Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-19

! the late Caroline Richings BERNARD. was q
famous singer twenty years ago, Is the con-
trslto OF the choir OF the First Presbyterian
church OF Philadelphia.
Edith Sessions Upper has written a story
about elephant training which has at.
tracted wide notice. She has successfully
proven what a woman can do with an "ele-
plant on her hands"
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt has perfected the
art OF skating until she Is able to perform
most of the fancy figures. including the
double Philadelphia grapevine, which 1;
about the most difficult s~yration on ice.
Miss Kingsley, an english woman. has
Just returned from her second exploring tour
In Africa. Her trip was of a private nature,
for the purpose Of collecting piscatorial
specimens and studying the fetch customs OF
the natives.
hagen has left a large surplus, which will
be used toward the building of a Women's
palace in Copenhagen. This building will be
used for women's clubs and for the ad-
vancement Of female industries.
A number Of fashionable Entertainment
to be held In Chicago, DR.. Sarah Hackett
Stevenson Is at the head OF a committee Of
200 prominent women Of the city who have
formulated the plan.
Mrs, Parnell is on the ocean, journeying
homeward. She was pleasantly impressed
with America, and is recovering from the
murderous attack of which she was the VIC
tim some time ago. She was presented with
a purse OF 5000 before her departure.
According to a decree of Judge Sullivan Of
Whitman county, Dora Helsing and John
Helsing, who were recently divorced by the
Judge, must marry again within six months.
The word mot" was left out Of the decree
between "shall'' and marry"
The queen of Italy during her recent So
journ at Monza. has been industriously
practicing as a cyclist, being instructed by
a Milanese professor. She now covers long
distances in safety, and is influencing manv
Italian women to devote themselves to ath-
letic pastimes.
Miss Frances Willard has been recently
censured by bigots for inviting a priest to
give the benediction at the close of a meet
ing of the temperance union. Miss Willard
states that she has always asked and will
continue to ask the ministers of any denomi-
nation who may be In attendance at her
meetings to give the parting blessing.
Mrs. Zoe de Longueville Morgan has just
been establishing a home for lost and starv-
ing cats in London. The institution will be
n temporary home for both cats and dogs
while their owners are away. At a recent
concert given for the benefit Of the Cats
home. the duchess of Bedford and the
marchioness Of Drogheda were patronesses.
The best politician in the Reed family Is
Kitty, the 19-year-old daughter Of the
speaker. She is more interested in public
affairs than In society, and her judgment
about political affairs is so good that her
father Is very glad to make use of it. She
writes many Of his letters and would prob
ably make as good a private secretary as
either Dan Lamont or Lige Halford or MIR.
Thurber.
1t has been ascertained that Miss Helen
Brice, daughter of Senator Calvin Brice, was
the model for the charming figure in the
stained glass window recently completed by
Miss Tilinghast and presented to the Female
seminary at Oxford, o., by the alumni class,
Of which Mrs. Calvin Brice was a member.
Miss Brice is represented holding the torch
of knowledge, which she has apparently
lighted from the lamp of learning which
burns by her side.
Mrs. Ellen Clementine Howarth of Tren-
ton, N. j., is another of the poets, particu-
larly the women poets, whose fame rests
chiefly upon one poem. Mrs. Howarth's
verses, beginning ct but a little faded
flower" struck a strongly vibrating chord,
and it is as their author that she Is quickest
identified, though two volumes of collected
poems, first printed In newspaper corners,
are from her pen. The second volume, pub
lished in 1868. was edited by r. w. Glider.
In swell society the most important coming
out announced is that Ct young Elliott Shop
ard, grandson of William H. Vanderbilt.
favorite nephew of Willie X. Vanderbilt, and
a pet of Uncle Chauncey NJ. Depew. Elliott's
mother has finished the finest country house,
people say, anywhere on the. Hudson river.
1t has cost her more than 81. 900, 900 and con-
tains about 200 rooms. 1t is situated in the
midst cf a magnificent estate at Scarborough.
is built in the colonial style. and enriched by
countless treasures gathered in the old world
by Mrs. Shepard. Twelve rooms belong to
Elliott. He has everything there that a
spoiled prince of a realm could cry for. His
coming-out will rival the Sloane-Burden we'd
ding.