Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-18

know but little of subject thew are prating
about, / tried to impress Mics Corson with
my immense knowledge Of the culinary art.
By asking her another question relative TO
cooking; that was, did she "knoy how IN
make good homemade soda biscuit?7 And
she Immediately proceeded to inform me
what ingredients she used and how she
umph, such pleasure to me to be able To
say, Miss Corson, that is the way most peo-
pie make them, and that is the reason the
biscuits so often have those yellow streaks
and Jumps scattered through the dough. and
which are not pleasant to the smell:1 and
then l told her my way, but as il is secret
belonging to my dear old Martha who never
failed in making delicious biscuit, Tm not
going to give 1t away 10 the public for moth
ing. But I'll tell you about the pink velvet
soup-ihat's Miss Corson's secret-white
beets and milk, that's all. Miss Corsou Is q
charming woman, and has gone down 10 the
bedrock OF the life problem, housekeeping.
etc. She deserves success, and wish her it
with all my heart.
FsnchoD, the sketchy correspondent OF the
Cleveland Leader, who gave me her card 10
Mrs. Corson, Is Mrs. Laura b. Starr, and a
very bright, lovely woman, with large, ex-
presslye eyes and pretty gray hair, although
prematurely so, being entirely too Young for
any sign OF age. She is extremely versatile
with her pep, and an interesting, sprightly
| talker. As one of the regularly salaried
| staff on the Leader for many years, she Is
esteemed very highly by the press wherever
she is known.
THE VARIOUS SEASIDE RESORTS
near the cIty-Coney Island Manhattan
Beach, Brighton, Rockaway and half a dozen
| others-sre all once more open for the sea-
son; but notwithstanding the increasing
| crowd NJ he Il
scarcely so far been at all propitious for
excursions. The water is entirely too cold
yet Tor bathing, and the only thing to do
when once there Is to wander up and down
the beach picking a sea-shell here and there
or some other characteristic jetsam and fiot-
sam, or sit on the Yerandas or galleries of
some hotel, staring out at "the glad waters
Of the dark blue sea" in a listiess, sleepy.
you-don' t-know whether-you- enjoy it-or-not-
sort OF way, listening to GIlmore's fascinat-
ing band iii at Manhattan) with which the
oceans low moan is an eternal obligato like
sombre thread running through life's
brightest texture.
Last Sunday every resort of the kind was
crowded, and presume there was moresor
less enjoyment, especially to the class OF PEG
pie who are compelled TO depend on Sunday
for the needed rest and recreation that day
alone can give, and which, in all common
sense and reason, | believe God meant il for
AS COMFY ISLAND GROWS
each year more and more a necessity to the
metropolis, the wonder is how New Yorkers
managed TO do without it SO long, and why
the Island was not made such an attractive
resort long ago. There are two iron piers
there now, the second one having been fin
Ished since last summer, and the sail down
and back on one of the regular iron boats is
q glorious experience. II for nothing else
the specimens of human nature one meets. in
all their peculiar phases alone are worth
studying.
The concert for the benefit of George Con-
ly's widow, and in memory of Herman Riet-
eel, realized not far from $1,000, but Conly's
body has not been found yet
Herman R=itzefs funeral was held last
Saturday at the Lutheran church, in Six
teenth street. The scene was a very solemn
and impressive one.
Frau Materials farewell concert took place
Friday evening at the Academy of Music.
before a very large and enthusiastic audience.
And now, after hearing Wagner's BTunhiIde
in building better adapted in size and
acoustics to the test OF the human voice, |
can safely say she Is the greatest dram attic
singer / have ever heard. Her second selec-
ton was lied Meme Boten, by Wilh Gericke,
OF Vienna, which she gave ia the full per
lection of taste and feeling. The melody
was beautiful and showed the artists emo
tional nature more than anything she had
yet given. New York will not be satisfied
now till Materna comes back with a good
operate troupe, and gives this public the
wished-for opportunity of seeing her, as she
herself wishes, in her special characters, as
the only living exponent of Wagner's great
creations. LEX.