Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-28
woMAN's INTERESTS.

WOMAN'S INTERESTS.
The Marchioness Ii. wife OF Lii Hung
Chang. although over 90 years OF age.
is said by her admirers to be one of
the handsomest and clevcrest women
in China-though handsome. perhaps,
after the Chinese idea of female
| beauty, which does not exactly COIN
| eide with ours. In n book recently
published by Gen. Tscheng- Iii Long
the difference of opinion is shown. "Jn
Europe" he says, 1.-The preference is
FOR large eyes, fair hair and Greek
nose. In China. on the contrary. we
only admire small eyes. smooth, black
hafr and dainty. Snub noses" So as
TO the beauty of the Marchioness Ii
all may not agree. Fine plumagc
counts for something. and that she is
a devotce of dress we judge. as we
hear that she possesses not less than
three thousand handsome costumes.
Another clever lady of the Celestial
Empire is the wife of the leader of the
Boxers. Having tho confidence of her
husband. and being an ardent hatcr of
foreigners. it is adjudged that she is
responsible for much OF the recent
troubles.
Out in Idaho lives Mrs. Ii Di the
only Chinese woman that has ever
voted. She says it seems strange that
She should be able to vote and not her
husband. The little Ii Dis. all being
American born. that privilege, OF
course. In time will be theirs.
The Chinese nature Seems not to be
without poetry. a Chinese poet
speaking of the enamourcd, says that
her beautifully outlined and narrow
! eyebrows remind him OF the silhouette
of distant mountains: that her eyes
Iatr ft, 4
that her lips resemble the sunrise in
the richness of their color"
a weekly paper gives The following
sketch OF the home. in Johannesburg.
ef the author of IAN African Farm"
Her house is situated on the brow
OF hill. overlooking the city. but
though so near, Olive Schrciner told
me she rarely went into the town. The
faces of the people depressed her, and
amongst the throngS of the cosmopol-
itan town she had only been attracted
by two faces-those of young man
and of n young girl The rest made
her miserable. and she always suffer
cd from severe attack of depression
after every visit.
"1ler room was adorned with en-
cravings and photographs. amongst
the latter ono OF herself and her nus
band counting sheep on their country
farm. Olive Schieiner told lis that she
L.
to the sea, but preferred tho veldt OF
the two. She also told us of her joy
in discovering an old-fashioned Dutch
house on the borders of johannesburg.
where, after the customary greeting in
Dutch. Hoo graat het?' ana the cup
OF coffee always offered, she was PER-
fectly at home
QUEEN NICTORIAS MEMORY.
(From the \. V Mail and Expressly
A most charming "Reminiscences of the
girlhood OF Lady Henry Somerset ap-
pears in Il current London paper in
connection With the reports OF the
| Worlds Womcn's Temperance Union
| thirty years ago and more Lady Isabel,
then a pretty little chit OF 6 or Z, was
taken by her parents TO ball given by
| the queen. When her majesty and the
prince consort quilted the dais where
they had been seated during the early
part of the ball and went into the ban
quoting hall for refreshments, the child
remained behind After wandering
about for some time. she was suddenly
attracted by the royal scat. and n
childless whim selling her. she clam
bcrcd up into the queens chair and sat
herself down. When the queen re-
turned she smiled to see n pretty little
damoscl dressed in white, with Il
wreath OF daisies. sitting in the chair
of her majesty. As the queen reached
the seat she said pleasantly: This is
little Isabel. Whereupon the offended
little aristocrat. tossing her head. said
with aggrieved emphasis to amused
majesty, Lady Isabel" and made an
indignant exit
A dozen years passed. and the Young
girl now woman grown. stood once
more before the queen. 1t was the dav
OF her presentation at court AS the
debutante in white. wearing q daisy
wreath, bent forward to kiss her hand.
the queens marvellous memory assert
ed Itself. The Old scene in the ball
room flashed before her mind. and tho
sovereign said with n pleasant smile
and unmistakable emphasis, Lady
BRIEF ITEMS or INTEREST