The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-11
THE WORLD OF. WOMEN.
Interesting Paragraphs of
NotabilitieS and Their
Hobbies.
ACLEYER LONDON PHOTOGRAPHERS.
An Amusing Beauty Contest and
Its Result-Beautiful
Virginians.

that the recent fire in her fat in Paris was
possibly due TO a fight her two
cats in the absence of their mistress. The
older one was an ola favorite that resented
the attentions shown to the younger, a
recent present to Nine. Hading, 10y ire
quently attacking the frisky new conner.
The two pets, therefore. had their berths
at night in different apartments, the
younger one in the actress bedroom. 1t
has been suggested that on the night OF
the fire, as Nine. Hading's maid was ar
ranging her room for the night, the old
cat probably stole in after her. determined
to put an end to her rival. the bodies OF
both were found there, the marks on
them showing that there had been II cruel
fight. No doubt In the struggle they up
set the table, and were thed asphyxiated
by the smoke.
The character of the mother in "Ben
Hur' was drawn by General Lew Wallace
from his foster mother, Mrs. Zerelda Wal
lace.
Ethel ingalls,, the ex-Senator's laugh
ter, has u celebrated black cat about
which she has just written a magazine
story for children.
The Grand Duchess Sier0ius OF Russia
is so strikingly beautiful that she Is
known as 1.-The Crowned Ophelia."
Annie Louise Cary Raymond has given
to the Maine General Hospital. in which
she has always felt Il profound interest,
enough money to fit up three rooms for
the use of patients.
Many an American woman in ordinary
circumstances, living in town or city. has
more personal comforts than the titled
leader of a foreign court. In Berlin. for
example, the only method Of lighting the
royal palace, until recently. has been by
candles, on account of the prejudice en-
tertained by the royal fathers against gas.
Steam and furnace heat, bathrooms and
hot and cold water pipes are unknown.
The present Emperor has, however,, re-
Gently introduced gas and electric lights.
and now the noble ladies can embroider
and practice their music in the evening
without injuring their noble eyes.
Miss Wilhelmina Sandmeyer whose
"Serpolette' at the Jersey City Opera
House will still be fresh IN the minds of
those who saw and heard her, is studying
for the operate stage in Berlin.
A london photographer has got an idea
which should be worth a huge fortune.
He noticed that when he got a lady sitter
with a pair of small and elegant feet she
generally liked to place herself so that
her fairy-like supports were just visible,
while the lady with the large, misshapen
hoofs and the bulky hoof cases kept her
feet out of sight every time. From this
ne iDIeTreQ Uutb LuO 1dplOI pGISOu NOulu
much prefer 10 have two small and
loyable ~trotters also, and If she had them
she would want to display them; N then
he conceived the inspiration OF keeping
feet on hand and supplying them to Gus
toners who needed them. He has a dozen
pairs of them-small wooden feet, with
adorable boots on them, and attached
to each of them is about eight
inches of attractive leg clothed in neat
stocking and with a hook about half way
up. The lady with the generous eX-
tremities is planted in q Chair with her
massive limbs and copious boots hidden
as far back as they can go without dislo-
eating her knees, and then the artificial
legs are carefully hooked Oh to the inner
hem of her dress. Consequently she
looks like a person reclining in an easy
attitude, with her feet exposed by acct
dent; and il she can stand the strain
which is something awIul-the resulting
photo is a beautiful thing to look at. II
she can't stand the strain. her real feet
come forward justin tim to keep the UNI
natural attitude from wrenching her pro-
fuse Joints asunder, n then she appears
in the negative as a quadruped. Some
times her limbs ave to be tied back With
ropes to keep her steady. ana her smile IS
the happy smile Of one VINO sits on a
hot stove. Still, the artificial feet get
there every time.-Fdshion Bazar.
The women of Virginia are dis
tiupuished for their horsemanship, n
many of them ride ike centaurs before
they act out of short dresses. In the fall
OF the year they can bo seen riding across
the country unattended, aud frequently
participate with their husbands, brothers
and beaux in the excitement of the chase.
The Virginia girl is generally conceded to
be charming under any circumstances,
but when she assumes her riding habit
and mounts into the saddle she is an out
Joor ~ rt, , 70 nf nrarp and hhnlth TINT hac
no replica in the gallery OF nature.
The little village of Benton. Columbia
comfy, Pa, some thirty miles northwest
of Wilkesbarre, is greatly excited over
the outcome OF a contest at a church fes-
tival. The good young people of a Chris
tian Endeavor Society mad tried all sorts
of diversions at their gathering grab
bag, guessing Beans in a bottle. spider
web parties, buttony, button, necktie
s~eciables, donkey partles-and they rant
ed something new. Well. they got it
II beauty contest. Two Of the handsomest
young women in the town were selected
as candidates and the successful one was
to nave an organ. Miss Minerva Geiger,
a school teacher, and Mrs. Thomas Han :
shue. wife of the village blacksmith.
were the women selected for the
contest, which started out breezily and
grew very exciting. The country round
about as far as Bloomsbury was can
vassed for votes. The village horse doc
tor. named Frank johnson. sold his horse
for 500 and used all the money in buying
votes for Mrs. a sue. Many others
also spent money lavishly. When the
votes were counted Mrs. Handshue had
2,214 and Miss Geiger 2. 100. Mrs. Hand
shue became SO elated at the recognition
of her beauty that she concluded that her
husband was not nice enough for her. and
so she eloped with the horse doctor, a
handsomer man. Hershusband. however,
is taking things easy, he's got the organ,
-WilkesbdrTe Record.
What 1t Costs To Dress Well.
The question OF how much money New
York society ONE spend annually for
dresses and whether they wear costly
gowns more than once induced me to ask
the best known man dressmaker in New
York and London what he had to say on
the subject. He told me some interest
ing facts.
The richest people, as a rule" he said,
fare more economical in dress than those
in moderate circumstances The Princess
of Wales is so imbued with the spirit OF
economy that she actually has her gowns
made over for her children. ?
Generally, four drawing rooms occur
annually, II the Princess always has Il
new dress for each occasion. She BAYS
her own bills. and does not wait for the
heir apparent to be dunued. Often she
wears the same dress half a dozen times,
but not at notable royal functions. Her
droucao NIL told cost nvar &C0 ono 81 vpnr