Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-30
Feminine Notes,

Miss e. H. Williams, a woman commits
sioner, who lis representing Jersey City at the
Tennessee Centennial, is an up-to-date lit
erary woman.
Nine. Albani Is singing most acceptably
in London. She has completed arrangements
to sing at the Handel festival at Crystal pal
ace June Ills.
Signora Amparo Orbe, who was a short
timo ago the reigning belle OF Havana, has
been following her husband in disguise dur
ing the fortunes of war and has been fercely
fighting the insurgents.
The countess Won Linden has been Sc
lected by the University Of Halle as substi-
| tute for Mr.. Brands. professor of zoology,
during his leave OF absence. The countess
has already acted as assistant to the pro-
lessor.
Mrs. Crake, one of the five surviving resi-
dents who were residing at Datchet at the
time of the queens accession, has volun-
| teered to erect a handsome cross in her VIII
| lage as a memorial of her majesty's reign.
An Irish woman residing in Greece has
| given the queen of Italy a costly piece Of
lace, with the queens crown embroidered
In the center. The design was redrawn from
the queen of Italy's crown by the countess OF
Beehive.
At a meeting in Philadelphia recently Miss
| Cummings OF South Africa spoke OF the
| schools founded by Andrew Murray for the
| Beers and for the descendants of the Hugue-
i IlDl6, III WHICH Y aiO " ptl''tp INV
hundred have gone out as missionaries.
Eleanore Duse has decided for the present
to play almost exclusively In English. She
will play but once in French during her APP
| preaching season In Paris. J That Will be
when she will assist In securing funds to
| erect the monument TO Alexander Dumas.
II Is not generally known that the Baron
ess Hirsch gave $4,000 to the Bazaar dc
Charlie, to which SO many Of the French
nobility sacrificed their lives. In addition
IN bar many nohta works. Of Dhila ntlrDUy
sho now has a representative In New York
City paying out large sums Of money to as
sist poor Jews when they first arrive from
tho old country.
has inaugurated a method OF bestowing
charity which will be followed by hundreds
of persons. She has given 10000 to the
Judson Memorial church OF New York, with
tho proyiso that the trustees pay her the in
teTest on that amount during her lifetime.
Thus Mrs. Hall has a regular income and
the church Is endowed to materialize at her
death.
The baroness Gabrielle Won Ehrenthal.
who recently received her degree OF doctor
Of medicine in Vienna, has held a medical
certificate for some time from the Univer-
slty OF Zurich. The rector OF the Vienna
university, in his address to the graduates,
noted that this was the first time In the an
mails OF the university that such an honor
had been won by a woman. He further
stated that widening views regarding the
fair sex would eventually benefit the whole
Of mankind.
Mrs. Emma Wakefield enjoys today the
rare distinction OF being the first and only
colored woman in the United States, II not
in the world, to be a regularly graduated
and officially recognized doctor of medicine.
She is a daughter OF an ex-senator OF the
old Louisiana regime and a graduate OF
the medical department OF the New Orleans
Afro-Amerlcan university. She passed her
examinations with high honors, and recently
received her diploma from the Louisiana
state Board OF Medical Examiners. She 10
another illustration OF the possibilities of
the colored people In our country, and de-
serves the congratulations OF the white aa
we'll as the African race.
Before any sickness comes q feeling OF
general debility and loss OF vitality. Blood
IL vitality. When you feel weak ward ot
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