The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-21
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Involuntary Ejaculation Of Many
Ladies at the Montana
Club Reception.
The Fair Sex Revels a Few Brief
Hours in the Club
Rooms.
With This Exception Society Has Keen
Quiet During the Week-The Beck
Peterman Nuptials.

Can woman be blamed for occasionally
indulging in the vain wish that she had
been born man. when on every slde shs
sees and realizes the many advantages she
would have over her less fortunate sisters.
She sees the husband, who locks his desk
an hour or two before the afternoon dinner
hour, and in company with few congeniai,
Jolly friends wends his way to the club.
where business cares and worries are for
gotten in the absorbing game of billiards.
the diverting game of cards and the re-
freshine draught of "appolinaris lemon
ade'' {? ??) and later with no excuse for i'll
nature or irritability, enters the dining
room, where dinner has been waiting half
hour or more, and the tired wife who has
had no rest or diversion from family duties,
cross and worrying baby, has prepared
particularly dainty dish, one to his taste,
but which from standing has lost its favor
aud is unpalatable.
Once year the ladies of Helena are per-
mitted to catch a glimpse of this haven of
rest, comfort, luxury and pleasure for the
''nobler SEX after his hours Of business,
and their appreciation of this privilege
granted last Wednesday evening. must have
been most gratifying to the gentlemen, who
spared no pains to make the annual receE-
ton of the Montana club one of the most
enjoyable evenings in the history of Mon
tana. Here for few short, sweet hours,
they imagined themselves club members,
privileged to saunter from room to room
till familiar with the ten richly furnished
apartments, to lounge in the easy chairs,
have the freedom of card room and bill
lard hall and dance when the music be-
came too exhilarating to resist. So COM
Portable and fascinating we're their sur
roundings, and SO delightfully."- were they
entertained, that hours slipped away like
minutes, and many fond wife ceased to
blame her husband for repeatedly letting
the dinner hour steal by unobserved.
The banquet hall was tempting retre eat
With its beautiful table, where trained
walters, in the course of the evening, ad-
ministered to the wishes of over three hun
dred guests. The ladies, in compliment to
their courteous hosts, attired themselve in
their richest and most becoming gowns and
costliest jewels, and not at all out of place,
but in perfect harmony with the luxuriant
surroundings, seemed the fair shoulders
and graceful forms. The town clock struck
one, two, and yet many were 10th to turn
their backs on the pleasures of club life for
another year, and the husband, for while,
need not tip toe into the house on his late
return from the club, for the curtain lecture
hitherto kept in reserve for such occasions,
has now a sequel.
The wedding of Frank E. Beck, one of
Helena's popular young business men, to
Lillian Peterman, charming young girl,
possessed of extraordinary musical talent,
daughter of Prof. Peterman, occurred at
high noon, Dec lG. The tinkle of wedding
bells and procession of carriages drawn up
before st. Peters church told tale of two
hearts beating loudly in anticipation of
years of future happiness, and that bonds
of holy wedlock would soon unite two souls.
It was strictly an English wedding in its
ceremony and arrangements, including the
attending dignity and grandeur. The
organ pealed forth the Lohengrin march as
the four groomsmen, II. NJ. Brandegee, L.
N. Brandegee. Z. S. French and j. c.
Cramer, in full evening dress, advanced
and formed themselves into semi-circle
at the foot of tho altar where the bride
leaning on her fathers arm, was met BY
the groom and lead under large bell
of over thousand white roses and smilal
suspended from an arch of evergreen
The imposing Episcopal ceremony was per
formed by Rev. F. L. Webb. the responses
being given in clear decided tones Men
delssohn's wedding march followed tn
benediction and the happy couple, in com
pany with the ushers and few intimat
friends, repaired to the home of the bride
parents where dainty lunch was served
The bride, attired in a beautiful travelin
suit of dove color. trimmed with cut ste,
passementerie and ornaments, and charm
ing little hat to match, was remarkabl
sweet and pretty. They took the $50 p. n
train for trip of a month or six weeks
Salt Lake and Denver. followed by the COZ
Rratulations and best wishes of their mar
friends.
A room full of gorgeous and costly pre-
ents, everything that heart could wish
money could buy. beautiful tokens of r
gard and affection to hand down to futu
generations, paid silent but high tribute
the popularity of the young couple.
Many of the children of our publ
schools were made happy last Friday, b
none more SO than the pupils of the.Hill
dale schools, who, together with the teac
ers, spared neither time nor labor to ma
the afternoon memorable one. On e
tering room No. 3 the visitor was attract
by the artistic drawing and soloring on Il
many blackboards; suspended from t
ceiling and walls were festoons and wreat
of evergreen touched here and there wi
bright papers. popcorn and crimson berri.
The familiar Santa Claus occupied Il consp
nous place and real, live Santa Claus d
tributed presents to the children. L
programme, while last, was not least. I
children acquitted themselves with cred
and q great part of the success was duo
the hearty cooperation of Miss kathr
Johnston with her Iupils.
Room No. was very similar in regard
decorative flags, arches and festoons,
evergreens. The sketches of holly with
clusters of bright red berries made an
tractive display. One noticeable feat,
Of the entertainment was . corner drape
prettily decorated with laces and flowe
the sketch of large mountain trout q
pended from hook and the words "Xn
Fish" clearly suggested to the visitors q
the forty-nine eager little ones that succ,
full angling would be a pleasing feature
the afternoon exercises.
The exercises, as whole, were very or
liable to the pupils and their teacher,
league. Both teachers we're very Kin
remembered by their pupils TINS show