Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-05
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

Chemises are made with V front, to be
worn with V-front dress bodies.
Pompons and ostrich feathers form the
| trimmings of the largest number of summer
dress hats.
Pale blue or pale pink muslin dresses dis
pute the majority with sprigged and polka
dotted patterns.
The newest ball dress material is of net Of
every color, white and black, sparkling with
flakes of steel, and docked with loose lozenges
OF every metal hanging among the threads.
The most popular dresses for morning and
afternoon at mountain resorts are OF CASH
mere, in any of the admired new shades of
color, with collars, cuffs and sash bow Of
velvet to match.
In Paris shop devoted TO feminine wear
ing apparel: "You ought to take tins pair
OF stays, madame. They cannot be worn out.
None of my customers to whom L have sold
a pair have ever wanted another"
Egyptian jewelry has been suddenly re-
vived since the British admiral paid his
compliments 10 Arab Bey, and will "rage"
the balance of the season. As may be sup
posed, it is manufactured in this country.
The marked features of the present style
OF dress are skirts Just clearing the ground
all asound, Planners of various kinds, ruches
or chicorees, Of full Iuffies at the bottom of a
plain skirt, and scarfs forming bow or loops
behind.
The remains OF Miss Fanny Parnell, which
were Temporarily placed in the receiving
vault at Riverview Cemetery, in Trenton,
were on Monday re-embalmed by Drs. Tan
tum, of Trenton, and Newlin and Hart, of
Philadelphia. The body was in perfect
state of preservation, and the re-embalm-
ment was performed to insure its arrival in
Ireland, where the final interment will take
place.
Egg parties are late invention in coun-
try amusements. Tia girls write their
names on eggs and deposit them in a basket.
The gentlemen draw the eggs from the bas-
ket and claim the company OF the gifl whose
egg they have taken. Whether the eggs 60
back to the pantry or are preserved as me-
mentoes is not stated. X would be easy TO
hatch ont ideas for the further development
of the game.
Small checked silks are made up in many
fanciful styles, and always in combination
with other fabrics, plain nneryelllenx being
the usual choice. A skirt of dark royal blue
and white checked elk is covered with wide
plated houpces, each headed with narrow
plating of royal blue surah. The corsage
and Vatican overskirt are of the plain blue
N aterial, with cuffs, pockets and pelerine OF
the checked silk.
Madame is preparing about 1880 O'Clock
pm. to go out "for the evening" as she is ac-
customed TO do rather too frequently to
please Monsieur, who has made up his mind
for the fiftieth time to assert himself. The fol-
lowing dialogue ensues: Monsieur-"Where
are you going, nv dear" Madame--"Where
please" "But when will you be bsck?"
when / choose, SIR" "Ah, yesi of couree;
but no later; should not permit that
French Paper.
London World: MANY are the murmuro
at the increasing number OF foreigners in
vited to Buckingham Palace, to the necessary
exclusion OF many OF our countrymen and
women who conceive they have claim TO
be present. Ambassadors and ministers
have, OF course, right to demand invita-
tions for certain individuals of distinction;
but it seems little hard on unasked English
ladies that the names of American PROBES
sional beauties should appear in the general
list and not amid the alien Catalogue"
An English statistician says that no less
than 1000 swans skins are annually imported
into London alone for the exclusive manu- |
facture of the "pufs" used fer the purpose |
of laying powder on the face. Every swans |
skin makes about sixty puff, which would |
make an annual consumption OF 10000 |
puffs. L., then, the natural wilderness Of the |
English akin q myth? The same statlstician |
says that tons of rice and wheat powder are |
annually in England, and he re-
grets the waste OF 30 much rice and wheat, /
which might be better Used to feed the |