Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-01-29

before the pleasures of the table were
exhausted and the guests once more
adjourned 10 Mr.. Dear's rooms, there
TO be RECALLED by the exquisite music OF
the Miles City band. A few hours
spent In this refined and enjoys able
manner sufficed to put neat finish on
the shank of the evening and the
sdieus were said with an honest effu-
siveness that could not fail to convince
the hosts that their guests had spent
. pleasant evening and that the
"'possum supper had been In every
way q pronounced success.
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sEach week brings together the
members Of the Clover Euchre Club
to be entertained by some Of it's men,
bers, their last meeting onFridsy even
ing they..were the guests Of Mr. andMIs.
Middleton, at their spacious residences
on the north side. The interest In the
game seems unsbsted and each one
strives TO better their record by q gen.
erous score each evening. The host
d hostess were well adapted TO the
role Of entertainers aud received the
hearty congratulations of all 70, very
pleasant evening.
I am informed that II ia sett ed fact
about the Leap Year Ball. The affair
is to be very recherche, and csno ucted
entirely by the ladies. The executive
committee met yesterday TO arrange
the date and particulars. was unable
to see my fair informant before going
to write, to find out about the date
but was given TO understand that it
would be some time before Lent. The
most minute,details will be carried
into effect, and the fair danes will
show US how such an affair ought to
be conducted. Gentlemen are to be
called for In carriages and Of course
they will be expected to take their
time to fix their crimps and keep their
partners cooling their little toes out In
the cold air. On arriving at the hall
the ludies must expect to rub their
backs on the white walls and get their
clothes covered with dust while walt.
ing for their partners to give them.
selves the finishing touches in the
dressing room. They mustn't feel
awkward II their partner happens TO
forget her fan and only thinks Of il
after they are well on their way to the
ball room and then run back and get
it,her escort stands half way down the
stairs. to be jostled first this way aud
that, by about dozen couples, besides
being laughed at. Oh this is nothing,
its pleasant Of course il your nice little
boquet of flowers gets crushed by some
other hugging; you must look pleasant
and say that's too bad" Girls, there
are lots of little things that the sterner
but gen tier sex have TO undergo, but
which in their gallantry they have
hidden by many a forced smile. L
have never seen q more humble and
self abnegating set Of young men,
however. than taht walks the streets
from now on: no one has had an invi-
tstion and very modestly they remark
that they expect none, while all the
time they are divested with an unex-
pressed curiosity and vague longing
fills their breasts" Next week / will
try my best to give the readers OF the
JOURNAL more news about this great
social event.
Can anybody tell me confden;islly,
who went TO sleep and failed to conect
with an engagement at the euchre club.
What blond, a society man, has had
a quarrel with his nice little girl, has
made up and is now running along as
smooth a. a marriage bell.
Why the ladies say sarcastically,
"You look as if you had been to the
'possum supper?
Who had their best girl out riding
yesterday and looked 30 pleasant about
il?
Why Weirick is said to have made
the best speech at the banquet?
Whatmarried lady has ostracised the
whole 'possum crowd from her speak
ing list Of acquaintsnces
Why Doc still insists in not being
known A, SNOWFALL?