The Portland daily press., 1881-01-07
Gossip
About Men and Women.

Mrs. Jesse Grant has made great deal of
havoc among the Washington social critics.
They had decided that brunettes should be the
fashion, but this young lady stepped in "a de-
cided blonde" and carried off all the admira-
tion. fl
In her early days of stage mania Mary An
derson desired to make debut as Richard LII.
A Londoner, who has travelled over the
United States, writes: 81 do not think the
women of America quite appreciate the defer
ence and respect they receive at the hands of
their countrymen. They are too apt to accept
special courtesies as right. No wonder so
many of them dislike England, where men too
often give them merely an equality 0. position
letting them fight their own way in crowded
railway depot or omnibus station without the
slightest acknowledgment OF the privilege of
the stronger sex, which is to be kind and gen.
tile in its treatment of the weaker"
They tell story in New Haven (for which
will not vouch) to the effect that one day
last Spring census enumerator in that city
was very much annoyed at the meagerness of
the information which he was enabled to pro-
cure from the servants of fac house where
he was unable to find any other occupants. In
despair he finally threatened to take the num-
Der of the house and have it reported to head
quarters as one where the people were recalci-
trant To this end he inquired who owned the
house and where he could be found The re-
ply was, "Mr. Walker, and he lives in Wash
ington." Just then it flashed across the emu
merator's intelligence that he was about to re-
port to headquarters the residence of the chief
of the census bureau, Gen. f. A. Walker, and
he concluded to seek such Information as he
needed in another quarter.-Hartford Corre-
spondent OF Springfield Republican. r7. s.lI
Clara Belle, says the Sunnyside Press has
made new departure. She writes on mems
clothes very much in the same vein that men
have SO long employed when writing of
women's garments. She says pants are cut
tighter and vests are worn lower. She objects
to great cold eXpanSes OF Shirl front at ball,
and says that when one wears a low neck dress
and leans against, man it is so awful cold
that it reminds her of riding down hill in a
Vermont winter.
The edict of Joseph Emanuel, king of Portu-
gal, published in 1863, is not without its inter-
est at this time. By this instrument widows
of more than so years of age were forbidden to
marry, because" the preamble recited
experience has shown that women of
that age commonly marry young mon
of no property, who dsSpate the for
tunes such marriages put them in posses
sion of. to the prejudice of children and other
relations" Spinsters were not apparently con-
sidered SO liable to be beguiled. 9 c1at
An amusing incident is recalled OF Kate
Chase Sprague, over which her father used
to laugh when he touched upon his daughters
traits. On the occasion of large party, Mrs.
Sprague sent for her coachman and told him
what duties she expected Of him, either to open
the door OR assist in the cloak room. The
oh tlx,o
that he was hired to drive the horses ard not
to help in the house. Every WELL" said my
Lady Katherine, "have my carriage at the
door at eight o'clock" At eight the carriage
drove up. Blanket the horses and wait un-
til l send further word,' was sent out to the
liveried magnifico on the box. From eight of
chill winter evening until two of colder
morning coachee sat with stiffening arms on
his box. and when the last guest had gone his
orders came to drive to the stable. A madder
man never held a rein than the darky on the
box, but meeker one never begged the mad,
am to retain him, and expiated his otfense by
the most perfect obedience forever after. ,yoe
Miss Grundy tells good story of Col. Fred.
Grants little daughter. Last summer, while
she was at summer resort in Colorado, some
of the children's French maids were boasting
of some of their charges who were born
abroad. One said, 'My little girl is French
SN6 was DOrn IN FarlS. AnOtnor, mime Is
German; she was born at Berlin. - "And
you?" they inquired of Gen. Grants grand
daughter, who was near, "what are your"
"I'se a Grant," replied the little one, with
emphatic brevity. lIatile 10 io1t. aHlof
Count Jaubert was wonderfully happy at re-
partee, and in his sallies was utterly indiffer-
ent as to whether it was friend or an enemy
who suffered. If, however, he happened to
compromise himself, he had a happy knack Of
setting himself right in a moment. On, on a
occasion, having been highly pleased with
Marshal Soult he made the illustrious soldier
the butt of innumerable epigrams. The mar
shal, hearing of this at one of Louis Philippe g
receptions, turned his back upon the Count
just as he was stepping foreward to salute
him, some thirty gentlemen being present.
Monsieur le Mareehal," said Count Jaubert,
with the utmost sang-f,oid, 81 have been told
you do not look upon me as one of your
friends. Pm delighted to find that there is no
ground for the rumor." "How so, Monseur?'
Because p replied the Count, "you are not in
the habit OF turning your back to the enemy"
The marshal, it is perhaps needless to say, at
once held out his hand to Count Jaubert 30