Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
ABOUT WOMEN.

ii we can believe a Constitution reporter.
As TO Mrs. Langtry's beauty there is a
decided conflict of opinion; but her taste in
dress Is generally admitted TO be exquisite.
New York Commercial Advertiser: "Society
is defined by the New Orleans Rcayune to be
a circus for the display of wealth, clothes
and personal charms.' Some folks never get
any further than the side-show, however"
Everybody in London is laughing at the
report that Oscar Wilde went TO meet Mrs.
Langtry, on her arrival at New York, with q
band OF music. They say it is vulgar cir
Gus trick, and ought not to have been inflicted
upon an innocent lady.
Philadelphia Ledger: "Are you afraid of
the dark?" asked mother of her little
daughter. 81 was once, mamma, when l
went int the dark closet to take TART"
"What were you afraid OFF" 81 was afraid
l wouldn't find the tart"
Mrs. Cullum, wife of Gen. George w. Gull
lum, of New York, receives 100000 worth
of real estate in San Francisco by the will of
her son, Henry w. Halleck. The latter,
whose father was Maj Gen. Halleck, died in
Littlston, N. c., last May.
Some woman hater, noticing that Howells
has changed the name of his forthcoming
novel from A Sea Change to A Woman's Red
son, suggests that the author take one step
since because" is the only reason woman
ever gives.
EGo to the ant, thou sluggard. Mile.
Blanche is the name OF a young ant merchant
in Paris. Her business extends even as far as
Germany, and she never receives less than
| ten sacks (miller's sacks) daily. The ants
lay eggs, and these are sold for feeding
| pheasants. At the present moment she is on
| the road 10 fortune.
A Panama dispatch saws that aSCatholic
priest n anned Raymondo Gonzales was pub
| licly married in Guatemala in October.
| Knowing that his conduct would be CEN
sured, he published pamphlet in which he
defended his action, and argued strongly in
| favor of the abolition of celibacy among the
priests of the Romsn Catholic faith.
Mrs. McElroy, the Presidents sister, who
| is now visiting at the Soldiers Home, will
return 10 New York shortly and prepare TO
| come 10 Washington again after the social
| season opens, and assist her brother 10 en-
tertaining his guests. She is brilliant
| conve rsstonalist, and will prove a great
acquisition TO the presidential household.
| A Russian lady has just bestowed 1000
roubles upon her countrywomen to be used
in giving medical training to those DESTROYS
| of becoming physicians. There are now
nearly 600 middle schools for girls in Rms
| sia, attended by over so 900 pupils. Since
1861 special courses have been opened for
the training OF young women as teachers
| while facilities have been granted to women
| not only 10 obtain some of the advantages
| OF a university education but also TO qualify
themselves for the practice of medicine and
surgery.
Physicians in this country and in Europe
| have recently recommended the use of the
corset, when properly constructed, as q
| healthful stay and support, at the same
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worn as to interfere with the natural play oil
the muscles, or in any manner to impede
| full respiration, or the normal action OF the
| luDgs. The abuse of this article of dress
hiss brought it, and very justly, into disre.
pute, but its rational employment is not re.
jected by those most capable of judging OF
| its true merit.
The burning of Bierstadt's house, seldom
tensnted, and the moving of Mrs. Baysrd
| Taylor last week from Cedarcroft, indicate
| the difficulty of making either literature oil
art in this country profitable except in social
and business connection with the passing
| throng. Where English writer's like Tyn.
| dali or Tennyson work out their span, In thS
repose OF cottsge homes, freshened by ma.
ture and exercise, the American thinker
goes to be forgotten and re-emerges to find
that in this country he may wear out bal
shall not rust out. Mrs. Bierstadt was for
|
Nine. Christine Nilsson travels from plact
to place 10 sing in sumptuous style, In thu
same excursion car that has been used by
Mary Anderson and Sarah Bernhardt. The
car is divided into sleeping, eating, cooking
and drawing-room compartments. Mime
| Wilson's boudoir is the smallest out mos
handsome room, containing piano anC
many choice books and pictures. Sometimes
the prinna donna plays and sings, and some
times watches the changing scenery from thu
windows; but more often she plunges deeI
into a novel or studies stereoscopic views L
while away the tedious hours OF travel.
A large number of widows have beer
made in Tunis by the death of the hey. Thu
deceased potentate was not very remsrka
BILE person 10 history, and would have beer
but little heard OF but for the action of tn,
French government with regard to Tunis
When the French bombarded Sfax ant
threatened his capital, The unfortunate mon
arch was compelled by NJ. Roustan 10 sign
treaty which left him completely in tn
power of the French as the Khedive is nov
10 that of the English. He was, however
the most N srried man in the world, tn
number Of spouses who now lament his los
is about equal to the days of the year.
At the conclusion of Mary Anderson's en-
gagement at Louisville on the llth instan
she was crowned with wreath of green lau
rel leaves by Mayor Jacob, of that city. Il
reply she said: HBulwer has said, what i
ribbon worth to soldier? Let me max
answer: Everything. This wreath Of shinin
green leaves is TO me jewel OF more vslu
than all the gold of earth. / thank heartil
you, Mr.. Mayor, for the great honor you hav
shown me in personally presenting this lau
rel, and also our generous iownfolk VII
speak through you. / wish you and all M
kind friends a gentle aud a hopeful fare
we'll"
Lucy Stone il ont with denunciation Q
Rip Yam Wake as presented by Jefferson
by his exquisite acting" she complains
"he wins his audience to sympathy with
drunken husband, who spends his days ID
nights in grog chop with boon companion
who roar with laughter, while the neglec'e
wife tolls on alone with poverty aud wan
until che become- cross and sour from III
hardness OF her lot. Mr.. Jeferson's audi
ence is made 10 hate the woman, and pit
and admire the man who has broken hi
marriage VOWS, wronged his vile, and enbi
tered all her life. The whole effect of th
impersonation il immoral and unwhole
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