The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-27
CHICAGO.
xHE naRsEL OF THESE MODERN
TINES.
The Greatest City Of the West, the
Wouder Of the World What a
Memphis Lady Thinks OF IT.
! oolElsroEpEsoE oF 20 LfFEAL.l

CH1cAao. Ill, June 24.-One would
hipk that halt Chicago was for rent,
n setine CARDS, "For Rent" at 80 many
OF the windows is significant. Yet,
despite this fact, houses OF evsry va.
riefy and kind are In process oil
erection, many OF them very lovely.
The fa's are convenient and far more
reatonsble than houses with us in
Memphis. wonder why some enter.
prisipg man in our CITY doss not build
svo or three houses With fats nicely
arTargtd for two or more families,
with all modern improvements, as
they are steadily doing here, such
flsts renting for S25 or more, c,ntain-
= xix rooms, and il is rare that they
are empty am told thst the strike
had lometti Dg - DO with these
housee bsirg empty, as we'll as
the fact that many are going away
forl the GUNNER. Yet none tould
deti,e cooler or lovelitr homes than
these opposite lincoln Park, fronting
The lake. As my puiss dee not al
ford a carriage / svaiie ed myself OF one
of fhote hideous toetdyances called a
.shanspm'' to ride down Michigan
aud Plaifie avenues, and 10 see
the buildings that have lrywn up In
euch msgnihceoce since 1850, my last
visit here. These c~0nveyances are
precisely ike a buggy, with the ont
elo. ed in by a wooden door that comes
brsalt high lust in iroLt ofyour knees.
The dashDoaTd, three feet beyond, Is a
Crtsoelt, somewhat like a barrel fawed
, in hall. ana around tie horses hips.
\ Over this is another and smaller cres-
cent, over which the reins II zach. Two
wheeled with high shaft, the driver
lpt r he'd on "a small seat at the back,
holds the reiDs over the top. You
lwordsr how he gets there, what be
would do and how you o d behave
Il the horse ran away with ihe
awkward contfivanca. Neverthe-
lefe, as II ctsis a do lar
& hour, many people hire them in-
,H;etd Of carriages a. 81 so, and two
people Gao be yciy cosy Ia them, un-
observed or troubled by the diver In
front, or, rather, be does not intercept
yoar view, hut rs to his OBJ ervation,
be peeps through a good. sized square
opening on top II this third cousin to
q buggs. Through this opening he
inforntd me as 10 who lived in this
mantion, and what pork man or mill.
ionatre had the blessed priv ego Of
owning that pile Of brick, stone or
R'anite, 90 the case might be. j went
iAto the great dry goods house on the
coIner Of Wasning.on and Sta 9
streets, occupied by Marshall Fie d
Il Go. The young girl who wal rent
With me rave noe a deal of inlofma-
tiop, which ] briefly cond. nse, rs 1t
shows wha, the rich men
Of the future will all do in
time 10 render the condition
of csp.tal aud labor a tafe one in
union. The htu Q is closed vt l2
o'clock every Saturday, ADD l4OO en-
ployea are free for that evening The
store opens 81 s o'clt ok End clOtes at
IS os,oct, and 10 summtr the en-
ployts have two weeks vacation; in
winter, one; choosing the time gener.
ally directly after The winter holidays.
\ ''Ah," FL e rsid, 81 is a lovely house +;
the employers are so kind. We can
never feel we are imp ssd on in our
work, we are 80 anxious to please
them"
A room 10 the art department is a
ptr ect jswel. Wal 8 uubolstered in
co offd ssttbs instead OF papering,
and the style OF furniture suggested,
only Of tase, tate and beauty screens
of hammered b,ae; japanese work
tapettiy OF tue chest c'ler'
ing; STARED glass windows which
Z 90 tommouly used nov
in dwelling iouses OF the wealthy
are here. A cuttain or sc cen be'ora
the doors wae composed Of ANAL bits
OF care, snung on string, q head o.
gay colors at each section dividing
the cane which were IN bits about
two incre s In length aud lot larger
Than a very small pencil. so arranged
that the colors tolm.d spans AnC
anglee as only the Japanese tan ar
raDee such devices Of beauty. A
curta n,of black IA in woyen In i'm
menee golden figures o. bride, gave
SOFT OF tombre tory 10 enc End Q
this rare rOCm.
DO not think l can serve you
lady readers better than dwelling
little on another room showing thu
latest devices and iarcits iot tAbl'
-decorationt-tor IN this q ON ever.
thing that renders a dinipg.rt ON
vertRble thing of beauty was re
forth. The small drtsseis at eacl
side Of the room were ornamenteI
with q covering OF monte cloth
edged with lace, and ANAL Eiil
iassels, desigre ed Tor HOLDING tn
auic,es Itqu red upon the ta0l
at a dining, Lovely tcafi
al the oriental goods were suHpendei
over the upper portions Of the side
hoard dreet el. In the center OF tn
table, which was covered with pu'
white damask, was another clotl
about two feet and q half wide AM
three and a half feet lorg, of q mos
cbaimlpg'y decora ed Gream colore
materia'. II va edged with real / c
iQssf pchee vide end every tbre
ihe b. sDatt pale green silk tassel
Tpdhe At each corner was
The Aieaf of varied colored glass, en-
~. -str an epergns OF exquisi,
OyIar- ilu 0ld-fsshiontd taudleetick
90 DING wax candles were at each end
s'ar Mndt III 8 cloth plates and g'assS
' ere arranged for six guess 6. Th
Ioom wss dnped and csrpettd in
cbatmirg manner, and you tcrgst 20
were In a mart OF trade.
One unique feature Of these noom
our laoies can easily copy, 6
many are now painting In al
Pieces OF lne white Chinese mattin
were 80 beautifully pain ed j had I
touch them 10 Tee what the mattriI
YVES. OF thiR, pictures were made 70
fcretn and tor wall decorations, 40
had only TO DO seen 10 be appreciate
Another thing ] noticed, end ga
eest 10 young ladies working for iau
to initiate. Old pampas plumes wei
dyed and utilized in many wsys. Cor
mon palm Leaf lars were covered wit
the delicste festhery Substance, sewe
on in small at ciions, and in the cent
a bird Of radiant plumage wa, festenel
Screers made Of thee wonld be vel
handsome indeed. snd the fans dec
rate rooms beautifully, l think Il
tones Q the greatest in variety IN