Show the late ame mme BIa laid claim to royal blood boosting descent from tho family of russia her husband was a russian official and she was always known in russia as her excellency madame ie generale although she dropped all her titles in becoming an american citizen As president of the theosophical society she did much to advocate the study of that cult and to gain adherents to it mrs sarah A mckim has presented the boston public library with two diaries of john brown these little books were originally given by john browns widow to her friend the late james miller mckim of philadelphia at the time tie came from harpers ferry to north elba N Y with john browns body mrs mckim is the mother of the architect of the new library building mr gladstone is strongly in favor of admitting women to the board of county councillors and his answer to the deputation proposing the bill was extremely lucid and straightforward he had gathered that in county council work there was a field for energies and a real want for them to supply and he heartily endorsed indorsed indor sed the bill mrs alice shaw the american whistler has returned from her four months trip in russia after a highly successful tour she will give one concert in london and then go for an extended tour on the continent in the fall she returns to russia for four months by way of constantinople stantin ople where she will appear before the saltan ella wheeler wilcox is investing a portion of her literary earnings in building an out of town home to which she will hereafter go each summer it is being built on a projecting rock on long island sound an hour or two ride from new york the poetess calls it her bangalo bungalo bun galo the indian name for a home frau von bismarck is a most charming and attentive hostess in her quiet home and looks after the comfort of her guests with almost motherly solicitude her husbands devotion to her is most touching cg and she is the confidant of all his cares both private and official the german empress has a thoughtful if imperial husband on his tour one or two messengers arrived daily at the court bringing parcels of confectionery and wonderful floral pieces which had figured in the splendid banquets given in his honor |