The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-12-30
ST. LOUIS.
War Begun on The Fashion Ediors and
EhiirpsscS.
Miscellaneous Mound city Matters,

Miscellaneous Mound city Matters,
ST. Lows, Dec. q Especial Correspond
ence The social world Is rent asun1er by
Il question Of an aIarmiugly serious char.
acter u has been the habit Of the news
papers TO devote a page of their New Years
day issue to the publication OF the Lanes
an residences Of those ladies who will re-
ceiye callers. The Chronicle, an evening
paper, has opened u war on the custom and
suggested that tho eastern way of sending
cards OF invitation to such persons as will
be welcome visitors los adopted. Society
has taken up the question, and the old
fashioned way oil publishing m the mort
iug paper suGh announcements a..
Mrs. de Smytho CaaliilOwer, assisted by
her daughters the Misses Autelia and Sal.
lie CsuIihower, and Mrs Lucrsoe Hopkins,
nee OAuulloNer, viii receive callers AZ No.
1885 Goldfish avenue" IS In q fair way OF
being abandoned. Many aunoyanCes, s0mf
OF them occasionally very serious, inyav
ably lollog the wholesale publication !
names which are sent into the uewspagr
Office without any guarantee OF their a.
thenticity. The u0Wspap. publishing lion
is always visited duriug the day by dozarbt
victimswho have been Played upon 10y MI
Cious or mischevous persons. The SCs
OF very improper parsons who live iuu-
torOusy improper places appear by the
score alongside those Of respectable Jopir,
and II always happens that In s'yprNca'osi
ladies known TO decent society htf been
made TO cooperate ig the Neg itrH zee
cspiiOn with women Of bad chars,tr. A.
c0rding TO the improved idoaA ia s. plain
card Is sufficient. Some OF rs years
cards read:
"Mp, John NJ. Brown, nes'sjd bY The
Misses Nellie aud Edio Smith Would he
glsd to see you on New Years ny"
"Misl May Q. jones' New Nlf'a compii.
mentstO MIR. Brown"
Jennie r. johnson and Emma G. Temp.
kns at home 10 Mr, ArthugNew Years
day.
Tho fashionable world h,ris tired OF the
newspaper lists and disgus,t with tho Gus
tom which mixrs tho uauhs OF ladies a
good families ot the htghaf reiptctabllliy
with those about whom nohingor too NM b
is known.
Now that tho Chris'mH furry IL over,
dulutss in all departments OF trade has
set In and IN one Inc oitradt-retail cloth
iug--lho situation ia igry discourGging.
The stocks OF wlJleu rsld3 on hand Is very
large the sales have bph light ana there is
very serious talk reGsJing tho condition OF
ono or two large retU houses who stocked
up very heavily in ANTICIPATION of a cold
season. a recent ogd snap improved the
situation somewhat. but mlldness has 70
sumed It's reign, HnJthe faces o. the retail,
clothing men ato elbgited and sad.
o. obi d
largely Offset hy eIn's oi o tragic nature.
While the iOllitiCf Of Chrlstmps were IN
progress horribltitlray occurred "a aboard.
| irg house on Washington avenue ~ which
g insane man nsmed GibgOn, after shoot.
/ iug his wile's spi and sluin.law tuuCd
the weapon agnhst himself and iOll To tho
! floor diving heiue the eyes OF some thirty
/ OF the noardorslWho were taking supper IN
/ the room wheri the affair happrutd. CHI.
sou was tho spCSud husband OF the lady n
charge of the race, fem which he had been
elected on gCo INIT ui his quarrel .oms dis.
N sitiOu, now ihown tObaye been the r., alt
| OF diseased ftiu. lie had lust returned
| from Henuettb TeNis, whore he had been
engaged In bidding, Gud the TRACE vs. Oc.
CURED within twelve hours at his arrival.
/ II will Interest persons who love to dila,e
upon the Rllolad lawlcssuess ct Texas 10
know that DUNG his stay IN that state as.
son had no uP for weapon, ANA that 10
was after I've arrived back IN 81. Louis that
1 he purchased the revolver with winch he
| attempted 10 lo'troy all hiswiie's relations.
| The same yeniug no a fro which Il,
| stroyed the l0ge broom factory of s. Cur
/ pies & 60, ati lsidoro Busch'b wine cad
| beer hottuug|psiuhish mtuts aud several
other Warehouses At total lOSa Of $3.50. $50.
/ two OF As gal ant hremen a. ever climbed a
ladder we're iled, rhey belonged TO the
/ Salvage Cott-a body oi men sm-
/ ployCd Snd. paid bv tha Undsr-
writer's 90 tDve property m huruAg
buildirSl--Hra we're ynglred IN spreading
| RrpanhuS oytr the b. nuE OF ANTS and -pv
ti,n IN rAint stor' where they were
caught by mltug tlmhor5 aud held last u
b como tho prey OF thn lamps N,oy
effort was made To rescue them, but With
out avail, and after nrroric struggle On
their coWride, uuG the remainder o. ih,
regulag tire department, they we're ahar don
ed 10 their fate, one Ot them heiur eii,
Us,m ana C0u,clOus white the luud NAmt,
were cnoircllns his writhIng form,
Christmas morning the brigade wer,
again at work, a largo furniture aud ltov,
warehouse on Frauklin avenue BEING com
IpDtely Quilted otils contents with a loss o
$1,000. The sad fate oi the viciimhol III
Cupplta IRE has called ate alton % the lac
that tho only teliel ever attained by th
families OF sucn untortunatcs ~ sucln rs Z
raised on the tpew Of the moments Nmpa
thy by the public. They have never iai.r,
% respond handsomely, br' Monday night
horror has rtslltetNin amoyement Mr The
establishment OF purmanon, relic, and ale
fund tor the benefit OF ilremen and ihei
families. The insurance companies, larg
business men and mAnulac tusera. met
b. chants exchange and hotel pOosle arp "A
; GO. Operating IN the moNe and V Is TO he b.
/. lievud that u un of money WIZ be raise
.ullioleut ~ yield an annual increase ,
as 900 which, u Is believed, will be Su,l
cient for the tarpnse mentioned,
} A third tragedy came worry nearly swc
! ling the melancholy list Wednesday Wtc
, noon, A nstinCe was going ON A. "a
! Standards GheAp thestcr owned and ig
, hby Ed Butter the stAtVsmau.hlacgsmil
, who rules Inv political destluiCs OF 81. A,l
and toe house Was crowded when %
, broke out on the stage aud tho aud'ips u
became SIZED In the smoke The Hre W
A., soon eXtiu guishcd, but apanic took posse
4 sion OF Tho andIonc1 who rushed for n
exit ana iammpd in tho pasurUvmy B
goot lurg the oNc,tomCnt tiCl Nay hslo
any gynat hatm was done, aud though
:, largo number oi people sasts,ucd tIr
}, bruises and cute, mo- one was seriously
p liureI
). Tho canvass Cor the democratic gub,v
!. tcrial uomiuaUouh asCamm nu,d boz rnrrO
ia IND thc state he1 plunged into tina rl
e. rSlfu. The lpt1tre candidates arc
e Governor John :. pholps OF Srlinrff
b. ard General John y, dsrmaduky, oi
IS Louis, with the odds a favor ct tha iNrm
20 although much will 4cpcnd un'n iHs c
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