Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-08-16
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Kansas has twenty-five newspapers
which are edited by women.
The Empress Elizabeth of Russia
was one OF the atoutest women of her
time.
Mrs. Siddons was large, with very
striking features. and an air of great
personal dignity.
Eight ladies hold commissions as
colonels in the German army. They
are all queens or princesses.
Queen Victoria has signed but one
death warrant, and that was for an
execution in the Isle of Man.
Embroidered eyelets are seen in
some satin ribbons, the embroidery
contrasting in color with the grounds.
The British matron is nettled by
Daudet's caustic observations on her
lack of physical charms and of taste OF
dress.
Princess de Polignac. formerly Win
marietta Singer, daughter OF the great
sewing machine man, is said to be the
best amateur musician in Paris.
The Empress of Austria says she will
never wear anything but black here
after, and is distributing her court
dresses among her intimate friends.
A movement is on foot to erect
memorial to the late Christina Rosetti
in Christ Church, Woburn Square,
London, where she worshiped for
twenty years.
A number of girl students in the
, University of Michigan decided to
wear knickerbockers hereafter. They
expect that all the girls in the uni
versity will follow their example.
Miss Carrie Liebig, who has just
been appointed division surgeon of
the Northern Pacific Railroad at Hope,
Idaho, is the first woman physician to
be appointed in the railway service.
A number of women are making
good income in Philadelphia design
ing and drawing pictures for illustra-
ting the newspaper advertisements of
the big retail mercantile advertise
ments.
It is the suggestion of thrifty wo-
man that pieces of children's dresses
of wash materials should be included
in several launderings to secure the
requisite change of color that will
make patches unnoticeable.
"Mme. La Presidente," rs Nine.
Faure is called in Paris, is described as
the highest type of French womanly
character. She abhors scandal, disap-
proves of Irritation, loves her home
and frowns upon all risque tendencies
in Partisan society.
Miss Boswell, the only woman dele
gate in the Republican Convention at
Cleveland, is decidedly handsome,
though of delicate physique. She has
what is described as swarm colored"
hair, transparent complexion and ex-
pressive brown eyes.
The up-to.date ladies of the Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church in Tow
son, Nd, are raising money with
which to buy bicycle for the rector
of the church, which he is to use in
making pastoral visits and in attend.
ing to other parish duties.
The college at Benzonia, Mich, is
thirty-two years old, but had it's first
graduation this term. The scholar is
a girl who took an eight years course,
carried off all the class honors because
she was the whole class, was honored
with Pin. p, and is new woman.
Marie Corelli, the novelist, who has
been much talked of recently in Eng
land. is in private life Miss Minnie
Mackay, daughter of the late Charles
Mackay. Her first book, ga Romance
of Two Worlds" was published in
1886, when she was twenty-five years
old
The old homestead of Jane Grey
Swisshelm in Swissvale, Penn. is the
Mecca of many visitors to Pittsburg.
Mrs. Swisshelm was the first woman
engaged to report Washington news
for daily newspaper. She was en-
ployed for that purpose by Horace
Greeley.
A woman angler, Miss E. T. Cros.
by, caught thirty-one trout, averag-
ing three-quarters Of pound each,
in thirty minutes at Rangeley Lake.
Me-, few days ago. She is noted in
that region for her skill with the rod,
having earned the sobriquet of ely
Rod" by her achievements.
1t is said that Queen Victoria has
had a chair constructed which will
support her in standing position
while receiving visitors. The chair is
cunningly arranged, 80 that its form
is covered with regal draperies, and
report says it would deceive any one
who didn't know it was there.
Lady Randolph Churchill, formerly
Miss Jerome of New York, widow ol
Lord Randolph Churchill, is now to
be seen in Paris in the smsrtest Cycling
version of mourning. 1t is added thai
she wears black alpaca suit edged
with black leather knickerbockers
concealed by short skirt and black
straw hat.
| Suburban women may be seer
boarding the trains these days for {
town shopping expedition carrying
fiat wicker baskets in lieu OF bags Oh
satchels for their small pick-ups.
These are in the basket-fawn and
light brown shades or of dull red, and
are both lighter and prettier than the
leather bag.
| There is very evident intention
on the part of designers to modify tht
Dutch bonnet that had such sudden
boom early in the season. The style
| 10 .1,acopnin0 to hut verv few and the