The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-20
SOME NOTED WOMEN.

feels so much better after she has
taken them off that it is certainly a
pleasure to wear them.
Miss Julie Cooper, niece OF Peter
Cooper, is one of the family on
whom the great philanthropists
mantle has fallen, though the pub
lie knows but little OF her wide
charities.
The love OF Berlioz's life was an
Irish woman, an actress, bomely as
could be, they say, but with such
power of delineation in Shakes
pearean roles that his heart was
completely taken. They we're finally
married.
Mrs. Paret, the wife of Bishop
Paret, of Maryland, is friend OF
the birds. She is trying to form a
society in Baltimore, the members
OF which will be pledged not to wear
any feathers on their hats except
ostrich feathers.
Watts, the English painter, has,
with his wife's aid, made himself
beautiful home at Guildford. The
house, a quaint gabled structure,
stands in fine grove OF Scotch frs,
and is charming within, with black
carved oak, rich stained glass aud
harmonious colorings The ceiling
OF the great living room is the work
Of Mrs. Watts, aud is done in bas-
relief designs. Mr. Watts, although
nearly so years old, and but recently
recovered from a severe illness, en-.
Joys everything with the freshness
OF boy, and is as enthusiastic about
his work as though he were just at
the outset OF his career.
Louise Grouse, an Indian girl OF
20, a direct descendant OF the Al
gonauins, is at the normal school in
Oswego, N. Y. She is penniless, her
mother is dead, her father is dip
somaniac aud there are no relatives
or wealthy friends to aid her; never
theless she is determined to have an
education, and has managed to pay
her way so far and to clothe herself
as we'll by hard labor of all kinds
and at all times. She is completing
her course, but works as hard as
ever in order to put by something
with which to educate her youngest
sister After completing her studies
in the normal school she hopes to
enter some medical college and be.
come physician.
Favorably reported by the joint
special committee, the municipal
woman's suffrage bill came up for
discussion in the Massachusetts,
house. Petitions in its favor had
been pouring in for the previous two
weeks. Hundreds of Massachusetts
w. G. L. unions and scores Of labor
unions have memorialized the legis.
lature. No other measure has had
SO strong a body Of supporters. Its
opponents, it is said, will try to
amend the bill by submitting it for
ratification to the vote of the women
themselves. But the supreme court
last year decided that no law can be
euacted to take effect except when
ratified at the polls. A law so limit
ed would be unconstitutional.
Mrs. Ii. w. II. Strong, Of Whittier,
is known as the woman fruit grow
or OF southern California" She has
the largest walnut grove in the
world owned by one individual. She
has $50 acres OF walnut trees in full
bearing, aud in other kinds OF nuts
and fruits she has been equally en-
terprising. Mrs. Strong lately read
before the state Board OF Trade a
paper presenting the value OF pam
pas grass and the pomegranate as
California products. From the pam
pas piumes growing on either side OF
the avenue on her property, 800 feet
in length, she has realized from
$1,000 to $1,000 per annum. She
pointed out that pampas grass
makes the finest bank paper known
and can be used for many other pur.
poses. The pomegranate makes
jellies aud syrups of superior quality,
and its rind yields large amount oil
tannin. She thought this fruit, il
generally cultivated, would prove a
great source OF wealth to the state
A dozen years ago there was a
slender, graceful student at Queens
College, in London. When anyone
asked the clever young woman what
she intended to do with all the elias,
sizes aud mathematics she spent
eight hours a day acquiring, she re-.
piled, enthusiastically: 81 intend tc
become the finest mathematician in
Great Britain" "Ah, but you will
marry some day." her friends would
argue, land then what's to become
of your Greek roots and pons asino
runs? They will do you no good il
discharging the cook and curing the
Group" "But l shall never marry,