Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-14
week OF FEs7lVITY.
Camp Ross Dotted with Military Com
panies from All Parts Of Texas,
New Orleans and ST. Louis.
A Week of Unparalleled Brilliancy in
the Social World Daily Germans,
Dinners, Teas, Balls, Bsnquets.
Ten Thousand Visitors are Already in the
City, and Thsrs 10 FIanty Of Recon
FOR Ten Thousand More
4 GALA WEEK

A GALA WEEK.
i Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, May 3.-Kverything is
10 readiness 'or the opening of the great
est gala week in the history Of Texas.
There sits not upon the hills nor nestles
smoUg the valleys Of this broad continent
. more beautiful city than Austin. The
uountainettes rising on every side form q
basin In which she lies, and upon as many
aills as the E;ernal CITY she eits In her
quiet dignity, calm, unruffisd, selfsatis-
fled, and free from the obtrusive gaze OF
The outlying universe. Particularly st
this season IS Austin beautiful. Springs
deft and tasteful fogers have trimmed the
broad lawns In which the city ebounds, In
happy designs OF green and gold and olne
and red and white, and the silent ram
parts set up by yonder wooded hills rise
10 mute and msiestic splsndnr TO lend
DIGNITY AND GRANDEUR
TO the SCENE. The srtlfcer's skillful
hands have been busy too, and the miles
Of bunting, the thousands Of wreaths OF
d1wers and everggeens and the myriad
pictures hung from walls and roofs and
arches add their quota to the every -dsy
beauty OF the city. Chosen az the site OF
the capital By the heroes, who carved out
the liberty OF the republic with their
swords, there linger about this historic
spot hallOwed "reminiscences and sacred
traditions Of those chlvalrous men that
render the place peculiarly fl for q grand
military celebration such as is about to
begin.
For who could, cen In b-ndage, walk the lain
0f glor GUS Gre zee, nor feel his spirit Sc.
kidding within him? Who, with heart and
Gould walk where Liberty had been nor see
rne shining footprints Of her deity,
Nor feel those e ,d-ltke BREATH Ggs in the air.
VIII CHI m ItelY told her spiyig haa been there?
Everywhere you turn is to be found
soH6p POINT of historic interest. On yon
der hill formerly sat the small frame
house which did duty as the Presidents
mansion In the days of the republic;
upon this, the little wooden capitol, where
standing upon the gallery in the presence
Of hundreds of bowed and fearful citizens,
President Jones proclaimed that the
republic OF Texas was dead, and Governor
Henderson declared that the state of
Texas
had BEEN BORN;
nue., where the new cspital now stands,
formerly stood the old stone building In
which occurred the stirring scenes of re-
construction days, and later generation
patriots, armed with the resistless
power OF right and full psnoplied with
MAT divinity which doth hedge the ps-
triot, overcame with the power Of truth
the hosts that would have destroyed the
liberties OF the people. Aud now there
come from every state In the Union clti
zens and soldiers, with banners and
music, to psy their tribute of honor to
the memories Of the past, the prosperity
Of the present and the glory Of the future
Of this great state. Even Mexico, the
country from whose bleeding side this
empire was hewn, against whose oppres-
sion our fathers hravely fought, and to
whose armies they brought disaster and
defeat-even Mexico sends delegation
of civil and military officers to pay ma
tons need Of praise and hspor to the
UNPARALLELED PROGRESS
Of Texas In peace, and the splendor OF
her achievements in war. The creates,
interest OF the week centers upon Wednes-
day, which 10 the day set apart for the
dedication Of the new capitol. This
massive building, set upon q beautiful
knoll which slopipg on every side seems
to haYe been especially designed for this
majestic pile, is built Of granite, in
the Grecian style Il architecture, is 500
feet in length, 2SS feet wide, and 3l3
feet high. It is flashed throughout
with native oak, with the exception OF
the q vernor's rooms, two of which are
finished in mahogany, two in walnut and
one In cherry; one committee room In
cadfr and few others in pine. The
Legislative halls are large ana commo-
dlous, beautiful in design 81 d fnish, aud
possessed Of fine acoustic properties
The offices for the various departments
of the state government are handsome,
convenient and suitable, having all the
modern appliances that csn conduce to
the proper transaction Of the States bust.
ness. In short, this magnificent structure
is aA1aat the magnitude Of the state and
the MDeAiity of her people
GUILD DICTATE,
the minds OF skilled architects design or
hands of skilled woIkmen fsshion. Il will
stand for ages, grand, me- jsstic, magnif
cent, an honor to the Stale and monu-
ment to its prof actors. The dedication
ceremonies will be under the auspices OF
the Masonic fraternity, and will be par.
ticipated in by large number Of military
ana civic orders. An appropriate feature
IVES the selection Of Hon. Temple Hous-
ton to deliver the dedication oreiion. A
young man OF splendid ability, q writer Of
finish and elegance and . speaker OF
great force and eloquepce, his Grafton Will
probably be master piece Of orstory. In
addition to this he is the bearer Of name
than which none brighter illumines the
pages Of T. xas history. 1t seems the
poetry OF history that Houston should
DE the chosen speaker at the dedication OF
this magnificent structure which was rem
dsred possible by his fathers answering
patriotism and
INFRINGING COURAGE.
AL through the week there will be drill.
ing contests, and contests between the
various bands, in competition for prizes
offered. TIE social circle will also
rapidly revolve. The most charming
bellies and dashing besux from all parts
OF the state, and from many points In
other states win be present, and the week