The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-25
a BxOOkLYN Party.
How ID Was Written up by New Soci-
ETY. Reporter.
Brooklyn Eagle.

"well, how did you get along =, the
party last night?" asked the city editor of q
new reporter, whom he had engaged the day
before, and whom he had sent to write up
social occasion.
"Not very WELL" responded tho reporter
gloomily. 81 don't think Brooklyn society
is the top.notch racket, anyhow"
"What's the natter" demanded the city
editor, didn't they uso you vel? ?"
81 can't say they did" reioined the new
reporter" Nov, | went up there last
night and waded right into the fun asked
for the chairman oil the party, and told him
we were laying out to swell their heads in
to-dsy's issue, and he'd better skip in and
introduce ms TO some Of the high bugs if he
calculated TO have his name meotioned in
the report"
"Wnat did h. say 30 lhat?" asked the city
editcr, with calm CLEAN in his eye
ale wanted 10 know who sent me. told
him the main guy of this literary bank had
fired me in there, and that when I'd got
through shaking leg I'd like some facts
about the layout. Ii he couldn't give EN-,
/ told him, he'd better ret the secretary 10
heel up pretty lively or I'd give the whole
outfit deal in the paper that would make
him think every hair on his head n band
of music and all playing different tunes"
"And what did DO say to thar" inquired
the city editor, the glesm deepening omi-
nously.
"oh, he said be would do what he could
for me. | told him he'd better hop Fight q.
it, and first | wanted to meet the gals. If he
calculated TO hold the friendship of the
Eagle, said, he didn't want TO waste much
funny business before he had me humping
around in the may. He said if III 90 up-
stairs and take of my hal and overcoat he'd
zee mo later"
Did sou do it?' asked the city editor in q
constg aimed tone,
"No, l said wanted come grub first. So
he took mo down in the from, kitchen and
asked me if liked boned turkey told him
I'd take u leg and some of the breast. What
do you think no gave me? Head cheese !
If no didn't you Gao lick me- / couldn't eat
that, and so | asked him for glass OF beer
and cheese sandwich. He said no had some
wine, SO drank bottle and put couple in
my pockets"
"Whst Gid you do then?' interrogated
tho CITY editor. lingering LENGTH Of gas nine
II went up TO t6e psrlor, and hes said ia
better take a description of lbe scene hafnra
/ danced. and ho gave me the Names Ho,o
they are: Mary Monroe rsp froch whi to
sack and hair bunched; Emma La,robs
yellow dress and bia6-beoled sIinn rors
Marion Willoughby, some Kind of thin stuff
white, and tied up with blue tame and hal,
frizzled JENNIE Murchison, bln'k clothes
and a feather in her hair; Ella Wey,
ford, red hair and gray suit at in
front and stuck out behind Pauline
Tresley-I tell YOU, boss. She was -. dsisv
Bircer'n tub, and dressed To tho tcr
branch. She had on a yoIve, on,d. n
mile long, and sixteen rows Of teeth on her
gloves. Her hair vss a dead yellow. tied IN
like bun. and had , LOT of vrgetabIes !, Il
Florence Ross green dress. aipno1 with vel
vet and hoisted IN At the side with white
check-rein. Winnie Hsmmer,ly, white net
work with red stresks, walked with . linn
and hair frescoed. That's al cot There
wos - In, Of oId no,;cans fbor, hn, tn"n,
YOU didn't care for them, and rs for the mem
/ told 'em il would cost 'em a dollar aniece
to go, in and rs they wouldn't nut I'm. I
showed 'em. can state that thew were a
cheap lot who don't know onv mora ahor,