GOSSIP FROM ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 12

GOSSIP FROM ABROAD.

.Mrs. J; R. Eamsey, Mrs. M. R. Powell Mrs. Atwood, and Miss Jones of Haokensack, -N.J., reoently reached Sacramento, California, in an .automobile, having crossed tho Continent from- ' New,-iork:without escort. Mrs. Ramsey droi'o her automobile over 5000 miles of all sorts of roads,,and is the:first .woman to achieve this .trip.;...,lh'..cbmmenting on her journey, Mrs. Ramsey said: "Women can handle an automobile ;just as .well as- men. You should have seen'us.get thomaohino out of an irrigation aitoh, in .Wyoming. W,e just took our block and .tackle, ■ which' we carried on the rear of the machine; hooked it to a stump at tho top of:-tho L ditch,, and, although it was hard "work, we-got.; the maohine but nil .right. .'We were having no mechanical troubles, and all I,:had. to do was to adjust the carburetter when' ascents and descents .were made." -.'■■'. '- Mrs.'C/C. ; Ryder, an American woman who .has for: the last ten years been organising in Cuba a "Band-of Mercy," for tho protection of animals, ,has- lately been resisting' the attempted revival of bull-fights in the island. A company,of 'bull-fighters have come ovor from; Mexico, in.tho belief that:t!ieir display of skill in tho popular Spanish "sport" would be eagerly welcomed by the Cubans. To their astonishment Mrs. Ryder has hitherto succeeded 'in inducing the authorities to enforce the existing law' prohibiting bull-fights. This law was passed.during the American administration of the island. '.;: ; Ida Lewis, "the Grace Darling of America," who.for thirty years has kept-the lime Rock lighthouse, and has saved the lives of eighteen persons, recently added five-more to. her list. Five': girls who wore in a'boat were Upset by the waves caused by the passing of the big steamer,. Commonwealth.- Miss Lewis, from her perch in the lighthouse, saw. the accident. She jumped into her boat/the Rescue, rowed to the girls, and one after another lifted them into/tHoboat.' ';-■'.'.-■■• . ~. - ■; Miss N. : Edwards, of.Cbaley, Gloucestershire, who 'is the highest authority in . England on■ poultry, has wan over 1000 prizes, aported stock to almost every country. Sho began in a small way with about twenty fowls of the best,stock. She docs not raisb chickens for tho-table, but sells settings of eegs,.newlyhatched chioks, and stock birds.. Her ponltrv farm, is now one'of the largest in England. "In my business," says Miss Edwards, "we es-cape-all the. work of killing. No lady likes thokillini? .of fowls., I never do it exceot to show .»t!idi>rits.how'it- should, be done..'- Yes; I take students,.of: the poultry';business at my place," which, of .course, is an. added responsi- . bility.";;: ,: ' ;: - : ' ; ; ■-'>. .. ': : ' - '■•■;•■■■ ; ',.Mrs.'Arthur'Stnnnard," widely.known in novel readers;as,"Jobn]Stra!ißO.,Winter,"-'is Writing her -one-hundredth ibook. ■, She began writing ; twenty-eight,years-ngp,:. .'.-1. - : i ■'. -. :-Hilda. Stowe,, a IgranddaUßJiter of 'Harriet : Beecher: Stowe,;: thekauthor of ".Uncle' Tom's Cabin,"Twos to'rilake-her debut on ths profes- .■ siorial' stale.this.month.;-Mlm.Stowe,hss;had '.'considerable''experience ut an 'amateur. :■'■'■■