Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-19
Feminine Notes.

Feminine Notes.
At a recent exhibition of miniatures Mrs.
Cloveland's latest portrait was the only one
painted in a high-necked gown. 1t was eX-
ceedingly becoming, however.
Miss Kate Sanborn, the well-known writer,
and niece of Daniel Webster. is devoted to
the wheel and stated the other day that she
can now ride pretty well-on level ground.
The queen Of Italy has decided to spend
two months at the beautiful city of Naples.
She is very fond of Naples, as it was the
birthplace of her eldest son, prince of Ma
pies.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Stanley has just received
from an American firm a beautiful bicycle
enameled in pure white with trimmings OF
silver. 1t is an exquisite specimen of work
manship.
Mrs. Croly-Jennie June-has presented
the eight surviving members of Sorosis with
handsomely etched 1868 pins in commemo-
ration of their efforts to foster and preserve
the first woman's organization.
Miss Elsie de Wolfe's gown with which
she has been creating such a sensation in
Bohemia is Of gold-woven cloth over a petit
coat of ivory satin, embroidered in silver.
This toilet cost the neat sum of $3.50.
The princess of Wales, by having given
such large orders to the weavers of Spital-
fields for silk to be used for the trousseau
of the Princess Maud, has shown her prac-
teal sympathy with an historic and formerly
active industry.
Memphis has recently appointed a woman
superintendent of charities. She is Miss
Winnie Kurl, and she replaces a man. She
is a young woman of energy and integrity,
and is expected to make an efficient in
Cumbent of the office.
Miss King of OXton, England, has Just
been presented with a handsome illustrated
address and a gold-mounted umbrella from
the cabmen Of London as an acknowledge
ment of her thoughtfulness in providing the
money for the building of a shelter for them.
Miss Lilias c.. Davidson, president of the
London Ladies Cyclist association, has pub
lished a hand book for lady riders. The
book deals with the subject OF dress, ETH
quetto for town and country riding, gives
personal hints and discusses the topic of
health by cycling.
Miss Jane Stone, a Philadelphia young
woman, has gone into the oil business in the
newly discovered petroleum fields of east
Tennessee. She makes her own leases. 1t
is her purpose to- drill ten wells before fall
and she has contracted for 100, 600 feet of
lumber for derricks.
Mrs. Pepper has for some weeks past been
instructing the princess of Wales in the art
of spinning fax. The royal lady already
knew how to spin in wool. Mrs, Pepper is
the principal of the Langdale Linen Indus
try, and a few days ago received the gold
cross for her beautiful work at an art ex-
hibition.
The duchess of Marlborough has just had
an exquisite miniature painted on ivory by
Miss Kussner, who has been her guest for
some time. Her beautiful neck and shoulders
are yelled in diaphanous clouds Of tulle.
The duke considers the portrait so excellent
that he has ordered two others to be painted,
and the price of each will be $500.
A memorial has been suggested as a token
of respect to the late Mrs. Rumble Charles,
author OF CHRONICLES of the Schonberg-
Gotta Family" 1t will probably take the
form of the endowment of a bed in the
North London hospital, near which she re-
sided and was for many years a director.
1t will be called the Elizabeth Rumble
Charles Bed"
Miss Thomas, who was recently elected
officiere of the Academy Franchise, Paris,
on account of her active and appreciative
criticisms of musicians and musical events
in the French capital, is the first American
woman who has enjoyed the distinction.
Her recommendation was signed by Alex
ander Guilment, c. Saint-Saens and NJ.
Massenet.
At the recent reunion of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution at Saratoga,
the reception Of Mrs, Donald Mclean, re-
gent OF the society, amounted to an ova-
tion. Mrs. Mclean is a woman OF high
character and strong intellectually, and
has the somewhat rare faculty of winning
women. Her admirers among women are
many, and they admire in the superla-
tive degree.
Miss Georgiana Lee Morrell, the graduate
OF Vassar who recently received the de-
gree Of Doctor Of Philosophy at Heidelberg
university, was so honored for her transls-
tion OF a poem from the Aucinbeck manu-
script in Edinburgh from middle English
into German and for editing 1t herself. 1t
will be remembered that Miss Morrell was
the first woman admitted to the lectures in
English at the University Of Berlin.
The queen of Portugal is now thoroughly
equipped as a trained nurse, and has re,