The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-30
AS THROUGH THE PARK CO."
A Delightful Evening Made Brilliant by
the Light ut Luna and bright Eyes.

ant in our town, doubly attractive
because it was novel and inaugurated
new departure, that Of lawn par.
ty in cur city park. Mrs. McMaster
and Mrs. Ragsdale, we believe, were
the origina.ors Of the movement and
under their direction, assisted by the
young ladies', Improved grand sue
cess in the way ofenjovment and was
good financial venture, some fifty
dollars being realized, which goes
for the benefit of the Methodist
church.
In the centre of the park n neat,
substantial pavilion, octagonal shape,
had been erected, in which the band,
under the leadership Of Mr.. Ragsdalc,
tiscoursed sweet music.
The pavilion was handsomely dec
grated with evergreen,while from eve
nv projection hung Chinese lanterns.
All the trees were entwined with
cvergreens. nice walks laid out, the
grass neatly moved, seats eonve-
niently arranged, nothing being left
undone which would make the
grounds look attractive.
As YOU entered the gate you first
came to Rebecca's well, from whose
cool depths was drawn delicious lem
onade. The well was presided over
by two Rebecca's, in the persons OF
the lovely Misses Alice Mayes and
Lena May Brown, dressed becoming.
~ in costumes, sobewitching, indeed,
that it turned the heads ofthe young
men.
On the left was the Gypsy tent,
fixed up in oriental splendor, and
within the soft folds of velvet and
tarletan which formed the tent, Miss
Mamie Presser unravelled the mys-
teries of the future, and many had
their fortunes told by this fair
nymph of the woodland, whose CLOS
sy, flowing hair and appropriate red
dress made of her a magnificent
gypsy for the occasion.
A little further on and you came
TO the flower stand, and it was hard
TO tell whether the r re flowers so en-
Quisitely displayed or the fair ladies
who presided were the most lovely,
Misses Elma Brown and Nora kloz
were rs bright and sweet as the
flowers, and many young gent was
forced to pay tribute at this stand.
Passing to the music stand, you
were irsesistibly held 20 the spot by
the sweet, delicious music. The
band was composed of Mcssrs Rags
dale. Stapleton, Redding, Melton,
Carney, Watson, with Miss Carrie
Redding at the organ.
Beyond the pavilion were six re.
freshmcnt stands, where could be
had ice cream, sherbcrt, frozen peach
Is and cake.
Two lovely young ladies', whose
smiles aud bright faces were alone
worth ten times the amount charged
for the refreshments, presided ut
each table, and the brunette and the
blonde, the blue eyed and the black
eyed, all We'd to make you ,njoy be-
ing in their presence. The tables
were presided over in couplets, us
follows: Misses Mary Norman and
Ollie Coos, Willie Hart and Agnes
Harris, Mittie Cook and Bell Hart,
Sadie Burdit and Mamie Linfield,
Della Melton and Ida Belle Brown,
Mamie Robertson and Anna Nor.
man.
Mrs. Ragsdale, Mrs. Howell, Mrs.
Dunning, Mrs. Lundy and Mrs. Me-
Master were the Mistrcsscs of Ccre-
monies and they reformed their
parts, though laborious, in the most
cOmmendablc manner.
There was nothing to par the
pleasure of the evening, all hired
to their homes highly delighted. The
originators can rest assured their ef-
forts are appreciated, and we are
glad to know the receipts were so
handsome. 1t is estimated that
about two hundred persons were
present.