The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
THE Sc, or SUNSET.

the writer.
4. THE SEA or SUNSET
This s The land ;he sluset washes.
/, These are the baufa q the yellow sea
Where IT rose. or whittier Il rlshea.
I. These are tAs western mystery:
,,iNigh. aftsr Nth. her r-irpIc traffic
!, strews the lanains with opal baiss;
Msrchantn'ea po!se upon horizons.
i, Dip and vapizh with fairy s4ils.
Emily Dickinson
! The las, week ras ocular in thu; !,
contained The ff;h Tuesday ard TIE t;th
wednesday n the nioa.a. DAYS * which ths
calendar is ci,sry su1 vAsch are h9norel
\ gu. Of al! otha,1. b. two literary cubs C;
the city Tues.isy pras presi6sn;s Gag q
tho I-a8ies' Res l3ng dub at9 we5rezday
Z va4 the soctLi nesting Q. tho woman ,
Heading club aaa eAa~ossver vas invited.
blessed March fu her gsaerori.y
Il 81 Tie evsipra c: these clubs 20 enter
tain on tic yizltorn o.. thar social Day. aud
Z ;hls gear lhs members Of the Ladies Hessi-
(, Ing club hid a. Their guests Tie H.sm-
p bars q the Shakespeare ciuh. ,he Woaan's
Z Reading cnzb Sod thf Great Expectation
clan. iauaiiaEly AIcHa a. tes Dickens
club.
f The artistic horse u MS & X Nell
+ henay bod lasn pr.od red ,he club for the
oeeasgon ssG tbo arraagefnelt os the large
roor.s and ~ Ne haA was particularly tittei
h the occasht2.
TIE subiee5 Of y,uty Of the Ladies
Reaiing clsb during lilo wlutsr mouths
-as Japan, ksr L.srFy5 Alaraurs. Gus
toms and ara and ~ form 81 entertain
mont % TUssihy Apply closed the clubs
study u the Ia "a " the Rising sun.
It Sas a Jap ,uese programme through
out Mss cla. .ds G4raruezI who deiiy-
cred course .ef lectures IN Japan this
pest winter IN Galveston. censa Up tor tie
occasion ana TciA al eiahGfat. and highly
enjoyable paper upon JAPANESE art, Miss
Glrartean dd n iituIi her sc0pu ~ paint
/ ing AMI carving monsiy. bpt touchea uVon
art in It's broadssi sense showing that this
sensitive little nsstiGn 70 artistic from be-
ginning to end 1Ho simplicity OF thcls
gardens. tho perrGnal style which they
tmpsrt to even tn ordinary writing u ths
ideographs are infused with an apprc-
citation or the truly artistic
After the paper, he guests were asked
into tho large do1 lie room across Tho
hall. whero a giiuis Q Of The PAR East wax
to he had.
IN one room W4s q hlEe 5ouna iShls,
na's'"y aee WIN p's w nViH ana ap.oi9
Japanese boubouo. These had been iaads
TO order aud were Original and delicious
Across one corner OF the room WAS placed
what In American p8riiauco might be called
= tanie uiapea ~ tas 9oiofA' hut IN mo
and hotter n,rno
High up on this nobby aNalr vas scat.
cd. IN true Iaoaneao fashion tho mott
Japantanne htile lady ever seen outside
tmsarieh. 7hn was dressed IN prloaidl
garmeu's, ne1ning 10 rcd while beside
her stood a hecond fair Eastern dame "a
dainty green ana yell1W. From tho coils
ha' ~ NV "p va ,Ho N,ta" 'diN"'A,
foreign 10 the American ladies to whom
'hsy server 'ea =, 49,. a.. .....
second dlvan over which hung a huge nm.
brclla shedding - fantastic light upon
'"s s.VuP p' a,,,a, ,
lady and beslde har two maid tbe one
n tall dnmsei In rcd. With fan IN her
biauk hair' was 'he Deh' o' repIeseh iatlvhF
hair s,r,,cb, nowi,c Mn yoayy IL co.
date manners made most charming little
cherry blossom.
Those who iinpersoDatad the tea laiieg
were: Mrs. o NJ PuGar Mrs Uoorer
Mrs D. - Cherry. Miss Bell and Dorothy
The many guests present enjoyed the
run Of fraprant tea. HE aellcacicg Of pre-
served ginger and bon bons and an hour
was spent IN social chat. which Is ever
fresh and enjoyable
While in the city Miss GIrarieau wa.
tho ,,,e.t ~ Mrs. Lombard. who asked a
WV ~
Few irienas 10 meet n'r AT p'nne' On ''eh-
day. The table was prsttily decorated vim
roses and every appointment OF the Ia
formal repast was most pleasing Tho.e