The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-17


The party given II; the residence vt
Mr, AMI MI. Ware. Ou TUESDAY ever
iug last, was the most enjoyable fya-
sure of the season. Early in the even
ing the invited guests began To- assem-
hlr, AMI soon the floor was covered
I lay couples who sought enjoyment in
threading the delightful ma1cS of the
intricate walt. These soon gave Way
Ia the more popular demand, and
then commenced thc merry pattcr of
fairy feet mingled with the heavier
+ tread ot the CORDS of creation" all
keeping time To the lively strains Or
the violin, and following the prompt
\ inc of the sable director, until ";hc
I witching hour," when supper was AN
uomcrd AMI all adjourned To seek
more Eoodly chccr, where the fruits
were scattered with generous hand,
and the sparkling wines flowed in
abundance. After the cravings at the
inner man hll been satisfied, dancing
WAS resumed and continued until the
''wcc sma' hours q night" when the
guests thoroughly satisfied 10y the cor
dial manner in which they had been
entertained 10y their accomplished host
and his lovely wife, reluctantly depart
,d. We brli"yc We can speak for cv
cry one in thanking vi. and NrS. Ware
iur the pleasures of the evening, and
hoping i, will he repeated.
The musical soircc, given in the
basement of the Methodist church, on
Friday evening last, was grand sue
cess. Ii was given under the auspices
OF Mrs. Eas;crlins and Miss Gary Red
ding, Tor tie purpose of purchasing Il
new organ Tor the church. BY 7:3D
o'clock, the beauty aud gallantry of
liaLlchur,t had assembled To partici-
pate inthr pleasures OF the evening.
AZ : o'clock the curtain rose on an
Art Collection" aud il truly was; the
representations were by Misses Hart,
Robinson, pcaton. Marshall, Melton.
and Biul>nns; little Bessie Birdsong
rs "hmoccncc." appearing the cnhody
mcnt "f purity and lovlincSS. This
was followed 10y = piano duet. Nardi- !
Gas Qugdrillc." lay Hrs llihblcr, aud
Kisses Coor, Robinson and Rcdding.
Miss Ellen CoOr then appeared, aud |
delighted the audience with magnif- |
iccnt piano solo. Mis-, Ellen l,a> u /
beauty of touch lmcly found in an AM
aturr. Trouble in the amcn corner"
wa> rccitcd hy Hiss Lizzie purncll, !
with much feeling and pathos. "Ru- |
by was 4 vocal gem, and reflected !
much credit on Ms, Ros>dalc, The /
curtain next ros e. To ;hc lively strains
nf the piano duet. Concert Gallup,"
which wa, well executed 10y the nimhlc I,
ll Et' \ ttl II! i>~NN Y 'Nl, Nbblls'pll' 4NNu- ]
ling and Cook, The vocal duct, go |
where the mi>;> are sleeping by /
Misses Cook and purncll. added great ,
~ to the pleasures Of the evening, The |
Storm" hy Miss Mamie Robinson, |,
was beautiful instrumental solo and
won fresh laurclS Tor the fair Young !
performer. The Cuckoo Song" 10y (
Ncssrs Hitler and Rirdsong, was i
fine specimen of vocali>m, MrS lIih- |
hl"r and Misses Cuor, Rcdding, Hcd- !
ling. and Go Ok, rendered the Wander I.
iug jew" so cnclamtiugly that We
could only with difficulty refrain from
tripping the light fantastic toe,
"'Thc Spelling Quartcttc' was really |
the most enjoyable feature of the, cv- /
criug. keeping the audience convulscd |
with laughter all the while, Misses
Cook, purncl!, Bcrta Rcddins and Mel |
ton, aud Mc>srs Hitler, Burdcttc, Bind !
song aud Dunnine Were the partici- ,
pants Mrs lIiblcr delighted the audi !
cncc with the charming solo az Bird |
from DER the Sea-" Mr. and Mrs Snibbs I
a comic duct by Mis- Ragslale and Mr.
Birdsong was loudly applaudcd.
The piano duct LA BcllaGinc' by !
MiS>is Robinson, Cook, Rcdding and .
Coor was highly appreciated by every |
body, n indccdiydcScrvclto be. The /
vocal solo Gar Away" by Hiss Della |
Melton shows that there is great musi- ,
cal talent among some Of our young ,
friends. Miss Della may we'll be proud /.
of her sweet voice. The song and in
visible chorus Going home to Clio, by |
Mss Olive Cool; and Mr. Chas. Hitler
was very fine, Miss olives strong
lswcct voice being well supported by
Mr Killers rich tenor. Dming the CIV.
cniug, 10y special request, Mr. Hitler
gave magnificent rendition of NAN
cy Lee" ut the conclusion he received
the applause he so richly mcritcd. The
whole affair passed of veil and ret!cc
ted much credit OH tic management
and participants; it was repeated SAT-
urday evening with few changes,
among them Mr. L Il Birlsong in one
ofhiS spccialtics, Shaking Diccs,' Il
dutch comic song, in which Nr b APP
pcared To advantage. In conclusion
We will say, we ut least enjoyed our
moneys worth, rs We also did the
courtcSicS extended The Signal.