Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-11-17
SOCIETY NOTES.

SOCIETY NOTES.
The Weeks Parties, Luncheons, Hap
penings and Gossip in Butte
Society Circles.
The week just past has been very dun'
az alternate weeks are very apt to be IN
Butte. People in this city dissipate usually
seven nights in the week when fairly started
on the popular wave and find themselves
40 fatiqued at the end OF that time that
they are obliged to retire from sheer ex-
haustion. This sort OF thing usually con-
tinues throughout the winter.
D. s. Murray is in Miles City.
Joe v. Long went to Anacanda yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray are up from Anaconda.
The next meeting OF the Choral Society
will be at the Horst parlors.
Mr.. R. Walker, OF Salt Lake City, is in
| town.
John F. Forbis spent last week in Vir-
ginia City.
&C. Richville will soon return from the
East with his bride.
The Entire Nous club give their next party
November Gath.
The Highland club will give their second
reception Friday evening.
Elegant little lunch parties promise to be
numerous this winter.
| Mrs. M. A. Sawtelle is slowly conv alescing
from a long illness.
Mrs. s. Siegal is one OF the most popular
ladies in society circles.
Mrs. j. H. Monteath has returned from a
visit to friends fn the East.
Lula Knowles has been quite i'll for the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maslin will 60 East to
spend the winter.
Mr.. John Noyes and family contemplate
a trip to Europe in June.
Mrs. DR.. Reed returned yesterday from a
two months visit to Missouri.
Boston shop girls are said to speak bet
ter English than Philadelphia bellies.
| Some very handsome toilets are being
Mrs. Judge Galbraith is coming up from
Deer Lodge and will be the guest OF Mrs.
Chas. Warren.
! Mrs. Karatofski returned Friday from
Salt Lake City, where she left her children
in school in the convent.
Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. George buffet left
the city Wednesday for California, where
t hey will remain several months.
A young ladies' club is soon to be organ
lied by the members of the Episcopa
Church.
| Mr.. Edward L. Mahoney and daughter
Valley.
A very handsome Weber piano has beer
purchased of the Orton Brothers Tor tn,
High School assembly rooms.
Miss Mary Moffet, who has spent severa
months visiting in Butte returned to hel
home in the East last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lyman, of Salt Lake City, who
spent several days of last week in the city
the guest OF Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lloyd, re
turned home Friday.
Miss Ellen Meiklejohn will leave to-mor
row for Salt Lake City to visit Miss Mercy
Walker. She will be absent until the last
of December, and will be greatly missed by
her many friends.
The popularity OF Mr.. Sam Clerkc al
salesman of E. L. Bonner & Coz dry
goods department has been regarded by 6
promotion to the position of superintend
ent of the entire establishment.
DR.. C. p. Hough returned yesterda,
morning from St. Louis, after an absence
of four weeks. He left Mr.. and Mrs
D'Acheul and Miss Birdie Rumley in st
: Louis, from which place they expect to e
to Denver, Colorado, thence home.
!. Judge T. C. Bach leaves Benton to-da,
for his old home in New York. He lef
! there three years ago Il ''chipper" swell
and now returns q sober judge crowned
with judicial honors. ''Go West, youn
men,"
The latest fancy for afternoon tea ser
vices is clear white porcelain, strewn will
. tiny blossoms -pansies, roses, forget-me
nots, cowslips and daisies, in miniature
after the fashion OF "early English" de
signs. The porcelain tray corresponds t,
the service.
The autumn's novelty for luncheons O
supper parties, where all the guests can b
comfortably seated around the ia BILE, is 81
ornamental circular basket with very Low
sides, suspended over the center of the ia
BILE. On it are little gifts, partially hidde,
by flowers, and from each gift there is
narrow colored ribbon, reaching to the
plate of a guest. After all are seated tn,
hostess says few pleasant words of vel
come, and concludes with the command
"Hande ribbons ready-pull" Eacf
guests then hauls in the gift to which the
ribbon is attached, and there is much sport
in comparing the different catches.
Mr.. George w. Irwin II. returned from
Wickes yesterday.
Mrs. Ben Ca:kins and her brother arrived
yesterday from the East.
Mr.. A. Wilson. of Chicago, spent few
days of last week in Butte.
Mrs. Birdsey, of Blackfoot, is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Birdsey OF this city.
Mr.. Geoff. Lavell and family expect to
spend the winter in California.
Poker is said to be all the rage among the
ladies in New York boarding houses.
No lady in Butte is more prominent in
| charitable works than Mrs. John Moves,
Mrs. r. B. Wallace entertained few lady
friends to a pleasant luncheon last Wednes.
day afternoon.
Miss Annie Roberts, of Helena, will visit
Butte this week. She will be the guest oI
Mrs. J. r. Boyce.
Hon. W. 0: Speer, after attending his
brother in his last illness at Davenport,
Iowa, returned home last Monday.
| j. +. Kelly left Butte yesterday for Cali.
fornia. It is reported that he is soon to
be married and will return in month with
his bride.
Miss Matte Blackiston, daughter of Rev.
5. Q. Blackiston, will return home to-day
from Fariboult, Mimi, where she has been
attending school.
White is very stylish, and adapted to all
ages, forming the most refined and dressv
evening toilet that can be designed. In a
word: white toilets have lost none of their
prestige, and will continue to be worn, not
only at balls, but for dinners, full-dress
weddings, parties and evening receptions
where there is no dancing.
| rrN<
! A host of society people attended the
skating carnival at the Pavilion last Tues.
day evening. After passing several hours
there pleasantly party OF them adjourned
to the Casey residence, where with music
and dancing and nice supper, they wound
up very enjoyable evening. Among those
present were: Miss Ellen Meik leioh1 M;ss,