Milford chronicle., 1888-09-28

concerned, by the march Of fashion. There
Is one left, she says, and there she is at pres
ent hiding.
Miss A. L. Wilson, of Cynthiana, KY, is
said to rank next TO Miss Middle Morgan in
her knowledge Of live stock, and to outdis-
tance that lady's information in the matter
Of pedigrees and the history Of trotting
horses. Miss Wilson is manager Of The San
Francisco Breeder and Sportsman, and has
the reputation Of being graceful as well as
well informed writer
"Ouidan has really become religious. It
was rumored some time ago that she was
yerging towards repentance, and now it is
learned that she spends her days in reading
pious books and making long prayers. She
even refuses to associate with worldly people
She is not devoted 20 any special denomina-
ton, but seems TO be slowly forming cult
Of her own.
Miss Lois NJ Royce, the little school teach
ing heroine of the western blizzard, has re-
ceived the pair Of artificial feet TO provide
which teachers and others in Boston contrib
uted the means, and they have already
proved wonderfully efficient She writes
"Ihey fit so far admirably, and 1 walk very
well with them. l walked to the carriage
this afternoon just by taking hold Of my
fathers armn
Miss Louise lmogen Quincy, although still
in her twenties, has made a pleasant reputa-
tion by her published verses and stories for
children At the age of she showed the
bent Of her mind by selecting Charles Lamb
as her favOrite author. Miss Quincy has
strong, intellectual face and a well developed
forehead, from which the hair is combed
straight up As the hair is inclined TO curl
the effect is not as unpictureSque as it might
be under other circumstances.
Annie Louise Cary Raymond is staying at
Scarborough beach, in her native Maine
and there, Nora Perry writes, she occasion
ally Lifts her voice in song, but only occa-
sionally and for the benefit Of a few friends
Mrs. Raymond has lived very quiet, retired
life since her marriage, in strong contrast to
the unquiet, exciting life Of the stage that
she led before it, Although she seemed to
enjoy the applause of her audiences aud the
artistic pleasure Of singing, she says thatShc
was never so happy as she has been in mar
ried life, and that she has never had the
least desire to return to the footlights
The Russian czarina, though nearly 40
years of age, has still a girlish appearance:
her sparkling eyes and her joyful smile, her
elastic figure her graceful and yet natural
movements, as she shows them when dane
ing, all combine TO impress her with that
stamp of youthfulneSs rare at her time Of
life. And how she laughs-so heartily, SO
loud, so naturally, that she herself seems now
and then 10 think it almost frivolous, when a
bashful red at once covers her face, and
makes her look still more like a big girl OF
an overgrown child.
Miss Lottie bod, the champion lady ten
mis- player Of England, is only IS years old,
but she has handled the racquet ever since
she was ten years Of age Miss bod is a pict-
ure Of robust English girlhood She is above
the average height OF women, with her head
set well upon her shoulders. Sine is uuusu-
ally dark for an English woman, her hair
and eyes being black as the ravens wing
For the last eight years this athletic young
lady has travelled all over England, Scotland
and Ireland, Wrestling the trophies FROM local
champions, until finally she wrested the
championship Gll England from Miss Maud
Watson