Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-12
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

There are four women lawyers In Califor-
| MIA, Miss Laura DeForce Gordon being thu
most known and an editor also.
The Rev. Anna Oliver will do the summer
preaching for the congregation of the Will
loughby avenue Methodist church at Brook
Ion.
The Spiritualists OF Brooklyn have gath
cred themselves together into a corporation
which they call "rhe First Church of the
Spiritual Identification"
A New Jersey woman claims to have been
knocked down and severely injured by a
mosquito. We should like TO hire that wo-
man TO tell how good We are.
Sarah Bernhardt gives her son an allow
ance of S400 month, since he is ''too proud
to live under the same roof with NJ. Damala."
At that salary Maurice can afford to be
proud.
Davy Crocketts marriage is on record in
Weakley county, Tenn, follows: "Davy
Crockett, with Thomas Doggett security,
binds himself in bond of $3.50 to Gov
ernor John Sewer, August l, 1903. to marry
Polly Finlay."
"Men's nightgowns are made with pockets
in them." Thus, in case the wife OF a mans
bosom calls for new bonnet in the dead OF
night, he can Immediately pull out his peck
ct book and furnish her with the funds
Ne,c Raren Register.
1t wasn't ignorance, but desire to tease
the young man from Chicago that made her
saw TO him: 81 should think you'd fluid it
very gloomy living where there is no society,
no theaters, 10 street-cars, no anything!
And he foamed at the mouth, he was SO mad.
1t transpires that Chief, Justice Chase had
a poor opinion Of the beauty CT Miss Kate
when she was young. That homely babies
make the best-looking folks Is an adage as
old as time itself; but you dare not tell
mother her baby is homely.-NeW Haven
Register.
In England the donkey is quite common,
and very useful for carrying watering place
visitors from the hotel to the bath-house on
the beach. In this country the donkey is
still more common at the watering places,
but he can carry nothing heavier than
lady's sun umbrella.-Netc Orleans Picdyune.
Somebody has left poem on our desk adj
dressed 10 LILLIAN" We shall not publish
it. Not that it isn't pretty good poetry.
But we don't know Lillian. This poet makes
her out as delicious. Ii she isn't, we don't
want to spread broadcast wrong impression
of her, and if she is we'll do the poetry
writing about her ourself.
A party of six ladies from Oakland passed
through Redwood City the other day on a
pedestrian expedition down the coast. They |
were dressed in neat and appropriate walk
ing habits and each carried kHapsack, Ia |
soldier, upon her back, aud was armed with |
a revolver and bowie knife. They camp out |
at night, or take rooms at hotels, as the hu |
NOR eeizes them.-,Sun Francisco Call.
The San Jose (Cal) Herald says: "Con- |
gress is about to vote that Mrs. Jessie Ben
ION Fremont shall be compensated for the |
land at Point San Jose, San Francisco bay. |
which was taken from her by the United |
for Tvs mt
ago. She is to be paid the cash value OF the |
| and and the improvements on it at that time,
and an annual interest OF six per cent. since
that time"
A New York woman of ninety has devel-
oped a new industry. She gets lost. For
eleven years this trade has paid her well.
She is equally delig GIFTED with pennies from
the charitable and with sentences to Black
wells Island. She lives on the excitement
Of these disappearance from home, and
calls it a good weeks work when she is lost
four times. Ii she has not been lost for
iorty.eight hours, her temper is reused. She
is moody or violent, and screams murder or
sulks, if the door is locked against her when
she returns home.
The Princess Soulouque, the only child OF
he late Emperor Soulouque, OF Hsyti,
landed in New York city on Monday last
rom the steamer Avila, bound from Port au
panied by female servant, and after land
ng, proceeded to the residence of DR.. J. B.
rerres, on Third avenue, who is president of
ne Board of Health in Port au Prince, and
VAS formerly surgeon in the Confederate
army. Next day she left for New Haven.
Conn, where she will remain for a few weeks
he guest of Elk. United States Minister Ed
ward Bsssett, and afterward go West and
visit Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, ST.
Louis and San Francisco. She travels I'M
Ter the name of Nine. Lubin, nee FaustIn.
4ubin was the name of her husband, the
luke of Petionville, who died in Port au
Prince about fifteen months ago.
At the Bijou Theater, New York, on Sat
lrday night, there was pair that attracted
ONE attention. They sat on the north side
# the house, midway between the aisles,
.oout eight rows back from the foolights.
There was nothing particularly striking |
bout them. The man was rather insight
ant in appearance. He was slight, little
with pale face and Roman
lose. The woman was pretty, with very
.raceiul figure. Her dress was in excellent
sste. 1t was black, and quietly but fash
onably made. Her hat was a small, round |
ne, black, and ornsmented with two or
hree feathers of a dark color. She wore {
title or no jewelry. In her hands, which
we're ungloved, she wore blue and white
Gather fan. DO you know that coupler"
aid young man Just graduated from Yale,
Tho was walking behind them with a friend.
They are Blanche Douglass and Walter
lalley."
Ii you wish peaceful slumber at night, in {
Dite OF cough or sore throat, take q dose of | ,
rown's Iron Bitters before going TO bed. 1t is
soothing and refreshing. 1t