Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-16
SNOBBERY.
THE APPRECIATION TINT AEFEEGxS
s0OIETY IN HELENA.


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HELENA, Mont, January 12.-lCorre
s~pondence Of the Miner.1-Society in tn
West is at best an amusing study. Some
times q disgusting one. There Is CROWN,
an affectat,on OF e~xclusivsness, which, ii
cans;derat;nn ~ the humble origin of two
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calico society, 9 RIDICULOUS ~ tne extreme
They stand Oh with a "touch-me-n0t' air
charitably watching for the slightest mis-
toLa vh;cb w;,, sust;fv tbam IN asnd;,o :
~ m-.5--..n - -
serauso. ~ coseno MAny 1me0 .i'
remark mas been neard tha5 prociaims thls
much-coveted exclusiveness to be ~prevalen,
in Helena.
..y.s was -;ntrodncad RI the ,adv -,
she iooked at U mutual fflend as mntt
as to say, do mol want to be
introduced to any one. I know al
the neonle ~ anv conseonenca
a.d ~ 81 80 n,.a.ad ~
:, ~
sumptio1. Anu anA, "hou UT s'eis1y
fayorite cannot write q letter without the
help of a dictionary! Born in q garre.
bred in a kitchen. ,r~ansplanted by The
49,. .ma,.ou = tha ,.a,;c GOD atla
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one nyuriu quaiieieS -
the elevatine atmosphere and surroundings
OF society.
This Is fo.cibly illustrated by the letter
- vo,,d.ho woman "a tbe world. az
raa,v can't oet along without a made. II
ia ton much for INV helth to dress SO often
every dav am getting thin with so much
care ON INV mind.S Such do not need SO
much q amaden as an amanuensis.
So
Society is somewhat mixed in Helena.
There are men who are welcomed in most
houses who aresometimes seen behind their
v bars. There are ones, whose only
pleasure seems to be in ogling the pretty
pirls thev meet in society, who, to tell the
trnth. are NOT ayerse to said ogling. Many
are the remarks upon the merits OF these
bellies. some of them so-called ''rosebuds,'
or debutantes. These SAVIOR somewhat of
The turf. and it seems impossible for the
subjects to feel fattered. Not the case,
noweyer, for some remarks were rehearsed
n my hearing not long since, and a girl
actually laughed and dimpied over the
that he was "a fine fllyP' There
ire some girls who don't care how question
.ble q mans notice may be II she is only
lble to attract it. And, while OF course
is an element Of good breeding per
vading society, there are many in the
apital who use it as a cloakt to hidea "mul-
itude OF sim"
u.
It's queer ideas Helena people have. A
correspondent in large cities may write
title exposes of society peculiarities and,
they have merit, they are unhesi.
atingly pronounced clever even by
he people most nearly con-
erned. In Helena. a hue and cry liz
aised-exclusively, however, quite among
ma affront. What's the reason? Does
he can At universally? Now, for instance, |
+ .. it'll. sub.rosa gathering, not q hun
red years ago, the wine was plenty; one
ndiyidual imbibed freely and not finding
tier use for the pedal e~xtremities, used
hem to kick over the table. Now, who
,ould be silly enough to mob a writer Who
nnocentIy uses the fact to procure an extra
aver OF butter upon his breadP Yet is
ct a writer safe in Helena who impartiaily
Jews and publishes his views.
A glaring evil in the path OF Helena gen
lemen is the variety theatre. What the
is, is known to every min
bout town-andt they are only 700 many.
Nhlie suDlect 20 yieio as much 70 ahy na
o the s~urrounoing a.. naugnSs
'musements, l CAM aeres WIN One aan ns
% expressed oy sne s.;sd mon These
ooo soanalng anu m u naa'J.r n;s;ton+s 81
a hs, s4 S;ne, VI au le H. ai iov;ga trnst;no wife
,n amoa unse .ha n,essnre ri hnsinsss Which
%ear Iobn from spending the
'venine in bis nIeasant home. The men
re not nnknnwn who are contributors 10
he maintenance of the plague spots upon
air Heleua's beauty.
A paper here som time ago published a
communication regarding a peculiar phase
ii society. 1t was the wall of some wall