The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16

sHEAKEsPEREAN EVENING.

| SHEAKESPEREAN EVENING.
On Friday evening Miss Rotau en-
tertained a number of friends with
some scenes from the "Merchant OF
Venice" The handsome libary with
its elegant furnishings made most
perfect little stage, while the large
parlor was occupied by the audience
Miss De Zouche and Mr.. 'Forsythe
assumed the leading roles. The i'll,
ness of Mr.. Tolson prevented his ap.
pearing as "Bassiano" which part Was
most beautifully read by Miss Rotan
Miss Goodrich and Messrs. Pope, Nc.
Culloch, Thorpe, Sanger and Dunn
ca taking the various other characters.
The appreciation of the audience was
manifested by the frequent hearty
applause.
Between the scenes the Renick
Bros gave some charming selections,
upon the conclusion of which the
guests were invited out to the large
banquet hall where upon tete tete
tables was served most elegant re-
past. The remainder of the evening
was spent in dancing and converse.
ton and it was not until quite a late
hour that the guests began to take
their departure af Ter enjoying one OF
the most pleasant and certainly the
most unique evening of the season.
Those present were Misses Hern
don and Saffarans of Tennes
see, Miss Tate of Houston,
and Misses Taylor, Maggie Jones,
McLeudon, West, Katie FISHER, Olive
Susie and Matte Jones, Olive, De.
Zouche, Goodrich, Messrs r B and
R Fl Banton, F Grady, j 7 Davis,
Tom Dockery, G Z Emery, Sam Pope
w G Watson, Howard, Mann, AL Dun
ncia B A Ki 10 Igb, j R Downs, B
S Castles, Will Mccall, I L Sanger,
IS Thorpe, McCulloch, Forsythe,
and Eek Governor Pendleton, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Chatham, Mrs. Gallagher,
and Mrs. W o Wilkes.
DRIVE WHIST.
Mr.. and Mr.. w. W. Seley enter
tanned the Ladies Whist Club, and
their gentlemen friends, at a drive
whist party on last Tuesday evening
The cordial greeting of the host an
hostess, together with the glows OF
the bright, warm fires, put every one
in merry humor, and all entered
heartily into the spirit of the game.
The prizes, which we're very hand
some, were captured by Miss Kyle
Pace and Mrs. S w SlaydeD, "a silve,
card tray and large bracelet of oxi'
died silver.
Mr.. w T Fort won the gentlemen
first prize, a silver soap box, and Mr.
T A Crawford, silver knife.
The evening was completed with
delightful refreshments of salads,
ices, etc., served tete tete, and an
other evening replete with pleasure,
was marked in the annals Of time.
MATINEE PARTY.
The event in the juvenile worl
was the "theatre party" given OF
Wednesday afternoon by Master
Holt Massey and Alexander Rowland
in celebration of the anniversary o.
the fifth birthday of each. About II
little folks assembled at two o'clock il
the parlors of the Pacific hotel, anC
under the chaparonage of Mrs. Row
land, Mrs. Massey and Mrs. Howard
proceeded to the opera house, there tC
enjoy the matinee by Mrs. Gen. Ton
Thumb aud party. The boxes were
occupied, and one only had to look a.
the happy little faces and bright eyes
to see how much it was enjoyed.
After the performance the party
together with Mrs. Tom Thumb and
her party, repaired to the hotel where
an elegant repast was served. AT
late hour in the afternoon the dc
lighted CUES left, each bearing as a
souvenir a photograph and card pre-