The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-02

superb figures of loneliness. They
have been compelled to walk about
with tight fitting waists and cling
ing skirts that showed only too plain.
ly their misfortunes. Their plump
and pretty sisters reveled in these
gowns that fit so snugly figures that
might we'll be olassed as rivals of We
nus. But now the old maid comes to
the front door and in climaxical
manner yells "my time" For 10, and
behold the hoop skirt in
all its hideousness comes
into sight over the horizon, and is
swooping down on the community
with horrible certainty. o Lord, girls,
don't do it! Don't wear those things.
The writer beseaches you, don't do it,
Let it be style, but for this once de-
clare your independence and cling to
the dress that you and the writer love
so well. 1t is only ugly, de'icately
formed women who seek to throw the
world again into hoop skirts. An
other thing, girls, with the advent Of
hoops into your midst, the german
can be danced no longer. Or at least
not with that satisfaction that has at
tended it heretofore. You will then
have to go back to the days of your
grandfather and live over the "minu-
etts's" "quadrilles," etc. With these
abominable things fiouncing around
you the sight presented will Took SINH
lar to hay stack out in the field with
a knotted stick running out the top.
In all seriousness, young ladies of
Austin, don't take up this fad. Your
living doesn't depend on style,
your happiness and comfort are more
to be considered that the dictates of a
snivelling fashion dictator of foreign
country. Throw style to the winds
let come what will, forget your pride
this once and Austin and the South
will stay by you, will applaud your
good sense and admire your courage.
Set down on the movement now for If
they do come you will experience
much difficulty in managing the hoop
skirt. 1t has happy faculty of fly
ing clean over your head without the
slightest provocation. Ask your
mother about this Last assertion.
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: The Whist club met Friday evening
: at the residence of Miss Kate Hen.
ricks and played the fifth game of the
, series. AS the scores draw near the
, 500 point mark, which is the limit Of
the game, tn interest necessarily in
creases, and the club Is gradually get.
ting in that state that the Irishmar
was when he lost his bottle of rye
The next meeting will be held Friday
evening of this week at the resi-
dence ofMiss Sallie Starlight.
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,Il,o >>.o,,x, f,;oyrJs ~ M;oo Dao ri
Leonard rendered that young lady s
surprise party Friday evening tho
g proved q source of much pleasure tt
all.
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The Seventh Ward Pleasurec lub will
meet next Friday evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Radkey.
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One of the most pleasant affairs O
> the season was the card party Frida,
evening given by Mrs. Will Searigh
. !, complimentary to her many lad.
q friends. The decorations and othe
= tasty appointments combined to aug
. ment the enjoyableness of the occa
, sion which was success most pro
, nounced.
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Y The Cooking club gave another 20
i, their elegant luncheons yesterday a
e the residence of Mr.. E. M. House
. though upon this occasion only
9 the members were participants
f Since it's organization the club ha
( undergone some Changes In member
8 ship-the old having dropped out ant
the new filling their places--but tn,
: club still rides the breeze, with flu
ture of much promise before them
. The lunceon yesterday morning was s
success in every respect, and was bu
another example of what ladies Cal
, do when they will.
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E Yesterday morning between thu
) hours of 10 and ~ frequent anC
) peculiar sounds were heard on thu
: streets of Austin. BY some it wal
: thought to be distant cannonade anC
: many expressions of wonderment an'C
) surprise were heard. Others conten
. ded that the sounds were caused by
big blasts being set off in Con
) tractor Corrigan's quarries al
; the dam. The society editor being
OF humorous ana retiring disposition
, requested the city editor to take the
, trail of the sound waves and ascer
tain their origin. The latter had 9
: slight inkling of the source of the dis
turbance, but, to avoid any mistake
boarded an electric car bound north
,, ward. AS Hyde Park was neared the
booming became louder and louder
: and between the booms came short
, shrill shrieks, the combination O
sounds resembling more the
output of a circus calliope in full blast
than any thing else. Sure that he wal
on the right track, the reporter con.
tinued north until the skating rink
was reached. Cause-About two
dozen of Austin's fairest maidenl
learning to glide. Efect-Mixed feel
of all szes-thump-boom. That was
all! No cannonade! No blasting!
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The program for last Wednesdays
meeting of the Pathfinders was beau
tifully rendered. Mrs. King read 6
very able paper on the popular Be
, liefs Regarding Soothssyers' Omens
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