The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-12
DOINGS OF WOMEN FAIR.
Mrs. Stanton on the Origin
of the Woman Suffrage
Agitation in This
Country.
A DUCHEss's ORDEAL FOR VANITY.
How Gar Nicholas Frightened a
Subject to Death-0ld
Superstitions.

AS late as 1772 women rode astride.
Side saddles are modern Inventions.
Mrs. Coils P. Huntington, wife OF
one of New York's many millionaires,
is extremely nervous on the subject of
fires. To please her. Mr.. Huntington
has caused their rev granite palace
on Fifth avenue in that city to be
made fire proof. They say it would
be easier for a fire to start in an ice
house than in the Huntington home.
Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln, wife of the
American Minister in London, is
quoted as the only lady who has held
that elevated position who has been
Indifferent to its social openings and
opportunities. 1t has been the ex-
ceptional occasion when she has ap-
peared at any of the court or aristo-
cratic entertainments since Mr.. Lincoln
accepted the mission.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton thus
describes the origin of the woman
suffrage agitation in this country
Il called the first convention to con-
slider the question. 1t was in 1e48, at
Seneca Falls, N. Y. My graciousl
what fun every newspaper from
Maine to California made of that
gathering! Not one of the women
there had any idea of parliamentary
practice, and as to formulating a con-
stitution or preparing resolutions, our
minds were a bowling wilderness.
But it occurred to me that we needed
something ultra rebelfious, and |
could think of nothing SO apropos as
the Declaration of Independence.
Looking it over / saw it contained
eighteen specific articles of grievance
against King George, and concluded
our declaration should have just that
number of counts in the indictment
against a system that denied equal
rights to my sex. So, after some de-
liberation, eighteen items of COM
plant were enumerated"
Empress Elizabeth. of Austria, once
considered one of the most beautiful
sovereigns of Europe, is to spend a
part of the present summer in Carls-
bad. According to present plans, she
will arrive at the famous resort about
the middle of the present month and
occupy the Villa Teresa. Every pre-
caution is to be taken by the town
authorities to prevent people from
making the Empress's life miserable
by lettering about the villa to watch
her movements. Her Majesty is sensi-
tive, and will not remain in a place
whore she is annoyed in that way.
An Indian squaw in st. Paul, Mimi,
has begun a suit for divorce.
Julien Gordon Mrs. Cruger) tells
Kate Field that she thinks linen do
everything better than women, from
bringing up children, to making gowns
and bonnets." Mrs. Cruger is a very
popular woman among men.
Miss Nellie Gould, daughter of the
only Jay Gould, who made her social
debut last season, has the reputation
of being a very benevolent and chart
table young lady, half of whose large
allowance from her father goes to
the poor and needy. She is cited
among the few demoiseiles OF million
aires who have not been disagreeably
affected by the knowledge of great
earthly treasures.
A famous duchess in London re-
Gently went through the ordeal of
having a dress made on her own
figure. She stood for three hours
while the dressmakers wrought fifty
yards OF rare old lace that could not
be cut into a gown for a soiree, at the
close of which every stitch had to be
carefully cut and picked out before
the lady could disrobe. The amount
of torture that fair woman will under
go in the name Of vanity would aston
ish the martyrs, "a Is
The Cars Little Joke.
A writer in Longman's MaqazSne
gives a graphic description of the
Emperor Nicholas of Russia as he APP
peared some years before the Crimean
War and Of his curious fancy for
masked balls, at which he alone wore
no mask. In the ballroom of the
Palace at st. Petersburg he was wont
to stand motionless, towering above
all, as If waiting to be attacked. This
is quite correct, but only to a certain
extent. At the inasquerades at the
Winter Palace, the Gar, among all
the guests. wore no mask; but he was
accustomed to disguise himself very
closely indeed when he attended. as
he was very fond of doing, the balls
Mosques at the Opera House, where
he would mingle in conversation with
the other maskers, especially with the
ladies, and hear very often rather
curioIs remarks about himself.
One wintry night the Emperor went
to n of these balls in the costume of
the Enemy of Mankind-horns, hoofs.
tail, pitchfork and all. About three
in the morning he left 'sthe halls of
dazzling light" wrapped himself in a
huge fur pelisse,a hailed To- common
hackney droschkv and badess the
istvostchik drive Him to the house of
bis Majesty's aides-de-campo where he
intended to change his attire. But
the droschky driver happened to be a
murderous one; he belonged to a gang
Of miscreats, whose practice it was to
drive belated travellers down narrow
streets till they got Them on to the
frozen bosom of the Neva; then they
would murder their fares and rifle The
bodies, making a hole in the ice ana
throw the bleeding corpses into the
stream. In a few hours the hole
would be frozen over.
The Gar Nicholas, that night or
rather morning, wassdesperately tired.
Perhaps he had taken a little too
much Veuve Clicquot at supper. He
suddenly awoke when the drosclky