El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-26
.EL PAS0 DUCHESS
AND MAID RETURN
San Antonio Carnival a Big
Success; Several El
PasOans Attend.


Lady Irene. of the House of Laugh
lin, duchess of FL Paso," and Lady
Helen, Of the House Of Stratton. maid Of
honor to the Duchess Of FL Paso." a IS the
san Antonio papers referred TO them
during the Flower Festival in that city.
will return to FL Paso this evening. In
other words, after a triumphal week
Of social gayety in san Antonio. Miss
Irene Laughlin and Miss Helen STRAIT
ton, who represented FL PasO officially
at the San Antonio Flower Festival as
duchess and maid of honor from FL
Paso, are surrendering their court
honors and coming back to the social
gayet1es OF Fl PasO. They had pleas
ant week and were among the most
compltmented young women in attend
ance upon the court Of the king and
queen Of the Flower Festival They
occupied a place Of honor upon a float
IN the Hover parade Friday afternoon
and were present with the royal court
during the entire week at all the fes-
elvi1es attending the weeks celebra-
ton OF San JacintO anniversary.
Lady Irene" accompanied by LADY
Helen rode in the floral parade with
Lady Mary, Of the house of Aubrey,
ouchess Of Tara" IN a chariot repre-
sentinE the Emerald Isle. The chariot
was decorated with wild roses and the
robes were in lemon yellow and green.
The description OF Miss Laughlin's
gown at the coronation. together with
mat worn by Miss StrattOn. as printed
In the san Antonio Express reads:
Lady Irene Lauhlin. duchess OF 81
Paso. wore gown OF silk net over
white satin, the skirt ruffled in the
net, edged with iridescent bands. and
baby bodice Of embroidered net. The
costume was finished with a court train
OF white satin. heavily jeweled- She 3
wore a coronet of rhinestones hold !
ing a white aiEret. Her attend /
ant maid Lady Helen Stratton. I
wore a costume OF white satin yelled !
in white tulle, embroidered in pearls !
lace and tiny pink rosebuds. Her court I
train Of white sation, embroidered in /
rhinestones, was topped with a Medici I
collar Of lace"
Bad Weather.
Bad weather attended the carnival {
throughout the week, q heavy rain and I
hailstorm visiting san Antonio a week
ago yesterday, the day prior to the
opening Of the festivities. and heavy 4
rains again falling Friday and Sat
urday- However, the weather cleared /
Friday afternoon and the floral Tarade /
was given in sunshine.
Visitors found a new san Antonio.
Under mayor Brown, who, BY the way
IS standing for reelection at the prI- 3
maries in that city today, wonders have {
been accomplished in two years in
widening and paving Commerce, the
mann business street, paving all the Q
other business streets and many Of the /
residential streets, replacing the old I
iron bridges with concrete structures. {
Deautifylng the banks Of the San An
tonic river, cleaning the stream, and
otherwise undertaking a city that was
considerably behind the1OUner cities OF
the state in modern improvements.
Many FL PasOans There.
A goodly number Of Fl Pasons were
IN san Antonio during the carnival
week. They found al the hotels
crowded TO capacity and the railroads
running their passenger trains in two
sections IN many instances TO handle
the crowds.
Mrs. W. B. Worsham stopped over
Lor some Of the festivities on her re- I
turn from Austin, where she visited ! Z
ler SON who is in the university She ( s
to Ell Paso. Sunday afternoon. 7
o. A Martin, wife and baby, went [
Gown from e Paso during the carnival ! s
70 family reunion at the home OF I
--r- AarIin parents, Mr. and Mrs I
= W Martin, returning 10 III Paso Z
sunday also. Roy Martin. formerly
lennecteq with the city ticket office
u lne o. H. d ; A. railroad at Ell : 7
fsso, was present with his wife fror, Z
Beaumont, their present home. MS. t
SEQ A Lee sister, was present from a
ialFe sJonfaccompanied by her husband (
the little nephew, Clarence c Martin. G
u, son OF the late G C. Martin, Of FL J
faso, was also there. II was the first / a
time all the family had been together I /
In Is years. "
Joe Kopf and wife spent the week %
pa san antonio. returning TO z Pas0 : v
----r-- - 1AopA attended me state d
neetlnS OF the retail liquor dealers s
d LeXas while in san Antonio. a
henry elscn was also in san An C.
tonic during the carnival period. hav- q
hS gone there TO attend the state e
meeting Of the sheet metal manufac- q
-urerS OF Texas He was eIeced a vice v
PRESIDENT OF the organization o
J. g. Miller, who was at Austin at. s.
ending the state labor convention. I J,
topped over at san Antonio on ris re- e
urn he was present in Austin dur II
ng the flood anC. the railroads bei--,, "
Washed out ne had to 20 almost. ia
1ouston 10 get back 10 San Antonio !
De got home SUNDAY night 10