The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-09
Arr AND "FIGaERs "
Tho aseni Society Entertainment al
the season.

The seaI Society Entertainment of
the season.
For several weeks everybody has
been looking forward with lively an.
ticipati0ns OF pleasure TO the enter
tainment which was given last night
at the Opera House 10y the ladies' Of 81.
Matthews Cathedral Bone VIOLENT Asso.
citation. The programme consisted of
the reading of Lougfellow's poem,
might" which was followed 10y q
tableaux represon ing night, in trail
Ing robes Of black, bespangled with
stars, with arms outstretched No she
leaned forward over n group OF sleep.
Ing children lying Mt her feet, The
tall, graceful figure, dark eyes and well
defined features OF the lady who took
this part made this tableau very eliec-
tive aud admirable.
Next came the reading of Longtel-
lows poem, an )rning.n The tableau
which followed II was the most beauti
ful OF the evening, perfect In all the
details OF art drapery, pose, expires.
sion. 1t represented female figure
with wings, clad In flowing white dra.
perry, II coronet on the head, In the
attitude Of stepping forward; in the
right hand II sceptre, in the end of
which burned star The eyes were
turned slightly upward, and the sculp
turesqne effect OF the figure was
heightened by the classic regularity
and beauty Of the features, which
might have served as model for the
chIsel OF Powers to copy, while the
form was elegant in the poetry OF its
repose.
The next tableaux were u series OF
four, illustrating Pierponts poem,
passing Away" Fhetrst represented
man asleep on his study loul ge.
Under a clock on the wall stood the
figure of n lovely child with flowers In
her hand, dressed In white, who swung
In unison from right to left with the
pendulum.
The second represented II fair young
bride, arrayed In her bridal robes
whose golden hair, soft dark eyes and
lovely face cast "A halo of beauty
around the room as she too swung In
unison with the clock endulum
This was n charming tableau aud ex.
tremely artistic and picturesque.
The third represented a young
mother with her babe In her arms
dressed with consummate taste In
white, trimmed with narrow black
velvet. This part was taken by u lad,
whose beauty Is very remarkable an,
shone with its peculiar lIstre. He
features, clear and wen cut, the nos,
straight and as delicate as the petal o
a white rose in color, eyes large, al
mond'shaped, dark, blueish gray. the
eyebrows delicate, but well defined an,
slightly arched, the contour of the fac,
perfect, the hair like Furnished gold
with that peculiar auburnish ting,
painters rare over. Surely, such vi
sion of lOveliness is seldom vouch
safed to many.
The fourth tableau OF this series rep
resented II grey-haired woman, ben
with age, standing ~ all the othe
figures had, under the clock, ant
moving to and fro with the pendulum
the sleeping figure OF the man re
naming the sameand all the appoint
ments Of the ta5leau the same, on !!
the four different female figures beinI
changed. The story of the poem wa
very beautifully and wildly told b,
the tableauA, which illustrated II I,
the life.
The next feature OF interest was on
Of the prettiest of the evening. 1t wa
tableau entitled Cupid drawn b,
fairies" There was II tiny triumpha
car in which set bOy-baby OF grea
beauty and brightness looking abon
him very cunningly. A pair of wing
and no more clothing than Cupid haA
completed his costume. Attached T.
the car were six or eight tiny and yer.
prettily dressed little girls In variou
colors, all with wings and fairy.lik
belongings. This tableau brough
down the house, and was most enthu
siastically applauded.
The tableau "the flight OF timen wa
handsome, but might have been bett
named. "rhe flight ofmercury,n tim
never being represented 30 young.
The next tableaux was a series q
four, which was preceded by the reat
ing OF Whittier's much admired poem
"Maud Muller" which the tableau.
illustrated.
The first OF the series was u hay
making scene, in which group q
young people are seen raking the hay
Maud Muller occupying the fore
ground. The tableau as mere tablea
was exceedingly charming and attra,
tive to the eye. The costumes were a.
exceedingly pretty and very becom
ing, but were OF too fine mode for
party of barefooted New Englan
country girls rakiLg hay In summe