Miss Houston

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 37, 7 September 1886, Page 3

Miss Houston

The Telegraph (Ohristchurch) givos the following" description of Miss Houston, one oi : the accused in the Hall suspeeted'.poisoning case : — Miss Houston appears to be about 23 yenn of age, though upon closer mspectrui: ■ she has boon judged by some at 25, others say she ntu.st be 30. She is oJ the medium build, and in height probably about sft. 4iu. It should judge her to bo the type of. a young girl .oJ the period, to possess the ability t<: 1 charm with a fascinating fuco and a brilliancy of repartee. Her Jiair, which is dark brown, has the pVevailing short cut, not fringed, but frizzed, 1 and amply adorns in graceful confusion her well-formed head. Her eyes : are hazel and her lips firm, ami she j has a clear complexion. Some have 1 ' remarked that she is very pretty, but ■ this a matter of taste, though she is unquestionably good-looking. Her : dress is of the latest fashion, with turban hafc and large feather. She has no relative in the colony, except a cousin in Wellington, where she practised as nurse previous to her engagement at the Timaru Hospital. It is said that she possesses an im usually strong nerve, and that she could witness the amputation of a limb or the performance of the most dangerous surgical operation without a -shudder — a good trait in a duly qualified nurse. She was introduced into the family through the illness of the late Captain Cain, and after his decease, being fairly accomplished, she remained with his daughter as ' lady confidential."' Continuation of reading matter on Atli page