The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-08-16


A woman's column writer advises
the girls to pick out a husband by the |
condition Of his linen and his finger |
nails.
Rev. Anna Shaw, Of Boston, is out
with declaration in favor Of the APP
pointment of women as Police Com
missioners.
The Woman's Club rs an organ OF
womanhood, nonpartisan, nonpoh-
tical, nonproscriptiye in civil affairs,
is a Chicago idea.
w. @. stiyers, OF Lancaster, KY, is
suing Miss Catherine West hand
some school teacher, for $500 for
breach of promise.
Lady Mary Worthy Montague was
large and masculine, both in appear
ance and demeanor. She could not
be termed a beauty.
Mrs. Nancy Rider, OF Albion, Me-,
recently celebrated ner ninety-ffth
birthday by spinning two knots Of
yarn and pieoing some patchwork.
It is estimated that of the total sum
raised for the support of the Protest
ant churches of this country over one
third is now procured by the efforts
or labors of women.
Miss Myra Reynolds and Miss W. @.
France received the degree of Phi. d.
ut the commencement of Chicago Uni
versity. They are the first ladies to
take the degreee there.
Miss Mary Cary Thomas was nomi-
mated for one of the alumnae trus-
tees of Cornell University. She Is the
first woman to be so honored in any
Of the great universities
Mrs. Harlan is said to be almost as
large physically as her husband, the
Supreme Court Justice, who is six
feet two inches tall, and when together
in public they naturally attract a
great deal of attention.
Mrs. Sarah Stephan, an aged widow,
of Kingston, N. Y, has fallen heir to
1913, 900, 000by the death of her brother
Michael Haven, in England. He ran
away from home at the age Of sixteen,
went to Australia and amassed this inn
mense fortune.
Girls employed in the crepe manu-
facture are under a curious contract
not to engage in any homework after
their hours of labor. The reason is
least their hands become coarse and
untitled for the delicate nature of
their employment.
Julia Ward Howe thinks the woman's
club is the distinctive feature of con-
temporary intellectual development.
She says: "Once it was the eccentric
woman who belonged to club, now
it is the eccentric woman who does
not belong to club.
! Frau Marie Harder, Danish lady,
has published volume called "Yule
Star" In this there is nothing won
derful, but the publication becomes
somewhat interesting when one hears
that it is her debut, and that Fru
Harder is seventy years old.
Nine. Rowstowska, of Lille, France,
is 112 yevrs old. She served as the
cantiniere of Polish regiment dur
ing the Russian campaign, was twelve
times under fire, received three
wounds and was decorated with the
silver cross. She has survived her IF
teen children.
II General Spinner, when Treasurer Of
the United States, was the first to
nominate women to positions in a
Government Department. He ap.
pointed seven women to clerkships in
1852. 1t is proposed to erect a monu.
.ment to him with the contributions OF
the women clerks in the departments
at Washington.
On her way back from Cape Martin
to Marlborough the ex-Empresi
Eugene, of France, stayed for q time
in Paris and drove through the Tul.
leries Gardens. No one recognized
the pale-faced lady dressing in mourn
ing as she drove by the site of what
was once the royal abode where shC
entertained nearly every sovereign il
Europe.
Miss Francis Wizards example in
learning to ride the bicycle bids fair
to be initiated by many other womel
Of mature years. The Rev. Phoebe A
Hanaford, of New York. who has left
her first youth some distance behint
her, is practicing with the wheel, anC
Nine. Hanna Korany, of Syria, ha
become so far infected with Occiden
tai ideas that she, too, is taking bi
ovc1a laasOns