The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-21
SOCIAL ERS0NAL.
-.encemt.',- We're The fo~."res "
The Past Week.
The Sweet Girl Graduate and her
Brother BacCainIrc0ic.
Personal Men ion-Othet Sister cities.


almost every point in Texas and 18th
states" where the ambitious seminary,
academy" or college" points its cupoli
sky-ward. Heartily glad that the worry
turmoil and heat of the occasion are over
ones mind intuitively reverts to the thickly
crowding triumphs and pleasures of thai
week, for here were quaffed the cup O
youthful success without any of the bitter
dregs that turks in the tlagons of the here
after. The crowded hall, brilliant with the
dainty colors Of the fair; the subdued
chime of feminine voices; the soft swish OIL
of graduates, of whom we are one; our
place in the programme is reached;
we step forward. thrilling with the
delicious excitement of the moment which
would be ectacy ITSELF were 1t not for the
spectre of failure that is continually circling
within our vision; bold plunge into the
subject, slight chill and we vigorously
strike for the other Shore then the thun-
ders of honest and energetic applause,
mingled with the stacatto clapping OF tiny
hands and the ear-splitting tribute of the
small boy-there is not discordant note to
US in this peon OF praise; then the multi
colored rain of floral tributes, and as we
stoop to gather the harvest, forgetting
baccalaureate dignity and ballroom grace
for the nonce-we feel as though we have won
our spurs in this our first brush with the
realities. This picture, with all its delight
full shaiings, floats before our vision as we
lay up oh the plane of probability, sorely
stricken by some shaft that had pierced
through crevice of an armor that all had
believed impregnabe, even as the MUIR
muir of fountains rings in the ears of the
dpQth
field of his country. But we started to
write of the sweet girl graduate, aud of her
advent into society, Clad in snowy white,
an "angel bright and fair" as she reads her
ribbon-tied valedictory, in the sweetest of
monotones, and as we listen to its I'M
broken cadences, we would suppose that
she had solved the mystery of existence,
and that life's race would be walk-over.
With the correct Paris pronunciation, with
the latest rulings of the autocrats
of grammar at her fingers ends, with soul
attuned to the melodies of the masters, and
with all the munuti9 excellently detailed
and gathered into her sensorium as neatly
her mammoth trunk. All, sweet are
her dreams of conquest in the realms of
R Rossy' a anq it grano Continues as n So
until love in his youth rails to win her, and
goes weeping to the wilderness, while gilt.
edged age, with heavy purse and head
of gray outbids in the market of hearts. and
gathers all the treasures tor his own. And
when ''other years have come" and she
sits robed in experience, wondering where
all the hopes have gone, the sigh is caught
up and borne tCward a spot marking the
way, as did 'tbe dsggers in the air"-the
way she must 60 at last, And yet it is the
proper fulfilment. What matters it ii,
when the fever is cool and the hopes all
VII q shadows the
setting sun tell of the end so regret will
give promise to sit as watcher in the
church-yard and count the tears shed by
hearty young love, he that failed to win
her.
THE PAST WEEK.
During the past week the social sphrea
was shocked and the commercial commu-
nifty went into mourning over one of those
inexplicable events that are sometimes so
precipitated upon US. For, in the mystic
scroll there came the occultation of favor
tie light, that disappeared by Deaths
eclipse, when the life of Captain j. l.. Leo
nard left US, and all felt that splendid
plead had fallen from the galaxy. But in
the shadow of the great atfliction, even
friendship cannot syllable the feelings that
the sad bereavement begets and we draw
the curtain 10 study in silence the lesson
and the sermon.
A pleasant event of last Sabbath after
noon was an deliberately prepared dinner,
set forth by Mr.. Charles A. Pratt, the new
rooms. OF the guests present the reporter
made note OF the following Hon. Barnett
Gibbs, Mr.. John Long, George Dexter, esq,
L. A. Pires, esq.,, William Adair, James
Merrifield and ]. +. Elliott, besides many
other gentlemen of distinguished citizen
ship.
Last Monday was confirmation day at
Emanuel Temple. The Hebrew congre
CATION presented q strong array and a
sprinkle of "the newer faith" also
attended to witness the touching services.
The rabbi, Rev. Henry Schulz. was grand
in his priestly ministration and most in
teresting group OF candidates received the
symbols, lever fresh and as ancient as the
rainbow" Their names are as follows:
Florette Schulz, Sarah Hyman, Edwin r.
Schiff, Charles Appleton, Solomon S.
Kahn Simon ". Ieob and Maurice G.
Kahn.
Thursday evening at the First Presbyte- |
ran church, Rev. DR.. A. p. Smith officia-
ting, a rare event occurred in the matrimo-
was filled TO overlooking with witnesses,
friends and acquaintance. The high con- !
tracing parties were n lsses Clemmie and /
Mite Parker, daughters Of Mrs. Mary M.
Parker, aud Messrs. Robert p. Toole and |
Thomas E. Littlefeld.
InurtQhy evening Tue Aluulut
sary of the graduates OF the Dallas Female
college from 1877 10 the present time, was |
held at the college, Mr.. John +. Elliot, |
master of ceremonies. The exercises were |
opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. Schulz
After this the following programme was ,
observed Opening address, by Miss Mar
tin; vocal duo, Pale Noon, by Misses Virgie
Helm and Emma Young; recitation, Jen.
ME McNeal's Ride, by Miss Knight; vocal
solo, jamie Dear, by Miss Helm; recitation,
The BAldheaded Man, by Miss Punches; [
vocal solo, by Miss Emma 0ppenheim;
recitation, the Railroad Train, Miss KEEPER;
instrumental duo, Misses Gibbs and
Swink; recitation, Bridge Of Signs, by Miss
Morgan; vocal duo, the Flower-Gatherer,
BY Misses Oppenheimer and Young.
The jug breaking Of the courthouse mis-
sion Sunday school came of Friday night /
at the Dallas Female college.
THE FUTURE.
The commencement exercises OF the re-
spective schools Of Mrs. Dakes and Mrs.
Richardson occur In the week Just begun.
From information at hand and from the
fame Of these ladies a. instructors we pre-
dict rare literary feasts.
The Queen City Guards will celebrate the
Glorious Fourth by q picnic. On the 18th
Of that month they will give an exhibition
drill 10 conclude with hop In the evening.
Nessrs. w. L. Crawford and John i. FL
Lott. appointed as q committee for the pur-
pose, are in correspondents with Hon. yohn
ireland, requesting bis presence At the lat
ter event. AZ cOmmander-in-ohief Of the
state militia, and also 10 grace the occasion
in his gubernatorial capacity.
SMALL TALK.
The girls are warned against . feeble but
irsidi0us species Of sell, sporadic as yet
but which NAV become epidemic. Charley
asks vou. Has Amos been round yet
He told me be would call shortly" "Amosi
Amos Who you query, es you mentally
run over your long strinR Of Acquaintance
" Amos Eeeter" q mosquito). triumphently