Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-22
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NEW ORLEANS, La. Nay l5, 1887.
WEATHER AND COSTUME.

D
/ in great force and heralds an early sum-
mer. The population generally is as
suming the livery Of the season, and the
ladies look like a flock Of yariegated
birds, reared IN the bright sunshine.
Fashions votaries have now the long
desired opportunity to display the latest
importati0ns, and our streets are gay
with ules dermieT modes but whether
these modes are an improvement on
those Of the past season, is a question.
Bright colors are much worm the
+" j3fDe f Is shOrn Of its dimensions, and
has assumed quite modest appearance,
and erinoline has subsidized almost en-
tirelv, The double skirt q la chiHoise is
evidently the preference among the
Young ladies, and the tout ensemble pre-
sents rather a stt6jWg1ted appearance.
Bonnets tif such an appellatiOn be cor
rect correspond in proportion TO the rest
I OF the costume; q small piece Of lace or
tulle, a flower and bit Of ribbon make
up the affair.
As to the lords their appearance In
many respects assimilates with that oi
I the ladies, having what the old time
I folks would call q scriDlpeo effect, as
I though there was q scarcity OF goods OF
( the whsTewithal to purchase them. II
NAV be that 3 freak Of economy as the
most amusing novelty bad seized the
! fashi0na6ies, - the very tight pants
/ small coats and low crowned hats sug,
/ gest an idea Of q scarcity OF Iaaieriel, al
1 Of which ia owing to high tsXatloR oi
] caprice.
/ REGISTRATION AND CAR oCEsTIoS.
/ The public mind is much exercised on
various other subjects The registration
I act has produced quite cOmmOtioni bul
the excitement on that subject is sub
sizing aud a spirit of indifference has
/ tgkan possession Of the minds OF many
, with regard to it.
/ In the present state of affairs it would
( he veil if 0H would refrain from acts ol
I speeches calculated 10 rouse i'll feelings
I between the white population ana me
freedmen: but unfortunately there are
those in our midst who seize with delight
, on any subject that will stimulate such
hostility, aud some Of these have been
Z inetigatilg The negro TO assert right tC
ride in anv street car thEt might suit him
( For a long tme past there have peel
/ cars, here IS eisew here, set apart for the
( accommodation Of cGiOred people, and
I they have, until lately, confined them'
selves to them; but some persons hays
I been impresGiug on their minds theI
right TO 9 seat in any ear, consequently
on Sunday last quite = numUer o.
{ colored men gathered, as If by pre-
{ concert. on certain streets and en-
I Geavored to force themselves into
/ the rail cars assigned 10 white
/ people. The result, as might be
expected, was 9 general excitement and
apprehensions for q while possessed thS
( public mind that a cslamitous disturb
auee might come upon the city. Mayor
I Heath addressed the offenders, and By
I his well-timed expos.ulstiOns induceo
them TO disperse psaCeEbly. Gen. Hher'
idan was appealed to in the case, out
with what policy or wisdom remains C
+ be seen, refused TO interfere IN the mat
ter, and turned it over 20 the directors
. Of the street car companies, who have
decided that negro, being-accJrdine
/ TO radical ideas-eutitled to more prIvi
Ieges than a southern white person, has
a right to ride JrheTe and 1cith j1hOm hC
pleases. Tifis freedom is 3 great institu
I ton "Vive IA liberte /! " II the gOGC
sense and innate idea Of the fitness O
things of the coloTed man himself doe:
not sustain him in his proper position
fears are entertained that there will be
q collision between the races, and an
T
. the consequence.
Our people are inclined to peace, anC
have already quietly endured much in
science from the blacks, but how long
their patience viii last under repeated
aggravalions, appears to be only {
question OF time. Yesterday morning
as a car tilled with white passengers, wa'
goiugup Oneo the principal streets no
far from Gen. Sberidan's headquarters, {
big Niger called to the driver to stop
and then ordered the occupants to tedt'
/ the car, saying that they should not b'
pernitted 20 ride iu that ear. After SONS
marley, the driver went on without any
Of the passengers offering to resent th'
matter. again, whilst the republican
meeting was in progress ca Saturday
night. several negroes hurled missiles
stones, bottles, etc, into car hlled witt
Messengers, and striking one person anC
endangering others. Nothing was sait
or done ia return, but it is exceedingly
doubtful how long such fOrbearance vii
/ be exercised, So there seems to be a de
sire 20 excite our ciriz 5us 10 the utmost
I and then there will be a misrepresenta
[ ton Of .acts, such as filed the rOrtheu
papers isst summer
A mass meeting OF the union republi
cans was held In Lafayette square OF
{ Satur5e2 night, addressed by Hon. VIM
/ D. I1yhy, OF PhtiadeIp phia, who is cleo
/ doneeriGg through the south and using
his eudeavors TO convert the southern
f heather. LJ was the first meeting Of th,
/ kind which ever took place in our city
and Of course attracted more than ordi
nary attention, Er. Saith tcGlored
. delivered a long prayer, which was, how
ever. inaudibls TO the reporters. Ther
was supposed to be upwards of 1000 per
F.. sons present, four Gfths of whom wer
coIored. The meeting was also addresse,
bv Mayor Heath, and Messrs. Hamlil
and Conway. A, II pm. the meetinI
adjourned with considerable noise an,
shouting.