Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-26
For and About Women.

Mn. de Stael who was plain and quite
stout, once said: 81 would give half my
knowledge for a few personal charms and
consider them cheaply bought"
A fashionable lady of New York paid
1915 for wing for her hat. Her friends
are wondering why she didn't put little
more to it and buy a dog.
An American lady has opened house
in Paris for young American girls who
have come to that city without friends or
protection to carry on their studies.
A most excellent lady is authority for
the following recipe: "If you will trim
your tingernails every Friday you will
never have the toothache." She has
practised it over twenty years and it has
never failed her yet.
The friends of Queen Victoria commend
her noble economy in living most of her
time ut Balmoral, where she feeds the
family on oatmeal and Scotch mutton,
but what her friends call noble economy
her friends pronounce the meanest parsi-
mony.
The Portland Oregonian protests against
the story that there is II great scarcity of
manageable women in Oregon. "Red-
checked apples and girls" it says, "have
been plentiful ever since orchards and
families got Il start here"
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, in spite of her
20 summers and the additional coming
winter, is still doomed as a beauty with u
wonderfully fine face, though her once
auburn or, more definitely, deep red-gold-
en- hair is nearly white now.
DIR. Mary Walker is said to have de-
clined no less than twelve matrimonial
offers. The foolhardy fellows who wanted
q wife with visible pantaloons are to be
congratulated on their escape.
There are sixty-ive women enrolled
for study in the Harvard annex" Their
health is generally good and improves
with their regular and healthful mental
work, diversified with the out-of-door or
gymnasium exercise.
Adelaide Detchon, the peach blossom
beauty who three or four years ago tried
to convince New Workers that Nelson's
mantle had fallen on her shoulders, has
whistled her way to fame in London by
her powers rs n warbler. Her bird imi-
tations are pronounced delicious"
Feminine twaddle will no longer be at
II discount now that it is officially an
nounced that Miss Lucy Twaddle OF Phil
adelphia carried away the prize from all
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bread baking shown ut the Pennsylvania
State Fair.
1t is said to be true that Nellie Grant
married unfortunately. But even ii it is
true, it is not remarkable. Where is the
young woman who does not ut times
yearn to marry unfortunately? How
i'll young woman becomes under the ad,
vice OF wise and prudent parents. How
precious in youthful feminine eyes is I;
fool or II rascal. Unhappy is the papa OF
Il daughter.
The Widow Van Cott who is conduct
ing revival meetings in Philadelphia, nd
dresses gatherings every evening and OF
five afternoons, besides twice on Sundays
with the addition of Sunday school servi
ces. She does most OF the talking OIL
these occasions and prays five times a
each service Such work would be i'm
possible but tor her splendid physique.
Mary Anderson's first appearance il
New York as Rosalind caused, rs tn,
critics admit, much greater interest il
the person of the actress than in the per
sonality of Shakespeare creation. Thi
is why several of the illustrated dali,
newspapers OF the metropolis printed cut
of Mary as she appeared in leggings.
The latest fashionable movement il
England turns to trade. Lady Granvill,
Gordon has opened dressmalSing estab
lishment and distinguished student o
Girton has gone into the millinery bust
ness. Apart from making money tn
idea is TO secure independence OF Pari
fashions and to produce ladies' appare
more suited to the English climate an'
notions of picturesque.