St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-19
LOVELY WOMAN.

Notes OF Her Doings at Home and
Abroad.
The youngest woman who ever came
put of the West and won fame in the
East is probably Mrs. Eva Wilder Nc
Elasson, who is still nearer twenty than
twenty-five, and who has written a re-
markable story called AN Earthly Par
agon."
The most successful golf player in
Scotland is Miss X. Bruce JOhnstone. of
Edinburgh. who has just carried off the
Jubilee plate IN the annual tournament
among tie members of the st. Andrews
Ladies Golf club.
No one Of the older editors, with years
Of experience with WOmen's work. is
more cordial and hearty and helpful in
his attitude toward women writers than
big, brown-eyed Richard Harding Davis,
The editor of Harper's Weekly. But,
then. Mr.. Davis should surely believe in
women's work. He is the son Of Re
becca Harding Davis.
Mrs. Amelia B. Edwards, the late
Egyptol0Sist, had, it would appear, a
happy knack in versitication, and the
WOman's journal, Boston, gives some
clever verses sent by her with scarab
to a friend. The scarab bore the three
mystic characters which stand for the
familiar greeting-happiness, beauty
and goodness.
Miss Louisa Mcdonald, who has been
elected principal of the University Col
lege for Women at sydney, New South
Wales, is thirty-three years Of age.
Patti has met and known well every
sovereign in Europe. The Prince and
Princess of Wales have always shown
her marked attention, which she cor
daily appreciates. paying sincere hOm-
age to the princess, whom she considers
the most beautiful woman in England.
The Old German emperor was a great
fayOrite OF hers, but when naive girl
at Hamburg, and the then king sent her
message requesting her toWalk with
him in the morning while he drank the
waters, she sent back the answer: Ser
tainly not. l get up early for no king
in Europe" Later when, short time
before his death, he sent in word to her
to visit him in his box, apOlogizing for
being unable 10 20 to her behind the
scenes, she SAID, with tears il her eyes
'Oh.n NOW, sire, / would run anywhere
to see you"
In place of the traditional buttons, u
Mrs. Langtry retains as page-in-walt-
ing a small Celestial called Wang Fo
He is endowed with a pigtail of great
length, and is robed in purple silk. The
popular actress discovered the little
"ChineG'' while touring in San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Levi P. Morton, who becomes the
successor Of Mrs. Harrison as tire leader
of society in Washington, is naturally
gifted with the qualities demanded OF
that position, and possesses, besides,
many accomplishments that have made
her one Of the most popular hostesses in
the national capital. She is very hand.
some woman, a blonde, an agreeable
and witty talker, with graces Of mind tC
match her charming manner, and she
has a noteworthy aptitude for leader
ship. Mrs. Morton is native of POugh
keepsie, and passed her girlhood in AL
DaDy, where she meet Mr.. Morton.
.'Women with blue-black hair art
verv hard 10 ind in this country" say!
Walter SaIterlee. Il often want then
TO pose az subjects for my Spanish pict
ures, alId / find it very difficult to ge
that type Spen so often in Europe. La
dies who are not professional model!
sometimes lend me their eaTS-l mean