Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-22

As we passed the fOWerS their psarI-uFOpS Wept,
And folding close their blushing robes OF spring,
A goodnight perfume breathed on zephyr's wing;
The busy sewers left the growing fields
To seek the sweet reDose which evening yields.
The beautiful poem was dual one-a dialogue
entitled Our Mountain Home PASTORAL writ
ten by Miss Toof aud one of her classmates, and
was not intended Tor publication, but she kindly
yielded TO q request for II.
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.
AN auction sale wss recently held in San
Francisco of the costumes, laces brtcd brdc, china
etc, of the late Mrs. Judah, The actress and only
$50 obtained. Many OF the articles went for 3
song; few brought more than their value.
FEW nights ago the two daughters OF Dr..
Baird of Hot Springs. Ark, upon retiring took the
usual look under the bed for burglar, aud TO
their astonlshment found nun. Ihsy screamed
and ran out OF the room, and the fellow escaped
uLrecognized
"IN 10 ning contrasts lieth loves delight, !"
says the immortal bard. The latest agony is the
case OF Robe Anderson, of Walker county, Ga,
ried a lew days ago Miss Jemima Catlett, buxOm
Georgia woman aged twenty-three, and he himself
Is eighty seven years of age. Wonder If there's
life III the old land yet"
A LADY who euilved the reputation of
being the oldest Australian native died at PARA
malta on the 30th OF January, in the ninety-ffth
New South Wsies"the parent mS o: the 4ustpaiSn
grOup-had just been establishod by Gov Arthur
Gullllp, VINO commanded the ItApcutltOu us
patched from Great Britain by discount Sydney
at the suggestion of Capt. Cook. The total white
population of the island continent at that time
just exceeded 1000, and was closely confined
TO Port JAG kson. Now it numbers 100000 uls:
who easily contribute national revenue OF
nearly f20,000,0O0.
pathize very heartily with her fretted royal broth
er, the Gar who stands just about ten chances to
one that he VIII go to MS grave instead OF his coro-
nation at Moscow. Ia addition to that historic
sprained knee of the amiable Queen, that has so
heavily faxed the Atlantic cable for some weeks
to keep the world posted about the ebb flow OF
its swelling, she has to be guarded by police and
troops wnen she takes the morning or evening air
or skips off for a resi- at Osborne Between Einil-
lists in Russ a and wild Irisnmen in England, the
lot of the crowned ruler is not hsppy one.
MoNcURE d. CONWAY writes from London
to tho Cincinnati Commercial Gssette that Mr. Rus.
c c,a has been pTsisng the work Of Mrs Lakey Of
exhibited a hall dozen pictures in London which
might well inspire any one who has eyes with high
hope for the future OF American art The largest
OF these pictures represents the lord of small
herd, superb bull, naughty and dignifed, with
wading in placid pond, with a fine landscape
beyond them and a warm sky over them" The
same writer says; There Is an American lady
pnlal, who recently painted superb AItemis,
which l believe TO be the best flesh any American
has ever painted over here"
SOME of the new patterns in straw lace
bonnets are almost as Intricate and delicate as
guipure lace designs. These bonnets are light,
airy ana very attractive. Their garnitures are
correspondlngly Light and ethereal. Soft-tinted
silk mulls and GAUGES are used. as well as wreaths
OF fine flowers mingled with delicate vines. A
pretty little French bonnet in the 0livia" shape,
of pale cream -colored straw lace exhibit ed tais
week, is lined with pinkish mauve failIe and
trimmed outside with n wIea III of heiotrope bios.
sons ana cluster of crushed roses set at the left
SIDE The last row OF lace at the edge of the bTim
is studded with uny mock pearl aud heltotrope
peads, and the scarf-stIfngs of cream .coored lace
| are dotted with the SINE bead-woTk, giving a
rich effect to the appearance of the bonnet.
The Boston correspondent Of the S.. Louis
Globe. Democrat, lady, sends this: "If woman
have Ia her any artistic gift marriage becomes tC
| her serious problem rather than condition Il
| be joyfuly accepted. The world may not in the
least desire her songs or her stores her pictures
her poses, yet to her they are life itself in thai
they are expression. Her special gift demands it,
scope, and may be much Ike her breathing notn
| ing to the world, everything 10 her. Perhap!
never was the possible conflict between the woman
and the artist more subtly delineated than il
| George Eliots poem Of 'Armgart,' in which the
| heroine Gays
I am an artist from my birth,
| By The same arrant that am a woman.
Nay, in the added, rarer gift, Isee
| Supremest satisfaction "
QUEEN VICTORIA seems TO have been toe
mournful over the late Mr.. Brown, who died O
Flora Dixie's dog story. At the grave of John, We
are told by the Glasgow Herald there were three
| wreAlhs from her majesty, two composed of flow
| ers and the other, which will be placed perms
| and exquisitely painted to represent a circle O
| violeIs. Attached TO one of the wreaths was
| Win ueSp Dlack DOrQer bearing the follow
| ing gracious expression of 70 gsl regard:
"a tribute OF loving, grateful aud everlasting
friendship and affection, from his truest, best ant
r. and L" mean Queen and Empress Loving
grateful and everlasting will do pretty well, alsC
| affection" AID 'truest best and most faithful
| Her literary faculty been dangerously cult
waited. The language OF the card will go far Il
John Brown as an adorable psTson. 1t is pretty
| nearly p. -clamatioa OF love.
ONE of the wisest benefactors in the North
| is MIS-. Mary Hemenway, of Boston. Mrs Hemen
way is well known 10 her own city by her munifi
| cent gifts in various directions for industrial
| charitable and educational purposes. large
number OF the publicschool teachers of the cit!
| the Institute of Technology through her bounty
| Fifteen years ago Mrs. Hemenway built the beau
in which Amy Bradley has wrought her wonder
full success among the poor white people OF thai
| locality. Two years ago she established littlI
| school on estate of her own, at Brambleton.
suburb of Norfolk. Va. Under the management
of Miss Newton, of Greenfield, Mass, assisted b.
Miss sawyer and Miss Bush, this school of 10
| chi idren has become model for the whole region
| Its benevolent founder has set apart beautiful
pine grove on the edge of Norforik, as site of
| great school building, in watch Miss Newton
seminary msy be developed, with the most ap
proved industrial surroundings.
THE Boston Advertiser is responsible fol
this romance. At masked ball in one OF HI
| larger German cities young man was fascinated
| by the form and conversation OF rose-coloret
domino whose youth and beauty he felt sur
| must be equal 10 Her VIII he puhueu Ills suit -
we'll that he secured the promise of second inter
view. He was % meet her, she said, at the APP
preaching concert OF certain female pianoiofu
player; he was TO secure place IN the 'front.' row
and ne could not fail to recognize her. The pal
| separated after the young man had promised mos
earnestly not to miss the appointed rendezvous
Ia the course of the evening, however. he repeat
eddy came across the domino on the arm OF cthe
gentlemen. Driven by jealousy and desire. b
Toward norni1g, when the nall began L
get empty. the unknown, evidently tire'
out, toyk refuge in the gallery. Her follower ma
neuvered SO well as not TO lose word that passed
between her aud an o der lady, who mad evident.
asked the lady. VERY well, mamma I" was IN
triumphant reply; 1 have given rendezvous L
more than fifty gentlemen; Every orchestra cha!
ed, the young man had only the melancholy sat
isfaction of seeing on the evening OF the concer
the fifty dupes seat themselves In nifty orchestr
chairs and glance round uneaSlly for the enchant
ress of the masked ball, whom not one recognizes
in the skillful pianoiorte player.
A CORRESPONDENT informs the Londoi
Times of a romantic incident which has recent
occurred in a prosperous London suburb. A de
voted Young High Church curate. of interesttD
appearance and great popularity In his distrie1
attractions, but with an air OF deep melanch0l
| and clad in q somewhat Ascetic GARD. She invite
| him TO her house and revealed ID him fatal Il
| cret. She had conceived deep, q passions e low
for the curate himself, She knew she sad, tha
tSa fhnach t@r which she loved him All the NOR
| had vowed himself to g life OF celibacy. and SD
would carry her attachment to the grave, whicl
she felt was not far on. But there was one kind
ness which il was in his power TO grant her, IN
remembrance of which would bring consolatio
| to her dark and weary path Would he, befor
| they parted forever give her one ki.s7 Aite
some tamidity and agitation the young curati
touched with pity, complied; The lady shed al
| other tear bade him adieu in q hollow voice an
| he departed. few days afterward he received
| neat little parcel, gracefully tied with piece
blue ribbon, and on opening it found an instai
taneous photograph Cabinet size) of himself kis
, | ing the Young lazy. Accompanying this ives
communication from the fair creature herself th
there were eleven more copies and that he migt
| have the whole dozea at go apiece. Should b
not be in want of them it was her intention to di
+ pose of them in another quarter. Negotiations c
the subject are said T. be proceeding.