Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-02
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.

Queen Victoria has accumulated fortune
of S200(p,o0o
Sarah Althea Hill Terry announces leo
turing tour under her own management.
At IA New YORK wedding the other day the
bride received 81 ,000, 600 worth of presents.
The widow of E. p Roe has permanently
removed to New York. She lives in an up
town fat.
Amelie Rives-Chanler recently wrote to a
friend that she had decided to abandon lit
erature for art
Julian Hawthorne's five daughters bear the
names of Hildegarde, Gwendolin, Gladys,
Beatrice and Imogen.
New editions of all of Amelia B. Edwards
books will be brought out previous to her
American visit next fall.
Elizabeth Akens Allen, the author Of the
famous poem, Rock Me to Sleep Mother, "
lives at Ridgewood, n. J.
Mrs James A. Garfield, widow of the late
president, is making preparations to spend
next winter in Washington.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard writes from
Germany that she has on her conscience a
novelette, and a story for boys
Miss Mary Wanamaker, eldest daughter of
the postmaster general, will next fall make
her first appearance in society at Washing
ton.
Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett is to be paid
$3.50 year for editing the children's de-
partment of a syndicate Of English and
American papers.
a woman at Ephrata, Pa, has died from
a brain trouble occasioned by worry over
reading about the Johilstown disaster, though
she had no friends there.
Mrs. Hari Devi. one of the most devoted
friends Of female education in the Indian em-
pire, has started ladies Journal IN two Ian
guages, to be edited by herself.
Mrs Sallie D. Proctor, widow of the de-
ceased astronomer, is TO deliver number of
the professors lectures, illustrating them
with the same apparatus he used
Mrs Maud Howe Elliott and Mrs Florence
Howe Hall have undertaken to write full
account Of the life and education of their
fathers pupil, Laura ID. Bridginan.
Mrs. Alice Ferris, a sister of Mayor Chaplin
of Brooklyn, has made her debut on the stage
Of the Globe theatre in London. She hired
the theatre and equipped the company hor-
self
Mrs Kilrain. the wife of the defeated pugi-
list, saSs that she cannot see that her husband
did any fighting at Richburg and appears
quite provoked at the poor shown. Jake
made.
Mrs. Emma D. f. n Southworth. the ia
nous story writer, is now - years of age,
and although still bright and active requires
constant attention, owing to defective eye
sight
Mime. de Grouchy, the widow Of the mar
shal who lost the battle Of Waterloo for Ma
poleon by not coming in time to it, died at
Pau On June Is She was So. Crouchy died
in 1915
\ Mussulnian woman has just'died in Mecan
Nicer. India, credited With $50 years of age.
She was blind. deaf and dumb, and almost
inanimatc She died in the home of grand
son, vino is over 50
1t is said that the wife of Count Tolstoi,
the Russian novelist, is staying at Atlantic
CITY SHE has come TO this country to look
after the interests Of her husbands novels and
works on religious subjects
Carlotta Patti was noted for her prodigaI
charity The poor who came to her never
went away empty handed, and she never
stopped to inquire whether the object of her
generosity was worthy Of 1t or not.
Mrs. Sangster, the new editor Of Harpers
Bazar, known so long by her religious poems
in the weekly papers, is fair. matronly
lady. well and rather richly dressed, with a
sIave manner reminding one of Helen Hunt
jackson
Miss Susan B. Anthony, the veteran advo-
cate of wornan's rights, is a lady Of 20, and il
is forty-two years since she delivered her first
speech on public platform 1t Is not often
that she now appears public speaker but
she is yet full Of the old mettle.
Miss Gwendoline Caldwell, who gave $780,
900 for the foundation of the new Catholic
university at Washington, is engaged to
Prince Murat Miss Caldwell is the daughter
of the late Shakespeare Caldwell, of Virginia,
and of a sister of John c. Breckenridge
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford is strong
advocate of daily exercise for girls. She does
not care SO much about its nature, so long as
it is taken regularly She believes that it is
as much the duty of parents to insist upon a
certain amount of exercise for their girls ~
to insist upon proper diet and clothing.