The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-05

On last Wednesday evening the large
room of the court house was the scene
of dancing and gaiety, The season
may now he said to 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
lettes being confined TO the ladies, the
gentlemen coming, as general thing,
as they were, the regulation swallow
tail white tie and kids being generally
ignored for more comfortable habili-
meuts.
If this reporter only had "Jenny
Junen at his elbow TO do the clothes Of
the bellies up in technical, descriptive
eloquence, and "Drowu's Young MAJ"
fresh from II Fifth avenue crush, to
point out and dilate on the sweet
things in the way Of trowsers, ties and
coats worn by the sterner sex, de-
scription might be ventured upon that
would warm the cookies of the most
Udsc "Jenllins'' heart into paugs Of
jealousy and admiration.
AS faithful chronicler Of current
events for the future historian who
may note hereafter the social progress
of our city, strict impartiality compels
us to hand the fact down to postcrity
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 bruncttes,
blondes and others, charming COM
bination of both styles. This was AS it
should be. There is nothing gives
tone and dignity to social gathering
like the presence of a 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 un-
married, be they ever SO delightful,
wont do. 1t is to the matrons we must
look for q well organized society, and
if they won't go out, and persist in re-
naming cooped up at home, instead of
shedding their refining influences upon
the social wilderness and causing it
t'to blossom like the rose" with what
Frederika Bremen calls "the sweet
small amenities then society retro
grades into a romp Of urchins given
over to maddoning fiirtations.
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 un-
clipped wings, like SO many ''phan-
toms of delight" Not bit of it. Ac-
customed to look ut woman in the bail
room with the cold professional eye of
the chronicler, this reporter would he
recreant to the admiration the many
charming and some irresistible young
ladies made upon a battic-scared hdbi-
tue. Far from Ii.
''Beauty draws as with a single hair"
and neither veteran or recruit can long
resist its power, much less fail, according
to grace, cleverneas and taste, his mite
of admir- ation-"oniy this aud moth
ing more" qOuth the Raven.
This reporter might also mention a
few of the richest and most elaborate
toilettes, but in the matter VI ,vOmcr's
clothes lie is 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. lie might
nominate the belle of the occasion, hut
as she was married woman, it would
seem invidious to do so without nam
ing a single belle, who came very near
having the distinction.
One word about the floor 1t needs
smoothing badly, and might be great
ly improved. If the county authorities
want to go to the heaven created by
the grateful smile Of the belle of the