The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-30
TOPICS In NEW YORK.
GENIAL WEATHER IN HARMONY
WITH THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
Short Social Season American Inreniiyc
Genius Cbali nRod 10 Produce a New
Kind of Entertainment The Bet
ter Training of Lawyers.

ana welcome as Us general characterize.
les should be. Tho result was seen In the
great congregations that filed the church
es at the morning services. and after them
the magnificent dress parade OF fashionable
hnery on the avenue and in the park during
the afternoon. Some even went down to
concy Island, SO tempting was the atrnos-
phere, and got Christmas inspirations out
Of old oceans grey and melancholy
waste" II poverty and sorrow Is about It
tried to hide itself for the day at least,
and thus the weather, too, lent itself to
make the general gladsomeness and re-
joiclng, 1t was surely tempered to suit
the distressed Of the time.
THE SOCIAL SEASON.
As Lent begins ut the early date Of Feb
ruaiy q 1881. the social season viii rush
along at an extra rapid pace till then
even m spite OF the hard times and even
IN spite of the monotony OF the grind on
the doNotees OF fashion one OF the lead
ers OF ne gay whirl, the wife OF a proml-
nent bunker is quoted as saying:
The man or woman who wil initiate
q new departure In the way OF social en-
! tefhlnmentS Will earn the ferVcnt thanks
| OF thousands of bored people. At the be-
| ginning OF the season me monotony Of
dcnt D,t ,,.I,S ~, "a .4i'lisS - hot SO eyl-
TrSad LIN ",.t lHe lapae OF months the
/ uancesi dances, receptions and teas
! wearies one beyond description one sees
! - ~ 'ee,s' es,1a tue same Things,
sa,,,, -. .S u"Heys ahu neafs the
c,rrc,5 t-,,, .,i'l. O'ie siChsHS OF lhe re
| Ihey say that we Americans are an in
ci,ty, ,.i,,,it.. ~ 7SI'IDouy VINO rs ~ So
s,,ry,o,ti,r VIC .'a''uIal reputation by
,I,a 80 'Oiig way OF some thlhg TO
rr,,,,,ts 90 sVt-IHB OUT oil our social
s,,s,,,e,sr,, -, eS ,+, ~ onS can not nave
~, ~, ~, 'S a. ~, oiie uIhWhs room or a cir
10 49, 80 l'ul on! Tor some one
c,,t,s any, ,,, sune us from thla eternal in
49, 1870 gowns small talk ana
$3.50 'iHit''lss'
HE TALKED TO THE POPE,
Concerning his visit Ia the none NJ n.
new said in an lntervfee 49, i'e-
II spent only four DAYS Z, pa
wanted 10 see the ' bone n ~, tome
letters. but WINS foii nj ba 80 49, t,is
vate audiences. nor Mi ba -, 9 20
laymen or private persons Bpf rbo ,rr
ing after sent ih nv letter. no Men,
Of Northern New yrrl cail.J 49,, ~,
my hotel Ni''' 'i'' at
ole aid tho r,,,,. MAMA ..-..,.,t .t
vate intervIs1v fbe roiinu,i2sr -,
duested the bishon M occ,,,,y,o ,,,. ~,
ala NOT feel enuai Ia c,rr,,t,s, a.
lOmHai taF
kn0w,edre Of he lenp,a,sr
"Nothinr couId H. ,n,,,.o i,,,,,-.sst,,, 4,,,,,
ne an,lrs Gou'q Ds more impressive than
tiHcai au,flanns -, ~ .Ne pm
nonnced tbat would hs s{r1itts,5
few mnutes thsn asI,ed the ,,o,,s,,t ~,
what would he Inc carer,onv fo, me tJa
expialned thar the uni,.rsoi r,,i ,.,s 49,
those presentsd ia an on heir israos
and kiss Inc nnrs.s bnrd nm ~ ,.,r,ai
ring. bur as my anno7,tniant yvss ,,,,t,s,,'i
ana was o. protestant hs would tnottiro
1.-THE answer showed the exquisite tnct
of the pope Tine hoy father, said the
monsignor, directs that I'm your cnse the
ceremony shall be precisely The same ', MS
If you had a private audience with the
president of the United States
"As l entered the audience room the
pope rose came half across the room.
shook me cordially by the hand. requested
me TO he seated, and then resumed the
papal chair.
''He IS very spare and thin, HIS face is
keen. as wen as highly intellectual. He
has Brilliant and expressive eyes, and a
voice whose incubation as he talks indi-
Gates his feelings, He expressed great
pleasure IN seeing me, and hoped that / I
would SO enjoy the sights and treasures
OF the Etcrn2, city as to carry away
pleasant memories and visit II again soon
'Wc were in few moments in the
midst OF an earnest ana instructive dis-
QUESTION OF pIopsi W itH l7i'N9 iun uN1le7,
OF capital and labor and employers ana
employees.
II said TO him that America differed
from all other countries In the opportuni-
ties which II offered for men to rise The
fact that there was opportunity for brains
enterprise, energy aud character and
that its rewards were safe and secure
under out institutions ana Jaws was me
incentive OF our marvellous National prog
ress and greatness ] also referred 70 his
recent encyclical as marvel of com
pactness and truth as regards mans OBJ
legation TO man ana his rights in his own
possessions.
I'm reply the pope spoke with cleor-
ness, direeness, force ana fervor. He
said In part; In my encyclcal stated
nothing new. The principles laid down
had always been the doctrines OF the
church, The times, however with the
troubles existing and becoming more
,cute everywhere. demanded that they be
,Galn tausht and enforced,
The right OF man 10 his lawfully &C
luired property had always heen rec
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