Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-15
Concerning Women.


Queen Maud of Norway is called
Harry" in her own family.
The two best-known women play
wrigh,s are Madeleine Lucette Ryley
and Martha Morton.
Cashmere shawlS are not nearly 50
costly as they We're years ago; but
there are many worn by women or
rank and fashion which have cost 81
500 or even $4,000.
Miss Mae Kennedy was the first
woman to go before a board of legal
inspectors ana successfully pass the
examination for steamboat pilot on the
Mississippi river.
The first woman to be appointed an
examiner in the United States patent
| office is Miss Mary A. Sanders of
Okla homa. Il lawyer, who made good
| in her home state before coming east.
| Miss Grace y. Wishaar Of San Jose,
Cal, is the only woman theatrical
scene painter in the United States.
| She was educated in Parts and painted
| the scenery for three New York
theaters-the Fifth Avenue, Manhat-
tan and Herald Square.
An Indian girl of more than local
reputation IS kiOwa Annie, VINO owns
one Of the handsomest shawls in the
| United States. She was ten years in
| making this handsome garment, and
spent $3.50 for material. 1t is a
beautiful creation. and she is said to
have refused $1,000 for it,
The Empress Eugene has arrived
in Paris from England, where she has
been staying for some time. The
Parsians respect her greatly, and. al
though a banished empress. she is
allowed to come whenever she likes.
After leaving Paris she will go to Cape
Martin, where she will pass the rest Of
the cold season.
Miss Waneta ToSkatomba is a full
blood Choctaw maiden, who announces
that she would rather devote herself tn
works of charity than to think of mat
rimony This will doubtless be a
great disappointment to the young
| men Of her tribe, as Miss Wantta has
| a good education and is worth $780,
600 in her own right 1t is her inten-
ton to locate in oklahoma City.
To show the growth of the import
ance of the wife's position in the
present day idea of the marriage re-
lation, it is no longer the law that q
wife can be compelled to live any
where the husband may choose His
will controls within limits; but the
location for the home must be rea-
sonable one. one suited to the position
| in life and fortune of the parties and
one to which the wife can consent
| without sacrificing her self-respect.
Miss Grace Darling Peele of Jersey
City, y. j.. had nearly finished her
study of medicine in Michigan univer-
sity when her father died. Mr.. Peele
was the manager of an estate which
included the care of eighty houses.
Instead Of any other man being made
manager. Miss Peele was asked to
take her fathers place as best fitted to
carry out his plans. She did this sue
ccSsful!y for several years, but has
this winter returned to the university
| to finish her course.
Many will be interested in the
memorial fund now being raised by
the friends of the late Mrs. Craigie
(John Oliver Hobbcs). 1t is proposed.
in the event of sufficient funds being
collected that the memorial should in
| clude the following: A portrait plaque.
| IN marble or bronze, to De placed in
the University college, London. with a
replica To be placed in suitable posi-
ton in the United States: two scholar
ships for the study of modern English
literatur~-,to be given annually-one
| i'll England and another in the United
states. Mr.. Choate has promised 10
further the scheme in America and n
very influential committee has been
formed.
queen Alexandra is Il great lover Of
books and has given numbers of them
as presents. She is particularly fond
OF presenting Lord Tcnnyson's poems
She know the great poet personally
ana honored him with much affection.
When her majesty gives book for a
present it Is almost always beautifully
bound specially to her order Book
binding Is branch of art which tradi-
tionally is patronZed by royal person.
ages. The unfortunate Mary Queen
OF Scots and her equally hapless grand
son, Charles l.. owned some of the
most beautiful bindings extant; while
queen Elizabeth and the Georges also
patronized the highest skill of their
respective periods in this direction.