Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-15

reporter bAW EeNeIhl NeIy ulhCol9OiHNS
looking young gentlemen at the mar
ried folks ball last Thursday night
and when aeked why they carried
such long faces, said that the. pro-
grammes OF all the ladies they knew
were filed and consequently they
were wall-nowers. They had arrived
late aud though probably they de-
served what they got, 1t was with :eel-
ings OF envy they watched the more
fortunate jewellers, who had arrived
early, and taking, advantage of n
custom and their opportunity, had So
lected partners for each dance on the
programme.
This custom often works a hardship
on the young ladies. They cannot
with propriety refuse TO dance with nm
acquaintance when so requested, and
their card is filled In short time.
Thus the young lady ia debarred from
accepting n dance from some friend
whom she would like very much to
dance with. Another consequence of
this habit Is that it prevents, in a
measure, the extending Of the social
relations OF the habitues Of society.
Those who have followed society In It's
mad whirl during this season, and who
have attended all the public entertain
mente, will affirm the truth of
the assertion, that certain persons
always associate together at the balls
and hops. There seems to be several
Jocks of different feathers, and this Is
partly occasioned by the young men
using undue haste to ill up their TOR
ders OF dance as soon ~ they have
fastened their pumps, emoothed their
mustaches ana presented themselves
at the doorway OF the ladies' dressing.
room.
The writer does not claim to be Ru
faitin such matters, for 1t is only occa.
Gionally he tries to dance, and his futile
efforts are usually attended with most
disastrous results. but the above re-
Elections were suggested by the long
faces of his friends at the recent ball
one of whom approached the scribe
and said, In disgust: al came up here
| expressly to get a dance with Mis-
NJ --, but her card was full when
| entered the hall. There she goeB now
with that oonceited coxcomb, ----
| and that is not all; ! waited on thir
teen others, and found every card fillet
with names.n
The scribe suggested that thirteen
was an unlucky number, but he CoulC
| not be induced TO make another ven
| ture. A few minutes later he was seeI
| leaving the hall, and IA his more for.
| tunate rival whirled by him al til,
/ door the scribe thought the incident
was good illustration Of the old fabl,
OF 1.-THE boys and the frogs"
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A lady who lives in Fort Worth, blu
at present on visit to the New Or
leans exposition, writes home and say
the Texas exhibit Is the most beauti
ful and extensive, with the excer
ton Of that of Louisiana, bu
she says comparatively few Texan
have as yet visited the exposition, anI
adds that It Is a subject OF comment II
the "Crescent Cityn that the TeXa
people should seem so indifferent I
the worlds fair after the state has pre-
pared such n magnificent display
This seeming indifference was probs
bly, caused by what was considere
high railroad rates at and after tn
time OF the opening OF the exposition
But as this objection has beel
partly removed IL is probable this
Texas will be we'll represented afte
the weather becomes more favOrabl
for travelling. In due time Texas vii
have worlds fair and Fort Wort
will probably be its place OF location
and Texas should do all in Its power I
encourage Louisiana in making ht
exposition a success. Those who hay
attended from Fort Worth speak /
glowing terms of the grand displa,
and are unit In urging all who GA
do SO to attend.
"a
The married Folks ball was a
its managers could have desired, an
had stranger entered the immens
hall when the amusement of IL
evening was In its highest, he woul
have been compelled to pay han,
, some tribute 10 the beauty and graC
OF the Forts society. When the cit
has grown into powerful metropol
and has its annual balls-events whic
are looked forward 10 from one seaso
To another-it Is doubtful Ii they wi
DO as refined and agreeable
!, those which have occurred tia
!, season in Godwin's. hall. Should q
: time ever come when paletial olu
!, houses and magnificent halls inclo
n the entertainments of brilliant socI
l. seasons In this city, GOdwln's hall wi
be tenderly remembered as the seer
OF terpsichOrean triumphs when >
cial pleasures were first turned In
proper channels, and social distin
lions were made in the Young al
then struggling with the vlclssitud