Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

romance OF a school girl. has evoked mucn
praise from the critics.
Princes Helene Of Montenegro who Is to
marry the crown prince OF Italy. is a poet,
and many Of her verses have been set to
music and are sung by the peasants in all
parts OF the prluclpallty.
Nine. Meissoncr has Just completed super
intending the art book on Melssoner. The
book will contain a great number OF sketches
and drawings not yet reproduced also sew
eral text Illustrations and fifty engraved
plates.
Queen WilhclmlnA OF Holland has not vet
commenced the study OF German, owing Ia
the respect which Is paid the prejudlces OF
her late father. and one naturally wonders
what he would think OF her betrothal to .
German prince
Miss Londonderry, the famous American
woman who spent two years In her tour
around the world, has reached New York
City with $4,000 over her expenses, the
greater portion OF which was made by car
rying advertisements from noted firms on
her bike
Rider Haggari's famous "She" Is now
dead In real earuest-at least the supposed
original OF that curious creation, Natalie,
the mystical queen OF the African Wood
bush tribes. Tho good woman died at tha
ripe age OF 12o, and her successor is also
very old woman.
Mrs. Rebecca Kecner. 50 years old. re-
siding near White oak, Pa, has never seen
a locomotive or train OF cars, although she
can hear the whistle OF the engines from
her home. She is an active woman. and
does all the work about her home. She and
her husband recently celebrated the slxtieth
anniversary OF their marriage.
Mile. Marcella Prcgi who has Just been
engaged to sing at the Cologne festival, has
made very rapid progress in her profession,
having appeared the first time at the age OF
6, and later she studied for many years at
the Paris Conseryatoire, and recently her
singing has been eXtolled by the German
critics.
The princess OF Wales has now held her
title just over thirty-thrce years--a period
which has been exceeded by only one OF
her predecessors, Augusta, the daughter OF
George II. who was for thirty-ive years
princess of Wales. But the great tenaclty
OF the queen makes 1t probable that her
daughter-in law will be record-breaker
as well as herself.
Queen Victoria has recently had lake
named in her honor. The explorer. Freder-
ick Jackson, who is called the rescuer OF
Nansen. has named the large waterway
which he discovered, in what is known as
Franz Josef Land, the Victoria sea. II ex-
tends from seventy miles beyond his winter
quarters to within three degrees OF the
North pole.
Mrs. de Navarro, who was the famous ac-
tress. Mary Anderson, gave birth TO boy
who is already, in this short time. develop
ing into baby who is certainly handsome.
according to the opinion OF connoisseurs
who see beauty in babies, and is declared.
by those who know him. to be positively
clever. The interesting event occurred at
Wimbledon, where Mr.. and Mrs. de Ma
varro are living In a house owned by Lady
Tennyeon's sister.
Napoleon's niece. Princess Mathilde. daugh-
ter of Jerome Bonaparte. once king OF West
phalia. is the new De Stacl OF Paris. Her
hospitality has for intellectual men attrac-
tions sui generis. Her home at St. Gratlen,
an hours ride from Paris, is the center for
brilliant coterle OF artists. authors and
statesmen. The princess herself is fine
artist and, although 10 years old, spends
some time at her easel every day.
Miss Minnie Murray OF Nashua. Ia. The
Woman In White" In the Chicago convention,
who almost stampeded the convention away
from Bryan and to Ex-Governor Boies Is
making campaign speeches in that state.
Curiosity to see the woman who almost alone
ran national convention is giving her rea-
sonably good audiences. The national popo-
cratic committee has arranged appointments
for her in other contiguous states.
Mrs. Frank Leslie, just now back from q
fifteen months sojourn to the old oourtry,
is writing a new and strong novel and has
conceived the plot for a very original play,
which she will write at an early day. From
her successful business career II Is thought
she is well adapted for starting a new even
Ing paper, Tor II Is remembered that II was
at her suggestion that the old Morning
Journal commenced using illustrations.
which have since become such a prominent
feature OF newspaper work generally.
DR.. Lydia Rabinovtsch. the first Russian
woman who has succeeded in the profession
OF medicine. has entered upon her duties In
the new Psychological Laboratory OF the
Woman's Medical college at Philadelphia.
She is planning to introduce some reforms
and to enter upon an investigation which, IL
successful. will widely benefit the health OF
the whole world. Nine Rablnovitsch came
to the United States in 1895 having pre-
viously taken the degree OF Phi. ID. at the
University at Zurich Later she studied
pedagogy at Bonn, and shortly after was adj
mitted TO Prof. Kochs laboratory, being tho
first woman and thus far the only one per-
mitted to work In that sanctum.