The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-27
A Magnificent Reception.
Opelousas, August Is. 1898,

record a very pleasurable expert
ence on the night of the oath inst.
when was held a Progressive Eu-
chre and Lawn Party at the resi-
dence of Col. Leonce Sandoz.
The Col. is forever springing
surprises on hibfriends, almost as
startling as the surprises sprung
on our friends, the enemy, by his
immortal leader, Stonewall Jack
son, in the historic Shenandoah
Valley In 1862, and other places
OF historic interest. This time, it
was neither an infantry charge,
nor yet, an cmbarkation on the
matrimonial sea, but rs stated-a
Progressive Euchrc Lawn Party.
The spacious lawn, with its multi
tudlnous variety of stately trees,
beneath whose outrageous al
coves, illumined by tho variegated
tints of innumerable Chinese Ian
terms, the festive swains and
beauteous 'maidens of our village
could repeat the sweet platitudes
which somehow or other always
finds a responsive echo in ones
heart, while ever and anon fair
Luna with feminine curiosity,
would look down approvingly, as
much as to say: Go it boys while
you're young. All! as the poet
says:
The Devils in the Moon for mischief.
Forty four players equally di-
vi ded between the ladies and gen
tlemen sat down to the contest of
10 games; after nearly two
hours of playing the following
were declared the victors in the
Tournament:-Miss Mary Lou
Lassalle, 1st ladies prize, a beauti-
full pink silk piano scarf with
hand painted design by the char
ming hostess, filling out a space
8 by Is inches and painted in oil
representing a bunch Of sweet
peas, vcritable work of art
worthy OF being framed.
The gentlemen's prize was won
by Hon. r. Lee Gar!and-an
ivory dagger paper cutter, silver
mounted. At l o'clock a. m., we
left Lee with James O. Chachere,
Esq, and Col. Sandoz, and in
those deep stentorian tones, that
have so often sent an emotional
thrill through the prisoner at the
bar, OF the girl amid the pines
Lee was apostrophizing his prize
thusly:
is this il dagger which, see hefor me-
Let her go Gallcgher.''
And forthwith the trio pro-
ceeded to wash down their cares
Observation-Disclosures.
The Ladies' Booby was won by
Miss Edith Duprc, the lovely
daughter of our old friend Lau-
rent, it was a Jap. cry baby. The
gents BOBBY was won by Mr..
Forest Braud, mouth har-
monica, symbolic of the harmoni-
Gus warblings he knows so well
how TO dish up to the girls. Miss
Landry, one of Donaldsonville's
fair daughters, who for the past
four weeks has been hoodooing
our boys, sang popular airs, to
her own accompaniment, and
several Instrumental pieces were
charmingly rendered by Miss
Ludie Veazie and Miss Matte
Shute.
The Madame fulfilled her du-
ties as hostess most charmingly
and was aided in receiving by
Misses May and Estelle Sandoz
and Irene Landry, who were. as
siduous in their attentions to
their guests, keeping them bounti-
fully provided with ices, cakes
and lemonade. The evening
sped by so pleasantly that mid
nights ghostly hour stalked in un-
awares, and admonished the
guests to leave, but the stragglers
refusing to keep up with the
main body of the army, was still
storming at l O'Clock a. m.
There were several detachments
with strategic ideas and inclina-
tions Judging from some of the
advantageous positions captured
and occupied and strongly entren-
ched against attack, as evidenced
next morning by the chairs found
snugly ensconced behind granite
boulders, and in the solemn ca
thedral aisles of the pine grove,
where snakes and sarpints seemed
to have no terrors for the s'billers
and cooers;' we overheard one
love-sick swain say to his fair
charmer:
"The Earth Drinks, the Heav-
ems drink, then why should not |
drink in the loveliness that ema-
mates from your fair face?'
To which she coyly replied:
"Oh Romeo!
Seldom has Opelousas witness
ed so thoroughly an enjoyable
gathering of the youth and beauty