The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1905-02-25
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS
Northern Visitors and Social and Re-
ligious Events in the Capita of
the State

Tallahassee. Feb. y. 1905.
III thu spring "A fuller crimson comes
upon the robins breast,
H. the spring the wanton lapwing gets
himself another crest"
were the words that flashed into my
mind as l walked to find a feathered
troubadour singing outside i'm the gar
den. flooding the unsunned air with i
perfect deluge Of melody, and noted
"A new note in the song. for the birds
often sing in the garden. but today the
song was different perfect carol of
joy, as though the little heart that had
sung through the gray wintry days,
perhaps TO keep up courage. was now
bursting with joy and delight. Then
! remembered that il is yet the birds
honeymoon, for did they not choose
their mates on ST Valentines day?
Where is the bridegroom whose heart
is not full OF song FOR "A season? And is
to her heralds? | opened wide the shut
tiers ana looked out on the just awak-
ened world: the faint flush in the east
ern SKY presaged the coming sunrise
I'm the garden across the way the buds
that | had watched grow from brown
to pink upon the bare branches Of the
peach trees had opened wide their dam
Jy petals. and. balancing himself upon
the branch of an oak that overhung the
garden was the feathered singer, pour
ing out his soul i'm song. / think he.
too. had discovered the peach blossoms
and was delighted with the first fair
promise of the spriHgtime. Jonquils
and daffodils also are peeping out in
Governor BloXham's garden. across the
way. where the bird is singing and the
world is waking. thrilled with the fuller
pulse of life that surges upward when
sparrows build and the leaves break
forth"
At the capital the coming two weeks
will be filled with gaieties: then will
come the Lenten lull.
Tallahassee is full of visitors: many
Northern people find it charming
place to spend their winters. Besides
those there are many pretty girls from
various points visiting friends here.
Among them may be mentioned Miss
Kate Pretlow. who is spending the VIM
ter with Miss Mary Page Randolph.
Miss Pretlow is a typical Virginia girl.
lowered with a fair share of vivacity
and good looks and is much admired
here.
Miss Caro- Brevard of Charlotte. y.
G.. who is very blonde and very pretty,
is another attractive visiting girl. She
is the guest of her cousins. the Misses
Brevard. Or and Mrs. r. NJ. Brevard
are also entertaining a charming Char
iaIJe girl. Miss Violet Alexander. to
whom applies the graceful line. "di-
vin~ly tall and most divinely fair"
Another popular girl here is Miss
Nellie Todd of Baltimore. the guest of
Miss Nash and Mrs. Winthrop.
Miss Lucy Law of Chicago is an ex-
tremely handsome girl. who has a large
circle of admiring friends who always
look forward with pleasure TO her
coming Miss Drew is another attrac-
tiv, chicago girl visiting Miss Hen
.i-tta Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson Browne are
entertaining a Very popular Virginia
girl Miss Florence Brown. Of AccomaS
Thu Brownies are a charming family
They aie living at the Leon. Their
daughter. Susan. is slrikng,y graceful
ana pretty girl Mrs Browne is "a
charming hostess as well as a very at
trar;ive woman. and HIS the most ele-
giant figure of an Tn, han jsomv women
at lh- capital.
card PARTIES continue the ropula.
form OF entertaining in the Capital City
/ bridge for the more serious. and euchre
for the more frivolously inclined.
Among the parties this week may BE-
mentioned the meeting Of the Original
Bridge club on Tuesday evening at d.
! II. F.. Palmer's.
Mrs. John W. Henderson'S card par
~ Wednesday afternoon in honor Of hel
mother, Mrs. George Lewis: DR.. and
Mrs. Geo. II. Gwynne's lovely card par
! y Wednesday evening in honor Of Mis-,
! Brevard and Miss Law; Miss Rawls
entertainment of the Eevning Bridge
Club Thursday evening. and Miss May
Affords pretty party. i'm honor Of Miss
Douglass and Miss Charles on Friday
afternoon. We're most enjoyable af-
fairs
/ Among other happenings Of the week
was tn election Of John ". Henderson