Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12
THE GENTlER SEX.
Miss Erances Willard Ia n Meth

Miss Frances willard il Methodist
Ella Wheeler Wilcox is an amateur
Buddhist.
The Empress Frederick wears a
widows cap with long strings coming
nearly to her feet
The wife of Benjamin Constant is de-
scribed as very beautiful. resembling the
best portraits Of Marie Antoinette.
Amelie Rves- Chanler is painting q
picture Of her husband She complains
that she cannot do justice to his eyes
Varena Davis. the daughter of Jeffer-
son Davis. has been in New York city
seeing about the publication of her new
novel.
There are said to he women in Cincin.
natl who do all the work on pantaloons
for five cents pair and furnish their
own machines
The cZarina of Russia reads many
English works. preferring those of Dick.
ems, Scott. Marryatt, Thackeray and
Wilkie Collins
Mrs Humphrey Ward. author Of
"Roert Elsmere," is very much annoyed
at the reI,rts that her famous story is to
be dramatized.
uIs ndi y itlRI, pItttN "bIidu Nv
ing at Spokane Falls. W T.. has been
tried three times for murder, although
she is only 81 years old.
The Duchess of Marlborough declares
that the newspaper reports about the diff.
ferences between herself and her hus
band are cruel and Infamous
Mrs Newton. one Of the four women
who were given the Crimean medal.
which Queen Victoria personally pinned
on her. is still living in Toronto.
The women of Malta gave to the queen
for a jubilee present a skirt or train of
the finest Maltese lace. eighteen feet long.
with profuse houncing and trimming
Philanthropic women in Hartford.
Conn. have arranged classes in dress
making and commercial arithmetic to
aid young women in earning living.
Princess Helene. who is likely to he
married to the Grand Duke Alexis. of
Russia. is II years Of age. has very
sweet face and a lovely lily white com
plexion.
The largest woman in the United Ststes
lives at Springfield, Ky. Her name is
Sallie McCallister, and though only 10
years of age she weighs 632 pounds and
Is growing larger daily
Miss Bradlaugh. daughter Of the
noted English atheist member Of par,ia-
ment. died recently and was buried in
Waking cemetery in a wicker coffin
owing to the crematory where she was
TO have been incinerated being out Of
order
Sarah Bernhardt's refusal to play in
the palace of the sultan Of Turkey,
If e. r
Torrance. is not 50 astonishing as it NAV
seem as first sight. Sarah is not afraid
Of the sultan. but she has no faith in his
promises to pay
Jane Golden. daughter Of the famous
Richard Golden. says that there are
more than sixteen thousand members in
the women's Liberal associations Of Eng
land. The influence of this women or
ganization is incalculable, and English
politicians have always to count i,pn Il
in making their calculations.
Miss Helen Gladstone. who. after
eleven years experience As vice presi-
dent Of Newman. at Cambridge. ought
to know whereof she speaks. recently
said that in her estimation the full cul-
uvation OF womens intellectual powers
has no tendency to prevent them from
properly discharging domestic duties
A curious idiosyncrasy is said to have
possessed Miss Elizabeth Peabody. of
Boston, the last of circle Of eminent
men and women. She is SO years old.
and although surrounded by intellectual
friends Of both sexes she devotes herself
exclusively to Sarah Winnernucca. an
untutored Indian woman. even sharing
her room with her.
The Paris Academy this year has
awarded one Of the prizes for virtue to
Marguerite Pauline Rault. She came to
Paris in 1868 to watch over a younger
sister. became . nurse. devoted eight
years to the rescue Of fallen women, and
has since interested herself in gutter or
mendicant children ill treated py their
parents.
The Washington monument Is great
temptation to that variety Of fool whose
folly 10 betrayed by his inscribinR his
name in lofty places The Judge before
whom an offender of this class was re-
Gently arraigncd declared that he would
do all in his power. even To imposing the
extreme penalty Of 500 fine. to stop this
defacing Of the monument
One Of the latest DEVELOPMENTS of
western ingenuity is the American wo-
mems College Of Practical Arts. inaucu.
1ted in Chicago by Mrs Hrs Helen ii.
Mott. Mrs. Charles B Smith and Miss
Katharine q Todd. well known ladies
OF that city. 1t ia designed To give wo-
men practical insight into the avenue,
Of business life. such rs law. railroads.
life insurance. Journalism and general
Office work. its object being to enable
women to manage their own afsairs. and
IL evidently calculated to lie Of value =
women Of wealth ~ well - uoder,ee
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