The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-01-27
The inaugural Ban.

Cores pondence OF lhe Herald.
AUSTIN, Ja- %, 1851.
The inaugural ball, for days the al-ab-
sorbing topic Of conversation in Austin So
cia. circles, took place last evening. Mil
let's opera ouse was all ablaze with lighted
chandeliers and delighted cavaliers; while a
thousand gems caught up and sparkled with
the borrowed light of the former, rs if they
would vie with the brightness that streamed
in foodtide radiance from the bewitching
eyes of Austin's bellies. Parquet and gall
lery were all sglow with fashion, wit and
loneliness, while TO the looker-on from above
the dance floor below seemed like one vast
bar luet of beauty. At 10 o'clock Hertzog's
grand orchestra rendered the inaugural
March," which was al once followed by the
.Recep,ion Quadrille." Like one Of our
Northern Texas prsiries in the spring-time,
when nature robes herself in holiday attire
and sends forth her flower offspring 20 daily
with the solar rays and play hide and seek
and kiss mo quick with the wooing hreezes,
so did seem these gracefully, willowy
forn,s that bent last night
obeisance TO music's magic wand. The Door
WAS wsxed, like the girl, alas, that loved
sspot wisely but two WE'LL" as was atteaied ~
a - high bred youth that went from per
pendicular to longitudinal without insirpc-
ion from the music, intimation 30 his COM
nsp,on in the @yalse," or even knowledge TO
bimself until he saw himself In a condition
10 make astronomical observations OF IN IN
spection of the frescoed-ceiling without q
turn OF his body or any feature thereof He
would have waved angry, but II was no use.
From every portion Of the state was a
renreseutaliye 10 pariake Of the festivities
whit these generous citizens had prepared,
And "a indulge IN I" a feast Of reason a1d e
flaw Of the bowl" / would like 10 give a
detailed account Of the costumes, etc, but q
gen raj description must suffice, and If in
hist have omitted somo fair dame, Il must
be pat down 70 our very limited scQuaini-
anct. 1bich stranger has very
natl. ally TO offer AZ an excuse. Those
that more especially attracted our
attention with their costumes were
Nisirs Phillips, who wore q white satin and
white nuslin; Miss Lula Pope, IN heliotrope
and muslin; Miss Bowers, blue brocadcd SIX;
Miss MA=gio Bowors, pink filk; Mrs Dr.
HODGES. white muslin skirt trimmed with
r0sea cardinal bodice tno elegt ~ iace tchrIs
Mis- Ord. blue polka dotted six muslin ruff
fes: Miss Hollingsworth, garDet satin; Mr..
w. Ii. Tcbin. thsn whom IN Au1fn dValis
no lJrelinr character. bius satin. trimmed
with swans down, while flowers, Miss Teaie
Thomss. pearl gray SIX, with striped satin;
Nisses Sneed aud Hunter, exq1isiisly stirred
IN white br0cais silk fnd lace. with jsuniy
white bonnsis; Mrz 0ildarl, another elegant
and charming lady, blue snd pearl blue six
and brocads, Mrs. Greer, brocads and velvet;
Nrs. During. corn o1lored br0cadshnd sstin.
diamonds: Mss Han, black ssiin De Lyon.
lace and crimson fovsrr Ms. Hfh.h. garnet
broca1s ard satin; Mis- Heinef. falm0n six;
Mis- Bessie Srner. black velvet While lsce
nou1es-. M. Fulm1ra black SIX. pansis
orr ame1t. Mrs Senafor HDus-cn ths cyDo-
su-e Of ndmiring ere, 10 rr-
IA satin trimmed and Ve,va. viii
rint dsisies snd pes-ls; Mss ksiiIIe. IN fie-
rsrt blaok satin with ct trinni1rs: Nj
Stella sisson. broc1de, bls-k silk; sud i-
tut % lesst. like dessert sfter 80 fet--
Ms EtIlis McC1Il-rn, vho. tt.ifei n re-
rs-nsl ssfin. a1d hslist r1pe. sii- l5-.1-