The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-31
NOTABLE WOMEN.
Interesting Facts and Narratives About Fem
mines of Fame

The queen OF Denmark has been hon
ored with SO many decorations and orders
that she cannot wear the emblems all ct
one time, and even when she has only a
section of them on her dress looks like q
cross between a jewelers. show case aud q
pawnbroker's window.
Mrs. Stonewan jackson. the confederate
soldiers widow, is devoting all her time
now TO the education of her two mother
less grandchilcren-Julia and jackson
Christian. She is suffering from weak
ness Uf vision, caused by the strain OF read
ing the manuscript of the recentypub-
lished memoirs of her husband.
The late Mrs. w. I. Sherman and Miss
Mary Gwendolen Caldwell have given
more money to the Catholic church than
any other women in America. Miss Cald-
well has given the money through her
private purse, Mrs. Shermen through sub
scriptions raised among her friends. Both
women received from the pope special gold
medals.
The young Princess Victoria, who, when
she is Is, viii become eligible to establish
her claim as the heir apparent of Hawaii
viii enter Wellesley college next term.
She is said to be an amiable and kind girl,
OF pleasing personal appearance and can
get away with her share OF candy and
chewing gum as naturally as any pure
white girl at Vassar.
The wife Of Sir Edward Malet, British
ambassador at Berlin. has IA odd fancy
for collecting various kinds of shoes. She
has now in her German home more than
1000 pairs of boots. The collection con-
tains the smallest dancing slippers and the
largest snow shoes. 1t is said to be unique
and very valuable.
Betsey Trumbull, who died recently at
the almshouse in Skowhegan, Me-, at the
age of 81, was supported by the town from
the day Of her birth to the day of her death,
for, although able to do considerable work,
tellect and unable to take care Of herself.
Ninety-two years on a poor farm is the
longest time on record.
1t was Queen Anne-Richard II's Queen
Anne-who introduced trailing gowns into
England nearly 500 years ago. 1t was the
same royal lady - no first set the fashion Of
enormously high-peaked headgear, from
which the matinee hat' is no doubt de-
scended; and also changed the mode of lady
horsemanship from the cavalier style to
the side saddle.
The Empress Josephine had a very long
and slender foot. To shorten the length 1T
her feet she had recourse to very high
heels which were sloped toward the ball Of
the foot. This apparently diminished the
length so that theRmpiess came TO have
the reputation of the owner of a remark
ably smsll foot, although she wore a shoe
that could now be marked with a large
No. G.
The queen of Italy, once one of the most
beautiful girls in the kingdom, is now one
OF its handsomest women. She is bright
and witty in conversation and learned,
with leaning toward blue stockingism.
hfa4 mini &c nj oil ry
admired and loved by her subjects, and the
attachment King Humbert has for her is a
rare example Of conjugal devotion in q
royal household.
A famous duchess in London recently
went through the ordeal of having dress
made on her own figure. She stood Tor
three hours while the dressmakers wrought
fifty yards of rare old lace that could not
be cut, into a gown for soiree, at the
close of which every stitch had to be care
fully cut and picked ont before the lady
fair woman will undergo in the name of
vanity would astonish the martyrs.
The odor of musk has been known to
cause people with sensitive oifactory
nerves to faint away, but it is most sur
Drising to learn that the perfume OF flow
ers can affect a singers voice. Nine.
PATHS maid, however, makes the state
ment that the perfume of violets causes a
hoarseness in the diva's throat such as
might be due to bad cold. Consequently
10 plants of any kind, and especially no
cut fio~ ers, are eyer allowed to remain in
the prima donns's bedroom.
One of the shining lights of Sorosis read
a clever paper the other day with ieweled
thumb ring flashing on the hand that held
tho manuscript. The jewels were set
thIckly in the band and were of large size
ind great brilliancy. The wonder was
that woman with the intelligence indi-
Gated by her argument could wear such q
barhsric decoration upon thu hand that
welded the quill. But the thumb ring is
OF ancient GreciSn origin and is to sup
plant the ''pinkle' ring now in favor.