Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-15
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The sale of seat. for Esncralda will be.
gin this morning.
The United States Court was expected
back from Jackson yesterday.
Wide collars of plush, that are edged
with lace, or plated ribbon, are worn by lit
tie girls.
| There will be excursion rates from Wi
nons, Miss, and other points TO Memphis,
| December oath.
| -Pompons Of silk are more popular than
| they have ever been, and are used on hats,
mantles and dresses.
| The Jockey Club will boom at the spring
meeting. Already great many citizens
have asked for stock.
The police have raided the opium den
OF Louis Wong. The Chiuaman was fined
| 81 by President MADDEN.
House slippers for ladies and gentlemen
are made of alligator skin, dyed any color to
| suit the taste of the wearer.
Katie Putnam plays Lena, Old Curiosity
Shop, Child Of the Regiment and LiHie Sun
fOs0er the latter half of next week.
"A ball and supper will be given by the
Collierville Guards at their armory at Col
lierville, Tuesday, December 26, 1882.
John Redden was arrested by Officer
Plummer yesterday for picking pocket al
the Beale street market, where the French
doctress was holding forth.
-Black-satin buttoned boots, with Jet
buttons are worn with dinner and reception
dresses. Handsome slippers for the house
are of black satin with square jet buckles
that are worn with black-sllk stockings.
-Fuchsia red velvet is the newest SD ade
for dinner dresses. A ehort mantle with
Oriental sleeves heavily beaded is provided
10 wear with this dress at receptions, and
there is small capote of the same velvet.
-Pocket-handkerchiefs of sheer linen
lawn are colored light blue, navy blue, dark
red or olive, 10 match the dress with which
they are worn, and have an embroidered
white daisy chain near their scslloped edge
The newest buttons for dress-trimminc
are OF jel, silver, bronze and wood carved in
odd designs, some of them representing ami
mails heads, such as monkeys, lions and
tigers; others are the carved heads of gods
and goddesses.
WIN. Campbell and Mrs. Sophia Scruggs,
E. B. West and NJ. ii. Carter, John R. Solo.
mon, jr., and Katie NJ. Massey, w. s. Rodgers
and Sallie Stokes, Pleasant Scott and Mrs.
Leatha Freeman, were granted marriage
licenses yesterday.
Plain velvet costumes of dark, dull
colors are richly-trimmed with fur; the furs
most in favor for these suits are otter, beaver,
hare and seal. The bonnets and muffs that |
them are alec finished off with /
the same kind OF fur used as the trimming |
Of the dress.
"A superb evening dress worn at a recep-
ton was of pale OItomon silk made with a
short skirt with two narrow knife plaitiugs
around the edge Of the skirt, and plain
Jersey basque of the silk. The overskirt
was OF pink China Grape, the graceful
irapery being held by small birds of bright
plumage.
An elegant bridal dress has the basque |
and princess train with long square corners
made OF Ottoman velvet. The front of the |
waist is sharply pointed, opens in V-shape,
md the sleeves are three quarters long. The
ATTN front of the skirt is covered from
xaist TO toe with wide founces of point
PAlencon lace.
The soft and pliable Iudia silks, with
'Tocaded flowers of different coIors. are
tylishly used in combination with plain
'eivets fer elegant evening toilets. Hand.
ONE dresses are made of Ottoman silks, with
Igured velvets, brocaded satins and plain
elyeis OF pale tints, such as pink, pale blue,
mber, rose color and green.
The Jersey ulster, SO much in favor with |
Dung ladies, follows every outline of the |
CURE which 1t makes 10 the greatest APP
aren't length and least breadth. Tailors
'arn ladies that these garments are meant |
lerelY for walking, and that they must not |
II down while wearing them. Striped black |
nd white silk, and gay plush Innings are in
he hoods OF such ulsters.
In the Criminal Court yesterday a large |
lumber OF saloon keepers were indicted for
cling liquor on Sunday. Gen. Wright
aised the point that to ask citizen to ies-
~ as TO whether he had drunk in a saloon
n Sunday. was to make him a particsps
-imt1ts Two chief witnesses who refused to !
'stliy we're fined $50 each for contempt in | !
rider TO get up test cases.