Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-14
ABOUT WOMEN.

Al Nine Murrietta's dance in London the
other night over $1,000 was speut on the
presents or favors for the cotillion. Miss
Chamberlain, a young American, was re-
marked for her beauty.
London World: 81 can see no reason why
a lady should not adopt a certain cut and
color, and Of it really suits her, and cannot
be improved upon) stick TO it forever after.
She would be at ali events original, and ac-
quire an accumulated personality"
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution says that
ATLANTA has warm welcome Tor any man
who can write poetry, but who WON'T" and
when one reads the or ginal poetry that the
Constitution prints one does not wonder at the
direction Atlanta's hospitality takes.
Ii Hung Chang, the great Chinese minis
ter, is not to be overpowered by his grief or
his enemies. The emperor has decided that
instead of going into more than two years
retirement The secretary's mourning Tor his
mother shall only last 100 days. His power,
therefore, will remain intact.
A New Haven young lady wss startled on
Thursday by information from stranger in
the street that -her. hat was "all on fire. She
before, and found hole had been burned In
it twice as big silver dollar. 1t is sup
posed that a match dropped from an upper
window caused the mischief.
A unique thing in museums has Just been
presented to the Eoglish nation by Miss
Marianne North. 1t is collection of paint
iDgs of plants and their homes by herself,
the result of travels in many parts of the
world, undertaken for the purpose. She has
built an annex in Kew Gardens for the col
lection, which has been inaugurated by
pleasant garden party.
A dusky de1ni-monds beauty, passing by the
name of the "Black Countess" tried to COM
NIT suicide in Paris last week by swallowing
a dose of laudsnum. Love and disappoint-
ment are said to have been the cause OF the
desperate act. Fortunately the poison did
not take effect. The 'Black Countess" who,
it may be observed, is genuine countess,
educated at the Convent DIES Oseaux, and
the wife of an ex-minister from Hayti, still
lives TO delight her admirers.
good story is circulating about the
Ladies' Land League and Mr.. Parnell to the
effect that in an interview between him and
the ladies' executive he found himself fierce
ly attacked for lowering the Land League
flag by conserving to the introduction CT Mr..
Redmond's bill for the amendment of the
Land act. Mr.. Parnell, in his cool way, list
ened until the ladies had exhausted their de-
nunciations and then asked if any OF them
had read the bill. They were obliged TO con-
fess that they had not. This incident is too
utterly feminine not to be delightful.
EsThe Ex-Empress Eugene, will not, it is
said, recognize Prince Victor as heir to the
claims OF the Bonaplrte family until an end
Is made Of the arrangement that has long
existed between the Princess Clotilde and
Prince Jerome. The princess lives in seclu-
sion at Moncalieri, spending her time prin-
cipally in religious exercises, and positively
refuses TO meet her faithless husband, al
though the separation has 80 i'll an effect
al.
pecially Prince Victor. She never was a
faforite With Eugenie, but has always been
with the Parisians the Inost popular memNer
Of the imperial family.
Ladies who leave one husband for another
sometimes prove most admirable and de-
voted wives 70 the men Of their choice. Lady
GeorgiDa Molyneux, who died lately, was a
case 10 point. She first married Mr. Nit
ford, father Of the author Of 1aLes If Old ia
pun, contemplate person, who neglected
her ally, but she lived long life, respected
and respectable, with Mir MoiynsuK The
fsmoUs 1.sdy Holland affords another iiiu.
ration. Her msIrisgs with Sir Godfrey
Webster Was probably one ia which her al
teetlons were little consulted, while Lord
Holland was very obviously the man sitter
her own be art. Sir Godfrey killed himself
on account Of gambling losses, ia 800.
Miss NJ Livingston has begun a suit against
Henry Fleming ia the Supreme Court Of
Kings county, New YORK, for breach Of
promise Of marriage. The damages are laid at
si75,O 900. She alleges that over 4 year ago
the defendant asked her 10 marry him, aud
that she sgresd 10 do so that she has been
willing aud ready 10 marry him, but that he
has refused 10 stand by his contract. Miss
Livingston IL said TO be granddaughter Of
The late Chancellor Robert X. Livingston
She IL twenty yeara old and OF medium size,
and attractive in appearance. She IA re-
ported to be entitled 20 an estate of S350,000
on coming OF age. The defendant il tall,
stouuy built, handsome young man OF about
twenty-eight. He is engaged in business in
New York, and is said TO be worth IS, 500, 009.