Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-23
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

Mrs. Garfield is worried BY many invita-
| tions to attend Sunday-school picnics.
On French parasols are flies, spiders and
| catepillars worked in colored stones and hair.
In Paris the sleeves of evening gowns are
Topped up with two rosettes or "pompons" on
each shoulder.
A large butterfly OF shaded beads, with
spread wings, is used instead of an Alsatian
bow on white lace bonnets-
Elizabeth Jones was a servant to the prin-
cess OF Wales fourteen years, and in all that
time never gave her a word of "sass." The
result is that Elizabeth now has beautiful
monument, put up at the royal lady's own
expense.
In describing bathing costume the other
day, Clara Belle said that the skirt was too
short TO sit on. 1t there isn't dress reform
at the seaside pretty soon ladies' skirts will
soon be so brief that after while their sus-
penders will show.-BN Nye.
81 don't miss my church as much as you
suppose" said lacy 10 her minister, who
had called upon her during her illness, "for
l make Betsy sit at the windows as soon as
the bells begin to chime and tell me who are
going to church, and whether they have got
on anything new"
n noInan bathed in u red flannel costume
at Rye beach the other day, and cow in
neighborlng field made dive for her, and
for time there was more surf than Neptune
had provided. They had to kill the COW in
order to get the woman safely back 10 her
philadelphia Times.
The original of "Rebecca," the heroine OF
Scott's Ivdnhoe, was a Philadelphia Jewess-
Rebecca Graiz. She a friend OF Irving's
early love, Matilda Hoffman. Irving told
Scott about her, and he made her the heroine
of his most popular novel. The September
Century will contain her portrait, engraved
by Cole from miniature by Malbone owned
by Mrs. Rebecca Gratz-Nathan.
eyes; l loved Lawson Palmer once, but
when man carries bottle of muriatie acid
in his pocket, and every time he meets you
threatens to throw the fluid in your face and
ruin the natural smoothness of your COM
plexion, it does not strengthen a genuine
sentiment of affection" This is what Miss
Mary Spillman said in Philadelphia police
| court. Lawson was held for trial.
Nine. Adelina Patti was presented with
complimentary address on July 31st at
Craig-y-nos Castle, in Wales, by the inhabi-
tants of the district. The address expressed
the pleasure and pride which the inhabi-
tants of the district felt at having as their
| neghbor one famous and who also took
so deep an interest in all that pertained to
| the welfare Of the neighborhood.
Miss Risley- Seward, a daughter of Ex-
Il
great favorite with William II. Seward
while he was secretary of State, and subse-
quently accompanied him during his tour
around the world. Mr.. Seward in his will
bequesthed her $4,000 on condition that
she should adopt his name. She accepted
the money, adopted the name, and now re-
fuses to marry because she will not consent
to change her name. At present she is in
Italy st1dying the old monssteries of Tus-
cany.
son. "Ihe dainty belle of the Fifth avenue
ballroom" says AndreDS's american Queen
"sits calmly on some rock by the sea, a vol
sol beside her, gloveless, suffering the intense
rays of the sun 10 scoreh and burn her deli
cate skin deep red, and then brown, just
for the sake OF being in the fashion, An
other good way TO get this sun-burnt fashion
these August days in the hot sunshine and
help her poor old mother wash the napkins
An old family servant of the Bronte
family says that the famous sisters had very
regular habits OF indoor life. At o'clock
precisely every evening all domestic work
was put aside and literary tasks begun. They
talked over the stories they were engaged
upon and described their plots. Apparently
there was some writing during the day, for
according 10 the servant: "Many's the time
that / have seen Miss Emily put down the
tally iron as she was ironing the clothes TO
scribble something on a piece OF paper.
Whatever she was doing, ironing or baking.
she had her pencil and paper by her. i
know now she was writing Wuthering Highs"