New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

Nine Nordica Is devoted 10 boxing and the Duchess
OF Fife formerly Princess Louise OF Wales is a
very clever fencer. Lady Henry Somerset enjoys
driving and is very fond OF horses She Is also an
artist in oils Ellen Terry collects photographs.
ard IS "a good amateur photographer herself. Mrs
AsGuith spends most OF her time visiting tho pris
ons and mnistering to the unfortunatcs and evil
docrs. The Duchess OF Westminster is an enthusi
astic cricketer. and Countess Cowper spends her
leisure In organ playing. for she Is ino musician
Olive Schreiner perforce divides her attention
now between her writing and caring for her do
mcstlc affairs She and her husband live In three
small rooms and together do all their work.
Their chief income Is derived from the royalty
which comes to the wife from the salo Of her
books
The neighbors opposite the old mansion on One
hundr ed. and-sixty nnth-st. formerly the Morris.
now known the Jumcl. mansion, arc much
amused at the unusual interest which Is being
evinced in tho wall surrounding the high-terraccd
grounds Of that place. People come. sometimes
In droves usually women tperhaps they are more
easily fooled, and their parasols and umbrellas
and hands and arms into tho gunlike OPEN
ings. and after probing about carefully invariably
find some ncighbor Of whom to inquire: "ls this
old forti0cation and are these gun hoes"' When
the answer Is given they look disappointed. and
turn their attention TO the house and other objects
OF interest around.
Owing TO the slope Of the extensive grounds It
has been possible 10 keep n wall standing
there for a great length OF time as the water
which drains from the grounds invariably washes
Il down. +. =. Earl the present owner and
cuDant. conceived the idea OF leaving openings
which should form escape for this. hence tho
unusual interest lately in the wall OF his property.
This mansion, which was built during the middle
OF the eighteenth century Will always he object
OF interest TO New Workers.. Ii is one OF the few
houses still standing that were used by Washington
for his headquarters. and the lremarka bic, II
romantic, marriage Of Aaron Burr with Nine Jumel
will always be remembered In connection with II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Lloyd visited the island of
Enossluma, Japan. during the summer.
Mr. and Mrs Letter guests of their daughter
Mrs. Curzon, at Inverochy Castle. Scotland They
will sail for home on November 10.
At recent football game In North Melbourne
Australia several women admirers OF the game
objected to the way In which the umpire managed
the players. and actually urged the men to kill
women went far TO strike the umpire them
selves.
Mrs Emma Forsythe Is an American woman who
IS called the White Queen by thes natives OF the
South Sea Islands, where she owns l50 600 ceres OF
lard. She will have four ships built for the
trade. She has made a large fortune by her own
business sense and tact, having been left a widow
when only eighteen years OF age. and In almost
pennless condition.
Miss Shepard. the daughter OF Ex-Governor Shep-
ard, lives nj Batopilas. In the Sierra Madrs Noun
tsins Washington. To get her piano to her II was
necessary TO take 1t to pieces and transport II
more than four hundred miles on the backs af