The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-21
FOR WOMEN ONLY.

Twelve States hayei given women the
right OF suffrage on the school question.
There are 26G colleges for women in this
country, 130 ior men and 207 which admit
both sexes.
Female conductors and portcrs are, 1t IL
reported, TO be given trial on one OF the
California roads
Mrs. Henry Ward Bcecher has given the
soldiers home at Ieaycnworth 1000 books
from her husbands library.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has recently given
q fine memorial chapel 10 Trinity Protestant
| Episcopal church, San Francisco.
Gowns and negigees, when planned
with view TO comfort, are made Of some
soft material that gives; Jersey flannel is
excellent
Mrs. Sallic Summers, Of Jones county,
Ga, has 3Gj grandchildren, li2 great
grandchildren, and Il grealgreoi grand
children.
The Rev. Ida G. Bolton recently opened
the Iowa Senate with 3 prayer. This is
said to be- tho first instance OF such an OF.
fee being performed 10y u woman.
At town meeting In Ice, n. II. the
other day, Mrs. liobccoa Bennett was
| chosen moderator, the iinst time a woman
WA ever called 90 preside over town
meeting in the State.
Miss Jennie Flood personally manages
her snug fortune of 5000, 900. She does
II M successfully, and enjoys II 10 well,
that ahe Is not likely soon to accept u
partner in tho responsibility
Mile Fcrry, Frcnch balle, dancer re-
Gently celebrated her nncticih birthday
She II still in the front row. The man.
ayers OF the Spectacle have promised
her benefit il shc shall live to bc one
hundred.
Mrs. Eliza Chappel Porter who died
the other day NJ the age Of eighty, d sin-
cerely incurred in Chicago. She taught
the first school in that city, aud her hus.
band, Dr. jeremiah PorteS preached the
iirst sermon
London has eight homes for poor work
ing girls, nj which breakfast, dinner aud
tea costs only 81. and room not moro
than 81 morc. Tlicy are sdid Ia bc well
managed and Literally supported Ivy char
table people,
Most OF the dcpositOr In the largest say.
inJg institution Ia Philadelphia are women,
and an authority on such matters asserts
that by Tar the greatest share OF all The in
vested capital la Philadelphia held In
trust belongs 10 women.
The Salty ToiW says that The chemist oi
the Alpha Oil company oi Fort Siinia.
Ont. is a young lady, mn adopted daughter
Of Mr.. Hail. whose process 0i refining IL
In usc in the establishment. Sho is very
skilliul in her profession.
II IL rotated that French bachelor adj
l.Y r.ffa A
changed hisnga from thirty seven 10 eighty
scycn, but il made no dilcrrncr, iGr he
received 80 applications nom ladiC. raug.
ing from the age Of sixteen TO sixty. and
all promising love and devotion TO tlic rest
OF his existence.
Miss Harriet Allen, the lady recently
elected 10 professionally in tho Michigan
state university, nj Ann ArhOr, h a native
OF Iowa, thirty ycars old, u graduate Of
NussAr, a Chicago homeopathic college aud
New York allopaihic college. She has
pmciccd medicine several wears, Travelled
all over Europe and III ri home In several
modern languages.
Miss Helen blanchard. of Philadelphia.
IL the p0ssUg,or of very large fortune,
which she derives from her invention 81
the 'ovcr and over attachment toe Sow
ing machines. She borrowed at cN0rhitant
interest the money necessary 90 pay inr her
patent Office fees, and now enjoys an IL
come that IL exceeded 10y that of lew wum-
en- In that city Of rich slauslcrs.
A statement now travelling about 10 the
effect that Nm Cleveland wear. no hustle
with her church-Coing dresses ~ strongly
impressed n sensitive pupil OF nn Illinois
seminary that she made Il the subject OF
her last weekly composition. but when She
arosc IN her place aud read out the title,
'fhc BuNlc Trembling Upon Ito Throne"
she Wa Indignantly suppressed by the
lady class teacher. who exclaimed. "Woll,
l nCyVh Take your seat, mi-sl'
Mrs. May Wright SCwall flid in attccnt
address ON the higher cduCnliunu VI women
"Of the Institutions which huyc assisted
/ the higher education Of women Ia thiH
country, Troy seminary tlN2U. Ohrrliu
college llNbl, Michigan university llSsOl,
Smith college, llSlbl, Harvard annex
/ lls'nl and llyn Mawr college liSSjl merit
special mention. since each mlrksan epoch
M The history ~ "a movement 20 which
each made ma essentially original cunlulu.
ton, and 10 whose course each gave a dis
tinct impulse"
ono ol the most distinguished advisers
Ia Hungary Nine. DE Pulsky, wife ui ".
Charles dr Pulsky, % mcmhvf oi ritlil.
mont, has committed Suicide 90 RuLn
1 lcsih. The unfortunate laiy Grt threw
I herself into the nnnuhc. aud on being
rescued and carried 10 her home. took
poison. The affair u rendered addition.
. ally distressing los the lIrI that VI. Charles
de pulsky ~ now lying No In bed NJ 70 yrri.
Gus wound received Ia rccut duel VI.
I thArlUs dc lulsky h the son at thc UUi.
ngnt writer Francois jc ruhky, and was
educated In England.
Wurs YOU ictl depressed don't dp,6 ,ugf.
SELF with mean hittcrs lludrcs' Sirstrafilit
/ rruuXutga and iUtIruf,tF. tIts rv.trfr ,,..t