Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-25
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

Loveslck girls ought to dust out for Egypt,
where there are any quantity of fellahs.
The princess of Wales was present at the
Goodwoed races every day at the recent
| meeting.
Fruit-basket hats are garnished with ap-
pies, cherries, grapes, pears, currants and
clusters of berries.
1t was a Detroit girl who wanted to marry
| at fifteen, so to have her golden wedding
hurry up the faster.
Elbow sleeves of evening dresses are made
very close fitting, 80 that the long gloves
may be drawn up over them.
Ben Jonsou said: "a woman, the more
curious she is about her face, is commonly
the more careless about her house."
The favorite glove and long mitt of the
dressy girl is of silk or undressed kid in
Pompeiian red or deep terra-cotta color.
White scsrfs of crinkled silk Japanese
Grape are worn around the neck instead of
the white Spanish lace used last summer.
A lady complains that there is too much
rushing and crushing at Saratoga Springs,
and that rude men "grab the glasses in
tended for ladies'"
Some latter-day philosopher has said,
'Seud me all the dresses a woman has worn
in the course OF her life, and / will write her
biography from them"
A jealous young man in indianapolis is
said TO have made VOW that he will never
vote until his mother and sister can accom-.
pany him to the polls.
Thackeray once said: almost all women
will give a sympathizing hearing to men who
are in love. Be they ever so old they grow
young again in that conversation, and renew
their own early time. Men are not quite SO
generous"
An Illinois couple eloped so hurriedly that
the girl went barefooted. The fellows pride
defeated their object, for he insisted on de-
laying to buy her pair OF shoes, and thus
her father was enabled TO overtake them be-
fore they reached minister.
81 should so like to have coin dated tho
year of my birth" said a maiden lady of
uncerta in age to a male acquaintance. "Do
you think you could get one for mel" 81
am afraid not" he replied; "these very old
coins are only TO be found in valuable collec-
TONS"
"Ouida,sn last skit to the London Times is
concerning the improperly of sending 10
Egypt the big horses OF the Household Cav
airy. "Ouida" should be made prime min
lister at once, and be done with it. "Ouida"
would shine with equal brilliancy as
teacher of an infant CLASS in Sunday school,
as lord high chancellor of England, az grand
equerry to the emperor of Paphlagonia, or
as sculptured slab in Persepolis.
George Eliot, to whom, as 10 all who saw
her, her own face was far from a thing of
beauty, was as averse TO sitting for her picture
as is a pick pocket who is given a free ticket
at the photographers for the benefit of a
rogue's gallery. Shortly before the death of
the famous novelist, the zrtiEt Princess
Louise, finding herself seated near her at
concert, stsle that equine vissge, and bore it
away in her sketch-book, undiscovered, spar
ing her mentally as a skillful surgeon spares
physically an etherized patient.
The popularity OF myrtle green is lasting
a wonderfully long time. 1t is peculiarly
becoming to blondes. At a recen: wedding a
fair-haired woman wore a MORE of this tint
over a petticoat f-whife MORE edged with a
founce of faille lace, set on with little
pink at the top. The bodice, paniers and
black drspery were of the myrtle green
moire, which was much punched at the back
The bonnet was myrtle green, with pink
aigrette. The pink silk stockings and patent
leather shoes were very visible, owing 10 the
shortness of the skirts.
When lady reporter of the Philadelphia
Times visited the free baths the water
seemed to be full of graceful forms darling
about in all directions, jumping, diving and
splashing in great glee. On stepping inside
the Enclosure she was immediately sur
rounded by bevy of young girls. rho stared
at her and capered about totally oblivious of
the fact that they were unencumbered with
clothes of any sort. "Oh, yes" said Mrs.
Ryan, when spoken to on the subjecr;
they've been told about that, but they don't
mind it l suppose they ought TO be made
to mind it."
Linguistic: A party of American tourists |
were dining at an inn In Southern France ]