The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-10

Dallas opera house. Mrs Benton has pc
culiar Gao, IN that line aud displays great
taste. The hals are ke.t clean and tho
carpets mended and l0of painted just As 4
she owned the whole esfablishmeut. Tue
theatcr last night was hlled Wit a fashion,
able audience q hear The great actress.
She sustained harsclt well aud added new
laurCls TO those already won.
Considerable inquiry Is being msue
a. 10 whether We VAL have any
during the coming oettla convent on.
We can only say that Mr., Benton is max
ing every ell ri 10 get agood CUP Tor tais
week.
THERE Is to DO a ~ciiizens meeting on Tues
day. at the Merchants Exchange, TO make
preparations 10 cnteftt n tbs cattle men
during their stay with us There viii be a
grand ball, surpaasing Everything, thAt hns
neretofure been gwen in Dallas. No money
will oe spared to make " q success
of S., Matthews Cathedral sIye
n supper In tue 0'Counor build
Ing lately oocupied by M, EDWARDS
and the affair was "A grand success hnhL-.
cially aud rthetwise. Among others to
whom the ladies wish 10 return thanks are
Mr.. ]. q. q Common. tor toe use OF tne build
ing and Mr.. Frank Burke for lights.
Mrs. Hammond (Belle Boyd of Confodof-
ate fame) Is makiuP grand preparations for
an enter Riumt mt to 10 gwen az the opera.
On Monday evening, tue l5th OF Fel-
ruary, Mrs. U lionel Hammond (Btlla Boyd.
OF Coufedera iamc) WI ave u dfamat O
and musical cut-lt tumeut at the new
opera house. Mr.. Frees will % The musi-
cal direct n, and Miss Dixie Crooks ad
Mrs. Coke will take part IN the performances.
We reproduoe the FLOWING favorable no
To the Editor OF 9TH statc:",.
Happening to bs at tue New York hotel,
New York cIty, in January Ia I, | had tue
pleasure OF hearing Mrs. Marie lsabe IL
Hammond, in q choice s,ltcti IN o. reading
and recitation given for the beneht OIL tue
orphans of the | to General Hood. Mrs.
Hammond 10 u handsome, well preserved
woman o, about twenty -eight or thirty, OF
commanding preseucs aud gentle, graceful,
%hieh.bred bearing, with cumI lsxion ike "A
rose and lily blended; u wealth OF sunny
chestnut-orown hair, and ey e. That possess
ed 30 much the properties OF the chameleon
that | could not determine the color. u
sweet, mobile mouth, and face capa lie OF
most VARYING EXPRESSION. Her fine tiRurf, ar
rayed in IA VI Hitting o b # rich black
velvet, was an interesting picture to look
upon.
sneak, she Is no longer Mrs. Hammond,
but the character she assumes. She is filled
with that great essential quality so neces
aary to make a successful reader-magne-
tism and the force OF adapting and putting
herself entirely in sympathy with the au'
thor and audience. She carries her audi.
ence irres,sibiy with her through ali
changes and description OF scenes. | heard
aeyeral remark that she WAS unequaied,
And held her audience euirauced.
Her programme W s selected With an un
usual discrimination Consisting Of Maud
Muller" "How he saved b. Micnaels, The
Frenchmap and the Flea Powder F" THE
charcoal Man. Flow Ruby Played +"
1.-THE Polish Mother" and several others, bu.
morous, descriptive, psthetic aud dramatic
All are so well aud charmingly rendered |
can scarcely speak OF separately. the ma
niac'' was SO artistic, no real, as to re tch I er-
lection; tits indeed u git from God, u
talent. Her natural deliy cry, graceful ac-
ton and ine eiocution will always insure
her a welcome wherever she reads. ] be-
lieye the reading wa pc, upiarily as well as
artistically a success.-tr. j. P.-The Rich-
mond State.
INVITATIONS are out ior the marriage OF
Miss Grace Gibson to Mr.. b.. w. Bedford,
of Tennessee. IL would be wrong to wish
Mr.. Bedford any harm, but there viii be
many who will regret his arrival In Dallas.
as he will pluck Que OF the sweetest hpwers
that adorns Dallas society. rhe marriags
will take place February lith at g O'Clock
at st. Mathews Cathedral. We connratl'
late Tennessee On her new acquisition
Dallas society will regret to lose one who
Ia 40 popular, and ia giving Grace II IL only
fair to say IL will not bs done Gracefully.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Little Kate, the daughter oil Mr.. ana
Mrs. j.. II. Schneider, has been very III LOT
the past ten days bat 10 nos convalescing
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Evars are visiting
Mrs. Evans father. Colonel George Afford.
bud Ora VT rd was circulating amongst
his many f,iends IN Da IS tue past week.
There will probably be an effit to get
Major rompklns' building where the Sag
perfest was held in which 20 banquet the
stock convention and give tue ball.
Mrs. ID Ii Morrow 10 visiting her family
in Nashvil Q, Tennessee.
Mrs. W.lborn aud family are spending
the winter with Colonel Wellborn in Wash
Mr.. q. G. Wright has gone east on bust;
ness. de viii take Ia washington anu
New York
Colonel James Briiton has spent mott OF
the past week in Da las.
Royal A. Ferris, OF Waxahachie, is booked
at the Windsor. -
r. @. Brown, Of Waxahachie; JONI
Leiper. OF WeAtherford, aud A. ] Taylor
of Mckinney, are in the city visiting theii
friend, ID. j.. Thornton.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Dreyfus, Of New York
are at the Windsor.
l., o. Martin, Sherman, is at the Windsor
]. Il, Henderson returned yesterday iron
two weeks trip 10 the east.
Judge s.. A. DulaDy, Nashville, Is ut thu
Windsor. =,
Captain John Leiper, OF Weatherford, II
registered at the Windsor.
Morgan Jones, OF Fort Worth, Is booked
O tthe Windsor:
II. p. Holi.n md, Austin, is at the Windsor
. r. P. Mcdaniel, Memphis, is at th'
Messrs. Alex. and Frank Cockrell lsf
last evening Tor Columbus. Missouri, whcr'
the former will on next Wednesday even
ing wed Mics Ettie Fulkerson, n tie 10 o
that place. They will return via st. Louis
New Orleans and Galveston.
Miss Glenn and Captain John n. Simp'
son lett yesterday morning on the west
bound over the Texas q Pacific to Join ~.
hunting party that lett Thursday Tor Ohl
huahua.
Phil. H. D~on.uberg, Of Baltimore, is a
the Windsor.
Miss Glenn, who has been visiting Mrs
Townsend, expec 3 10 return soon 10 Ney
Orleans. She has made many friends II
Dallas. We regret that she has seen no in
ducement to remainin Dallas.
Mr., Frank III Land, of Texas M
Rancho" Austu, IS ia the city.
The physicians OF the city are requested
TO meet nj thu oticr oil Dc. IL Il. Thomson
to-day, +. brusry 10th, at 1880 q. M, q
make arrangement for attending the ~
neral OF their late co-laborsr, DIR. Leonar'
Enrino conn any No. 1 will give a gran'