The age-herald., 1898-02-22
ABOUT WOMEN.

Bills have just been introduced in the Maryland legislature to place married wo- l men on the same legal standing as their | husbands in the matter of holding or trans | ferring property.
 "The other day,'' says New York let l ter "a lady was both surprised and shock l ed when she found deep-bordered mourn l ing letter in her mail. With trembling hands She broke the seal and discovered
 that her old friend, the chiropodist, had gone to the place where shoes pinch not | nor corns breed profanity It was from l his widow, who, after dwelling upon the l skill of the late lamented, informed pa | irons that the business would be continued without Interruption at the same old stand 1 In certain quarters here a funeral scarcely 1 rises to the dignity of an incident" l A young woman at White River Junction, | Vt, was recently asked by a young man to
 select an engagement ring that would fit her. ana when she had made the selection she was informed that the ring was for another girl.
 | The Boston Herald gives the following extract from private letter from Bos- | ton lady in Nice: "We went to the flower | market this morning, and brought home | two dozen beautiful roses, a large bunch of violets, some hyacinths, and mignonette l all for 20 centsi Last night we went to MOnte CATO ana saw Lily l&anStry, III lOW- necked white satin and diamonds, playing heavily and winning all the time. The
 Duke of Cambridge was watching her, and so was everybody else. It was a gay and festive crowd, and we never saw such beautiful costumes. Just for the fun of the | thing, we put a crisp s United States green back on the red. The croupier looked at it. turned the wheel, and then raked it into his pile just as if it had been French money. We thought we detected smirk on his | face in token of his delight at having beat "Ouida" has sent money to London boy
 who dsobeyed the order for the muzzling of dogs, and has written him letter com | mending his. kindness to animals, and
 stating that she considers the order dis
 grace to England.
 Because at the last moment she refused to marry him, You Eos a Chinese laundry
 man of Turtle Creek, Pa.. says he will sue Miss Amanda Johnston, of Altoona for breach of promise. Eos recently came to Turtle Creek from Altoona, where he had attended a Christian Sunday school Miss Johnston was the teacher, and Eos fell in
 love with her. He says his affection was reciprocated.
 Mrs. Charlotte Smith has issued an "ap- peal to the citizens of New Jersey" in which she urges in behalf of the Woman's Rescue league that the weller D1ll, now be- fore the legislature, be amended that bachelors shall be taxed $10 annually for the support of dependent old maids, who have arrived at the age of 50 or more years Mrs. Smiths appeal contains the statement that there are now in New Jer- sey 4S,0e0 women who support their hus- bands and that this class of husbands is increasing in an alarming manner in that state.
 The co-eds at the University of Michigan have recently held a series of meetings at which war was declared on the cigarette. The girls say that they are obliged to pass through crowds of male students. among whom many instructors are always to be seen, and nearly all of whom seem to de- : light in puffing great clouds of nauseatine cigarette smoke in their faces. The fumes saturate both corridors and recitation
 rooms, and make many of the young ladies sick"