Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-01-05
IN WOMAN'S REALM.

Miss Imogen Howard, the colored
member Of the board Of wcmen mana.
gers Of the Words Fair, is getht Ri, z
statistics concerning the employ ment
Of culored women III industrial and
other pursuits.
A London (England) woman has
patented u machine for making watch
screws that is provided with thread
cutter SO delicate US to be almost in
visible. 1t will cut perfect threads
on the finest human HAZE.
| Ai'sa Craig, as Ellen Terry's clever
young daughter calls herself, has
definitely decided to adopt the stage
rs q profession. She has been en-.
gagged by Mr.. Alexander, Of ST,
James's Theatre, to take part in the
production Of the Forthcoming comedy,
"Liberty Hail."
1t may not be generally known that
Queen Victoria once had poetic rs
pirs,,ons, aud carried them so far o.
to write book of verses. She seut
this to . publisher under q nom de
plume, and had the pleasure, we'll
known TO srme humber folk, of hav.
Tag it promptly "rsturned with
A young married lady at Nice was
told by . fortune teller that she would
die on the birth OF her first child.
This came to pass, and her husband,
who had previously said that il it did
he should die too, shot himself
through the heart. Will casuists and
jurists tell US whether the fortune
teller is guilty. morally or legally, Of
murder or manslaughter?
The achieve ments OF Lssker, the
eminent chess player, bring out anew
the fact that the subtle intricacies and
problems OF this game have meyer been
prominently mastered by women. 1t
IS especially . mans game, and man
with = clear head and = fondness for
mxthe MATES. There are almost none
of tho essentially feminine character.
is'ics which find expression 10 q game
of chess.
Queen Margherita OF ItaIy's. won.
de'tul collection of Isces, dating back
1000 years before Christ, and gath.
cred from Egyptian and Etruscsn
t"mbs. will be sent to the Chicago
Exhibition--the first time that they
have ever lett Italy. Accompanying
this exhibit of laces there will be u
collection OF the work Of Italian
women up to date. This exhibit will
he one Il the most promine, features
IT the display in the Wemen's Build
ing.
A pretty incident occurred at we'd
ding last week. immediately above
tn. bridal bower WAS arranged a white
satin ribbon tied in Il true lovers knot
and bearing long streamers. As the
bridal party entered the room the
little maids Of honor, daintily clad in
white crepe and carrying baskets of
flowers, Immediately preceded the
bride and groom. Upon reaching the
hover the little misses stepped aside
and, as the couple stood beneath,
drew out the s.reamers, dissolving the
knot.
1t appears, from correspondence
which has been proceeding in Bristol
paper, that Lady Henry Somerset,
whose ardent, not to say furious. ad.
vocacy OF temperance principles is
we'll known, is herself the owner of
fourteen public houses. Lady Henry
is accused by one writer Of being
"void of consciousness and morality
to her cause" because she is alleged
to have utilized the proceeds of the
sale of shat CURSED drink" to defrav
the expenses of her tour as an timer.
ant denouncer of alcohol.
The Empress Frederick troubles a.
little as her august mother about per.
sonal appearance, and dresses in a
ssvle which makes her look older than
she really is. One hardly likes to
supply the adjective "dowdy" to i'm
perial aud royal toilets; otherwise, the
pet-up of both Victor,as has almost
deserved it at times. Their morning
gsrb becomes them better than colored
attire did, as but few mistakes can he
made in "weeds," and it is universally
acknowledged that stout persons look
their best in black.