The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
FOR WOMEN ONLY.

Woman suffrage was defeated in the
New York State senate last week by q tie
vote.
Miss Felicia Hemans Abbott, daughter
OF the famous prima donna, has taken the
veil in the Convent OF II. Benedictine,
Montreal.
The terrible mob in Constantinople was
composed entirely OF women, and prompt
hiding alone saved the scalp OF the minis
ter Of finance.
The Virginia Lancet, OF Petersburg. Va,
Is said 10 be the only paper in this country
conducted by colored woman. Her name
is Carrie Bragg.
Nine. Solliere, a beautiful mulatto woman
aud the wife OF French professor. has
passed her examinations and Is an acknowl-
edged doctor Of the Paris faculty.
The woman's club Of Golkenburg. Swe-
den, has started n magazine called Fr0mdh
(Forward), which published in a recent
number an hitherto unpublished letter OF
Frederick Bremen.
Mn. William Vanderbilt, at present
mistress OF the late King OF Bayaria's cas-
tie, Is 10 have rs cook in her Newport
house the celebrated Joseph" Of Paris,
on salary Of $4,000 year.
The Women's Congress at Washington
| City numbers among It's members doctors,
lawyers, scientists, ministers, journalists,
public lecturers, poets, noyelists, factory
hands and a street car president
Tho head nurse OF the Children's hospi-
tal In London states that there are six
qualifications for truly good nurse.
| These, she claims, are presence OF mind,
gentlcness, accuracy, memory, observation
and forcthought.
There certainly isno end 10 what women
can do. Here Is woman, Mn. Chrisiiana
y. Haley, Of New York, who has made
considerable fortune In a novel way for a
woman, namely the examination Of inyen-
tons and patent claims.
Miss Alcott has left a will In which she
leaves instruction 10 have all her private
letters and manuscripts burned. Her In.
come is said 10 have been $4,000 year,
and her Little Women" read In seven
languages, the last being Danish.
Tho French national printing Office en-.
ploys girls as type-ioundcrs, printers, book.
sewers, bookblndcrs, etc, the wages rang
ing from so cents 20 81 per day. After
thirty years service both men and women
are retired upon a pension.
Miss Florence Dinsmore, the practical
head Of the womans Institute Of Tcchnl.
cal Design, 10 whose energy and judgment
Il II indebted for the success II has
achieved, Ia still young woman, and was
a graduate Of the Normal college Of the
city Of New York nine years ago.
NJ. Worth says that the Russian ladies
are the greatest dancers In the world; En-.
glish women are Justly proud Of their per.
feet complexion; the French lead the world
In real elegance, and the American ladies
impress one by the easy way In which
they wear gorgeous dresses.
An interesting bill before the Storthing
Is one 10 granta married woman indcpcnd.
ont control Of her own property, which
has hitherto been entirely nj the disposal
OF the husband. This II one Of the many
steps now being taken In Norway 10 i'm.
prove the social condition Of woman.
Mrs u. T.. King. the wife Of Mr.. David
Leicester King, attorney and counselor Al
law, at Akron, o., isone OF the cw;lescend.
ants Of George Washington only sister, she
being Betty Washington's great grand.
daughter. George Washington, ~ Is we'll
known, left no direct descendants.
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland Is a dcvoui
| ErOHUNlcllAus one mas iahtu pow IN the
First Presbyterian church on Fifth avenue,
Of which Justice Harlans son, Rev. Rich.
ard II. Harlan, Il pastor. Miss Cleveland
Is thinking Of taking Sunday school class
and teaching sacred history on the Sab.
bath ~ rclicfirom her exposition Of sccu.
lar history on week days.
Bismarck's wife IL a very interesting
woman. She IL more than sixty years oil
age, very tall, and very gray. Her feat.
urus are prominent and her check bones
very high. Altogether she has a strong
face. She Is woman OF very determined
character, and not unlike the "Iron Chan.
cellorn himself In obstinacy. She Is fond
Of talking, and speaks IN loud and de.
cided voice.
signora Crispl. the wife Of the Italian
minister 10 England, Ia much Interested In
the education Of her oounirywomon. Feel.
inc how useful friendly intercourse with
foreign ladies would be. she means 70 o.