Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
TOMS TATT'LE.
GOSSIP FROM HELENA AB0UT PEE
SONS AHD THINGS.

81 SONS AHD THINGS.
A Doubtful Compliment-They All Gam
bled ON the Races How the Helen,
! Ladies Tried to Capture Fortune
Changes in Religious Fashions ODD,
4, and Ends.
HELENA, August 28. Correspondence 81
the Miner. well, have been called al
most everything that's mean in he En-
glish language, but never before '::Bee' re-
quested me to range myself among the
fair sex have been accused of being wo-
man. Ye gods! That should come to
this! / have been trying to imagine my
self with two little seductive corkscrew
eurls dangling on each side of my manly
brow, a spinster knot at the back OF my
head, a shopping bag (which a maiden
aunt of my father used to call .sridi-
cule'D dangling from my masculine arm,
and my No. 10 boots striding beneath
rustling petticoats. II "Bee" will step
over and glance at my foot she will be
convinced am not guilty OF the charge.
But tip my shining beaver to her and
| thank her for the pretty compliment she
| forced her conscience to bestow.
BETTING
went on freely during race week here, from
the smallest urchin, who wagers his bag OF
peanuts, to the silver-haired veteran, who
puts up a solid cum and watches the re-.
suit; no muscle OF his immovabie counte-
nance betraying his interest, only now and
then a keen, sharp glance from his eye, and
a brighter glisten as his favorite horse flies
under the wire, half head the winner.
Whole families bet - father, mother, son
and daughter. Perhaps we are unduly
prejudiced, buS we believe we had rather
not see the ladies betting perhaps it is be-
cause we are the sufferers at their hands,
and if their horse Judgment had not proved
wiser than ours we would forgive them
easier. We are compelled to the conclusion
that whatever the ladies do, they do well,
even to betting on horse races.
FLORAL HALL
had some very pretty articles last week,
but the display was not nearly as large as
it has been previous years. The ladies
that used to take so much pride and in
terest in it have all dropped off, and it is
matter OF sincere regret with the manage
ment. Perhaps there is some reason for it;
it is considerable trouble and expense to
get their work arranged, and the premiums
are inadequate. There were some speci-
mems OF very fine needlework by Mrs. Phil |
lips, and Miss Phillips had the finest and
largest collection of paintings there. There
never was SO little shown iu paintings be-
fore. Where are the works of Mrs. w. F.
Sanders, Mrs. Sharpe, Mrs. John T. MUIR
ply, Miss Kinna, Miss Fish and the Misses
Florence? Miss Josephine Mason is
THE ONE FINISHED ARTIST
in the Territory at present, and her work |
would have been great addition to Floral
Hall. but she had nothing there, owing no
doubt, to the fact that she is absent from
the city; she is in the National Park,
sketching. A rage for four-ltaved clovers
seized cur maidens fair last week; and it is |
known that many secured and concealed a |
clover before going to the races each day,
III the fallacious hope of winning ON the |
horse they chose, as well as their love
affairs, for.
when sitting in the grass we see
A little four-leaved clover;
lis luck for you, and luck for me,
Or luck for any lover"
This is not weakness OF the girls alone.
Some very level-headed mea were discov-
cred with a clover in their pocket for luck.
Every man has his superstitions, his
omers, presages and faith in luck, and al
ways will until men change their natures.
We had fondly hoped more OF the Butte
ladies would be here fair week. It was ru-
mored Mrs. w. w. Dixon was coming. Ii
she had known how much her presence was
desired she would kindly have consented to
come. She has u large circle OF admiring
friends in Helena. Evidently
THE HAND OF THE MPRovER
is upon US when the substantial Methodist
church is to be torn down to give place to
something ambitious and modern, maybe
''greenery gallery revelation, aesthetic
and stylish, for the staunch church mem
bers to worship in. Such changes does
time work that we lear religion will be
quite out OF fashion soon and
the very mode of praying reconstructed.
though upon second thought we could en-.
dure an Improvement in that. The graf
uitous information that the average min
lister volunteers the Lord when he humbly
begs for mercy is startling and the fights
OF eloquence he indulges in in the extern
poraneous prayer are astonishing. 1t was
Col. s. who named this Methodist sanctu-
ary the Church OF the Holy Porcupine"
from it's peculiar architecture and it has
been landmark and guiding post for gen.
erations, and SO we cannot look on with
equanimity to the change which is I'M
pending.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The Blackfoot campers have come home
telling wonderful tales OF what they caught
and killed, but bringing no evidence Of it
hence our scepticism.
Mr.. T. q. Kleinschmidt and family are
back. Likewise the Parchen and Walker
families after weeks outing.
Mr.. George Perkins comes to Helena from
Egypt, and is receiving cordial welcome
from numerous friends. While he has lost
much OF his flesh he has lost none of his
old-time popularity. He leaves soon to
spend a quiet rural pastoral week with his
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler on their
ranch.
This is said to be one OF the most de-
lightful "out-of-th he-world" spots in all
Montana and thoroughly enjoyed by the
few who are fortunate enough to visit
there. Ii we had to be exiled this is the
place we would want to be banished to.
The party at the Word mansion is at
last "fxed fact" How often, oh, how
often have taken my dress coat from it's
funereal chest and tenderly s1noothed the
wrinkles and carefully shaken and hung it
on the back OF a chair to air, that night
be ready for the Word party, which was to
transpire in a few days. Now l positively
refuse to air my best coat, believing if do
I shall suffer another disappointment, pre-
ferring to run the risk of attending the
Word party odoriferous with the smell of
camphor, and conscious OF wrinkle or
two in my broadcloth trowsers. Tom.