ABOUT WOMEN.

Evening Star, Issue 4116, 6 May 1876, Page 4

ABOUT WOMEN.

A Nevada belle wears such expensive diamonds that the Legislature has passed an Act to protect her. The nieces of Mr Russel Gurney, the Recorder of London, were recently drowned while on a pleasure excursion up the Nile. Miss Ella Martin has been admitted to the Illinois Bar, passing a very creditable examination before the Supreme Court. Queen Victoria has a fine stock farm, the last Christmas sale of fat cattle from it having realised the handsome sum of L 6.000. Gail Hamilton advises girls to pick out husbands as a shrewd boy chooses his apple. he tells them to take to good-looking, plump, lively fellows or none.

Mme. de MacMahon, Duchess of Magenta, and Presidentess of France, has been created Lady of the Order of St. Isabel of Portugal, by King Don Louis 11. Baroness Burdett-Coutts is after the milliners for " plucking the wings and feathers of these most harmless of God's creatures while still alive, for the adornment of ladies attire."

Alice Day, the ballet-girl who is known in connection -with the Wainwright murder trial in London, is engaged upon a biography of her career, the title of which is, "Prom the Footlights to the Prison Cell."

The following is Julian Hawthorne's description of the Saxon woman: "Massive are their legs as the banyan ro'»t; their hips are as the bows of a three-decker; backs have they like derricks ; rough hands like a pile-driver."

A Brooklyn girl recently "experienced religion" and the next day ordered a new sil« dress, hat, &c, and, then, after putting extra stuffing in her bustle, informed her mother that she was prepared for religious duties, and never intended to miss a Sunday at church when the weather was fine.

A Parisian spinster of the tender age of forty-seven threw herself into the Saone, having previously tied her pet pug to her waist. The act was noticed, and the two inseparables were rescued, when, to the amazement of all, 40,000 francs in bank notes, and 1,500 francs in gold were found on the person of the erratic young woman.