Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-25
Society With Pleasurable An.
ticipation Awaits the Holt
day Merry Making.
The Catholic Fair the All Alb
sorbing Social Event
of the Week.

all are made equal IN his sight. The poor
est and lowliest are acceptable in His eyel
and His boundless mercy oes out to ali
Social life will be indeed happy. for ths
days dawning will be days OF pleasure and
mirth for old and young. and the merry-so'
round Of jollity will resound with the peala
Of the merry-makers. Entertainments and
parties will speed the weeks TO come and
many win be the happy groups that will
gather together to feast and enjoy them.
selves, grateful to the Giver Of all good and
the proclaimer Of the Joyous ~tidings:
Peace and Good Will to Man"
Butte merchants fully understand the
wants Of their patrons, az 10 shown by the
immense stocks Of holiday goods displayed
on their counters. The displays
in the various windows are at.
.tractive enough to ttop the
most thoughtless, and remind them OF the
loving ones who are expectantly awaiting
the annual receipt OF some token OF con-
tinued friendship and love. The thought
full merchants are, it is pleasant to say,
adding greatly to the happiness OF the
community, while at the same time their
own joys are not diminished by the steady
stream Of bright, sidney coin that is flow
ing into their Golfers 10 exchange for the
little tribes that are purchased to make
glad the hearts OF the waiting ones.
Everything partaking OF q social nature
during the week just ended was made sub.
seryient to the Catholic fair, for although
up and managed for the benefit OF
institution conducted under the charge
OF that faith, it was q most cosmopolitan
affair. The good people OF this city, ire.
OF creed or faith, joined in to
it q success, and it was q success, in.
Iced, II ever such al event was. The Pro-
testant Wed with the Catholic to
see whose liberality was the greater,
and who could show the more interest in
The laudable institution for the benefit of
which they were called upon to contribute.
The non-believer and the religious enthus-
asst jostled each other and thronged the
laii, each free with his money and each
to respond to the appeals. oil the
divinities who besieeed them.
md by every artiice known only to the
entler sex, managed to relieve them of
very penny they had. A man may boast
his ability to accumulate
money but he becomes as chaff before the
'ind when a bewitching dainty with the
nost appealing OF eyes and musical OF
oices assails him and demands that he
ay tribute financial tc her pct fancy.
Lis protests and growls become as naught
Nd the more vigorously lie objects the !
lore is he bound to give up and at the !
nd finds himself without even the price of =,
cigar with which to console himself and
. hies to some secluded corner, calls him.
harsh names and wonders how he .
build make such a fool of himself, VOWS he I
never be caught again-until the next i
me. But to return to the q
ir. In addition to having been q :
lccess financially it was no less !
socially, for many acquaintances were c
gun that will ripen into friendship and !,
om friendship into-did you say "bosh?" -
ot so nasty. please, for stranger. things !.
this have happened in this prossy old II
'oths and tables were bowers of beauty a
ID dreams of rare good taste. Rich il
ID beautiful wares were displayed at all a
d as il to finish the splendor of their an. p
arance, feminine beauty in all it's glory a.
there with a~lluring smiles and most "
'cious manner to greet all comersand fleece CT
I'm. All the prominent society ladies of t1
, city interested themselves in the good hl
rk, and with their presence and Ia Dor "
to it's success. Where all os
rked SO earnestly and unsslfshly F. III
uld be an exhibition of bad lasts TO
mention one without mentioning all. but It'll
rybody will coneede that the fullest NEED ne
'raise 10 due Mrs. Thomas aveil, who as eV
sldsnt OF the lair contributed in no sue all as
ASSURE to its success and whose executive III
hty and tact achieved c,mpleteness of gri
~ detail. The other ladies who 40 III
dly assisted her are no less to be praised vi
n their very able executive. ph
he gentleman who came away so dis. :
solately from the fair last;week, because er-
is having witnessed the apparently mt
q in which the girl who 10 M
: enshrined in his memory received thu ioi
,ntlon SO a~ssidiously bestowed upon det
by another gentleman, may derive some {
lsfaction from the prevailing belief that YET
prize he so much covets is az far be. for
d his rivals grasp, as is that cool, de-. va
US draft which bis satanic majesty ia de
to hold over the head of Tantales in hat
out of reach. Wa
'achers and scholars of the manv des
OILS have q chance to enjoy the hoIi. hid
l. Numbers Of the former will 20 to unC
to attend the state institute to be dou
there. and some will visit other points. triel
will not be forgotten by @ few of sine
o. G. F. Hoyt, the popular teacher Of
c.. residing at No. 214 North Idaho
t, will, on Jan. Is, have the pupils job
q she has been teaching during the last
ID or " give an exhibition of the
'ess they have made under hsrinstruc. A
The musicale will be conducted under o,J
Hoyt's personal supervision, and will "
be q treat to young and old. the
bes Instrumental and vocal music, fran
will be reading, speaking and other Son,
limo AvaRNi0a0 nnl
3 aaticipated. o"'oSaD'e o'cle
J.. J. K. Clark has joined Mr.. Clark at sner
10. They have taken the Chumasero mess
ZOE Ins season and propose to en- and
;sncad NJ ga NJ An INC ave Of j
+, understand Just what mat msana the {
lristmas morning the following young Ring
Ill Say: pu.'e 20 Dc their guests TRACE
}. Miss Kenyon Mas Kirkna1.;i Hiss fount
Birdeye. to es
he last meeting OF the Prevaricators, aske.
leid at the rooms OF Pat. A. Irvine, the
nons1v aiso+aJ sDononue) was lying
of the event will entorto;n ~ two /
It Christmas dinner at the McDer. other
.. atten
anu VIE. ". and Miss leviat
{ nill arrive IN batge soon alter the vain,
nu VIII Doaro "ith Walter U. Lewis. chanc
, that time anticipates opening a cover,
boarding house. learne
'ather and stay OF a family is taken SIEVE
Ind the wife and Sons OF w. c. Cairna separs
mourning. The sympathy of their tives j
is with them in their trouble. was 81
10 last meeting Of the ravor;o one Of
.tion the honor of btino The h,,s. ing a
Ter was transferred from Capt. Mel Snrnte
EN- to A. T. Collins. once IL
h.;.s. ,.u. 800 son-in'
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