Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-20
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sav upas the noT'h ssll, soTtsd ia ever
srssn. The porls, "wslss@s 10 sll, The
LADY uho conceived flsi iiss deserves
credit foe sOoa taste, Bsusa'h that Chris
iian nslis wsrs = cross and sTs.ih These
lhihss Hus, have pleased Hany eyes sad
hearts,
We glanced Al several tables sRd de-
paTtmsA,s. We sAw rilh great pleasure
the one whsTeAi the esiimabls lady Of our
fsllow,siIiIsR Ton WAlksT presided, II
showed ssms ersdiiAbls handisraf, Of the
ladies Of iLs city Of Dallas, There vas =
considerable Humbsr Of useful snd srna-
mental .rIielss, not high'Priesd, TO be sa'e'
but showing, plainly enough, that the
Ise.lsI sf,aisS Haek.As knows lis needles,
We san an array Of human beauty that
nads Us, Who have been "u'sr the Hills
an Far Away conclude that Dallas can
not be much inferior, in Aai regard, 10
many Of her older slsIer-,'nd We EaiSTally
recalled part Of = slanta
"who hath not paused while BsAuIy's pen
slNe eye
Asked Of his heart the homage Of sigh'
Who hath not owned, With rsP'nre-smi''en
frame,
The power Of love, the magic Of the aams'
There Was very ine patchwork quilt,
one Of the prcihs,i We have ever seen, In
which the eolors were blended with plastic
skin aud poe,ieal taste, We Imagine the
little "Prairie Flower, as Mrs, DIR. John
sou has been called by friends, had much
to do In creating this thing Of beauty
Il was rallied OF, bringing about So, aud
was won by one Of our citizens We had
two chances at this, but according to our
usual luck, the tickets were blank.
The refreshment tables were pronsely
Supplied with everything that could he
desired, aud we're attended with that gem
erous, whole soulcd hospitality that so
truly characterize the fair ladies' Of the
goodly little city Of Dallas
The entertainment was, in several re.
spccrs, "a perfect success, netting, as we
understand, $50 or $500.
The ladies residing outside the city lin
its did much TO insure this gratifying re-
suit.
Our thriving noishbor, Waxahachic,
did us the honor, aud paid our ladies the
delicate compliment, Of sending up her
fine Brass Band. The music, in our opinion
was decidedly good. 1t thrilled our heart,
by its concord Of sweet sounds This
highly promising Band is dcnominated
"NIcchanics Band of Waxahachie'', and
has enrolled: Capt. } H. Steifee and Mcssrs
c. p. Rogers, II. c. Wise, Ell. NJ. Wise,
". A. Calfcc, F. S. New, 7. II. Spalling-
up. B."-J. r. McElhany, II. S. Rogers,
c. II. Gibson, and J. L. Smith. Mr.. A.
Thomas, also, belongs to tho Band, and We
heard some expressions of regret that it
was not convenient for him 10 be present OH
the occasion.
We must admit that tho town OF Waxa-
haclie has n lice bard, and regret Il at the
city of Dallas has dead one.
We wish we had time and space to say
more in reference to this interesting affair,
lu: it must suffice, in this issue TO say that
it was complete success in every particu-
lar, and the object aimed at-the purchase
Of n large hell for the Christian Church.
was fully accomplished.