Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-07
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

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novelties.
-Barbo,ine is the latest crszs in deeora.
tive porcelain.
The contrast between plain and elabo-
rate costumes is great.
Plush trims everything and forms many
entire costumes and wraps.
All the latesl periodicals can be obtained
ut MansfoTd's this morning.
The demi-trsin remains in vogue for
reception and dancing parties.
White and tinted laees trim house,
wrappers and house. sckets admirably.
Red camePs hair pelisses trimmed with
black fur are much worn by little girls.
Little girls of seven or eight wear silk
Jersey waists with skirts Of the new checked
velvet.
The adoption of velvet for evening dress
has led TO It's being used largely for bridal
toilets.
A still alarm from Market and Second
streets was sounded about 5 o'clock pm. yes
terday.
Lace ruches, high in the throat remain
the favorile Hngeie of ladies with long,
slender necks.
Full and bouffant trimmings, ruches,
shells and puff, adorn the bottom of many
fashionable skirts.
Black lace ruehes and cascades and
black lace drsperies for silks are much in
favor for elderly ladies.
The jersey is not suitable for outdoor
midwin'er wear unless it is over a waist of
chamois or heavy hannel.
-Decollete dresses with Greek folds about
the neck are again worn, and ladies with inc
he and Oh h..
-Oul.o of door costumes, plain or elaborate,
are frequently draped with large brooch Of
antique silver looping the tuuic or the scarf
tablIer.
The Muscovite pardessus, circular
mantle with sleeves, is great fsvorite in
Paris, where It is worn by ladies, young girls
and children.
Clerk and Master Black Yesterday sold
lightweight acres of land four miles north
of Memphis, on the Mississippi, TO the Rev.
Samuel Watson, at SO per acre.
Cords of msny.colored woods, finished
off with olives form the bradenbourgs which
fasten the corssges of many costumes, or
drape the tuuic and Trim the skirt.
-GaUze balbriggan stockings are worn in
side of silk and cashmere stockings, giving
additional warmth, aud protecting the skin
IOn tnc VI ACOSh1tro vi thC Ouhct
stocking.
"A bill OF sale was made yesterday from
D. c. Trader & Co. to George B. Fleece in
order TO secure the latter in his Endorsement
of their paper. They assign to him accounts
amounting TO S4346 95.
Very large masculine hats OF beaver
plush are revived, Tue favorite trimmings
for them being band around the crown and
a lurga huckla in front aatrinh tina ar
plumes 10 tUft on the eide.
There is fancy at the moment for
ladies to wear dogskin gloves stitched on the
back and donble-sIilched on the fiugsrs, just
like genilemen's gloves. The correct num-
Der of buttons on them is four.
Black lace hounces and back drapery
of black lace shawl may be very effective
on butiercup or jonquil yellow dresses, but
none but married won an or young lady in
the thirties should wear such dresses.
james Sullivan and Kate O'Connort
Caleb Jacobs and Mrs. Annie Taylor, Robere
Taylor and Emma McClarion, J. o. Barbe,
and S. L. Vsn Buren,, Ed Sraugter and
Priscilla Pigues, were granted marriage
licenses yesterday.
Ladies are also learning that TO encase
pretty had in a tight.ftting glove not only
destroys the symmetry but leaves the hand
red and creased when the glove is removed.
As a consequence gloves are worn looser
than ever before.
"A young man nsmed Stamps, who was 8
witness against J. \. trust, of White Sta
ion, absconded a short time ago in order MOI
to testify in a criminal prosecution for sell
log cotton at night He has been captured
and is now in Jail.
Yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, fire
broke out at 500 Main street, 8 building oc-
cupied by John Taylor, white, and William
Evans, eolored, the loss to the owner, John
Read, being 1925, and the loss TO the occu-
pan's SIS. The cause of the fire was a de-
fective fue.
The Hartford journal says: 81 like to
zee a man master OF his own household, not
being bssr or hog, but maintaining his
position as the head of a family in decent
sort Of way, and as gentlemsn should.
Furthermore, 10 be mas'er in his own
house means to do as msn should as well
as to be man in bearing and deed"
-Messrs. D. NJ. Ferry & Co.. the vegetable
| and flower seed grover, OF Detroit, Mich,
| who stand al the head of that business in
| this country, have favored Us with copy
Of their valuable illustrated Seed Annual fol
| 1885, II cSntzias valuable information foi
hover and vegets oie grower, on large OF
| fmsl scale. II will be mailed to any One
sending HE name and address 10 D. NJ. Ferry
< & Co.. Detroit Mich.
The following sficers were elected ant
installed in Equity Lodge, No. 20, A o. u
W., Friday night, the 5lh instant, 10 .erv'
for the eusuing term: P. J. Quigley, NV.
| S. P. Lsdbetier, F; P. ]. Kelly, o.; A.
Hill, r; s. c. DePss., F.; Ad Storm. r. d
L Gillespie, g.; Ssm Schneider, LW.; *
Foehriny, O.W.; DIR. G. B. Thornton. ME-.
d. F Goodye9r, Grand Lodge representative
S c. DePasr, alternate; w. 2. Mitchell sns
| J. n Wright, trustees.