The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-01-12
IN SOCIETY.

and receptions, but for long hours
I have been sitting close to my coy
fire, lost in deHrious reveries.
The house is 50 still, the only
sound breaking upon the silence is
the steady clicking of the clock,
like some heavy heart in distress,
The fire, which has been burning
fearlessly, like the first mad pas,
sions Of youth, has settled down in,
to Pickering lghts-now deep red,
now gold, now pale green and vio'
let,
Oh the beautifulvisions conjured
by the purple glow of a dying fire
Who among you have not felt its
subtle influence? What mighty
castles have you built and peopled
with the ghosts of might have
beens" Or dancing spirits of "joys to
come" What tales of anguish or
OF mirth each rosy hue whispers at
such an hour What sweet melody
sings in your listening earl How
you wander hand in hand with
"memory" through fragrant groves
and blooming flowers, back into the
garden Of the past, to some day or
hour, some event Of life that stands
clear and distinct above all others,
Like the wise men Of old, you strive
to pierce the transparent mists,
eagerly reaching for the glimmer-
ing star that will lead blindly into
tn e a nd Of hope,
The year that has just departed
was fraught with pain to some and
replete with joy for others Our
'little world" has begun 1895 under
bright auspices; each day some
pleasure has been projected, new
friendships formed and grand and
good resolutions made,
On Tuesday night the Forget
Ne Not" German Club gave a de-
lightful entertainment, The Mexi
can string band furnished music,
such as only this music-loying peo-
pie can-sweet, alike to the ear and
heart, and made one long to dance
on forever The many intricate
figures were lead with perfect grace
by that gallant gentleman, Mr., Ed
Willis, and his lovely companion,
Miss Pauline Runnels. Miss May
Kelso was engaged by Mr.. Sam Bar
ry, Miss Mozelle Tyus was dancing
with Mr.. Dan Nash, while her cou
sin, Miss May Christian, was with
Mr.. Ben Hawkins Miss Mary Web
Der danced with Mr.. Frank Buel,
while Miss Nettic Smith was with
Mr.. Ed Kane, Miss Rosborough
was leading with Mr. Lee Hoy ywhilc
her sisters companion was Mr., Eu'
gene Goss Miss Kathleen Taylor
danced with Mr. Lee Estes, while
Miss Kate Taylor was with Mr.
Henry OGenhauseT Miss Lille Run
nells was with Mr., p II, Penning.
ton, and Miss Kittie Woodward with
her friend, Mr., M, Smith; Miss Nina
Adams, of Fulton, was with Mr.
Harry Blythe, while her sister was
with Mr. Falls, Pretty Miss Surles
was dancing with Mr. Orland HoIli
day. The "Forget-Me, Not" chape
roues, Mesdames Hammond anc
Jones, were dancing with those gal
LIANT gentlemen, Hon, Paul Jones
and Mr. Ben Williams, respective
ly
About the room were grouped
number of "stags,' among whom
we noticed Megsrs, Wave Whitaker
Will Brownlee, Chas. Bemis, 7, i
L, Temple and Dr. Hammond, a
number Of visitors were present az
"lookers on in Venice" and seemed
to enjoy the many pretty figures
as was attested by the latenes3 O
their stay, Among the ladies wer,
Mesdames =, II, Trigg, M, n ebay
tor, j, D. Latimer and others,
''FORdET.ME NOTs, '
Miss May Christian, the prett!
cousin Of Miss Mo2elle T;us, Is The
guest Of Mrs, w. A, Robinson.
The gentlemen certainly received
much praise for the lovely music
Tuesday evening
We wonder # Beu Williams know
the galIantry aud heroism displayed
by him Tuesday evening
Miss Nina Adams, Of Fulton
looked handsome IN a brown cover
cloth, trimmed IN tan violet,
We heard a lovely girl say Pau
Jones made an ideal chaperonj won
der WHAT she meant2
Miss Kittie Woodward, the win
some guest Of Miss lIuekInS, ha
brought much havoc among he
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