The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-17
In WOMAu'S WORLD.
Anecdotes of Celebrities in
the Social and Pro-
feSsiona1 World.
THE MAsCAGNl RAGE IN VIENNA,
Low Lord Randolph Churchill Met
His Fate-Ada Rehan's
Wealth.

Apropos Of Lady Randolph Churchilrs
recent illness, the Pail Mall Gazette says
that she first net Lord Randolph at a
dinner party in Paris. His attention was
attracted to her by her beauty and the
fuency and brilliancy with which she
carried on conversation in French. He
addressed her, and soon found that he
had met his match in repartee. When
the ladies had withdrawn, Lord Randolph
turned to a friend and said:-"That's the
brightest woman that / ever met, and l
mean to marry her." And he did.
Miss Lucy Booth, the youngest daugh-
ter of General Booth, the Salvation Army
leader. is now at work in India. She is
about twenty yeals old. and bright and
pretty. With the energy and originality
I hat have characterized her fathers
career, she has determined to conform,
as far as possible, to the manners and
customs of the country. Miss Booth has
been rechr1steued Colonel Ruhani," the
last word meaning, in the language of
the land, spiritually or righteous
ness" and she has adopted the sorree, q
long wide cloth which serves as a skirt,
a d a red jacket-these forming the uni
fol of Eust India Sa~lvationists.
4AC4O Ii " OCllCHO Glub k1Ad
Rehan is rich. She has been in Augustin
Days company ten years and has drawn
her weekly salary hfty-two times q year,
which is a very different experience from
that OF a majority of players who have TO
go through a long summer vacation and
who often fail TO get their salaries even
In the active theatrical season. Miss
Rehan has managed to save q great deal
of money. Her Investments nave been
prudent and prosperous. She owns a
$4,000 house, possesses mortgages Oh adj
joining property, holds almost enough
stock In a New Jersey railroad to entitle
her to the position Of director, and has
sufficient money on hand to take a flyer
in stocks when there is o surety of sue
cess in Wall street. ~
The Emperor of Austria has presented
a silver medal pour lie merite TO a female
servant who has. in his Judgment. earned
IL by remaining seventy years In the en-
ploy of one family.
The Chicago woman is easily recog-
niZed. She is sure to be tall, swings her
arms while walking like a sailor on shore,
wears an array of single-Stone diamonds
from the time she leaves the nursery. ana
in a voice that might be her brothers. for
a plain ives" says, you bet your neck"
The Duke of Portland has given $500, 900
to charity since his marriage in fulfil
ment of his promise TO his wife to devote
to that purpose all the money he should
win on the race track.
With the exception of Eugland's sover-
Ell q, Queen Marguerite of Italy is with
oul doubt the most talked of WON an who
at present occupies a throne. The follow
ing amusing incident took place as she
was returning with the King from the
Columbian celebration at Geneva. Their
train being detained q short time at a way
station. all the municipal authorities, ac-
cording to the ceremonious Italian habit,
turned out to receive them and q lun-
cheen was prepared in the wait1ng-room.
The Queen, however. refused to partake
of ANYTHING, but asked that a glass Of
water might be brought to her as she
stood 0p the platform. After having
drank IL, like all other women, she put
her handIn her pocket in search of her
handkerchief with which to wipe her lips,
A mau near her observing. but misunder-
standing the action said hurriedly, "Your
Majesty need not trouble yourself about
that, the luncheon has been paid for"
Only fol- women who presided over
the White House during former admins
J~rations are now living, according TO an
exchange. They are Mrs. Grant. Mrs.
Cleveland. Mrs. Garfield and Mrs. Har-
riet Lane Johnson. who was the mistress
of the White House when her uncle,
James Buchanan, was President.
The Mascagni rage" reached a climax
at Vienna recently. When the composer
left the Exhibition Theatre he was fol-
lowed. and before he had reached
the place he was going to. some 1000
men and women packed them
selves Gensely around him. His
hands were seized and pressed. He
was kissed and embraced a dozen times
and the cigar he was smoking was taken
out of his mouth and fought for. At last
twelve constables surrounded him and
made way for him to one of the gates.
Here he got into his carriage under their
protection, and the wrouqht-iron gates
were closed upon his pursuers.
Mrs. Langtry has u SIZE, 900 yacht in
which to enjoy her se~asickness and be
fashionably miserable.
At the death of Queen Elizabeth 1904
dresses were in her wardrobe, of which
two only were of silk.
A Neat Proposal.