The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-04
SOCIETY NOTES.

SOCIETY NOTES,
Review OF the Pleasures OF Last Week
Lots he More souiabie--W What other cit
les aud the Country Cousin Have Been
Doing-That Opern-hou Again Per
soBal Mention, Etc, Etc.
We know no reason why Dallas should
b. 30 dull, socially, but IL certainly is true
There ia less social Intercourse among husi-
ness men and their families here than
Utmost any other city IN the state. Dallas
acknowledges no superior us a commercial
city, and should be inferior tono city in
tbs state In point OF social
standing. We desire TO repeat
again the old saving that Dallas needs an
open.hOuse, When she gcts oue suitable
to the wants OF the theatcr-going public,
thenwe will have better theatrical talent,
aud more of it will visit our city During
the past week we have had Katie Put.
nam ON Friday and Saturday nights She
seems 10 he quito popular with Dallas pen.
pie, and has played to good house. She
has consented to give n benefit performance
tonight, the proceeds to be donated TO the
poor.
For the coming week we have Hayery g
| English Opera company, Thursday aud
Friday, Ia Merry War" The play Is we'll
spoken of by tho press generally,
The Dallas 5 cial club gave one of their
popular hops Friday night, at Mayors hall ,
In honor of Miss Maria Faison. There
was good turnout, and general good
| time. The night was pleasant and the
mud had dried up sufficiently TO enable the
Young ladies to walk, hence more were
present.
The Musicale will meet this week al the
Grand Windsor hotel, and will be enter.
tanned by Mrs, w. G. Howard So we shall
expect that Thursday night of this week
WITH be pleasantly spent by those attend
ing the meetings of this popular society.
Among the social events of the past week
the parlOr entertainment given by the ladies'
ol Lamar street church, nj the residence OF
| Mr. Y. Fendrich, on Jackson street, may he
| considered On0 of the most interesting
The large dOuble.parlor OF the residence
was hllcd with guests, who were much en-.
tertaincd by the programme, consisting OF
music aud recitatiOus, which had been pre-.
pared for the occasion The programme
opVned with an Instrumental solo, artistic.
ally rendered by Miss Irene Swink, A
recitation by Miss Collier followed High.
tide ON Lincolnshire and those who are
q. all familiar with this pathetic little poem
could appreciate the touching style in which
IL was rendered by the speaker. Tho humor.
Ou8, however, prevailed in the selections for
the evenings programme, md 1.-THE Family
Jar" by Miss FeudrlCh also "lhu Be
wtChcd Clock, 10y Miss Gable, from Gin.
CnnNti, who is visiting her sister, Mrs Fen.
drch, were presented Ia happy style by
these young ladies', and caused much mer.
rment In the audieuCe. Miss Fupchcss,
teacher ia the Dallas Female college, was
; inimltablc IN her rendering of the luugha-
BILE little piece, THE Bald.hcadod Man "
The programme was iutcrspofsed with mu-
sic, u vocal solo by Miss Matte Curuth, also
one by MisB Jones boording pupil in the
/ college, and Duet by Misses Cotteys,
were well selected and executed. The en-.
tcrtainment closed with vocal solo by
Miss Rooney, teacher OF music in the col.
lcge, and those who heard her rich, mellow
tones In the song "Nioma,n will he glad to
enjoy such musical treat again. The in
clement weather through the winter has
caused suspension of these entertaii
ments by the ladies OF this church, hut
they expect TO have them Ut regular inter.
walls again, and they extend to all VINO may
wish IN future to spend q pleasant evening
of recreation, TO attend these parlor enter.
tainments.
The Congregational church sociable last
Friday evening at rooms OF the pastor cor.
per Pearl and Ross avenue, was very
pleasant ailair--a sociablo III every sense
Rotations, instrumental and vocal music
made time lily, and the refreshments
they flew too. A Congregational sociable
Is u synonym for "a mighty good time"
{ We invite ourselves to the next one. Well,
. this last remark is putting II a little strong,
. but rs we don't often get invited out, We
: simply throw out this suggestion.
As will be seen from the notice below,
taken from the Austin Statesman, Mrs.
Benton is entering new fields and, unless
she goes back on her record In the past,
: she will succeed; Nearly 100 children en-.
rolled their names at Millett's opera house
yesterday afternoon TO take part in the pro.
duction of Cinderella during Easter week,
. for the benefit of the Catholic church Mrs
, Benton, who is to train the children, has a
, remarkable reputation for developing
Juvenile talent. She Is to arrive on the
Central this morning, and a pleasant rccep
ton is heiag prepared for her by u number
of society ladies'"
We see from u California paper that Mn.
ior Penn, the great evangelist OF Texas, has
5 been doing good work. IL the Pacific coast
r is like IL was when We knew 1t, il is fine
, field Tor him
Tho charity ball tonight is the rage
: Everybody is talking IL up.
: The matinee of Katie Putnam Yesterday
wn, onc of ,hr lnrvest anS nns ,'s soIan,
crowds ever congrcrated at the opera. house
A bright little girl who at ended the
matinee yestcrdav was heard to s ,nV
/, Mamma, | don't think / should like ia
dress like Miss Katie Putnam.H "Why'S
said her mother. "Well, | think II wouid
bc too cold, y "''"
, Miss BELLE Burris formerly of Dallas, /,
now living in Las Vegas, New Meyico' 70
' Mrs, Charles A, Wheeler, of Kansas CITY
: is visiting her sister, Mrs. l., II, Page n
1871 Olive street ''s'' Nv
Giles Y. Filley and wife nre stoppinc n,
the Grand. Windsor hotel Mr., Filiw i
presiden: of the celebrated Excelsior Manu-.