Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-10
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

| GIG ooio, waving
certificate in the air, there is the flag of
our union"-Philddelphia Chronicle Herald.
A heightened Kirghis woman of Tartary
wears robe of black Chinese satin, a red
shawl around the waist white muslin cap.
with leng lapels, embroidered with red silk,
and high-heeled boots Of brown leather.
Modjeska, too, has high regard for the
American people. AT recent dinner given
in London TO several Americans, she spoke
| OF her ardent love for both the country and
people, and thought the American mind
particularly subtle and quick in It's percep-
| tons.
The women of Spit, in India. wear
TUNES and trousers of wooden stuhs, with
large booiss,. partly of leather, partly of
blankets, which come up TO the knee, and
which they are fond Of taking off at apy
time. In order 10 obtain greater warmth
they often put quantity of -four into these
boots beside their legs.
Miss Dudu Fletcher, the gifted authoress
| OF hisntf, is one of the characters in the
American quarter at Rome, and enjoys an
unenvlabie position, being liked and pitied
at the same time. Since her unfortunate
| affair with Lord Wentworth, who acted 30
shametully, she has grown much older, and
| the loss OF her luxuriant hair changes her
appearance greatly.
A young lady of this city was recently
| noticed by her mother to be fondinp and
kissing her pet kitten. "Why Mary" said
the mother, you have kissed that kitten
more In i've minutes than you have me in
hve years" Don't you know why I'd
rather kiss the kitten than YOU. mother?D
"No, my child" "You haven't got whisk.
ers."-koSton Courier
Miss Eleanor Ormerod, who was lately
made consulting entomologist to the ROYAL
Agricultural Society of Great Britain, has
Just been appointed special lecturer ON eco
nomic entomology to The Royal Agricultural
College, Cirencester. Her class will consist
OF young men who are training as practical
agricuiturlsts. This shows a distinct ad-
vance in woman's educational position.
More than $50 OF the young women at
Wellesley College study chemistry. The
college expects TO instruct about 500 stu
dents next year. A new preparatory school
is to be established in Philadelphia this
autumn as source of supply for Wellesley.
The annual charges of the college have
been raised from $3.50 to S275. Miss Alice
E. Freeman, the newly appointed president,
has received from the University of Micbi-
gan the degree of Phi. D.
A typical woman of the interior of Africa
is thus described: "Her naked negro skin
was leathery, coarse and wrinkled; her fg-
ure was lettering and knock-kneed; her thin
hair hung in greasy locks; on her waist and
ankles she had almost an arsenal of metal
links of iron, brass and copper, strong enough
10 bind prisoner to his cell. About her
neck were hanging chains of iron, strips OF
leather, strings of wooden balls, and heaven
knows what lumber more"
A lady had in her employ an excellent
girl who had one fault. Her face was al
ways in a smudge. Mrs. - tried to tell
her to wash her face without offending her,
and at last she resoHed 10 strategy. "Do |
you know, Bridget" she remarked IN a con-
fdential manner, 81; is said that il you wash
the face every day in hot soapy water it will |
make you beautiful" "Will it," answered |
the willy Bridget, '.sure, it's a wotider We |
niyer tried it, ma'am."
An English lady has for many years |
amused herself by scattering primrose seeds |
in the weeds and in semi.wild places. The |
result ia that colonies Of plants have been
established. There is much sentiment among
the rural population of this country; and |
especially in the West in gard 10 the ex-
change of plauts and seeds, and there is no
reason why great quantities of wild flowers
should not find their way from one locality |
to another.-New York Herald.
Mrs. Mary Andrews, an aged lady living
on Lookout mountain, Walker county, Ga.
lost her way while out on the mountain ON
the. Goth of last July, and for eight days and
nights was exposed to The wind and the rain
that fell constantly. She was found on the
5th Of August in hole on the bank Of Little
river; and although at the extreme age of
,ixty-nine years, she is slowly recover
ing from the effects OF the terrible ordeal.
Mrs Maria Longworth Nichols, daughter
If Mr.. Longwortb, is doing very good
york in teaching designing, modelling and
lrtistic work 10 a class of some fifty ladies.
good deal of their work is cold in Tiffany's,
New York, and in jewelrJ stores all over the |
country. This lady is doing very i'm
,ortant work in the advance of the ceramic
rt. The Centennial Exposition has had
ecided effect on the public taste in that d. ,
ection, and has increased the demand for
decorative pottery and for an improved class
+ wares.
Mrs. Sarah Ray, washerwoman of Lead !
lille, who has made fortune of 81 900, 900. I,
as had an eventful life. She was the first ,
Thite woman who ever dared to set foot in :
and as such helped to found the =
ity. She dug in the mines, secured the
lains as s scout, and last, but not least, 1.
,ok in washing from the Leadville miners, ]
I'D to-day has a snug little fortune that .
avs her an income $4,000 year. She is !.
ow a woman of about fifty, weighing some r
10 pounds, and is rugged and sprY She \
as a daughter that she is educating in the =
asst, who is handsome and -lady-like girl /
eighteen.