The Portland daily press., 1884-05-03
Woman and Her Work.

Mr.. Gladstone's franchise bill does not in
clude the woman rate-payers OF Great Brit
ain, but they are trying to get in and hope
to succeed this session.
The Special School of Architecture in
Paris has among its pupils an American
girl, Miss Laura White, who is receiving in
struction from M. Thierry Ladrange.
Mile. Matthew, colored woman, and
Miles. Chaplin and Sarrante, all medical
students, are working in the Paris bos-
pitfalls.
Mrs. John Schumacher has prepared lee
ture on ''The Life of the Virgin Mary as
told by the Painters" 1t is to be illustrated
by means of the stereoptcon.
Miss Ida Kurts, daughter of Sheriff
Hurts, of Franklin county, Penn, has not
only been appointed deputy sheriff, but has
delivered up burly prisoner named John
Cunningham to the Eastern Penitentiary.
Several Frenchwomen, says the Cheyenne,
have acquired renown as builders and house
decorators. In the Mayors house at Passy
the carpenters and cabinet-maker's work
was executed by lady.
Mrs. Quincy Shaw of Boston, daughter of
the late Professor Agassiz, spends yearly
more than $4,000 in supporting schools,
kindergartens, nurseries for children of the
poor, and other benevolent enterprises.
Miss Ellen F. Mason, recently known as
the author of two translations of Plato, de-
votes large amount of her time and money
to the assistance of poor students and the
"helping of distressed persons 10 help them
selves"
Grace Wolcott, daughter of the proprietor
of the Hotel Vendome, Boston, graduated,
first as professional nurse at the N. E. Wo-
mans Hospital, and afterward as M. D., of
the Woman's Medical College of Philadel-
phia.
A number of women have recently taken
out patients on useful articles, one a me-
chanical telephone, patented Dy Emma Sell
ligman of Irvington, New York, another an
improved book cover by Ellen S. GetchelI Of
Boston.
Is the wife of a naturalized citizen nat
uraliZed? This question has recently agi-
tated the townspeople of Groton, Mass, land
it has been decided in the affirmative. It
was brought up in relation to the voting of
women for members of the school commit
tee.
A most successful reproduction of the
Electra of Sophodism, the original of
Greek, with appropriate accessories, is "the
first instance in history in which an ancient
Greek play has been reproduced at the sug-
gestion and with the participation of wo-
men," So says the president of the Boston
University in his 10th annual report.
The physicians in charge Of the Brooklyn
Eastern District Hospital protest vigorously
against the appointment of DR.. Phable Will
hanson to place on the dispensary staff,
alleging thai they are not influenced by any
personal objection, but that it would be un-
wise to place any lady in charge of the de-
partment of gyn8cology, as in such event
delicacy would exclude other physicians.
If the mothers of the country could real
iZe the crime that might be repressed or
averted if their influence were felt in govern
ment, they would not maintain the apathy
MANY of them now do. The woman ques-
tion is Che question of humanity, it is the
solcitude of the mothers of the nation for
the sons and daughters of the country
Elizabeth Boynton Harbert
The first woman graduate at the College
of Pharmacy in Philadelphia is Miss Grace
Babb of Eastport, Maine. She has COM
piled with the college rule, which exacts
four years apprenticeship with a first class
druggist. She has received full laboratory
instruction, attended three courses of lee
lures, reached the grade of "meritorious" at
the examination for degrees, and ranks No.
6 in class of 149 students.
During the ensuing season Woman's
School of Journalism is to be opened in
Detroit. It's purpose is to give women ra-
dimentary instruction in newspaper work.
Search for general news and society items,
shorthand notes of lectures, descriptions of
fires and details of the market will receive
the attention of the pupils Type setting,
proof reading and Shorthand will be taught,
and there is to be a department. for manu-
script revision.
One of the most admired, interesting and
successful of Partisan women is Nine.
Adam. who edits the Nomelle Revue. which
has, through her management, attained dis
tinguished prominence. The entire ground
floor of large house is occupied by it's
bureaus, and above this are spacious draw
ing rooms, where Nine. Adam receives her
visitors, many of whom come to solicit fav-
ors. She is described as having "large
brown eyes, full of commiseratioD," and
''lips whose expression is so kind that they
seemed to be shaped to say yes to all pr or
champions in the struggle of life."
A New York sewing woman makes the
following statement: 81 earn $2.40 week
and the rent of my machine brings it up to
$265. Out of this pay Is cents for rent
and 40 cents for food, clothes, medicine, car
fare, theatre tickets and box at the opera.
Seriously, though, | buy quarter of a
pound of tea, a half pound of sugar, one
pound of oatmeal, one pint of beans, two 10
cent loaves of bread, one soup bone, and,
perhaps, it costs a couple of cents week
for salt, pepper and herbs for my soup. il
buy quarter of pound of butter a week
and sometimes l get little milk for my
tea'
We admit that an inexperienced feminine
novelist has certain advantages over the
rougher sex. Women have finer fancies
than men, and are unconsciously interested
in some vague analysis of the emotions.
Love and marriage are what they look for
ward to, and a bright and warm hearted
girl from her nursery and schooroom days
has been building herself castles in the air
and peopling them with possible tenants.
She has made herself the heroine of hun
dreds of tales of the heart, and she has fig
rred in innumerable imaginary roles. So
far she starts with certain stock in trade,
but her ideas are limited III the first place
and theoretical in the second. What she
writes may be clever and even curious as an
unconscious revelation, but it is almost Ger
tain to be unreal Edinburgh Review.
Mrs. Mackey's act in burning her portrait
painted by Meissonier rises to the height of
heroism, and avenges the whole world of
non-artistc people. How many inartistic
souls have sunk into their boots at the fate
full terms-high art and low art-and racked
their brains to know what tones -
could be got out of a silent canvas.
And now a woman has dared to burn
Meissonier. Called it daub, and declared
it was only fit for kindliug fuel, land wouldn't
give it house room. Art centers are filled
with horror, and well they may be, at such
departure from old traditions. Had Mrs.
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