The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
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As / remember the first fair touch
OF those beautiful hands that l love so
much.
I seem to thrill as | then was thrilled
kissing the glove that found untitled
When | meet your gaze and the queenly
As you said to me laughingly, keep it
nown'
And dazed and alone in a dream | stand
kissing the ghost of your beautifm
hand.
When first loved in the long ago,
And held your hand as told you So
Pressed it and caressed it and gave it
kiss,
And said, Il could die'for a hand like
this
Little 1 dreamed loves fullest yet
Had to ripen when eyes were Wet
And prayers were vain in their wild de
mands
For enc warm touch of your beautiful
hands
Beautiful hands. O, beautiful hands
Could You reach out of the alien lands
Where you are lingering, and give ME
tonight
Only a touch-were it ever so light
My heart were soothed, and my weary
brain
Would luh itself into rest again;
For there is no solace the world com.
mands
Lake the caress of your beautiful hands.
James W,hitcomb Riley.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Ashe entertained the
Embroidery Club at cards Tuesday
afternoon. She had as. her guests all the
visiting young ladies in town.
Miss Lille Gray gave very elegant
luncheon on Thursday last. Her guests
We're the following: Miss McCaull
Miss Sallfe Cotton, Miss Rosa Battle,
Miss Marguerite Grow. Miss Hal Nor
son, Miss Sophie Busbee Miss Alice
Stronach, Miss Lena Latta, Miss Eliza
Busbee, Miss Mary Bryan and Miss
Ethel Norris
Miss Nella Grimes gave "a delightful
card party Saturday evening compliment
taly to her guest, Miss Turpin.
The Book Club was charmingly enter
tanned by Miss Mabel Hale, at Mrs. II.
c. Badgers. ON Monday afternoon. Miss
Sophie Busbee and Miss Kate benson
read very interesting and delightful pa
pers on Posters"
The Johnsonfan Club met last Thurs
day afternoon.
One of the pleaSanteSt dances given
this winter was the subscription german
last Thursday evening after the theatre
in Henry Hall.
Miss Angela McCaull who has been
visiting Miss Rosa Battle for the past
week is now the guest of Miss Eliza r.
Busbee.
Miss Sophie and Miss Louie entertain
ed a few of their friends at game of
seven handed euchre Tuesday afternoon.
complimentary 10 Miss Angela HcCaull.
The Raleigh Choral Symphony Club
held an important meeting Friday night,
ut which Mr.. w. s. Primrose, the oresi-
dent, occupied the chair, and few reso-
lutiors We're passed of great Importance
and very conducive to the welfare of the
club
May Musical Festival with large
chorus, an orchestra, string quartet, ard.
advertise Raleigh as a business centre
and the musical hub of the State
We have more schools here than am
other city or town can boast of and Il
correspondingly large number of profes-
sional musicians and ameteurs, and the
only thing needed is united action.
4 4 he. ~.
tors, and that i'll itself is sufficient guar
antee that everything will be well done.
Next Thursday night. March l. the re-
hearsals will begin, and all persons who
care to join will please be on hand for
the first chorus work.
The authorities of the Blind Institute
have kindly rendered the use of a large
room in the new auditorium building fer
rehearsals, and everyone who is interest
cd I'M music and wishes to sing in the
chorus will please be on hand next
Thursday might at 8 O'Clock, in the
southeast corner of the lower floor, in the
auditorium building at the Blind Insti-
tuition.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo GatEng celebrated
their Leather Wedding" on Monday
evening, 10Th, it being their third an
niverSary.
The invitations We're very unique, being
two small leather hearts joined together.
The guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Cat
ling, Mr. and Mrs. VAN Moore. Mr. "nd
Mrs John Cross. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Smith, Mrs. 3. \. Capeheart, Mrs. An
1ie Parker, Mrs. Willie, from Norfolk;
Miss Kate Leach, of Littleton; Miss
Crudup, of Kittrell Miss Lizzie Kittrell,
of Kittrell; Mr.. Ben Moore, Mr.. Jim
Moore
The dining room was beautifully deco
rated with candles and carnations, VIC
lets and smilaX. \ very dainty supper
was served at O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Calling Were the recipients of many
beautiful presents in leather
At AxtelI on the 10th instant. Mr.
Walter A. Watson and Miss Eva Vim
cent Allen were married, Rev. I. ]. Tay-
Ion officiating.