Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-12
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

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Cloth shoes to match cloth dresses have
patent-leather fo1ing.
/ New satins are imported in boxes, with a
| ian and parasol to match.
| Ribbons of two shades of red, such as pink
/ with garnet are used white or black
| dresses.
A Hartford woman wants her dead
| frankie, aged seven, TO come back, even from
! heaven.
Colored satin ribbon bows are worn at the
/ throat with Byron collars made OF lace and
insertion.
! Mrs. J. w. Mackey has three celebrated
artists of Paris engaged upon her portraits,
| each being ia different position
I Ginghams are brought on in such pretty
| patterns that they make very stylish look
| ing costumes when made up in the latest
| fashion.
Polka dots az large as a half dollar are
seen in the latest style of goods, and material
with smaller dots are, however, the most
| sought after.
Sarah Bernhardt refused to finish a per-
! Torrance few nights since because the au-
| dience did not applaud vociferously as
! she was accustomed to have her admirers do.
The Lewiston Journal states that it is au-
| thorized to announce that Miss Annie Louise
| Cary will be quietly married in the early au-
! tumn, and that she will not thereafter sing in
| public.
Beautiful squares OF pale ecru null, very
| large aud in many wrinkIed folds, are used
for neckerchiefs. They are edged with white
Moresque lace, and are tied at the waist-line
with knot OF pink or blue satin ribbon.
| Linen lawn, and more sheer linen cam
brics are imported for the white dresses OF
next summer. These fabrics are as soft as
| India Tpnliin almost tran and
much cooler than any mere cotton goods
can be.
Among handsome and costly new Jewels
lately brought into notice is a kind of fine
green stone found in North Carolina. 1t is
paer than emerald and very brilliant, and of
the same rank in hardness among Jewels as
the sapphire.
A New York reporter at q hotel happened
to hear Boston girl say: "rhe printed
schedule of edibles for the day does not re-
veal TO me the fact that baked beans are pre-
pared for this meal; therefore, you may
serve me with stale bread and black tea"
In connection with other flowers bronze
tipped mignonette is much used, and posies
like feathers are put on en- ndsse. Water
lilies are no longer pure white with golden
hearts, but come in such delicate tints as
pale blue, pink, silver, pearl, lilac and
cream.
Higher education among women is making
wonderful advance in Russia. Nine hundred
and eighty female students are pursuing the
higher courses of study at st. Petersburg. OF
these, PSI study physics and mathematics,
and Az literature; 610 are OF noble birth,
and IA profess the orthodox faith.
Spring bonnets are in ght-weight velyets,
silks, surahs, satins, grapes and lsces, but
very few such are yet shown, the earlier
specimens being of Tuscan, Milan, English
and satin straws, and Panamas garnished in
every conceivable manner with ribbons,
laces, plumes, aigrettes feathers and flowers
in combination with grapes and velvets.
Queen Victoria has conferred on Madame
Marie Rose a graceful recognition of her
ability as a singer. The token is handsome
diamond bracelet. A letter from Sir Henry
Ponsonby, which accompanied the gift, states |
that it is "in remembrance of the pleasure |
Madame Marie Rose gave her majesty on the |
occasion of her singing before the queen at |
Osborne, December 20, 1881"
A prominent lady in London society has |
put her loot down and determined that at all |
events, in her house, poker shall no longer |
be played for high stakes. The evil has |
lately become so serious that at a recent |
poker party given in the Berkeley Square,
each player-and ladies were there-was |
bound to put ESQ in the pool before the game
commenced.
An aesthetic tea service of dark brown china
is thus described: Snakes formed the handles |
to the cups, a japanese griffin surnnounted
the teapot, and dog with face like Ger
berus seemed to be peeping into the cream
jug, while sugar reposed in brown lily,
round which a serpent was coiled. The rest
of the dishes were probably adorned with
embossed spiders and mashed potato bugs.
1t is related that when Patti demanded
$4,000 for each concert from Manager j. II.
Haverly, he remarked that it would be
equivalent to $780, 900 month, and marked |
soto roes: "The President of the United |
States works year for that amount"
"Well," responded the diua, promptly, "get
the president to sing for you" As Presi-
dent Arthur sings a good bass, the sugges-
ton wasn't so lar out Of the way.
The wife of the Chinese minister lives in
strict secldsion at Washington. In accord
ance with the law of etiquette IN her own
she is not permitted to see any of
the male sex except her husband. She is the
fourth wife (the other three are living in |
Chiua) and she, it is said, was permitted to
accompany her husband on his travels be-
cause she is the youngest and comliest of the
number. She is under twenty-five years of
age.
Draped cords for trimming the fronts of |
dresses are made At the trimming stores in
various designs to suit each Dress whether OF
cloth, chevlot, velvet or the higher wooden
stuff5 that will be worn late into the season.
These are festooned across the bust in sets of
three Tor basque front, and as many as six
for longer outside coat. Among the pref
test are those with a rosette at each end,
from which hangs tassel. There are also
many similar ornaments called frogs, i'm
ported for trimming spring suits; these come
in black and in all colors, with triangular
braid and wide galloon to match.
In reference to the late drawiug-room in
London, the World of that city says: "The
beauty OF the day was lady in black, who
wore bouquet made entirely of dafodils.
Lady Colin Campbell was there, looking
superb. One lady had splendid bouquet Of
azaleas, and another had one on very large |
'cale composed entirely of lilies of the val
ey, which, each sprig costs a shilling at
present, must have represented goodly sum |
If money. The youngest-looking person
present was Maria, marchioness of Ayles-
bury, in sang de bouf and black, with mag
lifcent tiara of diamonds. Lady Kilmorey {
was by far the most lovely of the married
contingent who were presented. Her cor |
'age was of white Venetian velvet trimmed |
With ostrich feathers, the dress itself being
If white satin, the head dress being composed
If ostrich feathers and diamonds"
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