The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-20
NEW SERIES---NO. 257.

fairest Senoritas ever seen, who would
tempt us TO tarry too long, while the mae
nitcent costumes in the SHAKESPEARE booth
where the glory of ermined kings, and gilt
tering knights, the fair Queen Of Scots the
melancholy Dane, and woes OF Lear make
one regret that time does not last forever
When that Scylla is passed and you fall into
the Chaybdis of the Baronial hall and
your bark is stranded amid the peaks Of
Peveril and kenilworth and old Scotias
rocky shores how can you leave even for
the temptation of the Vienna Bakery where
the quaint Grctchens vie with their charm
ing Swiss ncighbors over the way in prof
fering refreshments for the body, as rest
from the prabuum of the mind, were it not
for the war-whoops sounding in close and
bloody nearness, Close by among their
lodges are the most genuine Indians ever
seen, in all the glory of paint and feathers,
and the sight OF weapons and sound OF
musical % whoops impel us to hasten, to
the other side passing the immense
stage where at intervals gorgeous Ia
bieauX are given to admiring crowds
to rest our aching eyes upon the lovely vale
of Cashmere, and then taking a hasty peep
at Vanity fair, prancing on without before
antony and Cleopatra, and acknowledging
the genius of Goethe, Goldsmith and Hugo,
and the faithfulness of representation of our
Quaker poets Winter ldyl, passing without
mention dozen lively, quaint, or lovely
scenes, we love ourselves in contemplation
of the immortals that seem to have stepped
bodily forth from the pages Of Boz. Little
Nell, Miss Elite, the fat boy, Mrs. Squees
and her wooden spoon, poor Smike the
young man by the name of Guppy-how
can leave them unsaid and unsung' How
did leave them, even when midnight had
almost dwaned upon the sky and they
had vanished like dream to reappeG
again peopling the visions of the night, in
fantastic reyelry. As look forward with
interest TO another visit, ! can but think
what an impetus this Carnival will give
throughout the state TO literary culture.
Who can 60 there and look upon the min
ute and carefully arranged details without
realizing something of the study, labor and
research necessary to produce such excellent
representations and who can 60 away with
out mentally resolving to review forgottea
lessons and plunge anew, more deeply and
thoroughly into the stream which is like
the tabled fountain of de Leon. But enough
. of the Carnival. Another treat was
= the pleasure | enjoyed, on Thursday after
n noon in attending very elegant reception
giveno on the West size to the Social Science
association by Mrs. 10. Carpenter at her
IA handsome home, l90 Park avenue. The
le reception lasted from three TO six O'Clock,
" and was attended by over one hundred Ia
1t dies and gentlemen, lawyers, artists, doc
he tors, literary people and others and was a
e; delightful entertainment Mrs. Carpenter,
lie the vice president of the second congress
at sional district, is a lady Of rare ability and
III great culture, and her efforts for the ssso-
id citation have been untiring from its incep
rs ton, and the numbers in attendance snd
he evident enjoyment Of her guests testified to
r their appreciation OF her labor, and de-
&c served popularity. The exercises were full OF
" interest, being several fine vocal and instru
10 mental solos and Rotations, admirably rev
ID dered, by Mrs Enoch Root, Mrs. Laura G.
r. Dainty and Miss Femming, all fine elocu-
II tionists Several of the ladies. present were
l. from outside of Chicago, among them being
NJ Mrs. b. M. Prince Of Bloomington, Chair
10 main OF the Committee on Philanthropy /,
.. Mrs. +. G. Smith of Joliet, Vice President
" of the 9th Congressional District, the writer
h hereof, from the 18th District; Mrs. All
c ncr Kirby, and Mrs, Kempton of Milwau
n kee, Mrs. r. J. Humphrey of Oak Park,
If and Others. Among the prominent Chicago
III In'llcS pIcStHt, Wclc Hhis' aiihui Il. OLusSh,
Mrs, II. II. Handy, Mrs. Robt Hill,
Is Mrs. A. A. Carpenter, Mrs. G. r. Sherman,
l. Miss NJ. F. Perry Sibelia Baker and othen.
il Some Of the costumes were very elegant
f and the flowers, refreshments, etc, not to
o be excelled. The opportunity given tho
r ladies for social intercourse was kcenly en-
e joyed, and leave taking delayed as long ~
, possible An assemblage Of more beauti-
, full and highly cultivated women, will not
J.. often be met with, and II Social Science
y can command the interest and services Of
!. such ladies, it cannot fail to become \
10 mighty power in the land |. L. G.
H.. L. l.