Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
SOCIETY.

Miss Annie Iook left for school In
Pennsylvania last night.
Ask Zach Reese and DIR. Burts what
they know shout society.
VIM. Taylor Francis, who Is now In
this city, is the finest pianist in the
South.
Is II not about time for the s. p. @.
club to show signs OF awakening from
its torpoI?
We heard a couTtship over the tele-
phone wire the other night. It was
"linked sweetness long drawn out"
Cupid Is sharpening his arrows for
the fall campaign. lie will commence
Draticing as soon as the sun wont
burn.
Miss Alice Burke of Galveston has
returned to the Queen City for a few
days. She is visiting at Mrs. 7. p.
Martins.
1t has been 80 long since thyme
nealn and "Orange blossoms" were
the headlines Of GAZETTE locals that
we really have forgotten how they
look.
A new social club was organized on
| the South side some weeks ago, and
the members are preparing for a num-
Der Of private entertainments during
the season.
A party, composed of Mrs. w. A.
Huffman and children, Miss Booso of
Dallas, Mrs Joe Scully and Frank
Davis, have returned from short trip
to Galveston.
Mrs, Fred Boulware, who was such
an attractive figure i'm society last
season as Miss frankie Nichols, is just
recovering from a long and severe
spell of sickness.
The Thallans are preparing a big
surprise for society soon after the season
opens. T,-ey are fine set of gentle
men, and THE GAZETTE wishes their
organization all possible success.
With the full-iledged Queen City
Light Guards permanent organiza-
ton, "broom brigade" of the ladies
would be a novelty in the social world
and greatly ada TO the popularity of
the military movement.
Mamie Martin and Kate Bentley,
who have been spending their vaca-
ton In the city, return tomorrow to
Topeka, Kas., where they will re-
enter school for the ensuing year.
They will be accompanied by Capt.
It. p. Martin.
Fort Worth has an accomplished
amateur opera troupe, and there is no
doubt that they will hll the opera
houses from pit to parquet at their |
performances in Dallas and Fort |
Worth. They attend to present sew
eral operas dU. q this season, and |
their rehearsals are evidence that their |
presentation will be eminently worthy !
of the public patronage.
Mrs. Charles Benton will he prom
inent figure in social life in the city
this season, and her position IA man.
ager of the opera house will enable her
to add greatly to the pleasure of socie-
ty. This talented lady informs The
GAZETTE that she will organize "A
German club which will be most
recherche affair. IL will not be the
first one she has successfully carried
through a season of pleasure, and il IL
assured that she will meet with graft
Tying success In this city. Arrange
ments are already being made TO have
u portable platform which will be
placed over the stage and parquet in
the opera-house when occasion de-
mands IL, What splendid
dance hall this will make! Mrs. Ben
ion says she will have the platform the
best she can procure, aud Is enthusi-
astic over the prospect of her Ger
this winter. Some OF the society
are already wondering who
will be the leader at these entertain
ments
Several months ago in this column
rHE GAZETTE spoke of the extremely
poor appearance of the churches in
his city and subsequently movement
was started TO build new Southern
Methodist place of worship. Some
5000 was subscribed one Sunday morn
ng, but of late nothing has been heard
If the work In this direction. At the
lead OF our beautiful city, overlooking
me of the loveliest landscapes in
Texas, stands a Jail which will cost in
he neighborhood Of $780, when fin
shed-a magnificent temple of crime
but our churches: What are they?
citing places for the de-
'out worship of God. no doubt, but
ire they attractive enough to entice
he sinners into them? The heavy
olliug Of the church bells from gigan-
lie steeples is something that can only
re heard through the corridors of ,
memory 10y the citizens of this ,
'lty. Why is it, Why has
Sort Worth sLch poor church build
ngs? There is food Tor much reflection
n the above on this Sunday morning.
The fashionable season which is al
most here promises to be the most ex-
'iting and pleasant one the Fort has
,ver experienced. There are many 5
lew aud beautiful faces ready to burst
IN the social world with a brilliancy
hat will dazzle and captivate the be-
holders; faces that were unknown to s
his city before, that have silently
lropped into our midst, waiting for an {
Introduction TO the public, and whose /
'wners will dispute the position of $
social queensp with those who ,
eigned supreme last winter. During
he past year much has been
lone 10 improve the city; !
more attention than heretofore has 1
leen given to the oorating and beau. !
flying of the houses In Fort Worth,
which can be plainly seen by COM {
,arlson with the present of how
he city looked one year ago,
md society will be benefited by
III this. In the mad rush for money
II cities that have grown with n