The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

upon him. :" 'o'ee
Here In his old home are many relics a,
the days OF the Republic, nj the civil war
ana oil his days OF quiet stuiy. Til. walls
are covered with shelves on which his br-
loved books still stand. A we'll worn yoI-
ume OF Petrarch's sonnets---in the original
OF course, a. copy of Junius' letters. used
by him when student At Yale, bjstesv
OF Darkest Africa" published in 1905. al .
among many others valuable for their
own sake and for the association connect
ed with them. Here, too. are his old can
teen and sword carried by him in the civil
war, and bedstead brought by him from
France when he returned to Texas from
ms service as minister from the Republic.
made of rosewood and exauisitely carved.
each post a marvel of workmanship. A
iine oil portrait of him while in the prim,
OF life hangs on the wall, and his old
desk with its quaint inkstand and sand.
boxes to tell of days of work In the lit.
erary field
The trip across the bay was delightful.
the welcome we received from DR.. George
Smith distinguished by the same courtesy
that characterized his brother, and out
stay extremely interesting while looking
over the relics of the past or enjoying the
lovely view Of the two bays with their
wooded points that lay before us.
The, historical associations connected
with Morgan Point do not stop with those
of Evergreen. for near here General Sam
Houston, General Sidney Sherman and
General de Zavalla all made their homes
for a time. and the one from whom the
point was named. Colonel James Morgan
was one of the notabilities of his time.
An elegant gentleman of the old school,
his blindness deferred him from taking
an active part in politics or war but never
diminished In the least his interest in
life or the movements about him. Then
there are the remains Of an old fort erect
ed during the stormy days of '61-65 that
tell silently the story of cause that was
lost.
Turning to interests of today, the little
place Is full of life. Each year finds new
cottages built and filled. Captain Athens
pretty home on the cliff is occupied all
the year, but Judge E. P. Handlers only
in the summer. Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. p. Gill
laspie are in possession of very comfort
able house situated on the channel. Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Wall another further in;
Mr.. j. l.. Mitchell has very nice two-story
home, and the st. John Waggamans arc
just back of him. Mr.. ]. H. Simmons
takes his family down every year, and
Mrs. S. NJ. Rushmore is also one of the
constant visitors to the Point. Mrs. j. j.
Atkinson has a lovely home on the strip
of shell bank just across the channel, but
has not yet gone down to It, Mr.. w. Fl.
Coyle has built a lovely cottage, where
his sister law, Mrs. Westcott, is now
keeping house for him and his daughters,
Mrs. Coyle finding that Houston is better
adapted to her health. Mr.. and Mrs. R.
M. Elgin, Mrs Coyle's parents, were among
the visitors of last week.
/ came away from Morgan Point very
reluctantly. having been so Hospitality en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Henke and
their charming daughters, and regretting
exceedingly to leave such delightful
breeze and fresh salt air behind me, and
congratulating those who can enjoy them
during the entire summer.
Margaret Hadley Foster.
Miss Jennie Bering gave the jolliest sort
of watermelon feast Tuesday evening for
the especial pleasure of her guests, Miss
Cssimir of Calvert and Miss Carter of
Waco. Mrs. j. NJ. Frost, Miss Berings
sister, offered her handsome home with its
broad, smooth lawn as better adapted for
the entertainment, which was accepted
and thoroughly enjoyed. The moon prov
ing recreant, Japanese lanterns were used
to give light for the evening, The pretty
lawn, with its many hued lights and the
fresh summer gowns, worn by the young
ladies', presented a very attractive picture,
to which the heaps of green melons. with
their bright centers added touch OF
color, as well as the more material charm
with which they appealed to the palate.
They were enjoyed, as we'll as lawn games
and music, and all the other charms OF an
evening without formality when congenial
friends meet for mutual entertainment.
Miss Behring'S guests were Miss Casimir, |
Miss Carter, Miss Margaret Butler of
Austin, Miss Matthews of Caldwell Miss
Philpott of Bryan, Miss Louie Boyd Ran
kin of Dallas, Miss Edith House, Miss
Katherine Brown, Miss Hanna, Miss Har-
desty, Miss Louie Todd, Miss Harley, Miss
Mary Gilmer, Miss Josie Womack, Miss
May Boring, Miss Halle Todd, Miss, Moll!e
Daviss, and Messrs. w. j. Swinford, T. D. |
Hathaway, A. II. Gordon, S. A. Kincaid |
B. r. Gilmer, VIII Napier, G. T. Moore. |
NJ. Hutchinson, r. E. Womack, Theo Ber
ing, Jr., Odin Kendall, j. E. Boring, C. Il. |
Johnson, Ray Boring. C. C. Boring, Dr.. o. |
L. Noteworthy and DR.. Francis Kent.
~
Among other Houstonans abroad Mrs. |
Bette B. Davis may be numbered as one
enjoying to the full the pleasures to be
spots of the old world A letter re-
ceived from her at Chamonnix-'sweet
Chamonnix" France. she writes of the
intense pleasure she has had in visiting
Germany, Switzerland and France. The
party visited the castle of Chillon. where
in a column, to which Byron's famous pris-
oner Bonnivare was chained, they saw the
names of Byron Victor Hugo, Eugene Sue,
George Sands and Alexander Dumas carved
by their own hands. They have crovsed
the Lake of Lucern, where the water is so
intensely blue that 1t is noticeable; they
have found one of Singers sewing machine
signs up on the side of a mountain In
and when the letter was writ
ten were within view Of Mount Blanc. vita
the glacier of Blossoms near by and the
Mer de Glaze just back of them. In going
I'D the Rhine they met the Dicksons. and
we're happy to see some homefa IN that
strange land. Mrs Davis winds up by say
ing that after all would not give Amer
lea for any other country have seen, and
certainly Americans can teach Europeans
% run railroads. The Post is delighted
in hear from our absentees. especially
when the letters are SO full OF interest as
nat of Mrs. Davis. The party was leay-
ing for Paris. where they will remain some
time.
p,..ha,y, uil, come--hailed with 10y by