The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-25

hhe Spreads Herself on II 7
Great Railroad Banquet.
A Happy Occasion Lovely women,
Choice llaadS and Rare
Wines.

" lHth'
Speeches. nud. BOnsts Tha Toilets Of
The LNdics An Amir Upon Which
our Sister Giiy MAY Well
Congratulate Herself
We arrived Mt sherman on Thursday
ut 1880 n, M, in beating, driving
rain, aud we're met at the depot by
Messrs. r. T.. Douglas, IL, ID. Melon
aid, A. Il. Long, IL. i. Bartels, q. g..
Wright, and Doctors s. Il. Clement
and IL. Is. Bonde, reception committee.
These most agreeable gentlemen saw
w comfortably seated in tolerably
crowded train, and we sped on over
the Transcontlnental to the beautiful
city Of Paris, at which point we arrived
at 6 p. M, and were courteously escort
ed by the committee to the famous
Mcleod Hotel.
after partalSing of SUPPER such as
Mcleod only can furnish, we drove in
II close carriage to the Courthouse, and
were indicted into one Of the largest
and handsomest rooms in the State.
The room, although undecorated, was
brilliantly lighted, and never in all OF
Northern Texas did the flashing rays
of chandeliers light upon n more bril-
liant Assem- lage Of beauty and fashion.
The fairest of the fair Of this beautiful
wheat region of the State were gathered
together. The band Of Professor Parker,
of Dallas, were discoursing grand
march NJ we entered the ball room
and, under the baton of their leader,
were hushed into silence rs Major w.
b. Wright assembled the dais to deliver
the welcome address. In a peculiarly
effective and acceptable manner Major
Wright spoke as follows;
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
LadicS and GeRtiGmeR-YOu have
been invited to be present upon this
day of celebration, the occasion when
we have arrayed ourselves in the sis
terhood of railroad cities. 1t is an
epoch in our history long looked for,
and now we intend to celebrate 1t with
feasting, music and merry dancing
The Memphis and El Paso railroad
project was inaugurated by the great
statesmen of Texas. 70 Houston aud
Rush and Texas statesmen of their day,
we must ascribe the honor of project
ing u great railway to connect the wa
tiers OF the Pacific with the ever agita-
ted waters of the Atlantic. Their rur-
pose Is being carried out The Mem
phis and Eel Paso railroad was char
tered in 1882, and the company was or
gani2ed in 1886, and had expended
over one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars when the war breaking out, ii
had to cease operations From that
date the work remainedat Il stand-still
until the great Railroad King, Colonel
Tom Scott, and the country uniting in
one common design, seized hold
launched out into its rapid com
pletion, when the financial crisis
of 1873 came upon him and again
1t well-nigh came to stand-still. But,
iellow-citizens, he has never ilickered
he has continued in his efforts until ,
but few days since, the iron-horse
entered our city. May we not, then,
celebrate the occasion may we not
exchange fluctuations? Rome has had
her triumphs; Napoleon, after cross
ing the Alps, celebrated the event by
elaborate festivities; HannbaPs tri-
umphs are remembered by an admir-
ing world but are the results of the
triumphs of the battlefield to be com
pared with such achievements as We
tonight celebrate ? How much greater
our admiration when we see these re-
suits of the genius of man-these great
lines OF iron crossing continents,
through and over the mountains, cross
ing peaks of perpetual SHOWS and de-
scending into valleys decked with the
bl0ss0mening flowers of perpetual
Spring. 1t does indeed challenge our
admiration. 1t is expected of you,
ladies and gentlemen, to enjoy your
selves tonight in the dance, and 9TH
ers, not disposed to trip the light fam
tastic toe, are invited to the banquet
hall and we trust that you will, in
after years, look back to this time and
feel degree Of pleasure which we feel
in providing this celebration.
"Let fate do her worst; there are relies of
JOY,
Bright dreams of the past, which she can
not destroy;
Which come In the nighttime of sorrow
and care,
And bring back tho features that each used
to wear.
Long, long be our hearts with such memo
ries filled,
Like dews in which roses have once been
distilled.
You may break, you may shatter the vase,
II you viii,
But the scent of the roses will cling around
itstill."
Under the supervision of Professor
George, of Dallas, the dancing then
commenced, and of all the merry,
pleasant crowds that gathered togeth-
er, that on Thursday night was the
merriest. The lightning flashed and
the rain poured down in torrents out
side, but within mirth and festivity
reigned supreme. Accustomed as we
of Dallas were to elaborate and hand
some toilets, we were forced to confess
that in this regard the ladies of Paris
are unexcelled. For the benefit of our
numerous lady readers we note down
THE TOILETS.
Mrs. Irene Mcdonald White
silk dress, blue silk overskirt.
corsage of blue silk, pulled with illu-
sion, coral breastpin and earrings,
and necklace of frosted gold.
Mrs. A. M. 'Furgues0n; White al
pacca. trimmed with satin, point