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: II would give half my
knowledge for few personal charms and
consider them cheaply bought"
A fashionable lady of New York paid
$275 for wing for her hat. Her friends
are wondering why she didn't put a 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: eff you will trim
your fingernails 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 at 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 a great scarcity of
manageable women in Oregon. 'Red-
checked apples and girls, !" it says, "have
been plentiful ever since orchards and
families got start here.''
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, in spite of her
| 70 summers and the additional coming
winter, is still doomed as beauty with a
| wonderfully fine face, though her once
auburn or, more definitely, deep red-gold-
en- hair is nearly white now.
Dr. Mary Walker is said to have de-
clined no less than twelve matrimonial
offers. The foolhardy fellows who wanted
wife with visible pantaloons are to be
congratulated on their escape.
There are sixty-five 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 as warbler. Her bird imi-
tations are pronounced delicious"
Feminine twaddle will no longer be at
discount now that it is officially an
nounced that Miss Lucy Twaddle of Phil
adelphia carried away the prize from all
competitors for the best specimen Of
bread baking shown at the Pennsylvania
State Fair.
It is said to be true that Nellie Grant
married unfortunately. But even if it is
true, it is not remarkable. Where is the
young woman who does not at times
yearn to marry unfortunately How
ill a young woman becomes under the adj
vice of wise and prudent parents. How
precious in youthful feminine eyes is :
fool or a rascal. Unhappy is the papa Of
a daughter. fs
The Widow Van Colt, who is conduct
ing revival meetings in Philadelphia, ad
dresses gatherings every evening and OF
with the addition of Sunday school servl
ces. She does most of the talking OF
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 i
New York as Rosalind caused, as tn
critics admit, a much greater interest il
the person of the actress than in the pei
sonality of Shakespeare's creation: Thi
/ is why several of the illustrated dali
e newspapers of the metropolis printed cut
y of Mary as she appeared in leggings.
The latest fashionable movement i
|, England turns TO trade. Lady Granvill
e Gordon has opened dressmaking estat
e lishment and distinguished student c
! Girton has gone into the millinery bus
i ness. Apart from making money tn
idea is to secure independence of Par
d fashions and to produce ladies' appare
r more suited to the English climate an
u notions of picturesque.