Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-12
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN
A Chicago woman drives a horse-cal

sion, and has been painting plaques for a
living
Prime colors and old-fashioned shades are
announced for spring goods in place of the
faded blues and diugy green's now fashion
able.
DIR. Mary Walker has secured the clerk
ship OF the special congressional committee
upon the suffrage movement, over which
Senator Laphanl, OF New York, presides.
A Philadelphia street-car conductor held
his car Tor three minutes, waiting for a lady
to finish saying goodbye to female COM
panion, and then, he started again, was
heard to mutter: "Much adieu about moth
ing"
Mrs. General Sherman has been elected
president OF the Tabernacle Society, Wash
ington, an organization OF Catholic ladies,
which aims to provide for poor churches OF
that faith the requisite altar ornaments and
vestments.
Pink, aleading color this season, is brought
out in any number of tones and shsdes-sea-
! shell, primrose, flesh, shrimp, coral, genan-
ium, laurel, periwinkle, and, most fashion
able of all, the exquisite pink tint shading
to gold, and known in the aesthetic world by
the name of Gttrore or dawn.
Burton's water-color portrait OF George
Eliot has been etched by NJ. Rsjon, and is
for sale in London. She was "the Cynthia
1 .
that it was most difficult task to catch her
expression. Mr.. Lewes, who tried to dis
suade her from giving the sittings, acknowl-
edged this portrait to be a striking one.
Many ladies are wearing velvet, silk or
satin toilets, with the long-trained skirts en-
tirely plain, but adjoining the corsage with
| costly lace garniture-a bertha of point,
duchesse or other valuable lace, with ruffles
| or turnover cuffs upon the sleeves to CORE
4 al. = L
fabric composing the dress is of a superb
| quality.
A unique style of evening dress affected by
many young ladies is a costume of white
nuns yelling, with black satin sandals over
black silk hose, embroidered with crimson
star flowers, elbow sleeves with very long
black Suede SAKE gloves, high standing
fraise, and bertha of old Spanish lace, and
| garniture of artificial Jacqueminot roses
delicately perfumed.
Mrs. Burnett is the literary lion of Wash
| ington. She has pretty little house, where
she receives Tuesdays and Tuesday evenings
| She has a coterie in her own particular den
| up stairs. She looks very pretty standing
in the center of her cozy, low-ceiled drawing
| room, a wood fire blazing on the hearth, and
herself in pretty pale pink gown, receiving
| with a natural grsce and cordiality that is
very captivating.
The Liverpool Percupine has correspond
ent in New York who been has cruelty i'm
posed upon. He says: "Some funny social
| and domestic customs prevail here. Many
Brooklyn and New York ladies receive com
pany in their bedrooms. / made call a
| few days ago, and was ushered at once into
my lady's chamber During my stay other
visitors dropped in, and we spent quite
pleasant evening. Some of the ladies are
sometimes in bed when callers are announced,
but that makes no difference"
Croizette is really seriously i'll, owing to
her own folly. She was told by somebody
that to get thin it was only necessary to drink
largely and copiously of vinegar. She tried
the experiment, and managed to get through
with twelve quarts OF the delectable fluid in
an incredible short space of time. Now,
French vinegar is most pernicious stuff, be-
ing largely adulterated with acids; SO that
the unlucky actress has succeeded in so dam
aging the coating OF the stomach that il is
said to be question as to whether she will
enjoy good health again.
A beautiful evening toilet is of white
Hindoo cashmere. The long train is cut in
Vandycks, with shell-plaited insertions OF
gold-embroidered white surah set between
the points. The overdress is draped a Ia
Greoque, and embroidered on the edges with
gold. The Grecian waist is cut open and
pointed in the neck, and. filled in with a
chemisette OF gold-embroidered surah. The
draping on the skirt is held in place by a
gold silk cord and tassel. A second dress
no AIDE in the same style is OF pale blue surah
with embroidery of silver.
The much-abused Gainsborough hat has
finally come to be considered quite out of
style for opera wear, and in its place are
seen some of the most bewitching little bon !
nets imaginable. One elegant French cap0Le |
worn by a stylish little brunette, was made Of |
laurel pink plush, the email round brim |
curving irregularly in and out, with tiny |
clusters OF peach blossoms tucked under each |
curve. All over the crown was a mass of |
short ostrich tips, so arranged. that they
curled in and about each other in apparently |
ine1tricable confusion. The inside of the /
bonnet was faced with dark ruby velvet, the
rich hues of which formed fine contrast to
the pale peach blossoms set against it, the
whole forming striking and beautiful halo
about the pretty flower face of the wearer
Necklaces of every description are in high
favor, those made of tiny wreaths Of fine
flowers being in great request with full even
ing dress Roman pearl necklaces and those |
made OF semi-precious stones caught together
with slender gold links, are next in popular
ty; and, according TO the aesthetic code,
amber or pale coral beads should be worn
With the prescribed robes OF silky green or
iowdy- looking faded out blue. Very becom-
Dg and tastesul necklets, TO wear with square,
,ut or heart-shaped bodies, can be made as
ollows; Take piece OF velvet, black or
;olored, about two inches wide; kilt some
ace very finely and sew it on both sides of
he velvet. The lace may be either cream
;olored, white or black; the patterns may be
outlined with gold or silver threa :, or pearl
,eads.
The Jockey costume" is not thing of the
past by any means, and the Jockey cap has
AIKEN new lease of life, especially in the
katiDg world. These caps are not set on the |
lead after the manner adopted by the order
II equestrians from whom they take their
'ame, but are worn rather far back on the
read, consequently the poke, instead of be-
ng level over the eyes, curves upward and ,
lllows the whole of the fringe Of hair over :
he forehead TO be seen. A fiat wing adorns
be sides Of the cap, and the effect is less
btrusive than might be supposed. These
APPS usually accompany the tailor ade
Sewmarket coats of light-colored cloth, and !
aides very often wear cloth tops 10 their :
oots TO correspond. These give the appear
nee OF the "splatter-dashes" which gen. /
lemen wear over their walking boots. AL Z
Ogether, the whole costume is not one to be-
ONE very popular with any except those who :
fleet the masculine in dress.
A new cloak, which il only made 20 order
called the Spanish mantle" and takes q
be place Of the fur-liDed circular. which .
as become too generally worn to be popular
nth those who are partial 10 novel styles Of
ress- This wrap Is uncommonly elegant !
nd graceful, and is made of black brocaded !
elyet, trimmed around The entire garment
nth Russian fox. Around the neck is a
cry deep collar of the same fur, which
overs the shoulders like a cape The wrap
. lined with dark red plush, and il too .
eavy for the street, but is designed espe- :
tally for carriage wear and as garment to I
c thrown aside in heated room. The i'm
orted model from which this style was
ken u an opera wrap made Of white bro :
aded plush, the designs partly covered with !
earl and white cut jet beads. The deep !