vexed question as to the
admission of women into the Paris School
of Medicine. The Professor concluded
by saying: You, Madame, have helped
to vlndicate for all women their right to
study medicine; you reply in your per-
son to all the objections OF your adyersa-
ries; have seen you and watched your
work for years. in the hospital, in my
wards, by the bedside OF the patients l
have seen the earnest work you have
done, congratulate you heartily, and
thank you"
Mrs Swisshelm makes stirring ap-
peal in the Chicago Tribune for Susan
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