Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-05
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

| SMALL mautelettes of cloth ara newer than
| jackets with tailor nj de cloth suits.
HUMMING- BIRDS poised on flowers and
lace appear on spring bonnets of straw and
| silk.
| POINTED stomschers, OF lace, beads, or pas
sementerie, trim the pointed basques of ele-
CANT dinner dresses.
| PURPLE violets and barbes OF Valenciennes
| lace trim the fue Milan straw bonnets de-
signed for elderly ladies.
RosBrrEs of gold braid and smaller ro-
settts OF narrow red velvet ribbon trim the
wicker bonnets displayed on opening day.
Wool jerseys worn with plaid wool skirts
have the edges cut in square tabs, or 10 long
scsllop-, and braided with rows of soutsche.
| If Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson wants to get
| up splendid reputation as an Indian mis-
sionary, let her pay visit to the Apaches.
CeQUETTIsH dresses for young ladies are
m ade OF embroidered net over the glsz I'd sur
| face OF cotton satines that closely resemble
silk.
| FRENCH pelisses of cashmere, or Of black
| Ottoman silk, designed for spring wraps,
/ have narrow plaits down the front and back,
flowing sleeves snd high pulled collar.
Rows of large amber beads mixed in gilt
passementerie form the front of straw bon
nets and are also used for thu whole bonnet.
Light tortose-shell beads are arranged in
the same way.
| BRocADEs with very large figures are used
| for elegant nantes instead OF the Oriental
cashmeres. They lined with light silks,
and trimmed with lace chenille balls, aud
| gilt and Jet ornaments
STREET shoes for early spring have cloth
tops TO match the dress, and tips of patent
leather. The toss are not sharply
| pointed, and the heels are moderately low
and comfortable, in the English fashion.
| MRS. CARTER, of Bsllair, o, says in her
| application FIR divorce that her husband
coup.ll lied her 10 swallow -pools, buttons,
| long Strings of wrapping ysnI an marbles,
as punishment TOR smiling at other railroad
men as they passed the house.
A MAN made wager with 3 lady that he
could thread a needle quicker III, n she could
sharpen a lead pencil. The N n won. Time,
| fourteen minutes and forty seconds. 1t is
thought the suit would have heen differ
eat IL the woman had not run cut OF Lead
peEcii in ide of five minutes.
A BILL 10 abolish actions FOR breach of
| promise to marry, has been Introduced in the
British Parliament. The bill, which will
probably pa So is 10 take effect on he let of
January next. Whether this be a wise law
or net We are unprepared 10 cay; but il GER
tainly Will be guarantee Of greater freedom
Of speech among the lads and lsssies of
"Merrie England"
MRS. JULIA WARD HowE's Lite of Margs-
ret Fuller will be the fret volume devoted to
an American woman in the biographical &C.
ries projected by Roberts Brothers, and so
pleasantly introduced by Miss Blinds mono
| graph on George Eliot. No more competent
biographer Of the transcendental sybil than
| HnWo pOnld he har uladO
OF the subject she has undertaken il eompre-
hensive and accurate.
SOME Of the realistic Costumes worn at the
great Vanderbilt ball seem TO have been par
ticulsrly successful. The story ia current of
| one young lady made up a mythological
! nymph, who, going in TO inspect Mrs. Van
derbilt's beautiful bath-ro om, produced such
an effect upon the maid In charge by the ar
tistic accuracy and sppr opriateness of her
| appearance that the matt instantly and in
stinc;iyely turned on the water IN The bath
| tub.
THERE is much variety in bonnet strings.
| Gold soutache half an inch wide is used for
strings, accompanied by wider black, blue,
| garnet or brown velvet ribbon. Orange and
olive green velvet ribbons are tied together
| for strings. Red and blue strings are also
| tied together. Narrow yellow velvet ribbon
| is tied with wider black velvet ribbon.
| Short bride strings in a curve below the
chin are made of blue velvet tied in 3 small
bow, on which rest flowers or humming-
| birds.
ONE recent morning Kate Slocum, a pretty
| Florida girl, stood at the door of her fathers
house, watching the rising sun just psepiug
asove the tree tops. Paddy, the gardener,
came whistling slong the road at that mo-
ment, and So he was passing Kate cloud for
| q moment obscured the orb of dav aSure
said Pat, with a bow and a smile, az he lifted
his hat, "whin the sun beyani caught sight
of your eyes he was jealous and sshz med,
and hid himself away" Did any gallant
ever say prettier thing?
NEW York Justice makes this comment on
| the Vanderbilt ball: "When people make
an osteHtstious display Of their superiuous
wealth, it ia impossible not TO remember
how they came by il, and when ii has been
extorted from the people by one devic. or
| another, by speculstions which are merely
| tricks, by acis Of Legislature which were OBJ
| tanned by bribery, such an exhibition is
shameful There is no Law, human or d.
| vine, against the accumulation Of prop. rty.
And wealth seems always grand when grand
ly used for human good But wealth squau-
dered in vulgar displays which deb,.uch
public tsstes and morals, within stones
| throw of an untold mas Of human suffering
and vrelchedntss it might relieve, is
calamity and a curse. Very queerly, in
deed, will read the story Of last night crash
and carouse by the side of the story Of thai
German family who're members have beer
stsrving for a month, until, from sheer wan
OF nutrition, their minds oegau TO give way
Such contrasts have no right 10 be in q
democratic city like this, under q Christis n
| civilization"