The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-22

Mr.. Will Martin has issued
large number of invitations to
brilliant entertainment to be given
Wednesday, August ,, at his pretty
home on North Fifth street. His
sister, Miss Key Martin. will assist
him in receiving the guests.
Mrs. George McLendon, one of
our most attractive young matrons,
will go up to tire state encampment
next week to witness the victory Of
the Light Guards, for as one of the
maids of honor she feels especial in.
terest in the achievements of that
gallant corps.
A pleasant break in the weeks
monotony was Mrs. Rounsavall's
high tea on Wednesday. Only a
favored few were present, but they
thoroughly enj Dyed the delicious
menu, served SO daintily and spiced
with the sparkling wit of the
gracious hostess, Mrs. Rounsavall,
assisted by her charming daughter,
Miss \ ates.
Each day notes some departure
for Chicago and the ranks of the
haut ton have thinned perceptibly
/. during the past week.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sanger
and Miss Emanuel lef. on the
= "Flyer," Mr.. Sanger returns in a
few weeks, but the ladies will re-
main away until cool weather.
= Mrs. Edward Hardin and Miss
J. Tree also departed on the sam
day to be absent all summer.
g The ladies of the Second Presby.
n teran church will have lawn par.
ty Monday at the residence of Mrs.
"a Charles Smith, on North Fifth
o. street.
At recent garden fete, which
q was given when roses bloomed lux
=. uriantly, the hostess adopted 6
quaint and pretty idea Her invi
tations were punches of roses tied
g with ribbon to which her card wal
81 attached.
The hearts of our pretty young
TT maidens have been rent with pit,
d anent some revelations concernin.
the deplcrable condition of tn
"a wardrobe of one of our best look
eff ing and most eligible bachelors
At Not that he deserves their pity
however, for there are more tina
one pair of fair hands that woul
~ willingly ply needle and thread TO
%, him would he but correct the erro
% of his ways and become benedic
&c Mr.. w. N. Mattox invited som
,u of his friends to Join him in We
20 termelon feast Wednesday evening
at the residence of Mrs, Carroll, o
South Fourth street. The guest
OF assembled, but the genial host wa
lie taken i'll at the eleventh hour an
an was compelled to absent himself
Mrs. Carroll did the honors of tn
evening and right royal spread c
Is. the luscious iced fruit, accompanie
lis with ices and cake, was served 0
the lawn amid merry jests and tune
full laughter. Long did the gay Ii
~ tie party linger over the refreshin
az repast, not forgetting in their plea
Ia ure the host whose kindly though
had planned the evenings pastimt
"a Those noted were Misses Chatham
nd McKeever, l.. Woodwork, Gridel
b. Fanilu Pace, Marshall, Tibbs an
rs Yates, Messrs Tenant, Tibbi
Marshall, Cornish, Pierce, Ramsay
va Cullen Thomas, Wilkinson, MI
r. and Mrs. Moser, Mr.. and Mrs
nd Scott, Mesdames Cameron, Eubanl
~ and Bronston and Misses Lula Cal
> roll, Champe Eubank, Flora Gamer
on.
~, No. The predictions of the chorr
~ girls in the "Pirates of Penzance,
to. who foretell so merrily, 81 thin
w we'll have a warm july" have ce
,ainly been realized. Not only
warm July" but dry and dust
err one, bringing with 1t the "World
on F air fever" which is fearfully col
nj. tagious. So many of us "aftt
he much debate internal" on tindin