Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-30
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Let as prey.
-Pdtiencs tonight.
This is Turkey Day.
Winter is here sure enough.
The courts are all closed to-day.
Tomorrow will be motion day in chan
Gerry.
-Matrimony has sloughed off little of
Iste.
The Cotton Exchange is to be closed
to-day.
The pOstofice clo,es at 10 o'clock this
morning.
NO Courthouse business transacted TO-
day is legal.
Snow began yesterday about 8 o'clock
in the morning.
There will be a Council meeting 10.
morrow afternoon.
Some will give thanks to-day, while
others will go hunting.
The simplest linen collars are worn with
velvet street cost umes,
The Professor and his collegiate institu-
ton have gone TO Louisville.
Cal Evans was fined $40 yesterday for
accidentally cutting his sweetheart.
-Pdtience will be well costumed and all
the characters will be we'll presented.
Prof Bernstein's interesting chamber Of
horrors will continue open until Saturday.
The Scotch citizens will celebrate st.
Andrews Day tonight on Madison street.
The receipts of cotton at Memphis to
date (l96, 425 bales) are the largest on rec.
ord.
a weekly paper that will make its appear
ance in December.
"A switch-engine ran off the Little Rock
road yesterday near the jail, and was cou-
sderably damaged.
Buckles of silver, gold, Jet, bronze and
pearl are used TO ornament bonuets, hats,
dresses and slippers.
Some of the new redingotes have small
shoulder capes that are caught up gracefully
on the left shoulder.
Stylish round felt hats have narrow
brims with high Alpine crowns; this shape
s most becoming TO round full faces.
Henry Williams assaulted Robert Lee,
police officer on the levee yesterday morning,
and wss hauled TO the station for his pains.
-Muffs must be small; but they may be
| made of fur feathers, or of the same ma
| ierial as the dress with which they are worn.
Hattie Lincoln yesterday brought suit
for divorce in the Circuit Court against
Eliza Lincoln on The ground of abandon
| ment.
The United States Court jury was dis
charged yesterday until next week. Judge
Baxter will remain during the entire week,
to hear cases.
| There was TO have been meeting of the
Council yesterday afternoon, bit quorum
did not msteTialize, snd President MADDEN
had to postpone it.
-Tobe Davis was shot in the breast yes
| terday at Covingtou, but was not seriously
| injured. The name of the party who shot
| him was not learned.
F. Mccarthy, Rob Dalton and William
| Dugan yesterday were fined $40 each for
their action in the saloon where I. A. Con-
| sadine's leg was broken.
Six or eight crushed roses, of different
shades Of red, half cover black or red bon
nets. The came varied shades are seen in
clusters of ostrich feathers.
Pink feathers on brown bonnets, green
| plumage on red bonnets, and silver powdered
| black ostrich tips on black bonpets, are the
stylish contrasts in millinery.
The peremptory call of the equity
docket was made yesterday by Judges BaI-
ter and Hammond. Several cases were
| dismissed. A further call of it will be had
on Friday.
The fashionable hats worn by young
ladies are puffed cloth or velvet toques, and
with these the Lapgtry couture, with fluffy
| front hair and low, small, Greek knot be-
hind, is appropriate.
Handsome opera cloaks are made of
| Ottoman silk, matelasse figured silk, bro
caded velvet, or plain plush and velvet.
Some OF these wraps have pointed hoods,
and others round ones.
-Boas are entirely out of fashion; small
ar.lla 1Off t1r
stole of fur passing around the neck and
straight down each side OF the front garment
is tylish with pelisses.
A quaint freak of fashion is to fssteu vel
vet standing collars on the left side with a
bow of ribbon. Bullion or gilt soutsche
trims these velvet collars, and figured lace
frill edges them at the top.
-"Look on this proclamation, and on
this, the counterfeit presentment of Hawkins
and myself" remarked DR.. MADDEN, yester-
day. "Why, they are no more like each
other than Periheiion and Satire"
Black monkey skins with long hair, nat
ural brown beaver of light shade, dark seal-
skin and the long feecy black fox are the
fashionable materials for the closely fitted
pelerene capes worn by young ladies.
The most fashionable Jet bonnets are
those formed of row upon row of Jet beads of
| Inc same size, finely cut and as large as he
cad oil lady's finger. Those in fsnciful de-
signs Of jetted lace are no longer stylish.
The handsomest velvet costumes have
plain velvet for the basque, the front and
| back draperies Of the skirt, and the sleeves
while the side panels covering the whole
side breadths are Of the richest brocadsd
velvet.
Odd and humorous caprices are seen in
new goods for the holidays. Animals heads,
4 rarNrr1 1aAl- Il.
figure In porcelain, silver and bronze, on
trays, on picture frames, on inkstands, as
paper weights, and for many decorative ar
| ticles.
-Rsd Ia one of the favorite colors for
evening dresses. A striking toilet Of flame
red silk Is toned down by a white satin en-
broidered tablier, with pointed plasiron to
match. The short elbow sleeves are trimmed
with rich lace, and the pulled panier is of
the silk. The side breadths and back of the
silk skirt are trimmed with four narrow
plaitiugs of the silk.
"A grand mass-meeting of the colored
citizens OF Memphis will be held at Hams
Hall Thursday night, November S0th, to
ratify the election of the Hon. w. B. Bate
as governor of Tennessee. Down with OPP
preston and up with the peoples banner.
The Hon. Casey Young and Col. Josiah
Patterson are expected to be present aud de-
liver addresses.
| L. G. McCaughsn and The other COM
plaiusnis in the cult agains: Sheriff Athy,
restraining him from holding an election st
| Millington to test the voice of the voters as
to the Incorporation of the town of Milling
ton, have perfected their appeal, which
carries the case 10 the Supreme Court and
revives the Injunction which was lately dis
solved by Chancellor Mcdowell.
Marriage licenses were grsRted yester-
day to John Smith and Lizzies iendricbS,;
JEFF Davis and Sallie Sparks, Jery;olss1ssk
and Mary Carroll, John Conners1Hnd Ella