The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-15
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q Miss ."Dick" Irwin Is called th
I great high almoner of New York 80
. ciety.
. Queen Victoria has about forty pc
dogs. Her greatest fsyorites ar,
:, collies. T.s
i Violet is ono of the fashionabl.
n colors in Paris among women who sci
the styles
. Mrs. John Jacob Astor, of New
York. is tall, queenly and distinguished
IN appearance.
Ono of tho most original gifts for
Princess May nj her wodding was a
solid gold mouse trap.
Lady Amherst, OF Hackney Lon.
don, has just boon presented with the
honorary freedom Of tho Worshipful
Company Of Turner's Sho has some
tino carving on view at Chicago.
Tho ''Henry Bcrgh Circle" Of Kings
Daughters, composed of eight mem.
bcrs, reports that last year it chloro-
formed 1889 cats, seventy -one dogs,
Six wounded sparrows, ons rabbit and
one 'possum.
Miss NJ: Mertd Mitchell. of Salem,
Ind, was admitted to the bar the day
otter the Indiana Supreme Court de-
cIded that women might practise law.
cutionist, Is said to know as many
pieces as there are days In tho year.
She initiates many voices Of nature,
! from the trill Of the canary to the
"awe-inspiring howl Of the hurricane.
: The legend runs that the fruitii8 Of
the almond tree beside the house
whence biide:elect departs Is d hap
py omen. Princess May was probably
glad to SEQ that the almond tree at
White Lodge was in full bloom when
she said good.by to her old home.
Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper, who organ
lied the first kindergarten IN San
Francisco in 1880, has received more
than $500, 900 to enable her to carry
on the work. There ore now sixty five
kindcrgartens in the city, and moro
than 10, 900 children have been trained
in them.
A,.,,ousl the rich, dark dyes seem
to be in the majority here this season;
the palcr shades seem to lead In pop:
ularity on the other side. Fawn color,
dove gray and many of the fade or half
tints are worn ut receptions, teas and
similar entertainments, both In Paris
and London.
Miss Edith Darlington has written .
book called "Workers Without Wage,"
dealing with all kinds of animals. iii
cuding tho earwig. She has been
asked by the English Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to
write another book, which the society
will publish officially.
At tarecent wedding the dress Of tho
! bride was Of rich brocade, fashioned
| directly from an old Florehtine por-
. trnit of the time of the Medicis. The
3 wrap which she wore in the carriage
, was Of Canton crepe embroidered ID
l the most exquisite manner with de-
sign of the mystic bamboo tree.
A prominent feature of the lingerie
> counters i'll the leading shops at pres
! cnt is the tulle frill. II is frequently
wide and full in the extreme, n1ufilins
: the throat up to the ears. 1t is mad'
= Of several layers of black tulle pleate'
u through the center, and is edged witt
picot ribbon in back or pale colors.
q Miss Charlotte May christopher, VIII
y Is Mt Indian Harbor, enjoys the repu
!. tation of possessing the longest hair O
: any belle ut the numerous summer re
Il sorts along tho Sound. Her locks ar
. over fortv-two inches in length an
J trail fnr below her knees, her heigfl
:, being above that of the average VIC
. man.
u Miss Dudley. an English bicyclist
4 holds the record for long distance ric
y ing by women. She made the distanC
+ Of 100 miles. between Hitchin and Lir
:, coin. in little moro thnn seven hours
II or ut IN average speed OF nearly fou
- teen miles an hour. This, too, i
regulation petticoats, now the ne
o style of boomers.
y The Princess May seems to hay
y been not only IL marvel of cheerfulne:
=. and philanthrophy during her wol
- dorfully busy girlhood, but it no
= leaks oft thai siie nnd some slight blu
10 stocking tendencies. She took ''Un
70 versity Extension" course in Englsl
= attending series OF lectures on Eli
abethnn literature with great regula
% ity.
- A pretty story is told Of the wIdo
% of tho great Schumanu. Whenev
% she is going to play any of her hu
q "c bo ii I3a "Eh" dya stsers a rs"ftgg tggaGsv Gv
II wrote her during the days of the
u. courtship, so that, as she says, 8
~ "may be better able to do Justice
.'' 1u her Interpretation of the spirit of
y, work"
re The number Of lady bicycle riders
.ir increasing, and there are more OF the
nd on the roads aud side streets than ev
v. before SO, TOO, the number of lad
or driving In Central Park. Now York,
increasing. A few years ago it wa:
rarity to see II lady driving. I
London papers report, with wond
that lady drove four-in- hand
for Hyde Park.
en- Mrs. w. j. Baird, of England, IL
cat mons rs ono of the most perfect ch