The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-02
SOCIAL SPRAY.
Pleasures Pas aud jays IN C0me--The
Weekly Review.
Whit. Of Perfum. From Scenes Of
Merty.m iktng.
Personal =. he Interior Socially.

Mersy.m Iking.
Personal -. he Interior Socially.
THE German clnb held forth on FRIDAY
evening Mt the 81. George hotel, Meme
Brothers' hand furnishing the music for the
occas'on. Il ,lioving we're the couples pres
enI: Frank Wheat, Miss Cla'a sesv *. w
Mierp. Miss NJ Ice Beit'r on; j corey
Mia, Lima sumnu r; Gs"ge Osmond, Mits
Minnie si.agnte': Owen bnrnet, MtS
Della Shuvhri; Geor.e X Meyer, Mls'
Lucy Keller; Frank Nook W. mss Ca "a
tie Leak; Hury Tr'soYant, Niss Carrie
Fsb,r: Samuel Bn,l. Mis- May rhnm,s;
N q wo,f. Miss l. HE f. znurh; j. P'ou's,
Miss McGhee, ana Mr.. Guy snmpier anu
lady.
Tur lawn marty given ny the ladies' OF the
Lamar street NJ Il. chufch, SOUTH, at the
rssidenee OF Cap,n'n q NJ. Swink, ,2Os
Jsckson - rect Ffidsv evening, was well nj
tend,d and "a NOS d-hghtiul evening Was
spent. Music voc,' and matrimonial, REQ
itstions, etc, served 10 while away the
time.
JosIr DUNCAN, Int, o year old daughter
of Mr.. 4. W. B Duncan. entertained her
little friend. Oh Friday evening at he
family ie.idencs. Pacific avenue.
The next music,ie will be given by the
ladies on T. ursdsS Ctr inst, and vii be
entertained by Mrs. Henry Coke at their
home on Bryan street
HK has performed tue ceremony for 9th
ers In the pss', and now, really. Will he
have l., secure the services OF brother In
the profession To perform IL for him. He
has repeated the proposition to others that
cit In not ", for man to be alone " and
10 md behold he proy.ta the precept by
sffprding an example OF his iaith In the
correctnpss If II ana with the waters OF
the new faith will he he Q ennssh.
FOLLOWING are random extracts taken from
couplo VI tiers oy lady oi this O. ~,
and written to her husband now here They
will be louad OF axcsedioe interest: Part
Of Los Apgeles hiss besn flooded. The first
l knew sb lut the river, | met 1t passing
down our street when ou my way 10 MT
Knox's, Dalla. family now residents OF
Los Angeles, sbont five or six blocks away.
or course returned and 10 a lit'l- time IL
poured through the streets like rivers. Tne
overflow did lot extend more than eight or
ten blocks and was not very deep about
our house, hut men came until long after
night and Ling TO know II We wished u
be taken ont Most Of the people sroured
did go. La the morning there WAS
scarcely trace Of the. flood. except
What va fear now 10 impure
air from the damn ness under the houses.
The oity has suffered great lusses and the
cry Is NOW tor lvess This afternoon We
vent out IT, view too city. went past the
high school, and through street after street
OF handsome houses and pretty cottages,
covered with weslth OF ivy and roses IN
bloom, not proius.ly, but here and there,
the most exquisite bud or Immense flower
A Dickens or n Prentice might, bat more
gifted pen tnsn mine could attempt to de-
scribe the beauty 81 the grsvs and lawns
with their PERFECTION OF grasses CHIEFLY
the Keptncsy olue), their wealth
tai trees. among which are summer
houses ADD a. Chez made OF cedars trimmed
In shape. 90 arches are NJ ached tn
frames and kept trimmed uatil they meet.
then three linos are allowed to grow per
pendiculariy. the one in the cspt.r being
the high sst. These are CT en- trained into
beautiful forms. One century plsnt b. ar
ing seed must be near thirty feet In height,
while VIZ see a prickly pear fifteen feet high
II trimm. q in snaps similar t. All umbrella
china tree ard has body sixteen or eigb-
teen inches In diameter, while the common
gersnium 10 used for low ana h,gn
hedges Gu one house we saw geraniums
tackled up until thsy reached the caves.
The orange trees dosted with golden
fruit are every where, while many Of the
streets are lined with rows OF eucalyptus
trees, as also with The pepper tree, sporting
les beautiful and graceful foliage.
Do not think exaggerate, tor could
could not. The ''sere and yellow Leaf" IL
am erisyed t, record my dIsnppoint-
ment In not finding q plentiful supply OF
grapes In season they sre so abundant
and cheap--two cents per oound-the peo-
ple do not take the troubis to preserve
them.
Oranges are much better than at home,
and are sold At Is cents per dozen, All veg
etables are cheap, and real clover butter Is
IS cents per pound.
Tc-morrow We have projected a trip
several miles out on the cars, and Will take
a look a. the besutifnl suburbs OF Los An
geles.
Unless circumsta nces sborld change my
mimi, think | should be- very happy here
with my family, po'wi ihs;anding the Hoods
and reputed earthquakes.
Most ~ the churches and residences are
frame struc ures. but the lsfge, handsome
business houses are OF stone or brick.
Properly ~ high; also rents
Most Of The people are nice looking, Guilt
waited and wsii dressed.
Los Angeles has population OF 20 900;
has the Tree postal delivery, street care, tel
ephone. electric light and nearly every
thing else sppertzining 20 q city OF its size.
make me pun" said merry king
TO lilly joker At his side. :,
"Then give me suhject-aaything."
The pungent punster quicsly replied.
"Maks II. on me-" then chuckied the king
Az he gently stroked his robe OF fur.
III could make one, sire, that smtiea
would bring,
But the king IL not q subject, SIR"
ME.N MEN.
Sometimes / wonder what mean mar
thinks about when he goes to bed; when he
turns out the light and lies Down; waen
the darkness @, uses in about him and he Is
q one aud comp. lied tn he homes: with him
self. And not bright thought, not gen,
srous I'm pulse. not q manly act, no word O.
biessing, not . grateful look comes 70 oiess
him sgsin. Not a penny dropped into fhe
ON tvt refchei pa m of ID poverty, nor the bal IN