The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-23
THE WORLD OF WOMEN
Interesting Anecdotes of
Famous Ones and Their
Hobbies.
W0MAN'S FIVE TALENTS.
Mrs. J. X. Emmet's Retired Life at
Buffalo-New York Society.

MIS-. FOCCer rainier, EreSlueut Ol tue
Board of Lady Managers, has addressed
a letter.to to the several Queens of all
the leading countries in Europe, asking
that women commissioners be appointed
in each country with the royal sanction.
Each letter has been handsomely en-
crossed in the Department OF State by
the courtesy of Secretary James e.
Blaine.
Miss Balestier, who is to be married to
Rudyard Kipling, was a New York girl
until she went to live with her brother,
Wolcott Balestier. in London. The Bal
| estier family comes from Brattlebor. VT,
where they still have a fine old place.
Miss Balestier is not pretty. but she is
very bright and entertaining. She is
very petite, blue-eyed and b~rown-haired.
The author of a recent book, written 20
women and girls. believes the five talents
of women be to ito please people. to feed
them in u dainty way, to clothe them, TO
keep them orderly n to teach them"
Passing through the Capitol today l
met u lady well known In Buffalo ana
who has figured socially to a considerable
extent in this State. says a writer in the
Buffalo NeUs. She was dressed in deep
black; her prematurely white hair blend
ed beautifully with a handsome n ex-
pressive face, but her eyes bore marks of
trouble and silent bereavement. She
stepped with elasticity, however, and
when she met a friend she would smile
with evident pleasure. l refer TO Mrs. J.
K. Emmett. wife of the deceased coule-
dian, aud whose villa is the delight Of
architects. Since the death OF her u
band. Mrs. Emmett has lived in modest
retirement, seldom mingling In society
and devoting her wealth and energies
quietly TO charitable work. The contrast
with her former life Is most striking.
There was not a better or more courage
Gus equestrienne in the State a few years
ago thar Mrs. Emmett. Men and women
looked with W and admiration when
she dashed along the road u from
the city mounted upon u fiery
charger than an ordinary man would fear.
By her side WAS her husband, mounted
upon an equally fiery PAGER. Her tandem
team was a marvellous combination OF
everything money could buy. and she
handled the whip with superior skill and
dexterity. Her passion for horses was
inordinate. But like a flash of lightning
out of a clear sky all this was changed by
her OWL volition and not from lack OF
means. From brilliancy in society she
quietly stepsed down TO modest retire.
ment and to an transformations worker
for good to humanity.
The habitual borrower is a social nuis-
ance that ought to be discouraged; but
sometimes It is difficult to get rid of that
nuisance. A Maine woman sent to the
house of her nearest neighbor, and re-
quested the loan OF a new pair of scissors.
Ihe neighbor was using them and sent
pack word accordingly. The would-be
borrower was not to be rebuffed so easily,
and presently her little girl appeared the
second time to say:-"Mamma wants to
know if % will loan her "a quarter to
buy IA pair of scissors with"
The last gown made for Eugene, once
the queen of French fashions, typites the
change Ia her position in life. 1t Is Il
dinner dress of plain black silk with only
a slight trimming OF jet on the corsage
aud skirt to relieve its souiber severity.
1t is simplicity Itself for an ex-empress
who nee spent 5000 u year on her cos
tunes.
Near Portland, Ore, lives a man who is
such a confirmed woman Halter that he
will not allow a woman to enter his house,
and he has willed the property to u friend,
who will hold IL only on condition that he
never allows a woman to step on the
premises. Horrid thingl
Rosina Vokes is addicted to pink Gro.
Chef work and belief in ghosts.
Rhoda B~roughton's first work, pub
lished before she was thirty, created a
great sensation on of its vigorous
unconventionality. She asked her father
his opinion of the work. and he. ignorant
of his daughters authorship, replied
that 1t was an unfit book for her to read.
Two years ago. on Christmas Day,
Nine. Carnot, wife of the President OF
France, entertained 400 deserving
children at the Elysee with a marionette
performance and Christmas tree with
gifts. This season she spent s.. 900 in more
practical charities, her benefaction hav-
ing entailed comfort 10 hundreds OF poor
mothers.
Tn learned member of Sorosis have
| been discussing the question How TO
Manage a Husband" aud have come to
the wise conclusion that he can manage
himself. They have decided 10 aid hin,
by managing themselves keeping quiet,
guarding their tongues and letting him
have his own way. Is this a Leap year
proposal on the part Of the unmarried
ones? Such resolutions you'd win many
u timid bachelor. VINO Is afraid or being
henpecked.
The Begun of Bhopal is trying to intro.
duce civilization into her country. and
takes much interest in the account OF the
, American schools which has been for
warded to her.
Following the example OF India and
Japan. the Siamese are about TO abi
a school for native girls OF high rank un'
der the management OF English ladies,
Some of these, well known in connection
with higher education in England, nave
| been authorized to send out a lady super
| intendent. "a head mistress, and an assis'
| tant mistress. A house will be provided
for the three European teachers, who. be
fore they leave England. will be able &c
| learn everything OF the native Language
and customs from he Two young Siamese
ladies who arc AT present studying Ia that
country.
Though being a princess and all that
| sort of thing takes up a good deal OF the
time of Princess Louise, the Duchess ol
Fife and eldest daughter OF the Princess
of Wales, she can yet lind time to be .
good wife and an affectiopato mother.
According to the society directory
there are 1907 bachelors among thu
society people who make up New York's
fashionable society-that is. twice o.
many unmarried men as women, and
more unmarried men than married.
There are S,09S names in this directory OF
polite society. OF that number 3.307 are
those of unmarried men, l,5S3 are those
of unmarried women inc 3.19S are the
pnuies of married men and their wives.
Marie Antoinette made liberal use o.
the tub, putting into the water wilt
thyme, laurel leaves, marjory and a Iii
tie sea salt, This recipe WIS obtained
from Louis XlV.'s physician, Fagou
who used to recommend taking sue.
baths, cold In winter aud lukewarm il
summer, to accustom the skin to Stans
the changes of the temperature,
Why mar Is Useless.
A teacher who had asked 4 girl to pur
chase II grammar. received the followin;
rs 80 49, H g.