Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-29
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

Many young ladies are playing star en-
gagements just now-sitting up till five in
the morning watching for the comet, with
good support throughout the perform auce.
The Baroness Burdett-C outts and Mr..
Ashmead- Bartlett are in Paris. On the
death of his bride, Mr.. Ashmead-Bartlett
will assume her rank, and be a baron. At
present they have no children.
Ridgway, the father of Mime. Rush, rich
banker of Philadelphia, once losing his
temper with Stephen Girard, exclaimed,
pettishly: "Friend Girard, i can buy thee
End sell theeI" Friend Ridgway," says
Glrard, 81 can buy thee-and keep thee"
The rumor that Princess Louise and
her husband are to visit New York on their
return from the Pacific coast has thrown New
York society into pleasing commofion. Ii
issaid that some ladies have resumed dancing
Lessons in order to learn the principles
and drill OF presentation at court according
to the English ceremonial.
The wife of Mr.. Young, United States
minister 10 China, is in very poor health A
private letter says that she is at Chetoo, a
sort of watering-place on the coast, half way
between Shaghai and Tien-Tsen, suffering
from inf ANN alton of the lungs and fright
fuI cough. By advice of physicians Mr.
Young will take her back to japan for the
present.
Miss Helen NJ. Carson, of Louisville, Ky.
at TWENTY-FIVE married a wealthy midel
named Gordon, whose age was about eighty
anticipating that they would live IN accord
ance with their means; but instead OF tina
he rented one room in a cottage for thel
occupancy, and restricted her expenditure
| in other respects in proportion; wherefore
she sues for divorce, alimony and her m ldel
| name.
| A house was burning at Oshkosh, Wis.
| and a woman was left inside. Her hus
| band cried, Give thousand dollars to thu
| man who saves herl" A fireman dashed ii
at great personal risk, and brought her GU
| alive Though the husband Is very wealthy
| he refused to give a dollar OF the reward
| but the Supreme Court decides that the otfe
| of $4,000 was valid, and that the none
| must be paid.
O1e day last week thirteen married couple
on their wedding tours stood together in 81
| Ience before the tomb of Washington 8
Mount Vernon, and every pair seemed to
utterly oblivious to the presence OF the res
| This decorous assemblage would probabl
have dispersed without giving utterance
an audible sound except for a slender youn
bride, With a merry face, who at last took
the humor of the situation and laughe
aloud. Then one alter another they took u
the line of march for the house.
II Mrs Langlry, after being up until afte
midnight, and reused by brass band at day
light, in q cold fog, could make basty toll
AND. without her breakfast, lift her violet ey'
and capture the whole flock of New You
| reporters, 90 that they ran raving about b,
snowy ears aud exquisite temples, tiny fe
| and slender waist, the dimples in her cheek
and her long dark eyelashes, her blue DIRE
that fits without q wrinkle, and, like the sta
spangled banner, half concealed, half di
} closed, what is to be expected when she
rested and refreshed, and has been inspir,
: with the m sgnetIc American air?
The widow of E1-President Fillmore di
at Buffalo last year, leaving 4 fortune
Sos. 600. She left $50, 600 TO various deser
ing charities, and her will as duly probate
: Now after about year a number Of
> cousins seek, as next of kin, TO break I
will. asserting that it was rot really such a
was obtained by fraud and circumventiop.
a the charge is true, eleven of the most repu
! BILE religious and literary organizations
z the State and county have been engaged
Is nefarious business. 1t is much more prol
ble. however, that all the blame lies in
y netitioners' avsrice. II is saying a good d.
D. 10 accuse the officers of Rochester Univers
of fraud.