Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-21
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

A BILL 10 punish wife beaters has passed
one branch of the Illinois Legislature.
THERE is young married woman in 81.
Louis who sleeps only two hours in each
twenty four. She is evidently training for a
mother in-law.
FRUIT designs, such as plums, pears and
Strawberries, are on some OF the newest bro
cades, horseshoe patterns are of raised
figures on a corded surface.
NEW mourning note paper has deep
black border, with a crinkled appearance,
which initiates English Grape perfectly. 1t
is called Grape mourning paper.
VELVET basques continue in high favor.
They are very becoming and convenient to
wear with all dark colors and stuffs. Velvet
is very much worn in all ways.
SCOTCH giughams are shown in all the
latest shades, terra-cotts, myrtle green,
crushed strawberry and capuciue, also in
visible plsids resembling cheviot cloths.
GLOVES will continue to be very long and
without buttons; and fashion sanctions the
use of giants de Suede Of the medium color
with light dresses.
A YOUNG woman III Arden, H., crszed by
religion, imagines herself an angel. ~ is
better for a woman to retain her mental bal
ance and let the young men in the neighbor-
hood imagine her an angel.
SEVERAL of our exchanges are devoting
considerable space to the importance OF
Cooking girls" LIS no use, says the Hart
ford 1i.ites, we don't want them cooked. The
raw damsel is good enough fol- us.
The independent dsmsels OF Atlantis, Ga,
formed "spinster club" which no men
we're allowed to attend. Then a bachelors
club was organized in sslf-defense, and at
IL, l.. Il -,
WHEN you see tNo women slowly me ander-
ing up the street, talking atientively TO each
other, you may make up your mind there's
something mighty important about 10 be de-
veloped. Just like as not, they are gong
to buy a ward and half of ribbon to
snatch" new suit.
SARA BERNHARDr's latest advertisement
takes the form OF a visit TO luuatic asylum, ,
where she s;adied the m snners and customs
of the inmates, with SleS TO reproducing
them on the stsge. She had herself locked
up in one OF The cells where violent maniacs
are confined, and went through rehearsal
of gymnastics such az mad people are wont
to indulge in.
The young lady of the adjective was
standing on the depot platform the other
day, and casting a wislful glance across the
barren fields, sighed YEARLY: at is just
reslly horrible, awfully mean that such
charming, lovely fun on the deliciously
smooth ice shotiid be destroyed BY the hats
full glare of a scorchiDg sum-"
A BUeABoo once crawled down a chimney
to ruin away With a child who had the after
noon previous been detected ia one of The
prevarications peculiar to youth. Pray, do
not harm me-" cried the terrified youugster;
shut if you ins'st upon wreaking your re-
venge upon a liar, please step into the next
room and tackle my parents, who have been
giving me the traditional stuff about Santa
Claus"
LOUISA NJ. ALcoTT, ceing accused of cool
ness toward the cause of woman's suffrage,
writes card to deny the charges. 81 am
heart and soul on the unpopular side OF the
question:" she Gays; $50 far from losing in
terest in the movement, every year gives me
greater faith in it, greater hope of its sue
cess; a larger charity for those who cannot
see its wisdom; and more earnest wish TO
use my influence for its advancement"
WHY she jumped: A married woman
who had escaped from Burning hotel BY
jumping out of the window, said che didn't
blame the proprietors, because there was in
every bedroom rope provided for the safety
of the guests. "Then why didn't you avail
yourself Of IT," asked The inquisitive news.
paper reporter. Because / couldn't" she
answered, sharply, as il the question were a
foolish one. "My husband was using 1t try
ing to save his dog"
If, as Mrs. Kemble ssys in her Shaksspedr-
can Notes, "Lsdy Macbeth" died OF wicked
ness, she is the only human being who ever
did so. Wickedness, no doubt, kills great
many people indirectly, for there is hardly
a vice or a crime that has not some disease
hich ia its correlative. Nevertheless,
merely wicked man who manages 10 flourish
like green bsy-tree often lives TO good
old age, and dies of disease which has no
relation to mis- wickedness.
Miss KATE FIELDS Losses in the co-opera-
tive dress experiment have forced her back
into her old business of lecturing and book
making, in which she is always successful.
Miss Field, by the way, enjoys keenly the
many funny things that are said and written
about her. Her personality is sort OF whet-
stone to the wit of the psragrspher. No one
laughed more heartily than she at a line
widely copied from Western newspaper a
short time ago: Kate Field says that she
of your holes" The paragraph would gain
point if it were known how many brilliant
matches abe has declined.
THE bridal party at a fashionable church
in Providence we're very much behind time,
and the organist had been playing the cue
tomsry music for some time, until he and his
hearers became weary. A happy thought
struck him, and he began to play the old
Scotch tune, "Oh, Dear, What Can the Mat
ter Be-" The smiles in the congregation
were at first scarcely percepiible, but soon
became audible. Presently the people were
all in litter of laughter. TnIs was brought
to conclusion by the opportune arrival OF
the bride. bridegroom and attendants, and
the music gave place TO a ritual, pronounced
by the officiating clergyman.