LADIES' GOSSIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2651, 4 January 1905, Page 65

LADIES' GOSSIP.

— According tc the New York Journal Examiner, Miss Camille Clifford), the "representative of the most perfect type' of tbo American Gibson girl,'' cannot by any stretch of the imagination be called an American. Her father, Reynold) Clifford, was half a Dane and half an Irishman, and married a pretty Norwegian girl named Athilda Ottersen. Cainille was born in Antwerp, but her parents soon went to live in Chriptiania, affcerwaids emigrating to Nova Scotia There the mother died, ond, five years ago. Camilla Ottersen, as she was then called, landed at Bcston, unable to spe".k a word of English. It is, as the Journal observes, rather a joke on Chaa-les Dana Gibson that the girl picked out, to impersonate his widely -accepted type ot American girl should be a purebred European, who has merely stiyed for i f"w years in the States. — - It is a fact th-it is somewhat flattering to women (»iys t h e Lady) that most

of the men who profess to hate them know them either very little or not at all. Men who dislike women are generally oi two classes. There are those who have been treated badly at some time or other by a woman,- and are unabie to forgive the ii'jr.ry, but rank all othea- women with the offender ; and there are. those who have put oft" marriage too long, and, having let the sweetest things of life go by, make the best of it by persuading themselves how wisely 'they have done, and how w-ell they have managed in keeping clear of what fhey write down as the inferior sex. Most women-haters are bachelors. A widowei who dislikes women is a thing almost un.- , known, though sometimes he avoids them, fearing to be attracted against his will. — Little as one would think it from her appearance. Queen Amelie of Portugal is in age much nearer 40 than 30. Her earlydays were spent chiefly in England, and the education she received was on English lines, with the result that she is to-day practica,lly an Englishwoman, with all an Englishwoman's love of fresh, aii and outdoor sport. Her industry is phenomenal, and so is her strength ; she can, at/d sometimes does, work the whole day long without ever a sign of fatigue. The Queen is beautiful'and clever, sympathetic ana witty. Her married life lias been a singularly ' liappv ono, for her husband fell in love with hfc.r before he saw her — a photograph of her was placed in bis way by ; well-known matchmaker ; and he is as devoted to her to-day as he was the day he married her. la Portugal the Queen is -extremely popular among all classes. She devotes, herself heart and soul to trying to, help in all ways her husband's subjects. JN"ot only does she work for them and plan for them, but shp pinches and saves for their sake. — The latest engagement, and one that has aroused^ a good deal of interest, is between Mr Gerald dfadogan »and Miss Margnaret de la Pasture. The latter is a daughter of the Marquis de la Pasture, who owns a place near Glastonbury, where 'Sir Henry Irving was born ; while Mr Gadogart is the second son of Lord Cadogan, and one of the aid^s-de-camp to the Lordlieutenant of Ireland. -> — Lady Bertie is going back to homeof her childhood, for she was a daughter of Lord Cowley, who was so long the representative of the Court of St. James's at that of the Tuileries, and who said to have on more than one occasion averted war between France and Englaaid Lady Feo was one of Queen Alexandra's -bridesmaids. — The announced engagement -of the last * unmarried of a quartet of lovely "Yorkshire- - women, Lady Ulrica JJunconibe, reminds, me of curious stories of the way in whicli' they were tended in their beautiful childhood. Their mother, Lady Feversham, /watched over^thenV with the* utmost .devon, N tion, and apportioned their hours of rest,work, and play_ as carefully- and wisely — ' and/this is sayjng much, if you -will, for-— give the comparison — as a great trainer does with the^priceless- racehorse which is to carry the -fortunes of its -owner in. its time. -' It said that even their fbodlwas ,carefully; selected, weighed, -and measured;., so as to conduce- in every.- known waytt* beauty of form and -perfection of colouring/ Freckles are fashionable nowadays^ hub J,ady Feyersham's little girls wore gauze veils to. avoid them; and bathed their sweet young faces in dew and distilled- water. Certainly I think Lady Feversham was one of the pioneers of beauty culture, and had; lier reward. I knew the Duchess of Leinster, and don't hesitate to declare that, in ■every way, she was the most perfect .creature I ever met, for her charm was not alone that of faoe-and figure, but of manner and disposition, with a gracious kindness whioh endeared .her to everyone.' I am ? sure, who had, the happiness of knowing ' her. — "Kathleen," in the. Leeds JViereury. — Mrs 4dair is one of the best-knows American women in London. Her first hus-