Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-25
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

An Ohio woman tnirty-two years old has
sued a boy of eighteen for breach Of promise.
AN Albany girl WIS struck by lightning
while sitting on the family Bible. She was
evidently using the good book as a flower
press.
If love is blind the girls go 10 a good deal
of trouble fixing up their hair when they ex-
pect their beaux.
NLw YORK maidens at Yves, Point are &C.
cused of trying to firt with the natty cadets
when they are on parade and not on firta-
ton duty.
A PARTISAN collar shows a velvet band
ruched with several rows OF la e. The fall
is OF lscs and net, and is secured with a fancy
pin.
YOUNG ladies' nuns' yelling dresses have
gimps of velvet eel in with a point back and
front, and a high puff of velvet on each
shoulder.
The most fashionable stockings are Of
black, strawberry or primrose silk or Isle, in
monochrome, stripes and checks being only
second in popularity.
"MY dear" said a fond wife, "wheu we
were engaged l always slept with your letters
under my pillow" "And l." murmured her
husband, 81 often went to sleep over your
letters"
KATE FIELD will disclose some ''incideuts
in her life known hitherto 10 only a few of
her intimate frieuds"iby publishing in the
August number of the Manhaadn a portion Of
her "Diary in the Engadine.n
The independent damsels Of Athena, Ca,
formed a aspinsters' club" which no men
were suffered to attend. Then q bachelors
club was organized 10 self-defense, and at
last accounts they we're holding joint sessions.
Mrs. GLADSTONE, whom Disraeli once de.
scribed as "the woman without a single re-
deeming vice" devotes her life TO the suffer
ing and the poor, who are her special charge
She spends scarcely anything upon herself
wearing the shabbiest of clothes to save mon.
ey for charity.
MILE. RoUssEIL, the French actress, left
Paris a few days ago for Belgium and Hol.
land, where she will appear professionally
with the following note ef introduction in
her pocke,: 81 recommend particularly to
my friends in Belgium and Holland Mile.
RousseiI, the great tragedian poet. Count
F.. de Lesseps."
The descendants OF R-becca Nurse, WAC
was hanged rs a witch near Salem, Macs,
in 1892, held their picnic on Wednesday
that they had preparing for. They feel nc
shame in Reb cca's f te, for she is described
rs "a beloved and respected matron, known
everywhere for her beautiful domestic, sociaI
and religious life. She was q member of the
first church, snd esteemed by all her asso
ciatee there The tire q of the ~asaocia.
rfon reported that S225 had been raised
toward q monument, and 1t was hoped ihsf
by nsxl year sufficient funds would be secured
to proceed with the work.
ENGLISH women are b. consent the mos
beautiful women in the world, but America ar
girls are the prettiest. 1t is all in the family
- l.,Lf al n. rrnrI NO ak4,,Il - al,
relationships; but we must acknowledge thE
a good many agencies have been at work tc
complete that most perfect of created being
an American girl. She has in her vein
the b God Of the Celt and the primitive Ger
msn; che il partially French, Dutch, Scotch
Irisn, Welsh; there is the ~voluptuous grace
of the Italian woman in her gliding walk
and-slways except 10 America-you dom
often see such feet and ankles out of Spain
Miss EMILY YzNAGA, says q correspondent
a younger sister of Lady Vaudeville ans
Lady Kaye, has been added to the muster
roll OF ceiies for the coming season at New
Dor. Miss YZnsga has been living Sewers
years in Europe, and BY her brightness
cleyerGess and originality has won colder
opinions and made hosts OF friends. II j
related OF her that on the occasion OF a visi
10 a country hou.e, where the Place ant
Princess OF Wales we're among the guests
| she relieved toe tedium OF . first evenin.
and saved the distinguished company iron
absolute boredom by retiring 10 her room
blscksuing her fscs, donning the costume G
q plantation Topsv, and throwing herself O.
tine hoor of the drswing-room, where, wit
the help OF an old banjo, she sang negI'
songs, 10 the delight Of all present.
Mrs JANE GREY SwIssHELM is danger
ouslr sick at her home in Pittsburg, Ps
The attending physician has but little hop
of her recsvery. Mr.. SsiPshelm Is 8 lipes
d-esc-ndaui Of Lady Jane Grey, who for tel
day= szs Qaeen Of England. Sac wzs anon
the fat 10 join the abolition movement; lat'
she dis inguisned herself az an opponrnt {
woman rights, as advocated by Mrs. Bloom
or. Still later she threw aer influence il
favor of Temperance, doing effective vori
with v ice and peu. She hss written yolu
minously, ably, and oflen sikh great briliiap
CT. She Is the author Of two volumes, a.
autobiography and Leters 10 County Grh
both interesting work. Her attack upol
Daniel Webster, which defeated him for tn
, Preside initial nomination in 1S4S, and her con
t~roversy with George d. Prentice, will be re
> membsred BY the general reader. She We
| born, and with few exceptions has Away
/ lived, in thus country.