WOMAN'S WORLD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5838, 3 April 1897, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

Miss Eossetti, who has recently been in weak health, is on her Avay to Australia Avith her father, William Michael Kossetti.

Miss Alice Snyder, an English lady doctor has just obtained an important post in the University of Michigan, having been appointed assistant to the new Dean, Dr Elizabeth Mosher.

Fraulein Elsa Eschelsen avill probably be the first woman in Sweden to tako the degree of Doctor of Laws, as she has just obtained special permission from King Oscar to plead at the Upsala University for her LL.D.

The ex-Empress of Russia has quite a weakness for dairies. At Pavlovsk, where she established her first, she has built a farm to instruct the neighbouring peasants in approved methods of Avork, aud how to improve what stocks they possess. To the successful workers she still bestows presents of calves.

Mrs Keogh, who for over a quarter of a century has been a member of tho nursing staff at Guy's Hospital, London, has retired on a pension allowed her by the hospital authorities. Night duty formed a considerable portion of her Avork.

The Empress of Japan is said to have a special talent in literature. She Avrites very beautiful poetry. A f>oem of hers has been set to music, and is now sung in all the schools in the country, while her Avorks aro eagerly read by Japanese ladies.

Miss Jessie ©'Dell, of Georgia, holds the post of auditor^ to the Sylvania and Rocky Ford Raihvay. Besides her railway business, she is confidential clerk to her father, ; Colonel John O'Dell, a Avell-knoAvn lawyer. Miss O'Dell is only twenty-tAvo years old. j

Miss Lilian Jenkins, L.R.C.S., F.R.C.P., who has lately been working as a modicai missionary in the Church Missionary Society's medical mission at Lucknow has now gone to St Aidan's, in Natal, to undertake tho charge of the women there. Miss Jenkins possesses linguistic as Avell as medical qualifications for the post.

FeAV people are aAvare that Miss Florence Nightingale visited Noav Zealand about ten years ago Avhen taking a trip for her health. The .vessel on Avhich she Avas a passenger remained at Lyttelton a feAV days, but Miss Nightingale, Avho shunned notoriety, remained quietly on board the wholo time, and did not venture into Christchurch.

i Miss Ada Cambridge will shortly publish V. new volume of short stories, called " In the Dead of tho Night." Miss Cambridge (Mrs Cross) is tho Avife of a clergyman living in Victoria, and is the author of about a dozen noA r els, and of a small volume of exquisitely polished poems entitled " Unspoken Thoughts," Avhich is, unfortunately, out of print.

The Queen of Denmark has shown plenty of courage in her time. The withered hand that she bears was due to a maiding it received in youthful days from a tame tiger which attacked her. Though seriously hurt, sho realised tho importance of not showing fear, and dreAV the animal with her to a place where tho palace guards could shoot it.

It is said that children would not cry if thoy could hear themselves once their passion was over. The experiment was tried on a Washington damsel of tAvelvo years of age, Avho had been vory troublesome Avith crying- fits. A phonograph was used to register her cries, and theso were reproduced in her hearing Avhen sho had become calm. Tho cure was effectual, and she cries no longer.

The Czarina has been greatly influenced by tho English method of country-house life. She has retired to a little secluded mansion in the Peterhof Park. There tho young pair live exactly as tho Prince does at Sandringham. There aro the same cheery, informal English breakfast parties. Along the wooded drives the Czarina herself takes out the Imperial baby, the Grand Duchess Olga, and sits amid the shade and greenery Avith her, little daughter in her arms.

Last January Mrs Gladstone performed the ceremony of unveiling the Armenian memorial AvindoAV in Hawarden Church, in the presence of a very largo congregation.

Tho window is a. gift from an Armenian; gentleman living in Russia avlio has recently contributed many thousands of pounds to tho relief of his suffering countrymen and women in Turkish Armenia. Mrs Gladstono ay.is also presented with a portrait in oils of Mounignor Mitroitch, the Armenian patriarch. Tho Queen has instituted two orders for ladies. The older of thoHo is tho Eoyal Order of Victoria and Albert, formed by her Majesty in ISG2, to commemorate her marriage Avith t_u) late Prince Consort. It has Tjeen enl_vged successively in 1864, in 1865 and in 1830. This Order consists of four classes, each of which has la distinguishing badge pendant from a whito moire "silk bow. It is conferred on Princesses of tho IJoyal House, as Avell as upon other princesses and ladies whom the Queen may think fit. The other Order is the Imperial Order of tho CroAvn of India, and commemorates the assumption by Queen Victoria of the Empress-ship of India. It is conferred on tho royal princesses, on the princesses of tho Indian Empire, and on the Avives and female relatives of persons holding vico-rcgal appointments in tho Indian colonies, Tho ribbon bow is of light blue watered silk edged with white, and tho ribbon is one and a half inches Avide.