Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-17
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

A DRESS of black satin and lace is bright
ened by green beetles wiogs.
SWEDEN has given the degree OF doctor
OF philosophy to the daughter of an army
officer.
THE Empress OF Japan has pledged an ar
nual contribution OF 800 yen to a single
benevolent society.
If she cannot write any better than she
can play, the Burlington HaUkeye fesrs that
Lspgtry's book is bound 10 be a marvellous
SUCCESS.
Miss ALICE RANsDALE, OF Oraugeburg, S.
c., wears a gold ring which was the wedding
ring OF her grest-grandmoIher, and is nearly
200 yesrs old.
The ~fsvorIte colors among the roy al ladies'
of Eoglsnd are brilliant emerald greens,
deep end light rubber, clear soft blues and
delicate yelleNs.
A BRIGHT young Boston girl returning
from a visit 10 the old buryIng ground al
Provircetowp, said: "When L die | would
rather be crem ated once for all Than 10 be
buried there and sizzle."
A TRAVELLER, inquiripg at a feudal castle
whether he could see the Antiquities OF the
place, received the simple answer from . ser
want: Pm sorry, sir; my lady and her
daughters have gone 10 town"
VERY few young and blushins English
soubrettes now claim that they came over
with the itst Lydia Thompson troupe. Like
soldiers of the late war, members Of the old
Thompson troupe are veterans, il alive.
OLD Mother Hubbard
Went to the cubbard
To get her poor daughter a gown;
She made 1t up %slatterD,
With a SACK for pattern,
And the style spread all over the town.
rx-r 1901 the TTni,ar;tr 80 I.~I.Ioo
has admitted the women students of Gir,on
ard Newman Colleges 10 the same examin:-
ions as men, and next year will place their
names in the university calendar with those
of men.
SUITS of Bulgarian cloth are made up by
the London tailers, who use the embroidery
lone by the Oriental women for every part
Of the costume. The foundation is of sussh
or satin for garden-party dresses, and Of
flannel for seaside costumes.
A bridegroom pre- .nted his wife
with a broom, and told her that when she
wore it out he would take her on a tour. She
Immediately broke it over his head and
busted him with the heavy part. They
started for Niagara Falls next day.
AT Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and Silver
Lake, on the New Jersey coast, many of the
bathers appear in suits with short sleeves
and bathing. dresses worn over c1rsels that
much tet of the figure. Both long black
mitts and long white gloves are worn with
the suits.
In North Brazil there are no professional
dressmakers, the finest ladies usually max
ing their own costumes. When a man buys
his wife a 81 dress he doesn't nave 10 give
her $40 to get it made. There are some
things 10 North Brazil worthy OF imitation
in this county.
MRS. AsHLY, of Atlanta, Ga, who is
slightly insane, was found the other day try
iug to swallow n kitten. She had ii about
halfway down her throsr, and it was with
difficulty that she could be induced TO give il
up. Her face was considerably scratched
and her mouth badly lscerated.
A CORRESPONDENT who recently met Mr..
aud Mrs. Beecher on their travels, says Of the
latter that "she is not a vinegar cruet nor az
acid bottle; neither is she thin, angular and
sour. That's ALA mistske. She is an aged
f.shy wcmsn, with a kind and benevolent
face, and carries her years with lightntsI
She appears in excellent health, and dresse.
as a sensible old lady shou'd-comfortsbly
and plain"
A incident occurred on a Geor.
gia railroad the other day. A lady noticed
on the seat befJre her q. womsn, who's.
refined appearance led her 10 engage in con.
veIsation with the stranger. Noticing the
l%atters beautiful babe, 5 lie expressed admirs
ton. eyes" said she with a sigh, beautiful
but blind" Then, pointing to two o,heI
children by her eide, she added: That il
not slt-these, too, are bliod." The sad sr.
nourcement brought tears to the eyes of tht
listener. The mothers sorrowful lot and tn,
children's sad future awakened the deepesr
sympathy.
GIEL graduates in England wear gown
precisely ike those worn by university mer
and made by the same tailor. At preseu
they have only donned the B.A., or bachelor
of art, rsbe, which is black and brown, asC
The BS.C, or bachelor of science, which j
yellow and black, but no doubt in time the,
will attain to those of higher dsgrees. Tn,
long black silk gowns, which are all of tn
same pattern, with large cspe-like sleeve
gathered in,o the shoulder, the skirts full SD,
flowing, were worn over ordinary short blacl
dresses, sith lace or crepe lisse frills appear
ing above them at the throat. The lsdiei
rich in academical honors, wore white glovel
and carried the square white college caps i
their hands.
ATTENTION has been called anew in Pari
10 The order Of tue Barefooted C!arss. Their
| are eighteen OF these nuns, and fourt cen ar
under twenty-two years OF sge. The reaso
!, Of this, according to a abatement ios' % ade b
! Blron Pallet, is that the rule of the Glare is 6
5 excessively severe that nearly all the inms
: die youog. They 60 barefoot on the col
stone flooring; they never warm themselve
at a FIRE, even the kitchen FIRE being place
I beyond their access; they eat mea; oaly o
; Christians dsy; they sleep on a mario
board; they must spsnd len hours every da
i upon their knees, and they are only above
, to speak to one another on rare occasio ne.