, 1889-08-18
THE SOCIAL SWIM.
Mrs. Scott Siddons and Mrs. Teas
dale Coming to Town.
FortnightIy Club at Mrs. Rents and
Drive Whist at Mrs. Smiths.
Costumes Worn by the Talented
Union Concert SoIoists.

Mrs. Scott-Siddons has contracted with
the Presbyterians to give a reading in
September. The first hour will be de-
voted to Shakespeare, and the second to
miscellaneous selections. Readings from
Shakespeare ought to be popular with us
from their very novelty.
A class has been formed for Mrs. Teas.
dale, president of the Chicago School Of
Music and Dramatic Art, who returns
here in September. Mrs. Teasdale not
only teaches oratorv, but several other
very pretty little things nice to know,
how to walk, how to enter a room, to sit
down. to stand and to look fetching"
in a thousand different ways. Great
things are expected ofthis class.
The Fortnightly Club held their regular
meeting at Mrs. Kent's Monday night.
Mrs. Organ read an interesting paper on
Cooper's novels, and Mrs. Rhodes gave
current events.
Mrs. Charlie Smith gave a charming
drive whist party on Thursday night in
honor of Mrs. King. Miss Julia King
won the first prize a Sevres china bon bon
dish and Mrs. Fred Bond received a china
PLAGUE. Tickle fortune proved most IN
kind to Mrs. Guthrie and a fly brush was
her reward. Mr.. Jeffrey who evidently
didn't play as well as he could was given
a box OF matches, to remind him the COM
pany we're more than a match for him.
The musicale Tuesday night would
compare favorably with any entertain
ment of a like nature given in the west.
Miss Kingsley and Miss Lucy Williams
have both been enthusiastically received
in musical circles in Denver, a city
Astounding in musical talent. Cheyenne
welcomes and claims Miss Kingsley
wherever she may make her home. A
sweeter or more delightful soprano than
Miss Williams we have not heard for
many a day. The fact that her name did
not appear in certain questionable resolu.
tons, was certainly a great oversight. 1t
is not the custom of Cheyenne people to
be unappi e%cistive or thoughtless of guests.
With few exceptions the performers were
pupils of Prof. Pasimore, and the
high character of the entertainment
is his best recommendation. 1t may be
interesting to worldly people TO know in
what fashion the s~oloists we're arrayed:
Miss Lucy Williams wore pink crepe
over silk with gold embroidered panels.
white roses and ostrich feather fan. Her
hair was coiled high on her head. with
curls falling to her neck and held by side
combs, a quaint and pretty fashion.
Miss Julla King, a very stylish blue
Indian silk trimmed deliberately, with
white ribbon and braid.
Miss Kingsley, black tulle. frightened
by a profusion of roses.
Mrs. Pratt, shell pink and white chal.
lie.
MISS Baker. black gros grain combined
with white china silk, and pink roses.
Miss Ada Williams, white muslin and
ribbons.
The ladies who rode to the meet de-
clare it was delightful, notwithstanding
the heat of the sun aud the distance. Al
ready a party is talked OF to accompany
the hunt to Horse creek. Cheyenne will
soon be having a sporting club, and brave
lads and fair ladies be chasing an anise
seed bag over the prairie. Gradually we
are coming to the front and from a seem
ing dearth of outdoor amusements, we
will discover as many facilities for enjoy
ment as are presented by our friends IN
the East.
A charity fair must now be called a
tombola. Why it is thus called nobody
knows, as a tombola is in reality a rattle
or lottery. AT the charity ball or tombola
as it was called at Deer Park this summer,
at which Mrs. Harrison was present, the
plan was rather a unique one, A fee of
81 was charged at the door, and once II
the guest was free to select any one article
that he took a fancy too without extra
charge. If he was greedy and wanted
more he could pay for it at the usual fair
prices.
| hear that black velvet is to be used
on everything this fall. Bands of velvet
ribbon are to trim skirts in regular peas
ant fashion, and cuffs, panels, sashes, and
revers are to be of it.
A novel form for an ice is in the shape
of a ham, brought in at the close of the
dinner. This is productive of great con-
sternation and much merriment when its
true nature is discovered. 1t is made of
sponge cake, the inside being filed with
frozen cream.
DR.. Rafter gave his choir boys their an
nual outing on Wednesday. The party
went to Silver Crown in Charlton's big
wagon and spent a most delightful day.
SECity Direcforys, PeonIe.