Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30
FOR THE LADIES.

The belle of the English Derby this
year was an American lady.
A dressmaket's apprentice speaks Of
her cross eyed lover as the fellow whose
looks are cut bias.
A mother-in law Is not heavenly
body, but she has been known to eclipse
a honeymoon.
Mrs Stanton says that every woman
has right to say By gosh, when she
stumbles over the cat and shoots under
the table.
A female justice of the peace in Wy.
oming had to stop to pin up her hair
while solemnly sentencing prisoner to
three months in Jail.
The Empress of Japan cautions her
young lady friends about talking loudly
on the street like the vulgar American
girls"
Two croquet clubs here are preparing
for a match by dieting on fresh catfish.
They propose to grasp the intellectual
nicetieS Of the game.
Lucy Stone says it's wicked to wear
corsets, as Eve didn't have any. Eve
didn't have any clothes, and, therefore,
it's wicked for Lucy Stone to wear them
Barnum's no-haired man, who died a
few days ago, had been married eight
times. No wonder he didn't have any
hair.
A newspaper biographer trying to say
his subject was hardly able to bear the
demise of his wife" was made by the iu-
exorable printer to say wear the che
mise of his wife. "
The rock of my regard for you isn't
all washed away, but it's badly honey
combed, madam" said Brown to his
landlady on the occasion of the four
teenth consecutive meal of tripe.
A Georgia paper tells of a pretty
young lady who has several acres planted
in cotton, we'll fertilized, which she cul-
tivates with her own fair hands. Hope
she doesn't intend to use it all herself
The report of a wedding in Kentucky
concluded in this wise "The bride was
far from being handsome, but her father
threw in a span of horses and seven
mules, and the bridegroom was sati6ed.
English ladies have their monograms
and coats of arms embroidered on their
corsets. Alexandra set the fashion;
but what for, nobody knows. Does it
confirm the feminine plea that woman
adorns herself for man2
Modistes say there never was sueA q
dearth OF new styles, and so little variety
in garniture as is shown this season.
Their ingenuity is severely taxed to. in
vent some uncommon way OF arranging
draperies, which are very nearly all
alike.
Fiehus are again fashionable. The
Martha Washington. ichu is now made
of damask silk laid in three folds around
the neck, With square ends low on the
bosom, edged lace or fringe, and trim.
med around the neck with frill Of lisse
or Valenciennss.
The queue, as fashionably style of
arranging the hair, does not appear to be
success, for we notice that many ladies
arrange their back hair up in one solid
coil braid, which is very neat and quite
stylish. The queue is not becoming to
the American style of beauty.
At recent fashionable wedding in
New York the bride wore very elegant
robe of white rep silk made with a low
round waist and long court train. Hei
hair was dressed in the prevailing style
and from fine wreath Of natural or
ange flowers depended the bridal veil
which was made Of white French tulle
Many summer toilets will be composed
of embroidered Russian blouses anC
turniques Of various shapes, worn ovel
colored silk skirts. These turniquet
and blouses will be embroidered in oper
work on gray, white, blue or pink goods
over these are placed small brightcol
ored bows, which add greatly to the et
feet of the dress,
1t is a pleasant thing at this season t
note the fragile, madonna-faced belle
slip quietly into ladies restaurant anC
call for strawberries and cream in al
interlude of shopping and especially
interesting to observe the waiter become
goggle-eyed as that frail beauty passe
bel, ,.aen her cherry lips fruit enough t
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