The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-06
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Two ROSES.

Queen OF tho flowers In truth, IL seemed
In It's royal rosea'e nue..
xy,,h ,.s.,,r ,ho,ght ~ nm artists brus
70 picture its perfect grace,
carelessly allowed It to fall 10 the grouh
Ana another 10 Hxe 10 p'aee'
Mi. ,,r,a ,y,,bored rose liza n nv hand
Its freshness for many months gone.
Reverenty raised from lis resting place
Where ~ lay, no. uhioNe'' .no"s.' ''o''~
nu,.,,, i. ~ ,,a,vo,v .oftncsa now
No redolence perfumes the air.
No riohness OF color these petals can boast
No charm Of perfection is there.
But a subtle sweetness steals from this
rose,
That you gave when we sald good-by
For into its heart has memory breathed
A fragrance that can not die
Lent was very generally observed last
80. "a =. .as,,,t .,oiaI I,o,.ton poa
= ,,,,,, ...,. :,
aDnormaiiy uuiel. WIN tno o"Vep''V' VI
two or three Informal at homes. few
card parties and the production OF "Cymbe-
;,,,a,, -. ,,orcorot n,o,bor mud her som
Wy "' n.,,,,aI.
pany on FRIDAY night' there "as aosoiueeiV
nothing going on. In CONSEQUENCE the de-
roteea OF societv were afforded an oppor-
.,.,, !. .aa,ra.,,, sror, tra fntigne
$3.50, -,
OTousnt on py tue iiVeiy Winler' "'" S''o"
a chance to make plans for the campaign
Srhjch Faster ,yill onen up
,..,s,.,oa ,h,t,n,moa,a,oIv inter +ha
"'n :, .,.., orr,ni-
Eose Oh Lent tho w. ~ IA e'uo' an VI
ration composed OF tho younger society
,,.,,,, =, The CITY. will give another GER
man. inc one wi'ieh 'eoN ''"eo ~ 81
nali WeeA peio'o ''S' ""'
enooyabie anur unu 'u ,s,,, n' hoard win
,,iaas nrn hy The alb members and their
friends.
Then too, there is something TO look
forward to In the lust u z german which
is scheduled TO take place some time dur
ing tho period Immediately following LEM.
This affair was to have been given week
before last. but was postponed for divers
and sundry good reasons--or at least mat
was the report the executive committees
gave out after the meeting helu 10 consiuer
the matter.
l notice quite number OF the young
nen about town are carrying arounu WIN
them look when SHOWS as PLAINLY as
anything could snow that-
In tho spring tho young man ialicy
tne reason ascrlDeu be'ng TINT most oil inc
FEi,ing siris VINO spent paris OF Tue Win-
YET moro nave returned 10 their respec'Fe
homes there to spend Lent. lhese same
young men shohid not lose siSht OF tne
iact that houston nossesses rs pretty ana
brRht iot oil society girls MS can DO iouhn
anywhere, ana bearing mus IN minn 'hoy
hnonia ns careiui not 10 ,nllow at,es h''anEe
iaois, ineru ne soIne lninss ne"''eS e''''f-
IVY ei'at snou'u p'sih "' "o'uo'
~
e ioo""e "" po'i"Nu'''h' '""uh
from the New York Sun, Is quite AS peril
nmt to other communities as TO that OF
New yorh,
ono OF inc social pecuiiatlties OF NOW
iork always 70 on observer Wnen Two
youns persons o. wen Hnown in.p,'irs ~
cone ensaseu 70 pe inhtrieu. ihat rs 'he
reiuctah'e 10 iet the iact Do KNOWN pun.
iieiy long aiier II mas become matter OF
kho~ledse 10 me friends OF tue young per-
Bulls VI oi thelr ia'n'iies' 9untuely au i,i,-
por.ant ehgasemeht Is announced mere
without prompt denial from the parents
VI tne young woman. rms eomes irequept
iy after the news mas been communicated
10 her friends ana peeh ulscussed inily by
any attempt to secure formal announce
s nru. ni"ass, Ut as ieast N .he sreat ma
result ia usually no and Of rumors denials
and finally the announcement OF the tact
which has been matter OF common in
formation to the friends OF the young per-
sons for some time. This peculiarly has
been described by some persons IA sur
vival of the earliest days of New Yorlss
social history and the final suggestion OF
tho time In which it shared with rustic
communities tho embarrassment that an
announcement OF betruthal Nns supp0spd