The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-07-27
It Requires Reflection.
The small boy is not dreaming
As he hOmeward takes his weary way,
But deep and dark is scheming
To thrust paternal doubts away
Regarding 'hookey" played today.
THE GENTLER SEX.
THE eENTLER

Queen Victoria prefers the music Of
Mendelssohn first and that OF Sullivan
next.
A young woman who has just been
graduated from the Boston Dental coll
lege stood No in a class of between
thirty and forty.
Florence Nightingaleis is 60 years of age
and an invalid, but she has written let
ter of sympathy for the Jollnstown suf-
ferers with her own hand,
Sarah ]. Macl1in, widow of Johns
town, who lost all her earthly possessions
by the flood, has just been awarded
pension and back pay amounting to 3d.
5e6.
The Crown Princess Stephanie of Aus
tria is soon to leave Vienna for the Ri
viera and for Switzerland, where a villa
is being built for her on the shores of
Lake Lucerne.
When the shah is at home and feels
like it he sits on a throne made up of
S30,0O0,0O0 worth of precious stones.
Moreover, he can cut off anybody's head
he pleases; and yet he don't seem to be
happy.
DR.. Sophia Kowalewski, professor in
the University of Stockholm, was induced
to pursue her mathematical studies by
her husband, famous Russian natural
ist, who perceived her remarkable apti-
tude for that branch of learning.
Rhoda Broughton, the well known
English novelist, is 4s and a highly in
telligent looking woman, although her
features are hard and rather masculine.
She is a good tall1er and has rich fund
of humor of very racy and piquant
kind
Mile. Clemenceau, the daughter of the
famous French politician and author
"the minister maker of France" he is
-called-was married recently in Paris.
The mother of this young woman is an
American, but the daughter is wholly
French.
Mrs. Amelie Rives-Chanler, who is with
her husband in London, intends to take
apartments in Paris and enter the art
school of Cola Rossi At present she is
writing a book about the children en-
ployed in mills. She may stay abroad for
several years.
Mrs. Bloomfield Moore of Philadelphia,
who makes her home in London, is one
of the wealthiest American widows. She
is about 60 years Of age, Of little more
than average height, and inclined to
plumpness. Her hair is snow white and
rolled high up from her forehead.
Queen Victoria will personally super
intend the organization of the big agri-
cultural show in her castle park at Wind
sor. This will be the biggest show ever
known in the world if the present plans
are carried out. Visitors will be able to
walk past twenty miles of fatpigs, oxen,
plows, etc.
Mrs. Cyrus w. Field is said to guard as
the chief among her treasures a small sill
yer box presented to her husband by the
municipality of New York, and contain
ing the freedom of the city. This was
given to Mr.. Field after the successful
laying of the Atlantic cable, and was the
last time that the honor was bestowed.
Mrs. Alexander A. Willis, of San Fran
cisco, is said to be the only native Sa-
moan woman in the United States. Her
maiden name was Laulii Maleti, and she
wasa woman of rank and station. She is
distant relative of King Malietoa and
connected by marriage with the families
l-of native chiefs and officials. She is well
educated, and has written an interesting
book descriptive of her country and its
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