Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-14
FOR AND About WOMEN.

Mrs. Nj. b. stevens, OF Hoboken, widow OF
the inventor of the Stevens battery, has
| given $4,000 toward the s,ection of a new
chapel for st. Pauls sehcc, Concord, N. H.
A young Belgian wcnsn Who lately died
/ bequeathed her entire icsane. valued al
about $500. 600, to the Began army. Ten
regiments, however, by special designation,
are cut off from The iaheritnce.
Queen Victoria, it is saia, was very ner-
vous during the recent miliary review in
London. The moment the isops passed her
the escort closed around her carriage to pre-
| vent the too near approach dlihe populace.
Patti has had conferred upsn her the or
der OF Knight Companioaoi our Royal
Order of KapinAna," by King Kalakaus, of
Hawaii. The emblems whicA accompanied
the letters patent consist of jeweled star
suspended by red and whitesriped ribbon.
Justin Mccarthy, writing ia the Galazy,
once gave the opinion that 'sGssrge Sand is,
after Rosseau, the one only peat French
author who has looked directly and lovingly
into the face of nature, and lornsd the Sc
orets which skies and waters, fs1s and lanes
can teach the heart that loves thsm"
The Hagerstown Md News s.ys that Mrs.
Clara SJanhope will pass The winier with her
father, Gov. Hamilton, and family, at the
gubernatorial msnsion in Annapolis, and
that, meanwhile, the suit brought by her
father for her divorce will be Prosecuted
without opposition from her Husband, whom
she SO Economically married at picnic.
Mrs. Amanda Showers was granted
divorce at Urbana, o., from her husband,
and $3.50 in cash, $500 next April and
$4,000 in one year, with interest. She was
also granted her child and half the household
furniture. The Court would have given her
the earth and the old M an thrown II, but she
didn't seem TO "hsnker" for either Of them.
They had been together thirty yean
Nine. Labouchere is a charming lady, Of
varied accomplishments and OF excellent
social position. As the wife OF Mr.. Henri
de Labouchere, the distinguished member of
Parliament, brilliant journalist and man of
letters, she shines in the most brilliant cir
cles of ssociety in London. Mr.. Labouchere
is also one OF the leaders of English society,
as we'll as liberal legislator, sound thinker
and able writer.
A young man named Casey took Mss East
from her home in Garrard couniyto Madi-
son county to marry her, but returned in q
few days and the marriage had noi taken
place. Casey called at East's Sunds1, when
the wedding was again announced 10 occur,
and the entire family jumped upon him
and beat him 10 death. "Go Wet young
man." will henceforth not be without point
in Garrard county.
A wicked writer in the New YORK Press
says OF an actress who has recently had an
attack OF malaria: GHer illness is greatly
due to high living. Champagne, gsms sup
pers and luxury are much more iDjariDus TO
pii1d donna who has risea from Ios de-
gree than any amount of hard work IN her
profession. Nothing lays an acinH up
quicker than canvas-back ducks, and noth-
ing destroys singers voice quicker than
Pommery Sec"
We see mentioned the depsrture for
Europe of Miss Laura Don, the aclress-
author. She goes to Italy on account Of her
health, which has been undermined by the
constant attention which she was obliged TO
give in putting her own play, The Dasgktsr
Of the Niie, Cd the stsge. Miss Don deserves
great credit as the only woman who ever
wrote a successful play and took the leading
part herself. Miss DON is not only an scrsss
and authoress, but also an artist, and she
goes TO Italy so as 10 be able to pursue Der
artistic studies 10 Rome.
81 met Oscar Wilde in London once, !" sid
Nine. Nilsson Rousseaud the other day,
where we were both guests, and he was 10
lake me down TO dinner. He commenced to
talk his nonsense and pose to me as we were
going TO the dining-room. / said TO bin,
Look here Mr.. Wilde, Nine. Christine Mis-
son will put up with no such stuff. This Is
all put on, and there is nothing in il bui
nonsense Mr.. Wilde said Thank you. You
are the trst sensible woman and true friend
hat I've met After that he acted as am
'ther man should, and talked sensibly."
Woman's opportunities we're never better
han now. One by one the barriers OF Gus
ON are being removed, and with her in
creased freedom, l prophecy increased health
md usefulness. Ii women were more
thoroughly educated and more -chance
;iven them there would be f-wer hssty, un-
lappy, improvident marriages, while their
ougues and minds would be less freausntIy
occupied in that womanly ~ occupation Of
ossip. When women met they would have
ther and better themes to discuss than a
eighbor's bonnet or a friends character.
The old "Orch ard Home" of the AIcosts.
q Concord, standing next to the "Wayside''
ONE of Hawthorne, is q qu2int-looking old
lansion, with peaked roof and gables. and
Ugh. old-fashioned porches. 1t il surrounded
y lofty oaks and elms, and stands at dis
auce back from the road. 1t was here that
liss Louisa Alcott wrote Linle Women and
lost OF her other works; and here, too, that
er younger sister, Mrs. May Alcoit Nerick-
7, e4eCuleu the ocAuliIui sketches and paint
lgs that still adorn the parlor walls. II IL
ow the home of Prof. Harris, of the Concord
chool OF Philosophy.
Mme. Albani will leave England for this
)untry on December 30Lh, and arrive Ia
ew York either the 9Th or 9th OF Janusry.
be will sing there in a concert of the New
ork Symphony Society on the 18th. She
i'll then go TO Chicago, where Col. Mamie
ms opera company will then be singing,
I'd join them Subsequently she will return
New York and sing in opera. While 10 |
is country she will probably sing in Lolen- |
IN, The Flying Dutekm0n, Ri9oIetto, Mefsto. |
(, Faust, La Sonaons5uLd, I P.lritqnf. Ia |
raUiata and MGrthd. A steamer Conveying
II friends add band Of music will 20 down |
e bay the night before the arrival of the |
Gamer, and will greet Nine. AIbani with |
eworks and music. A serenade has been
mnosed by A rdifi for thu oen..;o.,