The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-08-19
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
A Portion Of Society SIN Sdourn nj
the Seaside.
Visitors to Dallas and our Own PEG
pie Abroad.
Society Sass and Personal PraitIe.

NEVER was there duller week in Dallas
ia the social melange than this most Au'
gust one has been. The matrimonial MAJ :
ket was positively fiat, and though futures
were something like five points ahead over
previous reports, there WIS scarcely any de-
mand on the clerks license bureau, and
auotation remain about the same. Dur
ing the next few days, however, this con-
dition OF affairs will be altat-ed and pairs
will be more fruitful OF notice. Thase who
have been for-lawn parties were still In the
vocatiye aud the supply OF hops was
never smaller. White orayats have been
in plentiful supply, but they nave not been
of the silken order, being confined chiefly
to the % cents per dozen variety. Claw
hammer coats are having rest ion the
nonoe in company with the low.cut vest
Notes OF the musicians are difficult to sell
for cash 90 the usual patrons while even
the boo BLACKS, who urc ever ready Tor q
brush find few now disposed 10 move IN
the more highly polished lines. In The
matter OF "sluckera and feeders we have
to record no live stock ten pounder arrivals,
so that nothing Of vJtnl Interest Issues from
even this quarter Uader these circum-
stances the reporter eau only watch and
prey.
WHAT Is the matter with our ladies' md
the gentlemen who lOaye alias iJr sh r.
visit TO some other point, that they shout
nearly nll cucceed To spoil OF sichuts.
generally mNlaull attack u would
aeem beet 30 ronain quiet in some cool,
pleasant humt, or n uug goes away, 10 re-
main until cool the weather begIns just a.
present thofe is % vast amount Of malarial
troubles IN this cly, aud in country
as we'll A prominent physician stnipd
last evening 10 l4dy who called him 70
see her sick daughter, that she would have
to holp him arrange things, !, o. get all 10
readiness for the application while he pre-.
pared the medicine, etc. as hn had now 10
count his precious movements, Tor mover
before had he been kept 90 busy IN mis-
practca And this no he said WINS true OF
the profession generally. A leading drug
gist remarked last night that IN his more
than dozen yeHra of business here
he had never sold 80
much qnnine and tonics md malarial rem
edies. llo has retailed within the past thirty
days over one hundred ounces OF Quinine,
which represents retail corresponding has
iness equivalent OF some so 900 per month
He further observed that ho had never
known such extensive Illness and of shades
and types OF character, such rs herpes,
coughs, etc. Let our people therefore he
careful; keep cool; indulge IN only really
cooling and laxative aud positively inharm.
full drinks; free themselves OF worry; and
do not get overheated, or expose themselves
unnecessarily TO the heat.
OUR Dallas ladies' and gentlemen have
hau Jolly time ION the beach at Calves.
ton." IL is a bold and dangerous expetl-
ment, but We absolutely cannot refrain
from publishing the following, which Is an
extract from "yery sweet letter. 10 a
young lady In Dallas. Che doubtless
dropped the precious document from her
reticnlo, but u was found by the Argus eye
'oi the reporter, who, with tingers through
his hair, read with interest and with care,
all It's contents rich and rare, and deter.
mined to lay bare, sone OF the matter ht
least before the gaze of the curious readers
OF this column. Here il the extract from
wheat
,, GALVESTON, Aug, 10, 1883
Am having lust q perfectly lovely
time here AZ the beach in Galveslou; TINT
Is, as nearly perfect 90 nice girls who are
not sweethesrts can make 10.
wish ever va much that YOU were here To
60 drlvlng with me behiud a very fast horse
I've engaged for the time I'm here,
Thesurf is Just splendid, and nearly every
night about 10 o'clock we get up a PARTY al
ladies and gentlemen and We 10 togsther--
hand IN hand we strike out for tho breakers
aud ever and anon some breaker, LARGER Than
It's fellows, unexpectedly rises and throws
CONSERVATION along the chain ui6n break
1t asunder, causing the ladies' tu scream
with a novel pleasureablo emotion. lts
Jolly fuul
The Beach hotel is quite pretty build.
ing, aud Is becoming quite popuarres
Ihe drive on the beach is most excellent,
ailordlng O plastic aud responsive surlace
TO the iieet,t0oted horses, OF which Calves.
Ton is proud 20 have many of the best
The gulf affords quite relol to the eve
oil one dwelling inland, and such IN one
seems never TO tire of va ching the broad
expanse OF blue waters, plainly showing
the ouryaturooi the horizon, aud the white.
capped waves glslening IN the sunlight iaI
out as the eye can discern, which break hi
surf upon the three bars making three
distinct lines OF surf along the beach. rhC
sound OF the surl Is quito mcnotonous. and
when awakening, at first thought Il seem,
like II must be raining very hard without,
but second consideration lends one 10 realig,
that II Is only the voice ol tho waterc.
Yours eternally,
FRANK WHEAT.