The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-09-14
Women Of the World.


Twenty women are studying med
icine in the University of Berne,
Switzerland.
Miss Lillian Smith, of California,
girl of fourteen years of age, has
broken 1923 glass balls in succession
with a rifle.
Carrots are having a boom. 1t
has been given out that French wo-
men consider carrot soup specific
for the complexion.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has been
personally attending to the details
of the Aged Women's Home at Al
bany, which she has endowed.
Anna X. Green, of Adams, Mas
sachusetts, who graduates from Vas
sar College next year, welcomed the
new President, Rev. j. Monroe Tay-
lor, on behalf of the college.
Mrs. 5. b. Gushing, of Michigan,
a clerk in the Post office Department
at Washington, has gone upon re-
cord as the first Government clerk
who has requested to be removed
from service.
What will she do with it? is a
conundrum that naturally suggests
itself in connection with the solid
gold card-case, weighing nearly a
pound, presented to Mrs. Cleveland
by Mrs. Hicks-Lord.
The first woman surgeon who has
been admitted a licentiate in Ire
land, is Mrs. Mary Emily Daw-
son, who has received the privilege
after four days examination at the
Irish College of Surgeons. .
Miss Kate Field, with all her
strength of mind, has one weak
point. She lavishes the tenderest
care and devotion on a little shaggy
white poodle.
Mrs. Henry Beckett, the widow of
the commedian, is succeeding to her
husbands laurels in literary pur.
suits. Two of her plays have been
accepted by managers of theatres,
Miss Frances Martin, author, OF
the Life of Angelique Arnauld," is
writing life of the late Miss Gil
bert, founder and President of the
Association for Promoting the Gen.
eral Welfare of the Blind. 4
The days of the help-meetism are
not yet passed. Within the past
two months Duke Charles Theodore
of Bavaria has treated more than
1000 eye patients and performed
1872 surgical operations, in all oi
which he has been ably assisted by
his wife. F
There are GIL artists models il
4 Paris, of whom about onc-half arr
Italians, l20 French, so German, &C
Swiss, 90 Spanish, so Belgian, 4!
English, 30 American and | Irish
EOf the GIL, 1870 have passed theil
majority; all of the rest are young
girls between sixteen and twent,
years of age.
The "higher education of women
appears to have its drawbacks. Ac
cording to leading Boston physi
clan there are seven female doctors
in that city who practice, whose
practice was worth from $4,000 t.
$4,000 a year who have 9brokel
down" in health this spring. Ner
vous prostration was the chief all
mcnt.
Miss Loretta j. Whitman has jus
distinguished herself by travelling
from Boston to Eastport, Long Is
land, with pack of twenty-nin'
settlers. Missing connection ant
being obliged to stay over night el
route, she took the dogs to station
house and stayed with them; sleep
ing in chair with her pets arount
her.
! Instances of women engaged il
agriculture are not rare, and man,
of them are successful. One o
them, Miss Du Lucas, of Madison
Parish, Louisiana, manages larg'
plantation. On the principle tina
personal supervision is essential tt
success in farming, she herself look'
after plows, hoes, drains, levees
stocks and mills. ib ais9 -
A California widow, who put he
all into a deal of stocks and was
shrunk out, called upon her brokeI
and said: .Whcn will this thins
probably come out in the papers?
Tomorrow, doubtless "IIow Ions
can You suppress ity' "Why,
might keep it out two days, but no
longer "Only two days. Tha
is pretty short notice, but I'm a hus
tier when l get my bonnet on. II
depend on the two, days. On tn
third day the papers chronicled he
loss and her wedding on the sam
page.
Emmaline Prescott is one of tn,
characters of Hallowell, Maine
For over twenty-five years she ha
peddled pins and needles through
the country, wearing the regulation
bloomcr attirc-full skirt rcachin'
to the knees and close-fitting trous
ers. In winter an overcoat and FIJI
cap complete her costume. Blu
there is nothing mannish about he
except her dress.
WIVESi MOTHERS! DAUGHTERS s