Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-11
Feminine Notes.

Miss Frances Ellen Lord, professor of
Latin and literature at Wellesley college,
has been chosen temporary chairman OF
the board since the death of the president,
Miss Shafer.
Miss Frances Crosby. author of safe in
the Arms of Jesus and other widely-sung
gospel hymns, is 81 years of age, and has
been blind since she was six weeks old.
In Holland a woman is a secondary con-
sideration-and a poor consideration at that.
No Dutch gentleman when walking on the
avemcnt viii move out of his way for a
lady. The latter turns out invariably, how
ever muddy or dangerous the street.
Miss Alice Rothschild is one of the most
enthusiastic women horticulturists in the
world. and her collection of roses alone is
valued at $4,000. 1t is a remarkable fact,
by the way, that every member of the
Rothschild family dislikes scented flowers,
with the exception of roses.
A clever hostess at a recent dinner did
away with the strolling about to hunt up
name cards on reaching the dining room by
providing each man with a card, on which
was a little plan of the table and two crosses
against the covers laid for him and the
lady he took out.
One of the pretty gowns worn by Miss
Cavan in THE American Duchess" was a
combination Of pale blue and light trimmings
of jet, 1t seemed a decided novelty, and
now at a smart London wedding celebrated
Since the opening OF Ine year tne DrlueS-
maids were gowned on the same lines.
The efforts of commonplace persons to
talk shop" with genius are often very alb
surd. Prof. Tyndall," suddenly said q
society woman seated next to him at dinner,
what Is your theory of the universe? ?"
MY dear Madam he replied, II have not
even a theory of magnetism, much less Of
the universe
1t will not be long, in all probability, be-
fore the American girl will go skilobning.
This has a portentious sound, but merely
refers to the winter sport of Scandinavia.
1t consists in scudding over the snow and
ice after being shod with the skee, a long
wooden snowshoe. Austrian ladies of
fashion are devoted to the new sport, and it
will get to New York sooner or later.
Very few persons know, says the Jewish
Progress, that after the death of Senator
Stanford the university passed through a
crisis in which the brilliant courage and
wonderful patience of Mrs. Stanford stood
out with tenfold strength. One day, when
the story of that crisis shall be written
down, Mrs. Stanford will be adjudged to be
one of the great women of our century.
1t is related of Miss Trella Foltz-Toland,
an actress in San Francisco, that she per-
sistently unchecks horses that she finds
standing with their heads strained back, &C
cording to the present ungraceful and indie
feasible custom. She says she did this for
over 100 horses in Kansas City and Denver,
anu IeCeiNeu u reuter- VI tndHhS from the
president Of the Kansas City Humane
society.
Lady Charlotte Schneider of England
owns a most unique and valuable collection
of playing cards. 1t is asserted that many
thousands of pounds are represented in her
collection, including, as it does, cards de-
signed and hand colored by great artists,
each of which is a masterpiece. Besides
these Lady Schneider owns many cards that
have been the property of great personages
or which have figured in card-playing
tragedies.