Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06
HAPPY NEW YEAR."
Beauty Holds Open Court.
oALhkRs AND "CALLED"--LUECH
FIENDs HAPPY,

'"nh-'hat Oh calling and receiving
ca''efs on New Years day. 1t is a
very pleasant and social custom.
which should be cultivated. Il was
not observed in Mexico. this season.
70 mat extent We had hoped. This
was the iauit OF II young ladies',
and also our married ladies. Do
they not want their friends to call?
DO they want this custom to diel If
not, why do they not make some al
tempt to brighten up the society of
Mexico? There we're nearly sixty
callers, and ladies received callers.
formally, at only three places. This
Is not as it should be. We hope
next year We will have to
the week before New Year a long list
OF ladies who will receive their friends.
HARDIN COLLEGE
threw open her spacious parlors. and
a bevy of young ladies entertained
most royalty from IL 81. M. till IL 1-2
p. IN. The parlors were beautifully
and tastefully decorated for the oc-
casion. The curtains were drawn.
and windows darkened, the ladies'
preferriag to receive by gas light.
When you note the following ladies
who entertained at Hardin College,
you al then have some idea how
each and every caller enjoyed himself:
Mrs. True appeared to advantage
in a magnificent black velvet suit.
and proved a most charming hostess.
Miss Baird, black silk suit with
garnlture of cardinal roset; gold
jewelry.
Miss Woodward, u combination
suit Of plain and brocade green silk
gold jewelry.
Miss Clark, a black silk, with pink
satin fichu and sash ; gold ornaments.
Miss Light, black silk and velvet ;
/ ornaments OF gold.
Miss Burns, black silk with laven-
der trimmings; turquoise jewelry.
Miss Forrist, brown. silk and satin,
With trimmings of old gold satin !;
garniture of pink crushed roses.
Miss Haffards, plain and brocade
blue satin crushed roses.
Miss Annie Morris, black velvet
p%etticoat, with polonaise of old gold
satin ; diamond ornaments.
Miss Belle Morris, cream satin
suit, with draperies of cashmere =;
floral garniture and diamond orna-
ments.
Mexico's brave sons all called at
Hardin College.
Her beauty and her chivalry and bright
The lamps shone o Ter fair women and brave men.
A thousand hearts beat happily and when
Music arose with its voluptuous swell.
Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again,
And all went merry as a marriage bell"
Although W really enjoyed the
young ladies' society to such an ex-
tent that we had no appetite for things
tangible, we observed that the table
groaned under its load of good
things. The callers showed their
appreciation by the way they ate.
1t would have been some consolation
to us for our loss (?) of appetite, il
we could in this way have shown oul
appreciation of the young ladies.
At the residence of DR.. Rothwell,
Miss Ada Adams, assisted by Misses
Rosie Reed, Mary Craddock and
Bessie Rothwell, of Moberly, enter
tanned their friends in a becoming
manner. From the length of time
some of the callers remained, anc
the number of times some of them
called. we should judge the young
ladies understood the secret Of ''hoN
to entertain"
Miss Henrietta Gooch, assisted by
Miss Ella Grasty, received callers al
the parsonage of the NJ. E.. Church
South. What they lacked in ,hei'
liable lay OUT was over-balancet
by their cordial welcome We at
three slices of bakers bread, think
ing il was cake, and drank a gias'
of buttermilk. thinking it was cham
payne we were looking at the iad'e'
all this time). For fear we "oult
not find the joke out, they told US a.
we left what we had been eating ant
drinking. Revenge is sweet'-w'
have our eye on those girls.
Miss Maggie Bryan received he
friends informally.
Mrs. E. D. Graham was favored
with a large number of callers. Sh
= did not receive formally.
Mrs. R. NJ. White was favored Wit
calls from her friends. She Gid no
receive fcrmally--she never does
except when we are late for dinner
The callers did not start out I'll
e about 8 p. NJ, and some not till afte
o supper. The sleighing was good
> and many calls could be made In
short time. Among those who favore'
:. their friends with calls we noticed
F. w. Coatsworth, M. J. Oliver, )
r Wood Trimble, E. c. Cunningham
E. R. Cunningham, K. NJ. hite
]. McD. Trimble, Ian Morris, Ec
% Dingle, Selden Brooks, Mr.. Houston
J. Ed. Bolts, J. NJ. Menefee, L. Hore
C. G. Bridgford, Mr.. Anderson
St. Louis, ex-Gov. Chas. H. Hardi'
H. A. Ricketts,, DR.. T. c. Read.
l. DR.. Macfarlane, DR.. Rothwell, II. !
II Brooks, Rev. John A. Brooks, u
NJ D.of Gentry Mr.. Stephens, NJ