Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20
BONHAM.
A Scene OF Splendor at the Opera
House Which Did Credit TO the
Citizens and Management.
May Their Lives Be Happy Ones and May
the Orange blossoms of Marital
Love Bloom EternalIy.

Special TO tho Gazette,
bosnian, TEX, Dec. la.-Last night
Russell's opera-housc presented scene
OF surprising beauty and splendOr, Se
event being one that has long been looked
forward to by the society folks of Bon
ham. The local papers had kept it so
well before the eyes of the public, and
the convcreationalists had poured 1t so
often into the ears OF their many friends,
that nearly every one was more or less
on the tiptoe OF expectation TO see and
hear II. The hall had been beautihed by
the skil6ul hands and exquisite taste of
our ladies, under the general direction Of
Mrs. Charles Carlton, Jr. All the array
OF beauty was bathed In food of cleo
trio light, shining through globes of varied
colors the effect can better be amagined
than described. At the hour of O'Clock
the hall was completely packed, not even
standing room left. This imhensc audi
ence was composed OF the elite and liter
att of Bonham. Slightly after the hour
appointed the performance began with an
openingSong by the Choral club. The
large stage, which extends across the hall,
had been profuscly decorated and trimmed
TOR the occasion. The young ladies that
compose the club were beautiful living
pictures. The gay dressing and
gorgeous decorations OF the
girls 0ittng about the stage
under the colorcd light heightened the
effect OF the sweet vocal music that was
soon started The operate song by Miss
May A. Alexander was diyinely beautiful
aud produced an effect that was magical
upon the audience. The duct between
Mrs. Carlton aud Mrs. Saunders was sim
ply grand and captured everyone in the
hall The song by Mrs. Meyers of st.
Louis was exquisite. The lady acquitted
herself in an extraordinary manner, The
sweeping feature, however, was the III
PRODUCTION and u song by the
Paris song-bird, Miss Pauline
Withcrspoon, who clothed herself
in glory and simply paralyzcd the whole
house, and the almost continuous APP
plause was only checked by the reappcar-
ance of the little prima donna. Her great
vocal powers and winning ways have for
ever endearcd her TO the people Of this
city.
The recitation, "Amcrlky," by Miss
Daisy Potter of Sherman was well rem
dcrod. The little lady bids fair TO become
a great elocutionist.
The recitation "Mother and Pout" was
very difficult piece to render, but was
well executed by Mrs. IL. G.. Evans.
The whole performance was under
the direction OF Miss Sallie Joe Carlton,
who has worked wonders in training her
pupils for this occasion, and has Just
cause to be proud. The whole perform
ance was an immense and artistic success
aud was certainly rare treat for the
music-loyng people OF Bonham.
At exactly ! O'Clock y. N. yesterday Mr..
81 James pulled up in front OF our Office
and inquired of the bell-bOy if THE GA
2ErTE man was al home, to which we
promptly responded and after being com
tortably seated in hls line phaeton be-
hind that magnificent pair of iron-gray
Kentucky roadsters, he then told us that
we were TO attend wedding in the rural
districts few miles from the city on
good time and found everything
in readiness, the groom having al
ready arrived. As soon as ii
was announced that a representa-
tive of THE GAZETTE had arrived,
Justice Lydey at once proceeded to mite
them as man and wife in his usual beau
tlful and impressive style. The contract
ing parties were Mr.. Lawson and Miss
Shields. When through the vista of van
ished years they look back on last!Fr-
day, and recall the tinkling of wedding
bells and sweet aroma Of starry blossoms,
THE GAZETTE man hopes it will be with
deep and lasting JOY May the highways
OF life, that aresirough be but short I'M
til it shall lead through elysian fields and
sunny skies, and lead on ant. on until it
shall come TO the boundary line of their
lives, when they shall cross over the
clark river" triumphantly and rest for
ever amid the joys and blessings in
brighter purer life beyond this "valc OF
tears"
Railroad circles are in commotion
over the road falling into the hands of
a receiver. All forms of business were
changed yesterday from the Texas & Pa
clfc 10 shelton & Brown, receivers.
Ten thousand eight hundred and thir-
ty.three bales of cotton shipped TO date,
and over two thousand in yards. This is
an official report as furnished us by the
gcntlemanly agent, Mr., Phillip