Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-06
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.

Marie Bashkirtsef once said that gifi
should not wear jewelry because she should
have no rivals TO her eyes.
Mrs. Anna Garland Spencer has charge
of a church in Providence X. |. She has
the reputation of being one OF the best
speakers in that city.
Pretty Miss Dora Labouchere has in
herited marked histrionic talents from her
talented mother, who is better known to
the public as Miss Henrietta Hodgson.
Miss BisselI, who Is one of the most popu-
lar of san Francisco's heiresses, is merry
girl with red gold hair, pink and white
skin and "A pair of magnificent shoulders.
Mrs. Andrew Hickok, lady now in her
Dist year. recently astonished the solourn-
ers at a Norwalk, Conn, summer resort by
swimming long distances and by her capers
in the surf,
Mrs. Stanley wrote to the tenants of her
family place 10 thank them for their gift
of silver, saying: Il shall be proud to show
my grand Welsh present to my grand
Welsh husband"
Miss Agnes Lowe who is described as an
attractive young woman with a penchant
for pretty clothes, has been awarded the
first prize in the annual oratorical contest
in the Wisconsin university.
The reignng belle of Madrid is the
countess of Villa GonZalo She is a wo-
man Of tall and graceful figure, with large,
lustrous eyes and beautiful complexion.
She is married and has one child.
Lady Henry Somerset edits a monograph
about Eastnor castle, her residence in
Wales. She has written a graceful preface,
in which she gives credit for the work of
her friend, Miss Gwenllian f. f. Morgan.
Miss Alice Foxall student of Univer-
sity college, Cardiff. Wales, resident at
Aberdare hail. has been placed second on
the list of successful candidates for the NJ.
A. degree of philosophy of the London
university.
Miss Sallie Hollie n Virginia girl, has
undertaken the education of the colored
girls of her state. She proposes TO estab-
lish small schools throughout Virginia,
where the colored girl can learn enough in
two years to start squarely with the world.
Miss Abbic H. Fairfield has compiled a
little volume of appropriate daily read
ings for ambitious youth who are Just
growing into manhood. 1t is appropri-
ately entitled Starting Points" 1t is a
companion volume to Miss Ryders New
Every Morning"
Mrs. Oscar Wilde is partial to white
Indoors she wears white muslin, white
silk and white crepe; her morning dresses
are white crash; she promenades and shops
in white canvas or flannel, and in demi-
dress selects cashmere abbey cloth or white
basket hoods. Even her rain coat is white
waterproof cloth.
Mary f. Bo!e, valedictorian of the New
York NORMAL college took the Kelly
bronze medal for methods of teaching, the
Kane gold medal for physiology, the first
prize in French. a gold wntch, and honor
eble mention for the Dewitt j. Seligman
prize for English literature. Her class
average was 96i.5.
Miss Agnes Repplicr. the cssayist, is
about - years old, and belongs to one of
philadclphia's old families. Her dark
eyes, hair and complexion, and her viva
cious manner bctray her French extrac-
ton. She is brilliant conversationalst,
somewhat retiring in her disposition and
studious in her habits