San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-30
AUSTIN LETTER.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. IS, 1891

Special Correspondence
The students of the University have
been given a weeks holiday this
Christmas and most of them have
gone to their homes. 1t is an open
question as to whether this holiday
does net work harm TO the students
for it is just long enough to give them
time to become thoroughly democrat
ICED and lose all love for study.
Varnona Jarbeau with her troop of
comedians will appear at Millett's on
the Goth inst. The play. "Starlight,"
was almost generally liked, when pro-
crowded house will greet the repro
duction on next Tuesday.
"A Cold Day" will be the attraction
on Wednesday. The show is advertised
as an extravaganza and as this class
of attraction generally takes with the
masses, it is probable it will draw a
house. The play has some good
press comments in It's favor and the
only thing that would seem to indi
cate that it was not tip top Is the
character of the bills, which have a
trifle too much bright yellow in their
make up.
A bout the middle OF last August
two young Epglishmep, fresh from
London. came to Austin with letters
of introduction to a leading citizen.
They were fine looking young fellows
and there was about them au air of
refinement. The wore tailor made
clothes and the highest Of collars and
carried their canes by the wrong end.
oh in
5000 miles over the deep blue
sea was, having seen no future in
q London office on $50 pounds q year,
to suddenly grow rich az Texas farm
ers. and they proposed to inaugurate
the scheme by becoming cotton pick
ers. they we're fearful at first that
they could not get position as cot
TOT . ckers," but there was no diff
Guilty on that score, and they went
msufully to work.
Poor fellows! No doubt they
wished themselves back in old "Lun-
non" long before the first long
row was picked, bnt they perse.
cred and at the dinner hour had
licked 43 pounds between them. They
immediately came to the conclusion
hat they could do better in town and
we're next heard of in San Antonio
Aud now after four months a dis
tinguished looking old gentleman
comes to Austin looking for two
young fellows who haven't let their
families hear from them for months
thereby causing two mothers great
distress 1.-The distinguished looking
old gentleman" did not say much but
threw out u hint OF marriage which
somebody's proud family had not APP
proved, and looked as if he might
have said good deal more, had he
chose.
On the 23rd inst Mrs. r. G. Crosby
gave most elegant high tea and
reception in honor of Misses Crosby
&nd Miller Of Austin and Miss Cooke
o. Baltimore. Sixteen young ladies
assisted Chese three. There was not
a single thing to mar the harmony OF
She evening, and it is safe to say
there WAS never q more tasty and
we'll arranged entertainment given in
Austin.
The usual number will not receive
this New Year as in times past, but
still the number is not small. Quite
q good many will assist Mrs. HOgg at
the mansion, and besides various
others who will have open houses
some half dozen germans are down for
the night.
The town is filled with visiting
girls, many from distant states. Ifthey
continue to come a few more chaperOne
will require to be imported, for as il
now stands the girls are far in the
majority and escorts are not so plen'
tiful as they once were. A few seasons
ago it was a rare thing indeed to find
ladies st theatre without an escort
but now it is of frequent occurrence tC
see one or more girls chaperoned by
some stately matron.
On Saturday last about 80 girls from
the San Marcos school were up taking
in the sights in and around Austin.
II. J.C.