Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.

Mrs. Frederick ". Vanderbilt is very fond
of horses, dogs and cats
Miss Emily Faithful now gets pension Of
| $3.50 year from the English government.
A school dealing with social and political
questions has been opened for women In Co
penhagen.
Mrs Emma Marcy Raymond. it is said,
has lost nearly $4,000 through the failure OF
her opera, "Doretta."
A Tacoma, W. T., woman who was arrest
ed became so angry that she lay down and
rolled herself in the mud.
Mrs. Mackay, of bonanza fame, who has
dazzled Europe with her splendor, has dress
with $4,000 worth of real pearls on it.
A Meadville widow, whose husband died
seventeen years ago, has received S. con-
science money anonymously from Cleveland,
s. of the sum being interest.
Helen Chalmers the daughter of the noted
Scotch divine, lives in one OF the lowest parts
of Edinburgh, devoting her life to reclaim
ing girls and women of the street.
Miss Nettie Holiday, who is visiting Mrs.
Harrison at the White House, has been for
the last six years missionary at Tabreez,
Persia, and will soon return thlther. She Is
an old time comrade of Mrs. Harrison.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bloodworth, an old lady
who lives in Taylor county, Ca, Is an in
veterate smoker A few mornings ago she
fell down and jabbed her reed pipe stem
nearly through to the back of her neck.
Mrs. Ophelia Nesbit Reid, the once famous
southern authoress, now living in New York,
although in good health is rarely seen on the
street. She is charming woman and should
be great addition to the literary circles Of
that city.
Princess Victoria Kauilani, eventually
heiress to the throne of Hawaii, is going to
England in June next with small suite for
the purpose of finishing her education. She
Is about IA, and is expected to remain IN
England for couple of years.
Baltimore girls are chock full of grit. One
of them recently accepted a wager to walk
along the principal street of Baltimore arm
in arm with young man clad In rough
working clothing. She won the bet, and
then had her picture taken with his.
Mrs. Pauline Fuller Aubery, the newly
married daughter of the chief justice, has
been neatly taken in by Chicago swindler,
who represented himself as custom house
employe and collected money for imaginary
goods to be delivered after payment
One of the most remarkable feats in mod
ern journalism was achieved by Mrs. Isabelle
B. Barrows, of Boston. She wrote a ver-
batim report of speech made in German by
Carl Schurz, which she turned into English
while her pen was flying across her paper In
stenographic characters.
Mrs. LangTy has telegraphed to the man
ager of the Gaiety theatre, Dublin, inquiring
as to vacancies next autumn, when she hopes
to return to Europe and play in the Irish
capital. A reply has been sent that the
Gaiety will be at her disposal for few off
nights about the end of October.
Mary B. Russell, a sister of the Sir Charles
Russell who made so eloquent defense of
Parnell, was the pioneer Sister Of Mercy on
the Pacific coast. She came to California
from Ireland in 1854. She has at present
under her charge q hospital, Magdalen
asylum and schools near San Francisco.
Woman's right to clothe herself in mascu-
line garments is fast being recognized in
Paris. Formerly it was prosecuted, but is
now tolerated by the police, and it is recog-
nized as permissible in high social circles.
One well known authoress is said to exhibit
herself almost every day ON the boulevards
in the disguise of man.