Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-08

exception rather than the rule. One Of Mrs
Wards reasons is that some kind OF sliding
seat Is on the eve OF invention, or has been
invented, that Is going to revolutionize cyc-
ling, and this cannot be used with a skirt.
Miss Flora Lucy Stewart, one of the young
English women who were victims OF the
recent Chinese outbreak, had been at Hwa-
Sang only three years. She was a daughter
OF a vicar. and came Of missionary stock,
being grand niece to Charles Stewart, a well
known Canadian missionary, who afterward
became bishop of Quebec. Her frequent let
tiers home have been In the most cheerful
spirit, and in the last one she spoke OF
her happiness in her work and her determi-
nation to continue 1t.
Miss Marion S. Parker, the first woman
to graduate from the engineering department
of Michigan university, has entered the office
OF the resident engineers and architects Of
the Astor estate In New York City, upon
precisely the same basis that would have
been granted n young man. Miss Parker
stood we'll to the front of her class in col
lege, holding her place by dint of un6agging
industry. She has the talent for hard
| work" which is sure to bring her success
in this comparatively new employment for
women.
Nine. Ponisi, whose stage old women were
beloved by all who saw them, has concluded
her life in New York by the gift of all her
stage costumes to Aunt Louisa" Eldridge.
In the forty-fve years she has been on the
| stage in this country she has played many
| roles, and the contents OF her wardrobe
ranged from the robe of the grand dame
to the cheap frock of the village matron.
| When Nine. Ponisi began her career she
| went twenty-five miles on foot to secure her
first engagement. This was in England, and
it was nothing unusual In those days Tor her
TO walk from town to town to Keep her en-
In time she won fame, and she
has supported Macready, Forrest, Charlotte
Cushman Lester Wallack and others. She
expects to end her days in Washington at
the home of a stepdaughter.
Miss Celina Gray is a young woman of
Oklahoma who will probably soon have some
unique experiences. She has recently been
appointed United States commissioner for the
Third judicial district Of Oklahoma. This
is the first appointment Of the kind of a
woman in the union. The duties of the
place call for close application to work and
unrelenting activity. Miss Gray Is a pretty
| young woman of "a years, who went to Okla
homa in "the early days" Up to this time
she has been Just like other girls In sher
new position Commissioner Gray will be
compelled to come In contact with all manner
of men. from the common Indian whisky
| seller to the frontier killer, but since she is
| a bright, accomplished young woman of nerve
and determination she will probably sue
coed.
Nine. Christine Nilsson visited her Swedish
birthplace, near Wexio, and all the peasantry,
of course, turned out, the men to cheer, the
" NC hAopt ui' N"N NHN of'S ~
| strew flowers in her pathway. Nine. Nilsson
remains on her brothers farm until. after the
marriage of her favorite nephew. The
Missions in the early forties were an extremely
poor. but industrious couple, leasing a tiny
farm called Sjoabol, on the estate of Count
Hamilton, and having a rather hard time of
it. Both father and mother, indeed, worked
on the patch of land. Many times it has
been said that little Christine sang in the
streets of Stockholm for a living, but this
is a fiction. When quite a child she was
taken in hand by an eX-prima donna, who
once sang under the stage name of Mile.
Valerius, and who, after her marriage to
Baron Leuhusen, settled down on an estate
contiguous to that Of Count Hamilton. From
this kindly lady little Christine received her
first lessons and after a short time under
Berwald of Stockholm, she sang at court and
also early in 1860, when only 16, she gave a
concert at Stockholm. Her friend, the baro-
ness, took her to Paris and placed her under
Wartel, teacher also of Trebelli and Marie
Roza