Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-27
gowns have been ruined by its use. =
Demorest's Magazine.
GOSSIP.

GOSSIP.
The Massachusetts, Eclectic Medical
Society has decided to admit women.
Fifty thousand Italian women re.
Gently petitioned the Chamber of Dep
uties to end the Abyssinian war.
Sarah Bernnardt says that wearing
diamonds destroys the best expression
of the face, dims the brilliancy of the
eyes, and makes the teeth look like
chalk.
Miss Mary Kingsley is going back
to Africa, after the publication of her
journal is attended to, to continue
studies in fetishes and fishes. She is
fond of adventure.
The Czarina of Russia unites in
her own person the names of every one
OF Queen Victoria's daughters as she
was chrIstened Alix Victoria Helena
Louise Beatrice.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, who is
making reputation rs lawyer in
Washington, is the widow of the late
General r. d. NIussey, who made q
creditable record in the Civil War.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Dick has been
cashier OF the First National Bank, OF
Huntington, Ind, for fifteen years.
She was also chosen director at the
time she succeeded her father as cash
ier IN 1881.
Colonel T. W. Higginson has pre-.
sented to the Boston Public Library
his valuable collection OF books relaG-
ing to the history Of women. The
collection comprises over 1000 vol
umes, written in many languages.
1t is proposed to place a memorial
to the late Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett
Browning in Kelloe Church, Durham,
England, where she was baptized. In
Florence n marble slab has been
placed upon the house in which she
died.
Frau DR.. Jnr Emile Kempin, who
began to practice law in Berlin about
six months ago, is doing an excellent
business, and has lately been appoint
cd official interpreter at the Berlin
law courts, Though she is German by
birth, yet she studied III New York
City.
Mrs John M. Clay owns the Henry
Clay farm in Kentucky. She has such
tender feeling for her stock that she
has provided for the future of all the
superannuated animals on the place
by leaving each $50 in her will so that
they may receive good care till death
ensues
The ex-Empress Frederick OF Ger
many, IN her early married life, en-
broidered piece of tapestry on which
all her children knelt when confirmed !;
the late Emperor's coffin rested upon
it the present German Emperor and
the Princesses Charlotte, Sophia and
Victoria were married standing on it.
The Queen of Italy is no longer
young, and she is decidedly stout
but in spite of this she is graceful and
has beautiful carriage of the head
and shoulders. Her manner is charm
ing, and the white hand she holds
out to guest is lovely in shape. She
is clever talIler in Italian, English
French and German.
Germany is one of the countries
where cycling is taken up least by
women. There are several large firm.
for the manufacture of bicycles, YET
they are nearly all made for mep.. This
is curious, but, as II rule, German
women seldom go in for much out-of.
! door exercise they are too distin ntl \
domestic in their habits.
The new woman is not confined tc
the city, She has appeared in the
country, rolled up her sleeves and is
teaching the men how to work. In
Iowa there are two young girls, Elsie
and Libbie Iler, who are only four
teen and thirteen years old, but who
have already husked and put in thu
crib 1909 bushels OF corn. It's iol
that healthy young man would hay,
to hustle to beat.