Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-11-23
HOME FOLKS.
Our People Succeed in Getting
up a Highly Interesting and
Enjoyable Entertainment.
Democratic Schemers at Work
toSteal the twoSenators Either
by Hook or Crock.
THE TRADES CARNIVAL.
A Very Interesting and Picturesque Enter
tainment,

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tainment,
For some weeks past the young
Indies of the 'ity have industriously
devoted several nights each week tC
the preparation Of novel entertain.
ment termed Grades Carnival
the prominent feature If which was
| the representation of each business
house in town by young lady arpro-
priateiy costumed and rsrrying ban.
ner on whidh was Inscribed the name
OF the Establishment Iepre,enied. The
greatest latitude WAS allowed in the
getting up Of both costumes and ban.
ners, the only requisite being that they
should give according 10 the ideas o,
the designer, an outward exempliflcc
tion of the business of the firm. A
natural emulation to excel led to the
production Of the handsomest and
most novel costumes ever seen at any
fancy dress occasion, while the BAN
rers were all OF them very handsome
and many OF them veritable works Of
art.
The program consisted of fancy
drill under the supervision of Lieut..
Phillips, Of Fort Keogh, under whose
able instruction all rehearssls have
been conducted. The drill squad con.
sisted Of tn!rty-two young ladies who
went through a series of the most in.
tricate evolutions, occupying an hour
or more. with a steadiness aud soldier.
ly department that elected frequent
outbursis Of applause. All the move.
ments in fancy marching. such as in
and out Of circle, forming letters and
geometrical figures, were accomplished
with apparent ease, while IN the less
snowy but more difficult movements
In strsight marching, where align
ment and distances are so essential TO
perfection. and generally so difficult TO
impress upon the raw recruit, the sue
cess att1ined was remarkable. Wheel
lug by platonns, marching in com
pany front, and breaking into folrs
while in motion, and such standard
movements, brought spontaneous ap-
plause from the soldiers present, which
was an evidence that the work ives
well done. During The course OF the
drill rest was taken at two or three
different intervals, during which time
original and appropriate verses were
sung to some popular air, each verse
reciting the merits of some one of the
houses represented, during the sing
Ing of which, the repre- sentative OF tie
house referred to would march around
outside OF the group, 30 that the spec
tators night know. iu csse they did
not catch the words. (which was gen.
orally the case) what particular mer-
chant was being doomed.
The firms represented and the names
Of the representatives are as follows:
Brsndenburg q Van Gasken, Miss
Allerton.
Misses Mccarthy, Miss Rissonette.
Naples & Stuart, Miss McAusland.
c. Z. Case, Miss Mollie Payet'e.
Wm. Courtensy, Miss Lulu Cree.
A. T. Campbell & Co.. Miss Kate
Mckenzie.
Ed Arnold, Miss Clifford.
w. E. Savage, Miss Conroy.
Mrs. Warner, Miss Cora Wear.
c. Z. Brown, Miss Florence McFsr-
lane.
First National Bank, Mrs. Thorpe.
@. F. Ingersoll & Co., Mics Gussie
keenan,.
Birkle 4 Truscott, Miss Annie Wear.
John Wright, Miss Hattie Moran.
Il. c. Westervelt, Mrs. Westervelt.
1. Orscbel & Bro, Miss Sallie Holt.
Stockgrowers' Journal, Miss Lydia
Spencer.
Smith a Haynes. Miss Nellie
Thompson.
Moran 4 Co., Mrs. ]. ID. Hicks.
Miles, Strevell a Ulmer. Miss Josie
Miner.
Leighton 4 Jordan, Miss Verona
Olds.
Yellowstone Journal, Miss Marion
Gordon.
Lee Eisenberg, Miss Nellie Haynes.
T. II. Deckert, Miss Anna Marshall.
c. B. Towers, Miss Rose Collins.
w. @. Jackson. Miss May Marshall.
J. w. Watson, Miss Montgomery.
e. A. Kreldler a Co., Miss Daisy
Hurley.
Stockgrowers' National Bank. Miss
Enlow.
Basipskl Bros, Miss Flora Brown.
R.C. Richmond, Miss Minnie Case.
II, w. McIntlre, Mas Helt.
The attendance was very large and