The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-01-02
An Artistic Society Writer.


/ We trust our morning cOntempO-
raries will pardon the suggestion, but
if they are in need of genius to relieve
the dull monotony of their society page
and make it sparkle like a Christmas
tree. we can tell them exactly where they
a put their hands on a real treasure.
This genius can take hold of a COM
monplace society event which is us
ualy dished up in three stilted SEN
fences and so flood it with the beauties
of his soul, the gaudy cOlors of his
imagery, and glittering gems raked in
abundant quantities from the caves of
thought. as to transform it into a sweet
and soothing poem, or a nvmph-tilled
dream. His work is the work of IN
artist and he revels in it as passion
ately as the junebug in the dew of
early morn. Just listen to this and
bid your breast be still:
''The elegant home Ofthat sparkling
little Jewel, Miss Elsie Moore, who is
as pretty as a picture and as bright as
an icicle and as. pure as a dew drop
and as sweet as a flower, was a spark
ling scene of radiant loveliness last
night, for this beautiful little maiden
and her handsome and magnificently
formed sister had invited a number
of their friends to assemble in honor
of their graceful and b~ewitching guests,
Miss Media Taylor and the charming
and fascinating Miss Rosalie Setter,
who are now dispensing their charms
and witcheries in Wilson, and making
so many hearts drunk with the inebriat-
ing rotations of their intoxicating
graces."
What a perfect pearl is this. How
it flashes and charms and sleeps the
senses in languorous delight. Where
is the society editor who can radiate
in this luminous fashion? 1t pains us
to answer that he has not yet been
Matched. and the genius we have dis
covered stands alone in the literary
armament a grand and radiant star
casting into the darkest eclipse those
creatures of mediocrity who have the
weekly habit of telling us that Mrs.
Jeremiah Pillguffey gave a dinner last
Wednesday at her residence in honor
of her guest, the beautiful Miss Pansy
Hockheimer of Milwaukee" This
bald and u~nattractive statement of
fact would, if handled by the genius
we know, be changed into a song that
would enthrall a fairy, and hush the
throbbing throat of the mostmelodious
mOckingbird that eve poured out its
soul to the beaming moon. That his
genius grows and looms as he pro-
ceeds with his rare word-painting, is
made evident by the continuation of
his description of Miss Elsie Moore's
little soiree. Listen:
"As said above, it was a brilliant
scene of joyous festivity, for the love-
ly faces of our glorious little maidens
were as radiant as the pure and stain
less gleamines OF a crystal rubbed
over in the glittering polish of SHIN
mering sunbeams, and FURNISHED with
the dazzling strikes of quivering light
ming. And as these merry maidens
with sparkling eyes and beaming faces
and musical laughter, moved to and
fro like SYMPHONIES of grace, they
poured into that channel of enjoyment
a stream of silver light, and tinted
each ripple in that joyous current with
a sunbeam of brightest cheer"
There is as much difference between
the artistic work of this literary
nightingale and the kind Of society
writin that has panied us for SO
many years, rs there is between a
caramel and a liver pill, hence all of
us may be pardoned if the heart ex-
~periences an unexpected thrill of rap-
ture and the sympathetic soul utters a
shout of joy. One touch of his mar.
velous genius is sufficient to change
the Hippant girls of the drawingroom
into those irresistible nymphs and ha-
madryads that haunted the dreams of
the ancient poets, and he clothes them
in silver CLEANS, starlight, precious
gems and the amorous scent of the
sweetest blossoms until the mind be-
comes daxxled and helpless. He
Knows quits we'll The power and en-
ehantnsnt cast BY The symphonies Of
gracev. upon ~ shivalrous young
men Who attsnded Miss Elsie Moore's
dsaightfst 'shops'' end be proceeds 70