The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-28
the rmerry few" soiree,

The "nerry few" sOiree,
ON last Wednesday eyenlngthe large
room OF the court house was tho scene
Of dancing aud galely The 6eNson
may now be said 10 be fairly opened,
One social club has been organized and
given its first entertainment, and
Others will follow, This last affair
was quite Informal, the evening toll
lottea being confined TO The ladlea, the
gentlemen coming, ~ u goLerNl thing,
~ they were, the regulation swallow
tall, white Tie aud kids belng generally
ignored for more comfortable hObill-
ments,
II this reporter only had "Jcnny
June" NJ his elbow TO do the clothes Of
the bellies up In technical, descriptive
cloquenco, and "llrown's Young Man.
fresh from u Fifth avenue crush, to
point out aud dllate on the sweet
things In the way OF trousers, ties and
cOats worn BY the slcrner sex, dc.
serlptlon might bo yentured upon that
would warm the cookies Of the most
bidsc "Jenklnsp heart Into pangs Of
jealousy and admiration,
Asa faithful Ghronlolcr Of current
events for the future historian who
may note hereafter the social progress
OF our city, strict lmporlinlity compels
w 10 hand the fact down TO posterlty
That the married ladies carried OIL the
honors OF the evening They were
numerous and fascinating, all dressed
with more or less elegance richness
and taste, and embraced brunetles,
blondes and others, II charming com
bInalion Of both styles. This was M II
should be. There Is nothing gives
tone and dignity TO u social gathering
like the presence of n number Of agree.
able, intelligent, well-bred young mat.
rons. A woman never reaches her full
fascinating power until she Is married,
and this thing Of turning over the
whole machinery Of society TO the I'M
married, be they ever so delightful,
wont do. Ii Is to the mntrons we must
look for well organized society, and
II they won't so out, and persist In re-
manning cooped up ut home, instead of
shedding their refining influences upon
the social wilderness and causing II
ito blossom like the rose" with what
Frederick Bremen calls "the sweet
small amenities" then society retro
grades into u romp Of urchins given
over TO maddening llrtations.
May this reporter never receive an
other smile If this DEPRESSION about the
mated angels is intended to clip the
wings OF those still soaring with UNI
clipped wings, like 30 many "phan-
toms of delight Not Il bit of it. Ac-
customed to look ut woman in the ball
room with the cold professional eye of
the chronicler, this reporter would be
recreant to the admiration the many
charming and some irresistible young
ladies made upon a batte-scared hdbi-
tie. Far from it.
"Beauty draws us with Il single hair,n
and neither veteran OF recruit can long
resist its power, much less fail according
to grace, cleverness and taste, his mite
of admiration -"only this aud moth
ing more" qouth the Raven.
This reporter might also mention a
few of the richest and most elaborate
tolettcs, but in the matter of women's
clothes he is II poor, ignorant creature,
without the knowledge or experience
to handle what he knows nothing
about. He knows when they are well
dressed, and that's all. He might
the belle of the occasion, but
as she was u married woman, il would
seem invidious to do SO without nam
ing n single belle, who came very near
having the distinction.
One word about the floor 1t needs
smoothing badly, and might be great
" improved. If the county authorities
want TO go to the heaven created by
the grateful smile of the belle Of 1.-THE
season, let them lose no time in getting
10 work planning, .iointing
and smoothing that floor.
BY the way, the M. F.'s are to give
,on the 18th of December if we mis-
take not a grand mask aud fancy
ball.