Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20

peka learning Shorthand and in other wa,
| equipping herself for her Washington du-
| ties.
Cora Hortense Smith OF Arkansas City,
Kan, who Is described as YOUNG pretty and
| unmarried" owns a large ranch and 5000
| head OF cattle
Mrs Peruglnl. nee Kate Dickens, has Just
completed the revision OF the proofs Of tho
| late Miss Mamie Dickens book, entitled MY,
| Father as Recall Him." -
Princess Beatrice is quite an authority
| among royal ladies upon the subject OF bot
any, and has lately discovered several raro
specimens which she added to her her
barlum.
One OF the most prosperous farms In Kan
sas is owned and operated solely by women.
II Is located in Butler county, and is owned
by Mrs Ogden. She and her daughter per-
form all the work.
Queen Amelie of Portugal witnessed
number OF interesting experiments at the
Pasteur institute when she was recently in
Paris. Her majesty is about to write an
other volume setting forth her medical thco-
ries.
Mrs Frcemen Thomas, who accompanied
her husband on trip to kalgurli, Austria
liza, recently performed the feat Of descend
ing and ascending the Croesus Proprietary
mine. She had to traverse 115 feet Of vcr-
tical ladder without a pause.
Mrs Levi T. Morton is the honorary prcsi-
utul Nl Nnc NbtultWpTk zulu OF America,
and Mrs. j. w. Stewart of Glen Ridge, a
cousin of Governor Morton. is the general
president The guild furnishes new gar
ments to all public institutions.
The dowager empress of Germany is visit
ing her mother Queen Victoria, and recently
celebrated her ffty-siXth birthday by an
elaborate royal dinner party. She is consid-
cred one of the best scholars among the
royal women of Europe.
Miss Edith English who, on the 30th OF
pt.,l IN.,.H.N
elect John II. Tanner of Illinois. is an ac-
complished conversat tionallst. AS MIR. Tan
ner is widower with grown children, Mrs.
Tanner will never lack for person with
whom to converse.
Mrs. Cleveland is studying French. She Is
taking three lessons week of an hours du-
ration each. Her professor, who is one OF
the well-known teachers of the capital. says
his distinguished pupil shows unusual apti-
tude for the French speech, and has already
acquired considerable knowledge of the Lam
guaSc.
Mrs. Thomas C. Plat, who is lady chair
man Of the Commercial Travellers fair, is
busily engaged in dressing large and beau
tiful doll, which she will place in the doll
show. II is sure to be the admired of all
admirers, for, aside from the fact that Mrs.
Platt dressed it, 1t will have many charms\
in its own right
Miss Lillian jenkins, who has been
medical missionary for some years past in
=
linguists in the world She has just started
for st. Adams, in the diocese of Natal, South
Africa where she Will do special mission
work among the women, having mastered
the language previous to starting
1t is rumored that Mrs Herman OelrichR
will be the leader of society in Gotham fol
the remainder of the season, having re-
Gently taken Fifth avenue residence, upon
which 100000 was spent not long ago
merely for remodeling and redecorating.
Her sister Miss Virginia Fair the Caljfor-
mia heiress, will enjoy the gayeties with
her.
Marie hmelie OF Portugal enjoys the dis
tinction of being the first woman of royal
birth who has acquired the right to write
NJ. ID. after her name She has succeeded
in passing with flying coors the eXamina-
tion emitting her to practice as a physician.
and she has attained this by two years OF
extraordinary work, for besides her medical
studies, she is constantly occupied with ma
tonal affairs. Her taste for this study
dates from the time of the discovery Of
diphtheria.
Two American women, Miss Alice Luco
and Miss Ida J. Hyde, have recently received
the degree OF Ph. D., each magma cum laude,
from the University of Heidelberg In SO
distinguishing themselves they have gained
a great victory for other women, who have
heretofore received but a scant and grudS-
ing welcome at German universities. Miss
Luce is a Maine girl. By permission of
the Ministry of the Grand Duchy of Baden
she was allowed to attend lectures at the
University of Heidelberg during the summer
of 1895 Miss Hyde claims Chicago her
home but she has been there very little for
a number of years. After being graduated
from Cornell in 1891 she spent some time at
Bryn Mawr as a fellow and instructor be-
fore going abroad to study in the biological
laboratory at Heidelberg.