Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
SOCIAL. SHORTCOMINGS sAUCILF
sERTED UP.
Sweet Things Talking canda o Street
Corners-An Inappropriate Air to Sing
to Legislative solonsEPrince Russell
Graciously Indorses T~obogganing.

to Legislative Solons-Prince Russell
Graciously Endorses Tobogganing.
HELENA, January 25.-ICorrespondence
OF the Miner. 1-How the ladies, high OF low
loyeto whisper q bit OF gossip! The pity is, it
10 not always whispered; but too often is
retailed for the ears Of all near. A group
ofthe sweet things, all quite young and in
nocent (?), gathered on a street corner not
long ago and filled the air with their
chatter. Several horrid men passed, very
quickly, as if dismayed at the smalLsized
Babel produced by the efforts to speak all
at once and all at the time. These men
men were obviously single men. ], too,
happened to pass that way. and, az is my
habit, in common with most men, crossed
on the side OF the street where the pretty
group were and, being a married man, was
enabled to distinguish just what l liked
and no more. This is what l heard:
'sYes, he's married, OF course he is, but
he's a ladies' man for all that, the greatest
ladies' man! And he did take q woman, a
long ago, and the robe being disarranged,
he just put his arm around to draw it
closer, and"
Shrill peals OF laughter drove me abashed
out OF hearing. What 10 it the Mikado says
about married men never ~flirtingP Had the
Mikado been to Helena?
The Encore Club extended general invita-.
tions to the Legislative members to attend
their last soiree. Several responded to the
courtesy by grazing the scene with
their august presences. The pretty singers
attracted much gracious notice until the
ron7iti0n nf tho coaond nnnhor which
caused a momentary shadow to fit across
the faces OF several. The question is, was
there, anything particularly appropriate or
Intentional in inviting the Legislature, and
then singing to them the Tramp" chorus?
It seemed like a familiar air if one judges
by the look of their c~ountenances.
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1t is understood that the full hospitali-
ties OF the Helena clubs have been extended
to the visitors in the capital. Especially,
they (said visitors) pleased with the
great freedom OF one club, whose rooms
have been designated by several society
ladies as licensed bar-rooms." Whether
the license held good or not is a ques.
ticn which may be answered by all
who were disturbed some nights, OF rather
mornings. ago when some young dudes of
this city had finished towing about a few
visitors. The attempt to mount the stairs
was funny TO some, to others as oil
upon the fire OF their anger. a nice hat,
in the hall, the next day, has not
been called for and probably won't be. 1t
Is understood the hat was tar too heavy
and could never have been made with a
view to a mans wearing it up stairs.
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A funny remark made the other day, set
thinking a little. A Would-be-if-she-
stylish lady explained her alb
sence from q certain catherine by saying
she did not like meeting people who were
not her equals. The full significance OF the
remark will strike one when I say that this
ady once answered the bell, and, 1 believe,
lid general work in a family for a small
enumeration. Verify, these are the days
when the hired girl is omuipotent in all
Z Prince Russell B. Harrison has stamped
,he toboggan slide with his royalapproval.
least, with his presence, which is proba-
ply more gratifying than his simple APP
however hearty. Can his
highness make or mar an enterprise
rs the Prince of Wales is able to do some
Will he try his hand at setting
fashions and shall we see after a whilc the
Prince Russell supersede the Prince Albert?
JERRY.