The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-14

think there is crying need for con-
vention OF society editors. Every other
class has its order. with eloquent and ex-
citing conventions, with no more need
thereof than the chroniclers OF society's
doings. Why not organize the Ornate Or
der OF Society Editors and straightway
meet, in convention? Surely there Is one
great need, that must press heavily on
every one to whose lot 1t falls to describe
the gatherings. routs. balls. receptions.
etc. and that is the need OF new adjee-
lives Those on hand are thoroughly worn
out-their beauty and usefulness gone.
They ere so poor and old and weak and in
efficient that absolutely am ashamed to
give them anything more to do.
And yet we must tell OF things as they
are. and what would our readers do IL
they were given something like the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Brown gave a reception ON
Tuesday. There were some flowers and
palms and vines arranged in the rooms.
The colors used were white and green
and refreshments were served. Mrs.
Browns receiving party was composed Of.
etc.
At once there would be cry that the
paper for which that was written had bet
ter get some one who could write. And
yet the complaint is often made: you
surely do dress thinga up gorgeously," and
We get the reputation OF being natterers,
daubers and all that sort of thing. when
the fact is 1t is the fault OF the adjectlves.
They are old and worn. and faded, and
can not do their work any more as 1t
ought to be done. And ] feel very sorry
for them In my minds eye | see their
spirits appealing 10 me to let them rest
"a Uhita For - thaV ar fiOyply'' 10
longer beautiful" has lost her
beauty, and even the artists refuse TO have
anything more to do with artistic" AND
yet the poverty Of the American Language
for we have language OF our own
drives us to the repeated cruelty OF over
working these already overworked and
now meaningless words!
The only remedy that | can see is fol
the society editors OF the land to be il
convention assembled to do what they
can to supply this crying need. There IL u
again--"crying need I" There Is no othe
adjective to take the place Of that ont
crying And l have no idea that Wort
was intended to be an adjective al all, bu
some desperate society editor took it wheI
it was respectable partlciple and turned
it into an adjective wherewith TO describe
need We are bound to get desperate
sometimes and then II We borrow from
the French, as we are often tempted L
do, the printers make us rue the day!
No doubt the local reporters and per
haps even the novelists will Join us II
this convention, for they must also suffe
greatly from the need OF new adjectives
So the sooner It is brought about tn
longer Will our minds remain with us 70
just at present It does seem that II some
thing is not done for us the prospect
that the State will have to build al
asylum especially for the feeble minded
adlectlvely poverty stricken society edi
tors. Margaret Hadiey Foster.
= When the Learned chronologsts decide
shat 1900 was not 10 be q leap year, the
rerkoned without host of independents
who definitely refuses 10 be ruled by an
rld set of fogies--the Texas Girl! Whg
does the t. G, care about decisions mad
by those whose youth Is past and 10 whol
leap year dance has no further meaning
At any rate. she has taken the reins In
her own hands says 1900 Is leap yel
and drives on.
Tuesday evening at Bryan Hall u
girls had everything their own way. Ha
ing invited their escorts they saw the
walking distance carefully helping Il
favored man safely over the muddy plae
those from further out having ca
riage for the safe transportation OF Il
happy onAs. II was just the merrie
crowd possible, and the happy Taught
told that the adopted idea was workil
delightfully."- ENGAGEMENTS we're made Al
as the opening march was played ca
lady offered her arm politely to her esco
and led him on. Then the windings
the May began and were kept up un
near 2 o'clock
Four cotillon figures were danced I
drst led by Miss Julia May Morse wi
Mr. G. J. Crane, Jr,. the second by Nj
Anna oulnlau with Mr.. Bruce Fras,
the third by Miss Brady with Mr.. Jam
Giraud and the fourth by Miss Alma NJ
Ter with Mr.. Harry Lea And these YOU
girls led we'll, too. so we'll that some
the masculine leaders had better look
their laurels lest they should be stol
from them by these fair young hands.
happy surprise was prepared for I
young hostesses by Mesdamcs T. Arth
Cargill, r. b. Morris, NJ. f. Foster. Enr
Cargill and W. II, Taylor who. with Nj
u. T. Noyes, had been asked to chapero
the affair. When the time came for /
FIRST cotlllon to bs danced those ladl
brought forward boxes filled with fave
Of all sorts and conditions. These We
placed on a stand In front OF the sta
Were asked to give them out, as the youn
er chaperones were all on The door--whi
was Just as II should be. One noticeal
feature OF the evening was that, with I
exception of the two ladies' mentioned
giving out the fsvom, all present to
part In the dancing The favcrs were
course given TO the girls to be given
their partners to carry out the spirit
the affair. Altogether the evening pro,
TO be most delightful experiment q
WAS thoroughly enjoyed by chaperol
and chaperoned alike. Among the form
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ennis Cargill. Mr.. q
Mrs. Robert Morris, Mr.. and Mrs w
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. e. Foster,
and Mrs. T. Arthur Cargill and Mrs,
T. Noyes Among the latter were N
Morse, Miss Quinlan. Miss Brady, M
Miller. Miss franklin. Miss Ross, N
Minnie Thompson, Miss Ward Mex
Miss Lea. Miss Wood. Mas Culpep
Miss Hannah, Miss Lewis, Miss Nj
Waldo. Miss willeen Groce, Miss Jol
Miss Giraud. Miss Mary Ella Taylor, NJ
Degado Miss Edythe Gifaud. Miss Gri
Ike. Miss Key. Miss Tuggle. Miss cushmI
Miss Broussard, Miss Efhe Jones, Miss I
tout. Miss Shelby Miss Porter Miss FL