The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-16
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Correspondence OF the Herald.


hours time, aui We are having june weather
in early May.
LAdies and gentlemen having both dis,
caried their a.sier., it is now easier 10 tell
which is the young lady and which her big
brother; but an sir Of manliness still per-
yades the woman's attire, and tendency to
feminine elsboratene,s OF ornament and va
riety Of coloring Is yet
noticeable in the fashionable
mans hsbiiments. Especially do I notice
that the watch-chsin is worn outside the
cost, the chain being attached bya clasp -
An uppe. button OF the YES. and the watch
in little pocket on the outer eft side Of the
coat, Bright ribbons, buckles, and even
feathers are worn on straw hats, while
giimpses of gay colored socks appear between
the pearl grey trousers and the loE-quartered
shoes. Handkerchieis and Iecktles are OF
delicate tints, mingled with brightest blue,
crimson and yelsw, and showing mono
grams and crests embroidered in rainbow
iiuls. Gentemens coats are short and of
cutawAy persuasion, while ladies coats are
very long These last are cut out twell, |
believe .cooped out is more descriptive in
front and open up the sides and back. The
fayorite tint Is tea mot sea) green lined with
scarlet or but.ercup yellow. When 3 woman
has ore of these :C0oped-out "loachmen's
coats on, and walks rapidly sgainst the
wind, she toUks for all the work like tyiGg
octopus on tare,
have seen HAnlan row and don't won,
der Courtney don't want 70 risk mstch
with him. With no apparent exersion he
sends bis boat .kmning over the water
gracefully as a sea-gull hies. Anybody can
( see him who goes 20 the river bank at in
I the morning or five in the afternoon. He
/ found three O'Clock too warm He doesn't
| look a. all athletic The chief impression be
ma. es upon the casual Observer is sCrupulCus
nea(Tes.. He is no,,ceably, woll-dressed
man, has Il slight figure but strong looking,
and small white DELEGATE hands; altogether
TO see him on the street or at his hot,l, you
| would never take him for champion oars.
man. lie is quite handsome, with large
| dark blue eyes, fine features, curly dark
auburn hair aud moustache of the same
hue.
/ believe Courtney Is here, but have not
/ seen him. He was expected yesterday
Captain Boyt1n--he is very particular that
I his name be spelled correctly, so he draws
attention in his printed circulars 10 the spell
/ log, Boy to-n--commences series Of eS-
/ hibitions and explanations of his famous
waterproof equipment, in the Potomac this
afternoon. IL will be great improvement
on the present method Of ocean yoyaglng
( for every one to be able
/ to own and navigate his own ship and
cross seas, and lakes, and rivers, as n Texan
/ caballerro does praries. Fancy friend
coming - you and saying, 81 feel ike taking
| trio to England, don't you want TO go"
/ And Won answer, AYES, do wal! minute
/ tin get my travelling dress or" aud SO
/ without mere ado than is now required to
make q morning call, you take u trip to
I Europe. To be sure it will not be convent
I ent TO take Saratoga trunk along-but
| ready made clothing is cheap in England.
| Imagine the ocean crowded with foot pas
/ sengers, as ii were, dotted over at night with
thousands of little lamps, people meeting
and chatting in mid.ocean Ms serenely as on
/ the boulevards of city. have seen as
strange things come to pass in my day.
Senator Maxey tells me be is quite certain
the bill to provide tor regular system of
promotion in the mail service will become
/ law this session. He is working hard for it,
and also to secure an appropriation for two
| mails day 10 Texas over the Iron Mountain
route. He is sanguine Of success in both
cases He also SAYS he has very little doubt
the Laredo road will get the desired legisls.
ton this session.
As for adjournment, there is very little
hope of it before July. Personally, | am
glad OF It, for feel more home,ick than usual
when | see the Texans returning TO their
own land. suppose | am old fashioned IN
my notions; but somehow there is warmer
glow at my heart when | meet The people
whose ways and manners have been familiar
from my childhood, than when meet even
the most charming people from other paris
of the world. One would think a cosmo-
poltan life like mine has been would have
erased these rustic feelings but il hasn't.
congratulate one of the ,ditors of the
HERALD upon the recent Joyous occasion of
his silver wedding May he live to see his
golden wedding day come 10 him and hi,
full Of joy and blessing. These family festi-
walls are sweet and gracious places In lifes
Journey, and | am glad 10 see them becom.
Ing more prevalent every year in our land.
The HERALD seems TO have quite large
circulation throughout the State, as |
get letters from various diverse portions,
saving very nice and pleasant
things to me about my letters, (which |
read regularly in the Dallas HERALD" is the
way they generally put it.
WilhelnIj Is here again. Ican't make up
my mind which like best him or Ole Bull.
The latter is like relic of past glories, and
like relics. Wilhelm has not yet attained
Ole Bull exquisit finish, nor does the latter
show any loss Of power whatever, but there
seems TO me in the young Hungs ian's play
ing, song of a Sibyl telling of great things
TO come, q mystic oracle of the future,
full OF power and pathos.
1t is my highest earthly delight to hear the
violin well played. am carried out Of my
self. float in rainbow-tinted sea Of sweet
sound.
THE near afsr OF seems,
The uture nigh;
The now DR. Nnl-
The p8st-r,ality
But i: i; torture to me, after having my
senses stepped in the dreamy, delicious
sounds of this master instrument, to have
young woman, painted and pasted snd black
ened, come out on the stage, while the last
tremulous notes are still lingering on
the air, and execute modern
musical trspeze act, find it difficult TO sup
press scream, wien the tormented voice
cries out in agony at thus being stretched on
the rack, and being made 10 assume heights,
and perform contortons never intended By
nature for any human voice. Yeu don't
hear word of the so-cslled song, and that is
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