The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-28
THE THANKSGIVING BAL.
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the Use Of Lsadanum-r Trying TO
Locate a Dead Msn-Ee2i Is
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niSnts hLtuuuauco pfuV0u beyond
doubt that the Fort has more than her
share OF beautiful ladies and eourtly
gentlemen. Some OF the dresses worn
py the ladies were the most beautiful
ana richest ever seen ut an affair Of the
kino IN the state, and . partial las Of
them Is given below:
One OF the most elegant costumes
was thai OF Mrs. N. A. Huffman,
whish was cream c0lored pettleoAt
with embossed velvet flowers, ear
net court train trimmed in ostrich
tips TO match tho colors OF the velvet,
Ornaments, diamonds and turquoise.
Mrs. Sidney Martin was attirea in
sn elegant blaok silk velvet COSTUME,
relieved With embossed velvet and ies
petticoat. Ornaments, flowers aud
diamonds.
MRS a. Nj. BrlttoD wore an elegant
black gros-srain silk, ordamentsd
with flowers snd diamonds
Airs. John SwRyne, pink satin.
Mrs. II. ii. Carter, black silk and jet
Diamond 0rnamonts.
Mrs. DR.. Roeth, black ailk ana dia-
monds.
Mrs. I'll. w. Harry, silk and velvet,
trimmed in laca and ilowers.
Mrs, N. Garner, pale blue gros-grain
silk, trimmed ia point lace.
Mrs. ii. Barber, black silk, trimmed
in jet and flowers.
Mrs. Ike Dahlman, black groa-grain
silk embroidered with howers. orns-
mants, diamonds and pearls.
Mrs.C d. Brown, black Spanish
quipure suit over crimson satin.
Mis-. Mattindale wore o combination
OF light blue satin and wine.colored
silk with lacings of light blue cord :.
Ornaments, tui quoise and diamonds.
Mrs. George Eastwood wore an ole
CANT cream surab, with lace front,
and beautiful court train OF pearl
colored velvet. Ornaments, diamonds
and pearls.
Mrs. Whitla was attire1 in plum
colored velvet en- traip; diamond orna-
ments.
Mrs. Colonel wynro, black silk
chsntilla, made princess style, with
lace trimmings, elaboratsly teslooned
with ribbons. Ornaments, diamonds.
Mrs. Schaher, BLACK boaratt cloth
over dress, with striped velvet skirt.
MRS. Bt MONT, block silk and vel
vet. QrnslaI Ate, diamonds.
MRS. Dodd, lavender elhatrGss. en-
| oroidered with silk. Pearl orns-
ments.
Mrs. Annie Pottus, white surah silk,
brocaded satin, made with low cor
sage filled ~ with lace. Ornaments,
diamonds.
Mics Walker, pale blue surah silk
shirt, cream ground ovcrdress with
hrocaded plush, with rosshude; law
coreage. Ornaments, pearls anc dia.
| nsndE.
MisE Gertrude Martin wore bsau.
tiiul costume, consisting OF silk val
vet everdress and cream more petti-
coat. set OF by diamond bracelets,
necklace and hair ornaments.
Miss Spear, poafl-colered satin ard
lace. Pearl ernamants.
Mics Sadie O'Neil, cream coloreu
satin. trimmed tastefully in shell pink
ertin, lace aad hand painted panel.
! Miss LughIon, pale blue silk and
swsusdown.
| Miss T. Martin was elegantly
dressed in pink satin aud point lace.
| Miss Cararos, New Orleans bslle
who is on visit 20 Tho Fore, wore q
csnary-colored silk, relieved by os.
trich tins aud lace.
Miss Blanche ScawRrIZ wore black
silk, relieved by elegant hand EN-.
broidery In rich celors. Diamonds and
flowers.
Miss May Webster, cream nuns
| yelling aud satin.
Miss EDllauGer woro beautiful
cream silk and satin, rastelully trim.
mod IN ldco and ribbon.
Miss A. Spears, old gold under-dress
with pamela of ht0csdeh yOlvet, solid
brown draperies aud br1cadad velvet
bodice. Ornaments OF poars.
Miss Hehan, nile gresn underskirt
bodice of velvet, dr4paries and trim.
mings OF lemon iaille.
Miss Lewis, ivory white and pom,
red, embossed vOlvet square train
pompsdor bodice. Diamonds ano
pearls.
Miss KStle Prones, chsvlot cloth and
velvet undeTdrass, with V-shapod
bodice of velvet aud point appliuu,
lace nlliug III the mock aud forming
tho sleeves.
Niss Pauline Wynno, silk, with dra.
perlos OF poppy red aatin, round bodlc,
OF red satin, cream and lace trim.
miug2.
Miss Haopett, cream aipa,ross dress
Egy ptian lGc0, loopI OF different
lengths OF cream satln, ribbons pref
lily mixed with pearl ornaments.
| M IiH LAlDANUh HOuIE
Allic Carnan NAS found dead IN heI
bed this morning. The deceased wsr
y well known character OF the town,
ans was woman who drank TO OK
cess She has boon resident OF the
Town for q llttle over three years. Con.
aieblo Witcher summoned Jury TO
inquire Into the manner and canse of
bor death. Tho following testimony
was given:
George Now, after being sworn
stated: am acquainted with tho
doad woman and have known her Tor
come two or thrOu we6ks; last night
In company with mau named KIlIen
gor, l went into tho saloon To 20, !
drink; tho deceased was Ia there And
asked me 10 givo her drink; did no
and sho drank n hot whisky toddv,
aftor that 1 wont to n room with her
whnn sho took another drink aud then
complained OF hBing siels, and SAID shr
would take something tn nut nor tc
sloep; told her not TO do
~; aho then pretended 20 want \
drink OF water and wont to n wash.
stand aud took from it a small phlaI,
the contents OF which shO ewaliowe
before cou ID prevent her; she did
not swallow u all a. thero was, maybe,
y tosspoonful lett In the phial; IL wna
lnudanum; / took tho bottle from her,
took u 70 Cruoo'a drug store and asked
him IL tho bottle would hold enough 10
XIII tho woman, ha Haid u would not;
4 then wont back TO the saloon and re-.
malned watching ths woman until .
o'cluok iris morning, when 1 foil
selnhpi | nwdkV ut 1 0'closk and she
was deaa.n
DIR. j. NJ. DNter was tho noxt wit :
ne.s, who testified that ho Was called
upon TO visi tho woman about 4 O'Clock
thla n,orning. when no reached Tim
room emo was dead, he wRs told that
she had taken isudsnur,, thu amount
taken was n saaall dose 10 Kill par
son, hus takiag into consideration that
sue was Ia a low state OF health, A. was
sufficient 10 produce death IN nor q ,se,
IN his opinion death resulted from tbs
poison.
Several other wi,nossos were OK.
aminsd whose testimony was absut
thu tme.
rnojuty was composed OF N. l.. uil.
deht ant. j.. Harmsn, N. 8, Gray, John
Smith, aud W. n. Dixon, who rem
turned verdict in accord sncc with
the Above facts.
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