The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-28
THE CORNER LOUNGER.

The animal man Is beginning to talk poll
tics on street corners and in saloons, This
attack he has every four years If not oftener,
but certainly every four years he lets poll
tics usurp the place of business in his brain
pan. II Is amusing 10 look at him. to listen
TO him. TO watch him get red in the face
gesticulate wildly with his arms, and hear
his loud bragadocio betting talk. He be-
comes a different man from what he was a
month or two ago, when business was his
hobby. 1t Is said that II you scratch the
back Of any man, you will wake up
a savage the little veneering of civ
ilization will disappear, and you
have the loud-mouthed, intolerant savage
of several hundred years ago. Why cannot
q man keep cool when discussing religion or
politics; they are the two things he knows
least about and which, so far as he Is con-
cerned, are surrounded by the greatest un-
certainty as to results2 Just take look at
one OF these politico-phobists who haunts the
corner OF Main and Madison streets daily.
lie wants 10 convince eyerybody-to bet with
evcrybody-to talk everybody to death. Is
there no way TO escape from this terrible
man who is riding the political hobby
hOrse2
The winter hat is just now an object Of
interest TO the ladies' What TO wear on
your head, is puzzling many brain in all
grades ofsociety. The latest Fashion points"
cabled from Paris, may assist the fair Mem
phians In makinga suitable selections Con
| spcuous among 100 or more hat models
shown by Touvee Is a Louis XIV tricorne.
! II Is very low crown, turning up behind,
and this carries a long lace boa with fixing
knot of dark green ribbon and a bunch OF
violets. The boa for the neck is also made
Of lace terminating with green boa; to be
pinned TO the waist and fall down the iupc.
A black Rembrandt hat with long, almond
shaped plume is most picturesque. A feather
passes through the felt and comes TO nestle
near the car at the back Of the neck. A
| Vatican hat OF myrtle velvet has also a
black feather boa and large Alsacian bow OF
green velvet lined with peculiar
yellow shade. Sometimes with thi.
boa comes muf TO match the
trimmed velvet aud bows. TouveC
makes q novelty called Brntonne bonnet.
| Old rose cloth is embroidered in Breton
atylc, In all colors, and cluster knot Is on
| the top Of the moss-green velvet. II II sim
| ply love, and 80 Frenchyl A hat in sky
blue cloth, or pale yellow, has n close-fittinl
border tightly-curled black feathers, ant
two small feather tips perch upon the top
With this bonnet Is worm Hebe veil Of tulle
with white or black spots, with large Dor
der, and a ribbon 10 be under the chin.
cabbage knot OF narrow ribbon Is put at III,
top aud another under the chin for the open
or thoater. Nine. Touyoe makes a small
white velvet bonnet with applications o
gold swallows, gold gnlloon border, and small
white plumcs on the top
The object Of "Uncle' Dave Nunn's rccen
visit TO Memphis Is still shroudcd In mys
terry. SO lar as the general public Is aware
II was only a friendly call. bat politics, M
doubt, created the friendship. While her
Col Num- was presented with bran spank
Ing new tin ballot box, of the latest Inn
proved pattern. Inside was a documen
which showed the box to be present from
T.. n. Eaton. When the Ioungcr asked hi
informant what Eaton had 10 do with Hay
wood county, which was in anothe
congressional district. he illustrated hi
impression thus 1T Is related Of tn
supreme court judges that they have
custom OF drinking wine whenever Il !
cloudy one day during protractcd clea
spell. they ihirsied for nip, and sent one o
their number To scruiinizo the heavens an'
see whether lac could detect n cloud. IL
did his duty well, aud returned with a mega
tive reply That's all right, intcrposc'
one Of The august poriy. our jurisdiction
extends all over this country. and IL mus
be cloudy somewhere. and the party dranl
wine with ~ much JUNCTION Ms though !
were raining torrents upon the roof whiol
sheltered them. May be that's the wa.
Eaton regards his bossism-it extends al
over West Tennessee"
Il hear II intimaied that Col. Josiah Pat
tcrson will be n candidate for Governor tw
years hence" remarked gentleman ycsicI
day. IN the hearing Of President MADDEN