Omaha daily bee., 1893-09-17
Feminine n es.

Mark Twain's ~20-year-old daughter
has already written u play.
1t is estimated that 5000, 900 women
are earning wages in the British isles.
An exquisite lamp shade recently i'm
ported from Paris was of pale green
tulle, on which tiny hummingbirds were
fastened at intervals.
Beautiful table scarfs are ornamented
now with satin and long stitch en-
broidery, intermixei with openwork
and other fancy stitches.
Amy E.. Bell has been for several
years a stock BROKER in London. She
has an Office bard BY the Stock exchange,
and does a large business, especially
among women,clients.
Tufts college has established a co-edu-
cational medical school which is to be
opened in October. At least sixty stu
dents are expected, and the men and
women will work together on an equal
basis. lag e
Mrs. Magnussen of Iceland, one of the
delegates to the Suffrage congress-, said
in her paper before the members of that
body that the women Of Iceland did not
claim the suffrage, but that it was be-
ing thrust upon them by the men.
Nine. Messenger is the most famous
una pdiuuCl pldU AuSICld has yeU
produced. She is represented al the
Worlds fair by several notably fine pic
sures, among them one entitled morn
ing at the Seashore."
The inventor of the menu holder with
mirror back was undoubtedly a woman.
She understood the value of a sly look
at hair, flowers and complexion. 1t is
| such a tonic to wit and conversation to
be assured one is looking their best.
Very graceful effects can be obtained
by draping windows with frilled Schitfli
net curtains, and the window sashes
with vitrage or sash curtains to match {;
art printed muslins are also used, and
make pretty curtains at a very moder-
ate cost.
The Empress Frederick of Germany
possesses u unique tea service. The tea
tray has been beaten out of an old Prus-
STA %halfpeuny. The teapot is made out
Of a German farthing, and the tiny cups
are made from coins of different German
principalities.
Mrs. Grafton Ross, a English woman,
has invented a tool for killing obnoxious
weeds in gardens. 1t is in the form of u
hollow piercer, through which poison is
conveyed to the very heart of the root of
a stubborn weed, causing it to shrivel up
in a very short time.
Speaking of woman's work in the Col
umbian fair, q well known woman writer
said recently: THE distinguishing, in
alienable, imperious and imperial indus
try of woman a never be exhibited at
a fair. The only fair that can show her
work, whether it be good or bad, will be
the day of Judgment"
One of the richest women in this coun-
try is Mary Garrett of Baltimore, daugh-
ter of the great railroad king, and sis
ter of the present head of the Baltimore
Il Ohio system. She is about 80 years of
age, and is worth perhaps $40, 600, 900,
much of which she herself has made by
judicious investments.
Harvard observatory is the first insti-
tuition to develop a corps of trained
women assistants dealing with difficult
problems, and these women, who are not
hired because their labor may be OBJ
tanned for less money than would be paid
to men for the same work, receive
the regular fee for such service.
Miss Bertha j9Lamme of Springfield,
o., has the honor to be the first woman
in the world to, receive the degree of
electrical engineer. She has led her
class all through the course in the Ohio
State university and has now accepted
IA position with the Westinghouse Elec-
trio company at Pittsburg.
Mile. Aimee Rapin, an armless artist
who drew with herIfeet the pastel of the
duchess OF York, is a young Genevoise
of rare Intelligence. The eldest daugh-
ter of a Swiss barrister, she as a child
drew with hernfeet better than most
people draw with their hands, and at
the age of 10 began her artistic studies
in one OF the beststudios in Switzerland.
Amelie Rives Chanler is happy in the
serene conviction That she is beautiful.
She lis devoted To- her own beauty and
TO beautiful women in general" At
least so she is quoted. Furthermore,
like Mari Bashkirtsetf, she reyels in adj
miration of her own face and figure, and
she says that she thanks God daily for
his gift of lovelipess. 1t will be seen
that Amelie has no lingering doubts on
the matter.
When the princess of Wales was mar
ried the king of the Belgians gave her
lace OF the value of 100000. Since that
time the princess has gone on collecting
and now her lace is worth something
like ESQ, 900. She gives Il large share
of her time to business, another large
share TO charitable work, bat very little
to society. She is Il great traveller, and
is a most entertaining cJnye .satiOnalist.
speaking in a peculiarly soft, low voice,
A number of Kentucky women are
running for Office this year, and are said