The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-30

shadow Of the windows aud wallZors
In the contre Of the room, beYy OF
little misses forming II dancing set 20
themselves 10 hear picturesque bits
of sentiment from one whom we know
10 be Of the absolute romantics 10 llnd
out that feet Of tho observation-disclosures
slons ARE on the major side, and NJ
length 10 discover aud occupy stand
point Of observation, where we may
note down, we regret 10 say, only Ia
pnrl,
WHAT WAS WORN.
Mrs. John Kerr wore an elegant rose
colored brocnde silk, trimmed with
point lace. Mrs Murphy, brown groS-
grain silk, trimmed tustefully In black
lace, Mrs, DR.. Haynes, rich black
gros-grain, trimmed with black lace.
Mrs, j, NJ. Brown, superb plum colorod
silk, gnrnishcd with lace aud Jel. Mrs,
l,ogel, light apple green satin, Illusion
oyerskIrt, with trimmings In scarlet
velvet Mrs. Judge Barksdalo was
charmngly attircd N white Swiss,
with black lace shawl. Mrs. Johnson's
costume was composed Of white gros-
grain, white snlln, with point lace aud
u very beautiful blue snsh, Mrs. Me-
Clure, light blue MORE antique, with
black lace il0unce, Illusion 0yerdross,
trimmed In lace Mrs, Bower, wife Of
our able district attorney, II lovely
pearl colored silk, with scarlet velvet
bodice, Mrs. Seay, blue gros-grain silk,
garnished with black lace. Mrs. Gas
ton, rich grey silk and satin, made en-
train, with elegant point lnce cape.
Mrs. Charles Lockwood, IN exceedingly
elegant Turquoise blue gross grain silk
with trimmings composed Of pearls
and point lace. Mrs. Judge Field,
white silk, trimmed in black velvet
and black lace. Mrs. Storrett, pearl
colorcd silk, richly trimmed, with illu-
sion ovcrdrcss. Mrs. Richard Gaines
light lavender gros-grain, with Illusion
overdress. Mrs. George w. Baylor,
ashes of roses silk, black lace overdress
and llounce. Miss Sallie Haynes, black
Illusion, spangled with jet. Miss Tully
Murphy, white Swiss and rose colored
satin. Miss Randall, corn colored silk,
with white illusion overdress, trimmed
in scarlet verbenas. Miss Matte Bur
ford, white satin, with blue satin
bodice. Miss May Jelifios, white silk
grenadine, trimmed III white guipuirt
lace, black velvet bodice and pink
roses. Miss Barry, sen green illusion
and white Grape, Miss Katie Sydnor
striped satin, rose and white, trimmed
in lace. Miss Fannie Swindel!s, whit,
Swiss, with pink satin overdress, Ano
then we dropped our pleasant task, Il,
the announcement from the west room
to prepare for the grand march to
SUPPER.
Taking our position at the head OF
the noble staircase, we note all rs they
descend, keeping graceful step to the
music Of the swelling measures of the
two bands stationed in the different
rooms, How gllttering the toilets of the
ladies How proud and graceful the
bearing of the gentlemen Among
them are the earliest settlers of our
state Strangers from abroad, lawyers,
doctors, editors and II large merchant
tile representation. The old and the
young, father and mother, sisters and
brothers, beaux and bellies, and when
they take their places before the un,
rivalcd spread, praises pass from lip tc
lip in immortallzing the connoisseur''
taste manifested In the arrangement o
the contents of the cloth and the gas
Economical erudition of the Monsieur
Blot cultivation of
MIR. CHARLES KILLER,
to whose accomplished culinary abili
ties the six hundred participants ut tn,
grand ball owe one of the most sumptu
GUS sgaposiuns that has ever contri.
buted to the zest of their palates. The
constituents of the supper having been
relishably discussed, the stairway lead.
ing to the two rooms tor the devotee Of
terpsichore, was soon filled with an as
cending throng; the music was hear,
once again in, II II could be so, sweete
strains, and the glorious dance one,
more went on, and while youth wer,
charming away the hours up stairs
veterans with hoary locks, and thei
friends, rs if by instinct, drew togethe
down stairs to renew the olden fellow
ship,aud recall some cherished, but Ion,
gone days. In this coterie was til,
stern exterior, but the Humanitarian
heart of Winkler; there was the ven
cradle Darnell, whose virtues are ye
as green as the cedars of Lebanon; ther,
was Mccoy, whose patriarchial appear
ance drew from all an almost fila
reverence; there was Good, whose In
flexible face hides the tenderness of
woman, and there was John Henri,
Brown, who soitened as he thought o
the time when, from their devotion I,
their state, like the love of child fo
it's mother, they courted perils an,
united, they met the battle shock a
one breast.
How natural then that their feeling
should well up into words, and in tina
most sacred and interesting of con
verse, 1t was pleasing to listen to sucl
men as Cabell, Bower and Cochran ant
Adams, nor was 1t inapposite that the