Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
Feminine Notes.

The young queen of the Netherlands will
formally assume the reigns of government
at 6:3O p. IN. on August 81, that being the
hour of her birth.
Miss Edna Grouse, who has already won
three medals for her harp playing, is only
. years old and was the youngest pupil in
the Chicago Harp college when she won
first prize.
The Archduchess Maria Theresa of Aus
tria, wife of the Archduke Charles Louis,
is said to be capable of great feats of
strength. Indian clubs, dumbbells and calls
themes play an important part in her daily
life.
Miss Marguerite Arlina Hamm, the we'll
known newspaper woman, has been ap-
pointed an inspector by the Woman's Vet
eran auXiliaries Of the National Guard and
Nurses Staff, and starts in a few days for
Tampa, whence she will go to Santiago.
DR.. Emma Sutro Merritt, eldest daughter
of ex-Mayor Sutro of San Francisco, is pres
ident Of the Sutro Electric railway. DR..
Merritt was graduated at Vassar in 1877. In
the School of Medicine in Paris she received
one of the few degrees ever granted to an
American woman. Her husband is also a
physician.
Miss Helen Hay, daughter of the American
ambassador to London, is having honors
showered upon her there. She was selected
to formally open the public gardens which
have been laid out near Robert Browning's
home at Walworth. A few days later she
was accorded the rare distinction for a
young unmarried woman of dancing in the
royal quadrille at buckingham.
Miss Hastie, a Scotch woman, is about to
undertake a scientific expedition to the
South sea. Fifteen women have signihed
their intention of Joining the expedition,
for which a barkentine is being fitted in
Sydney harbor. Miss HASTE proposes to
make scientific collections and to take me-
neurological observations. Miss Prince. a
botanist, will be in the party, and conchol-
ogy and anthropology will be studied. They
intend to visit the New Ey5brides, the
Friendly islands and other groups.
Miss schenck of Babylon, L. l., who
started an endless chain OF letters for the
Red Cross ice fund, writing four letters, re-
ceived four in reply with a dime in each.
The next day she received sixteen, the next
sixty-four, and by last Saturday her receipts
were 20, 900 letters. She has turned In over
81, 900 to the fund and the Babylon post
master has rested from his labors long
enough to calculate that the government
must have received over $500 in postage
from the venture. He thinks Miss Schenck's
mail today will amount to 100, 900 letters.
Miss Marie Catherine Finegan is n mem
Der of q firm of commission merchants In
Chicago. She began at the bottom Of the
ladder and results prove that she went up
two steps at n time until she reached the
top. Fifteen years ago she began work for
the firm as a cashier at So a week. The
second week she applied for an increase OF
salary and received it. She never had to
ask for another increase, for she did her
work so thoroughly that the firm advanced
her rapidly. By watching closely the work
ings OF the concern she soon obtained a thor
ough knowledge of all details of the com
mission business, and today is so well in
formed that She can, at a moments notice
take charge OF any of the many books used
in the business.
Miss Anna Estell Wilson of New York has
found q decidedly novel occupation. She
prepares music for invalids. She says that
although the healing power of music is yet
only dimly perceived, nevertheless physi-
clans acknowledge that it's proper use pro-
duces highly beneficial effects. Under III;
influence of certain kinds of music the nerve
cells, II depleted or too relaxed, may be
stimulated to more vigorous action. Music
of an opposite character will diminish toe
great nervous activity and tend to produce
a condition of peace and restfulness. Sew
eral physicians mmen Miss Wilson's sys-
TEN. She does not say anything about how
many different diseases of the nerves one
piano in a iathouse is capable of producing
in a very short time.