Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-06
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Mrs. Martha Davis. the only survivor of
| me sixteen brothers and sisters of John
Michigan.
The three daughters of Senator Foraker.
Miss Julia, Miss Louise and Miss Florence,
are the three prettest sisters In Washing
ton, More than that, they are very
sensible girls. having been carefully trained
py their wise and stu handsome mother
Miss Miss Warner sister of the author, of
| The Wide, Wide World" has n Sunday
school at West Point composed exclusively
Oh cadets whose membership is entirely
voluntary. They attend because they en-
JOY it, because they are Interested i'm the
study of the bible.
Miss Marion Talbot, dean of women at
the University of Chicago said recently in
lecture on domestic life in this country:
Ten per cent of the money spent by the
American people for food II utterly wasted
and In the art of throwing things away We
certainly excel"
AZ examinations recently held by the New
YORK state board of pharmacy Mrs.
Marietta Harmon of Syracuse received the
highest rating ever given for "A license as
reglstered pharmacist. Her examination
from all parts of the state were examined,
Mrs. Harmon being the only woman. Her
husband druggist, died three years ago
and the widow then took UP the study of
pharmacy.
Beautiful In person. we'll educated and
highly accomplished, Sonora Donna Maria
De Calvo, wife of the Costa Rican minister
TO Washington, Is great favorite In society
there, though the smart set sees ner but
rarely The sonora has practical ideas of
charity, and often in n quiet way ministers
TO the sick and destitute poor She is the
mother of seven bright children, two of
whom were born in this country, where the
FAMILY has lived for years.
Miss Beatrice Harraden who sustained
severe accident while mountaineering in
Norway last autumn, is recovering and has
returned to her home at Hampstead. Eng
land. She slipped from her pony, seriously
in1uring her ankle and foot. While in
Norway she received startling revelation
OF the free-and-easy ways of the translator.
Her ships that Pass in the Night" has
been rendered into Norwegian. Examining
1t, she found the last chapter had been
omitted. on demonstrating with the trans
lator that worthy replied that in her judg-
ment the story was greatly improved by
the omission.
II is understood that when the car con-
ferred the title of countess on Mile
Marguerite CayIni, grandniece and adopted
daughter of the Russian minister to this
country, his majesty administered a snub
to certain leaders of Washington society
These had denied to the charming young
Russian what her granduncle regarded as
her proper social status, holding that as she
was neither wife nor daughter to the
diplomat she was not entitled to more than
secondary consideration. Now her social
rank Is OF the highest The countess Is not
yet quite 10 years old.
1t Is said that frequent sunbaths are the
best known tonics for a womans hair. The
Greek maidens of old who sat on the walls
OF the city and combed their hair owed the
beauty of their tresses TO the suns rays.
When the hair is washed sit beside a
lowered window, as the sun shines stronger
through glass, and allow the hair to dry
as 1t is being brushed No bleach has been
found so successful as the sun which
strengthens and beauties generally. When