The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-19
WARRINGTON LETTER.
Social Maggie Mitchell, Clara
IHOrris-AbOut u ReyiyaIist.
rom our Regular Correspondence


WASHINGTON, February II, 1876.
Social matters, last week, went will
u perfect whiz that almost took ava,
the breath of individuals not fully ac
climated, and quite Discouraged people
possessing limited wardrobes.
The highly improbable boy, who
set his teeth and only smiled while
that stolen fox was setting his faugs
fangs In his heart, wasn't more of q
hero than the lady who courageously
Wears the same costume to party and
reception, dons 1t again for calls, and
comes out triumphantly elegant every
time. AT least people are kind enough
to say so, but there isn't much variety
to the wear. }NM|W #t.t
i guess | know how infinite are the
possibilities of one black silk when ju-
diciously managed. Why, bless your
heart, Ovid's metamorphases were
nothing to the transitions my best
gown has known during the last few
weeks! There's lots of fun in calmly
raising your head and remarking with
composure, that black Is your ,fdUoIite
toilette. You get credit tor good taste,
and nobody knows the reason why,
unless you are goose enough to tell
them as | am doing now. Thursday
l deemed 1t my duty to investigate the
Senatorial residences. We started at
two O'clock, going first to the rooms
of Senator Allison, at Coomley's Hotel.
We found the little lady delightfully."-
established amid books and pictures
and pretty things generally, which
seemed, somehow, a part of the nat.
nral heritage, She is much younger
than the Senator, has low, gentle
voice, and the pleasantmanners which
tide visitors over the bar OF formality
very easy then to Mrs. Stevenson, at
the Arlington. That call was accom-
plished through much tribulation.
Some other ladies were trying to for
ward their cards at the same time we
presented our pasteboards. Darkey
NO. |, passed the mystical scraps to
uarkey NO. =, who received them diff
ferentially on silver tray, but in
staDtly turned the tray down side up
wards, and kept from slipping by
pinching them with his black thumb I!
Silver walters are nice! Our next
call was upon Mrs. Dawes. Their
rooms are on X. street. They are ex-
tremely pleasant and then our friends
had brought home many bright bits
of Berkshire autumn. All about the
folding doors ran u lovely border OF
tinted leaves and graceful festoGs, SO
carefully placed that 1t seemed as IL
they were painted on the wall; the
lace curtains showed the same pretty
decorations, but that was all we could
see at one glance, for the next minute
we met Mrs. Dawes cordial welcome
and the equally warm greeting of Miss
Dawes. Can you guess the relief one
finds, when in u round of calls we do
happen to meet lady whose first re-
mark isn't upon the weather? Our
visit to Mis-. Dawes was certainly that
pleasant exception, for neither the
weather nor prevailing toilets were
discussed, and our brief stay was so
full of pleasure that we quite compre.
hended why people like to visit the
new Senator We held our Massa.
chusetts noses a degree higher than ever
and forthwith proceeded to another
mansion. This home Is in charming
locations; all It's appointments are
quite =" the thing" but. oh dear did
You go from the sunny side of the
street to the bleakest place on the
other side? We felt depressed the
minute the solemn waiter opened the
door, awe came creeping DER us ia
chilling waves, so when the hostess
greeted us, gingerly presenting her
gloved fingers, and introduced her
daughter, in a melancholy tone, our
own smiles faded and ideas took wing.
Good gracious! We were extinguished
utterly, quenched entirely, subdued
beyond any awakening. We made
one Intellectual attemptio rally by say.
Ing the brightest thing we could IN.
vent, but bless you! in that atmos.
phere nothing could be bright two
minutes Half-a-dozen other guests