Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-01

LADY BROOKEs toilet al the Queens lsst
drGwiuG-room reception is described as "a marvel
fairy lAces sewn with pearls. ostrich plumes and
antique diamond burtons''-in fac, as the Loodon
World says, "a perfect replica of the costume in
the celebrated picture OF Nell Gwynne."
A PARISIAN lady called on her miliDer
the other day regarding the character Of servant
The respectable appearance Of the latter be-
yond questioning. But is she honest?" asked
the lady. 81 am not so certain shout that re
p led the nilliner. Il hSye sent her 10 You with
M bill 4 dozen times and she has never given me
the money"
The ladies OF Piitsburg do not intend TO
allow the Chicago girls to enjoy undisurbed their
pre-eminence for big feet Mrs Laugtry, who
wears number fours, sent the buff shoes which she
UPON there was a rush of Pittsburg bellies to he
shop to try them on, aud out of the crowd there
was only oae who could get her feet into them
"a FRIEND writes TO me from Rome" says
LsbOuchere, THAT the poor old Asrchesa del
GrillA adelaide kistoril produced anything but
pleasant impression When she appeared the other
day as marie AntOinette," at Roman theater,
on the occasion of a beneht. The house was
crowded, but poor Rstori now aged sixty-fvc is a
pitiable WICK. However, she is very wealthy"
Pools and riVulets Of tobacco juice were
found defiirg the rooms OF an 0'wego IN. "
young ladies' seminary. Intellectual efforts to
solve the m ystery were made by the faculty, who
suspected one male biped after another. Chance
son was & young lady student OF refined and gem
| tie manners aud appearance, and she was sunma-
| rily expelled.
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| Prof. Lennon and his vile recently returned from
| bOtsnizing trip in the wilds of Arizona. The
Gid 51m b fe oSy 2 to curious
| calling himself DR.. Monroe. The hermit was
found to be an intelligent aud even cultivated in
dividusl, and is described as having some twenty
three different OCCUPATIONS in life from playing
the ella Ell 10 circus 10 teaching school in Viz
| ginia and plactiCing medicine.
| A BOSTON paper tells the pathetic Story
| of an elderly lady who ten years ago drove 70 Il
safe deposit company In that city, rented pigeon
nvle hnu piaceu III IL Il lllte oox containing some
| trtnkets which had belonged 10 an only daughter
| who had died in early life. Every month the box
| was examined and went over by he mother. Two
| months ago she failed to appear the appointed
4 day but week later fine looking old geriu msu
| win Grape on his hat came and unlocked the box,
| took the little casket away and gave up the key
The Cincinnati Enquirer is responsible for
| The following: And what, in the name of good
uess is this? asked Ars. David Davis, the sena-
it at her fost. ..This is my shirt. darling, and /
viii be greatly obliged If you will sew on a button
| when you bring me your shirt viii sew on
| button for you with pleasure, as becomes n fond
snd dutliul VILE but inst now, sir, Imust insist
| apartment"
Two snowy giris-may be they were ladies
| sat opposite me at table d'hote yesterday, and
such takers l never heard OUTSIDE an auction
room. They rsttled on for ten minutes on plush
sscqges, when one said "AIe you goiog to Mrs.
I'VE don't know them. and wouldn't so if we did.
Why, pa says Nanderbilt's father was nothing but
a waterman" "A waterman exciaimed the
irst, whats that?n "Oh," replied her friend,
"just like tire boys who bring up the ice-water TO
our rooms-dont you know"
THERE are to be a number of lawsuits
or wing out of the Vanderbilt ball. Dressnakers,
after being sworn to secresy revealed the costumes
OF thsir lady patrons, so that duplicates, and in
some cases triplicate: appeared at the ball In
several instances the ladies whose confidence had
fore Sns the the "a liz he rehery be-
fancy suits that they had ordered. It's against
these that the modistes have brought law suits to
recover the value of the costumes. This is a sol
emn business How far a lady is damaged by hay
ing her dress copied, will be nice point for jury
OF her peers to dstermlne. The jury in this case
ought to be women. But the whole m alter will
WORK disAstrously to the ella i'm for the intellectual
equality of women with men 1t proves anew
that woman cannot keep secret.
HERE is love-letter ndorsed ss authentic
by the GAINESVILLE (Ga) Eagle: Dearest Amelia
Ny love is stronger than patent butter or the kick
of a young COW. Sensations of exquisite Joy 20
through me like cohorts of ants through an army
cracker and crawl over my heart like y uug goals
on a stable roof. feel as though could lift my
self by my boot straps IN the hight of church
lure. As the mean pup bankers after sweet milk
so do l banker after your presence. And as the
goslin swlmmeth in the mud-puddle, SO do swim
in q of delis htiulness when you are near me
My heart hops up and down Ike a churn-dasher
aud my eyes stand open like cellar doors in
Try town, and II my love is not reciproc.;ed will
pine away and die like poisoned bed-bug, and
you can come and catch a cold on my grave"
TIE French are becoming diss stisfed with
lnelr social morslty. Ihey point 10 England and
America. In the latter country they see that a
woman can protect her honor and can earn her
own living without insult or SANDER. In England
they say: Look at the case of Col. Baker" The
mot brilliant officer of the army is tried, fined,
cashiered from the army in fact forced to exile
himself If he had been a Frenchman, every
Partisan would have ssid: "Ah, an, the gay old
rake" In other countries the law protects
women, in France it does not. In France woman
is considered plaything, and through seeing her
neglected by the law men cease to treat her with
respect. The laws deprive her of all legal re-
sources, they refuse her all defense, they compel
her to have all the virtues, while men claim all
the rights. Then when the man has the woman
under the lash he cries: women are the ruin
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