Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
TOMS TATTLE.

!, IUM IS IAIILE.
& iNEWsY G0ssIP OF RECENT DOING
At TIE CAPITAL.
d A Decoration bay Excursion-Flirting a
the Gate of the Mountains-The Ken
Il nett ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for TIN
Kermess.
HELENA, NJ. T., June 2.-lCorrespond
fence Of the Miner. Society news in Helen,
is scarcely worth writing out: it is ever tn
same, and it must be confessed it is mos
i Imonotonous. It would be refreshing tt
have some really brilliant parsonage drol
down in our midst and dazzle and interes
us for time. There were just two events
/ in social life this week. One was the excur
/ sion to the Gate of the Mountains or
Wednesday Decoration Day., and it wal
a delightful affair. The procession of car
riages that started out was quite formida
Ible, for there we're thirty-one in the com
ISns The day was perfect. Frequent
fsshowers Monday and Tuesday had laid the
dust, and the roads were never better.
merrier party never sailed for a days out.
ing. -Four bachelors were compelled to ride
alone, because they were unable to obtain
ladies. Very many of the choicest could
not be persuaded to go, for they were quite
worn out with Kermess labors. Leaving
Helena at z in the morning, Instead OF 5,
as they had planned. for the men over
slept, they
REACHED THE RIVER
at half past 10 and found no preparations
had been made for them the day before at
HiIgers, owing to some misunderstanding as
to the day. So the only refreshments await
ing them there we're ice cream and coffee.
However, their hunger was not SO keen but
that they could wait until they had steamed
up the river where they were to unload
their own luncheon basket. The sublimity
of the scenery as you pass through the Gate
of the Mountains is beyond description.
The grandeur of the rock and the weird
caverns and deep ravines are natures own
lovers rocks, (" and very promptly did the
different couples hide themselves in these
romantic places as soon as they stepped on
shore. One St. Louis belle won young
mans heart under large cotton umbrella,
which afforded shelter for them in three
hours Irritation, but some girls can make
the commonest surroundings seem a para
disc, and no doubt this youth never saw
beyond the heavenly blue OF her bewitching
eyes. A very young pair wandered to the
OF a cave, and, sitting within the
arch, chartered sweet nonsense, every now
and then startled by the echo which seemed
to the jealous young man to be the voice OF
ton of his own love VOWS.
THE TOILETS
Of these picnic girls were quite novel. Most
of them wore helmet hats, some OF white |
ladies wore gowns OF striped awning, with |
white vests and iaunty cutaway jackets. |
The Compromised California belle was OF
tue party and she seems to be all our |
fancy painted her." 1t is ascertained that |
she dances well, sings and rides we'll and |
has a talent for flirting, which proves her |
young men. The following is a |
ist of those who drove to the Gate of the |
Mountains: Mrs. Ashby. Mrs. Floyd
ZONES, Mrs. II. Barbour, Miss Hamburg, |
Miss Floweree, Miss Flanagan, Miss
Knight, Miss Leonard, Miss Carpenter,
diss sRhaffRs RfHHa Mis- gRfthL aMkies RaHlex apt
Barbour, Hill, Doremus, Knight, Sharpe,
Jhild, Walker, Hamburg, Reed, Kane,
deyendorff. Braden, DR.. Musser, Kelly and
Nicholson. The
SECOND EVENT IN SOCIETY
vas the reception on Thursday evening,
,iven to Mr.. and Mrs. P. Il. Kenneth, at the
esidence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hotter,
which was an enjoyable occasion. About
,wo hundred responded to the invitations,
ind the evening was spent in dancing. Con-
,raulations were in order, but whether to
them upon the first or second
Wedding was question. However, hap
bier couple are seldom seen, and the bride |
8 50 amiable and charming that it is 80
,asy to forgive her an eccentricity in the |
natter of how and when, or how often, she
vas married And no one regards the first |
velding as anything more than the freak OF
/ young school girl who is bubbling over
With fun and frolic. The reception held
Until a late hour in the morning, the re-
reshments being served at l. Every one
fingered long at the table laden with de-
icious viands, and then resumed dancing, |
9th to leave scene OF so much merriment.
The costumes of some OF the ladies were as |
ollows: The bride wore peach blossom
,ilk, with drapery OF embroidery crepe |
lite, same nu7; diamonds. The |
rooms mother, Mrs. S. T. Hauter, cos
tune of black velvet, point lace and dla-
nonds. The BRIDES mother, Mrs. A. NJ
Hotter, dress of black satin, chantilly lace
and diamonds; Mrs. Sam Kennel. gown OF
blue silk and embroidered tulle, same
shade; Mrs. Henry Barbour, costume OF old |
gold and pale blue; Miss Leonard in tor
1uoite blue silk; Miss Annie Floweree, pink |
silk and olive plush; Mrs. Groshon, plum
,olored silk; Miss Kinna, blue silk and
white lace; Miss Helen Clarke, black silk |
and Valencian lace; Miss Alden, White |
,urrah silk; Mrs. Devine, black lace, dia-
monds. The
PROGRAMME FOR THE KIRMEss
will be published on Monday. 1t is to be
opened with the minuet, as it is thought to |
be the stateliest dance and the costumes
the handsomest. | can give you the ladies
gowns before Helena shall see them, for |
am to dance with one of the fairest in the |
set, who has kindly given me this lntorma-
tion. The minuet is led by Miss Flanagan,
Of st. Louis, who is to wear dress made
Of the style used in the fifteenth century, |
and OF pink brocade with white petticoat OF
MORE, old point lace, and diamonds; Mrs.
Margaret Beattie, costume OF white silk |
with quilted satin petticoat, lace and dia- |
Miss Smith, dress OF torquoise blue
with petticoat of mahogany moire antique |
lace; Miss Blaine. train OF pale violet, pet |
ticoat of white rep silk, old Valenciennes
lace and pearls; Miss Protter, salmon pink
lowered train and ivory tinted petticoat,
white Honitan lace, emeralds; Miss Rumley, |
large Powered brocaded petticoat, cameo
tinted train, point lace and diamonds. Mrs. |
Huntley. red velvet pettieoat, cream white
train, point applique and diamonds; Miss
Leonard, yellow silk train, yellow brown
velvet petticoat, chantilly lace and dia-
monds. Tom.