Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-07

AZ Al liifstat tllA1 AaAA-1s ta-A AZ
nishes to tls Times q host of odd ERglsh su
names. found d Oh wills ia the prerogatiye eou
/ in Doctors Conmens Upon the list arc q
( following Bnb, Baily, B l0ts, Cripple, Chees
Cookies Ounce, Dam. Dripkmilke, Def, Flas
man, Fast Giuger, Golse Bsasts, Barehea'
Bonglsr. Bngg, Buggey, Bones. Cheeke, Clo'
I Demon. FIsnd, Frogge, Ghost, Greedy, Hagi
Hum8e, Euliwaier, Hea1ache. jugs, Jeli,
Idle, Kneebone Kidney, Lame, Lszy, Leak.
Mayp9la, Mule, Monkey, Miksopp. Mud'
Muggins. Phisicke. Pig cad Pot, Poker, Prie
/ Pinch, Proverbs, Quickl8ve, Qaashi idisl
Rumpe, KawbqDe. RotenEoos9, STette, Sprat
| Sheartitt, Siff, Squibb, S9onge, Stubborn
/ Swine, Shave, Shrimps, Skim Squash, SILLY
shae, Snelse Skni, Spsstle Shadow, Snag'
Spite, Iayleeoste, Villain, Fittels, VIE
/ Whae"
It appears from the London publication
. Who's Who in 1863, that the eldest duke
Soc Duke Of Cleveland, who is "A years old, an
the youngest the Dake Of Norfolk, aged 10
the eidss nsrquis is the Marquis OF Lands
/ d9wne. aged 81 the youngest the Marquis Z
Ely, I3 the eldest earl is tho Earl Of Chsrle
mont sgsd 81, aud the youngest ths Earl g
Cbsrlevge, 10 the eldest viscOunt is tbs Wis
count CombeTmere, aged S9 the youngest, YIs
! eouat Dlwpe Is; the eldest baron is Lord Sin
clsir, aged "a, ihe youngest Lord Ressm1Ie. II
tha eldest member of the privy council is Lor
Lyndharst, aged 80, the youngest, Earl Spea
oer. o.
During the last few years the unfo5tunat
mode which came in With tae z nPiTe, of reek
I less expenditure haa boon raoidly gaining vogue
All th world now ct ie graade monde, ct le dea.
monde CT Ie quart de monde aad even the b0uT
geoiss s7e All alike seiz ID with the manis of liv
lug snd dressing as if dame Fortune held an in
come of 100 600 frsncs at their disposal:
O. The excessive luxury which dress at th,
present moment has attained, and which is rare
II equal either 70 the fortune or the position o
ihe parties concerned, proves source of h,
little embarrassment. The Empress extrsva
gance, IS well as her good taste is uDdisputed
ard, with such incentives to emulate each other
Il is moi wonderful that half the fine ladies aTe
said & bs over head and esrs in debt; few ol
them have ready money in their purses, and, ia
order to inset the most ordinary necessities Of
every day lifs, that they have recourse to paying
in hills at 50 many days, weeks, OF even months
date A friend of mine tells me that her corset
iere had assured her that she bad Just received
from fneiy dressed lady billet for ten francs
az three months sight for repairs OF articles
fnruished by her.
The nsw work of Pelletsn, La NOacelis
Babylons, contains some curious and authentic
rev. ltti0ns Of he behind the scenes IN the gey
Partisan world the following IS an extract
which msy perhsps smuse those Of our readers
who are curious about the mysteries which ac-
company the art Of toilette making in this cur
dear wicked capitsl:
b. force of msking mere show of
woman luxury soon deDrives hs- of sll feeling
of shsme The free end easy D Dutches5es of the
Reg uey inished by selecting their chamber
msids from among their lackeys. They en-
ployed The footmsn to laee'their stays and fasten
their naekerchiefs fer them.
But eau you believe that, in the middle Of
the niae.e nth century, there exist dressmakers
with ards-msn, real men like the Zousves,
VINO, with their strong baais, measure ths exact
dimensions Of the most tiiled Bomsn in Paris
dress them, undress them, and turn them round
and round before them as if they were neither
moFe nor less tasa wax figures in hsirdresseTs 5
window.
OF course you know the Rue de Ia Paix-
so called because it celebrates war il the shape
Of "a column. In that street lives an English
man VINO enjoys a very different popularity ia
the world Of irippery from that Of Lent preach
er. This Eng ishmani it must be admitted, hss
cyea!ed new kind of art of serewiag in q wo-
man's figure with precision hitherto unknown.
BE has the inspiration Of the scissors, the genius
Of the gore. he knows the exact spotat which
a5At around at viii. He understands at a
glance, by The whole coatext of the woman,
wbas should b shewn and what concealed
Providence has cr-sssd him from all eternity 10
discover he law of erinolines and the brue cnrve
1f ihs pettie0at Be Is q perfect gentleman, a.
ways fresh and clean shaved, always cUrled,
black coat, white crsyat, csmbric sleeves, fast
sncd st the wrist wits a gold button. He ofici-
stes with al The CAVITY Of a diplomatist, who
carries the future cf the world shut up in one of
The compartments Of his brain.
When he tries a dress upon a live doll Of
he CnauSSee d'Antia, is is wish tAs most pro-
ouad contemplation that he ton hes, f S, me 4
,nres aHd marks with chalk the detective fold in
he stuff Au9R he steps beck, and tie better
o judge the effect Of bis haadiwogk at a dis-
anee, hs holds his hand bsfora his eye Ike an
,peFe glass, and resumes, with AID inspired
iuesr the work Of modelling the dress on the
,Ody Of the customer SoEaetjmes he plans a
lower hsrs, CT tries on ribbon there, in or
leT to test the general harmony of the toilet
no al this time the Eve iR process Of manu-
acturs stands motionless and resigned and
ilow her creator to proceed with the werk of
lei. creation IN silence.
"'At last when he has modelled the silks as
it were clay, and when be has m9deled the
iguIe according to his idea, he takes his plsce
g JRe other end OF the room, and seats hlnI-
slf upon sofa with bis head thrown back,
nd directs hig work as with 3 conductors ba-
on. eTo the righ Madam ~ and the lady
urns accordingly. To the left :" and round
he goes Face me - and she looks straight
{ the artist Right about fsca,n aud the
byerss is presented Ia this manner a Ger
1sn Princess, acclmatized at Paris, executes,
It the orders of man, q complete course of
.ri1 After which be dismisses her with a
oyal gesture. That viii do, Madam.