The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-25
Social Small Talk and General Gossip.

brings nothing TO view but the beautiful
mud, the well-known and widely.suug
black-waxey. This weather is not such as
society gentleman would wish for. The
week has been one that wears on our young
friends; it calls for carriages, or night at
home in the solitude of our own room for
our girl says we need not come if we can't
furnish a carriage for ride, to the
theater, so we must stay at home, and con.
sequenty society is dull.
On Monday night Briggs miustres
opened at Craddock's and played for two
nights to good house. The ladies did not
occupy many of the seats, so the boys had a
general good time. The performance was
above the average. On Wednesday Char.
lotte Thompson played to the ellie of the
city. The New Jane Eyre was good, and
Miss Thompson made many friends aud
was the recipient OF numerous encomums.
This week FRIDAY and Saturday, Katie
Putnam will be here. The opening night
she will present Lena, the Madcap.
The theatrical season is now approach
ing the closing scenes, and the necessity for
new opera house will not be felt strongly
enough to move any Of the great spirits
until another season, and then will come
the cry, Oh for a new opera-house
The ladies of the Christian church gave n
Martha Washington tea party on the night
'of the 22d. Their notice to the public was
gotten up in the style OF early days. The
ladies' dresses We're taken from patterns Of
the eighteenth century and were odd and
attractive.
When gentleman calls upon us and leaves
his card "ior our card rack, and says. NOW
| don't want ptantinnaH | ,npt
called in to see how you are getting along,n
we always understand him. Next morning
we find he has bought about twenty copies
Of the paper, marked his name and mailed
to his friends. We knew what he wanted.
But when young man calls and tells US
his name for the time being, is Jones and
not Smith that he has been on high
lonesome. and his rounds visited the lord
high mayor in Dallas, we know he don't
want his mother to know he was out.
Last week several OF our best known and
most popular young ladies, including Miss
Lula Booso Miss CIemnie Parker, and
Miss Blanche Meeks, paid pleasant visit
of a few days duration to friends in Fort
Worth, spending most of their time while
there with Mrs. Jerome Harris. They were
in attendance upon the Knights of Pythias
ball OF the Fort, on Monday evening last.
Miss Booso returned to the city "Wednesday
morning. Misses Parker and Meeks re-
manned till yesterday, when they returned,
accompanied by Mrs. Harris, who will
spend several weeks here at her former
home.
ANOTHER TELEPHONE SCENE.
This is real scene. Miss Brown rings and
Mr.. Smart answers.
Miss BIS Colonel Longiellow iu?'
NO, madam"
well who Is it at telephone
"Mr. Smart madam"
"Well, Mr.. S, what is the matter? There
are two Mr.. Smarts in the city-onea lady's
man. the other--the respondent in this case
"a bashful, retiring bachser.l Why don't
you call to see us? You have treated me
real mean. Come up soon, say tomorrow
night will you?"
Answer-"Well we'll; yes, yes; | guess
! can if you wish, and with this Mr.. Smart
fell into the arms OF friend. lie sat down
and looked rs it he was dead broke and did
not know where TO get meal. He could
not penetrate the mystery. He thought
the matter over and wondered why he had
not been adjoining society long since, and
while indulging in reverie the telephone
rang again. The same sweet voice came
floating over the wire, but Mr.. s, was not
the recipient OF the message, He was still
to weak to listen himself.
AhI blhtlN luh iNNhNh hAiit hhN
he was now waiting for something that
would explain the mystery. Again the
gentle voice said; us Colonel Longtellow
in?' no" was the reply. We'll" said
Miss B.; ito whom was talking few mo.
ments SINGER "To Mr.. Smart; Mr., jim
Smart" "Well, tell him he need not come,
| did not mean him; thought it was Mr.
Louis Smart" The reverie was over, the
bubble bursted and Mr.. Jim S. was himself
again. He always runs now when he hears
the telephone, especially If there is lady
at the other end.
We call it enterprise. We mean the an.
nouncement, last Sunday, of the return Of
one of Dallas most popular young ladies
from visit to her friends In southern
city, ten days before she reached Dallas. We
know she would be here Tuesday, and fell
sure If we did not get 1t i'll Sundays paper
we would be left OH au item. This is en-.
terprise.
We are in receipt OF an invitation to at
tend the grand ball and banquet, 10 be
given at Fort Worth, on the T.. oi March
by the citizens of Fort Worth to the North
west Texas Stock Rais2rs association.
Mrs G., 4. Dickinson has shown conSid
cradle enterprise In the erection and iur
mis- ing Of an elegant building for her pri
vatc school, on the corner of Commerce
and Cabell streets. The building Is tive
stories and Is a model institution, having
all the late improvements.
DR.. II. l., Hall, Of the firm OF II c. Hal
& Son, is now assistant cashier Of the City
Bank OF Shermsn. He still re- aims his in
terest in the old business.
Among the new boarding pupils at the
Female college during the past week are
Misses Gallie Williams aud Mollic Rogers
Of Wills Point.
The following invitation has found It's
way to the HERALD; Mrs. Mary L. Speed
REQUESTS the pleasure OF your company nj
the marriage Of her daughter Mollie, to Mr.
John $. Blown, of st, Louis, Mt her resi-
dence, 49, shelby street, Memphis, Tcrnts
see, "Wednesday, February -, lSSj, Mt
o'clock p. m,
Mr.. George l. ,wrencc business agent o
the Katie putnam Comedy company, paic
tie HERALD q pleasant cali last evening,
Mrs. G. +. BolanE returned yesterday
from Il visit TO relatives aud friends al
Brvan.
John Swrync, county clerk of Tarran
county, was In the city yesterday.
Professor J i. Toolcy, who Is teaching
school at Gteenville road school.house, i
In the city.
J.B Bissell, who has been confined TO hi:
home for several days with pneumonia, /:
at his place OF business to-day.
GastOn MeSllcr, eOutnWesterh passenEe
agenr Of the Wabash road, lisa guest at thu
Windsor.
Colonel A. II. Belo, Of the Galveston
News, Is at the Windsor.
q. II. Clancy leaves to-day for Long
view. on a bu.iness tour.
James NJ. Jeans and wife, Of the Pied
mont Air Line, ale Of the Windsor.
Ainsley q. Wood, Of Aberdeen, Scotland
Is In the city.
John s. Adams ard family, Brooklyn
Massachusetts,, are guests Of the Winds "
The HERALp sanctum Was visited yes,er