The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-22
The Weather and the Calendar
Combine Against tho Votaries
Of Pleasure.
Tho Father Of His Country Duly
Remembered by the New
Englanders.
Miss shiisnd's Reception One Of tho Most
Elegant Ever Given In tho City
of Helena.

ture forth into the material world. tn,
most severe storm OF tho season descended
upon us for two days and nights, leavint
our hills and city respondent in a garb Of
dazzling beauty. II was somewhat ms Il
old winter, who has been scowlinQ upoL
our eastern cousins while mischievously CO.
quoting with us all the year, had turned
with q shake Of his silvery head md bade
us beware. But we are quite willing to set
his face, since it il too late for him to bt
very severe, and though we are not all min
ing men, nor stock men, nor farmers, WI
are all glad to welcome that which meani
prosperity to them and tho country.
But in spite of the penitential bells Of
Lent calling faithful devotees to duty
there have been several social reflections
Perhaps the most magnetic, that over .wbicl
there have been more discussions and most
smitten consciences, is the musical treat
we are having in the Emma Juch Operf
company. A few ecrupulOus ones have beer
heard to wish that such attractions woulc
not come in the Lenten season: 10 which
the reply was that the good companies
always came west during Lent because that
season il observed in the east.
The reception given on Thursday evening
in honor of Miss N. M. Shiland by her Hell.
n friends proved to be n Of the pleas
ATTEST social events Of tho winter. The
committee of ladies and the gentlemen who
conceived this agreeable tribute to one so
highly esteemed among them. have beer
universally congratulated upon the success
of a very pleasant undertaking. Miss Shi.
land has slways been prominently connect
ed with the best musical enterprises Of the
city and has lone as much az. il not more
than, any one among US to raise the stan
dard of our musical culture. But it is moi
more as q musician that Miss Shiland il sc
highly appreciated. as that her Reniality
and culture have made her a
most popular favorite in every
respect. Encore hall was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion and surely the place
never looked so we'll in all its long exist
ence. The effect was that of a handsome
d~rawing-room. Bright Smyrna md rich
Persian rugs were spread all over the extern
sive floor with easy chairs and small tables
placed here and there in tasteful orange
ment. Graceful ornaments were scattered
about, among them several Of that extreme
~ artistic piece of furniture, the piano
lamp. The tOute ensemble WAS not only
honielike and attractive but very elegant,
giving q most comfortable and welcome
effect TO those coming in from the chill of a
frosty scene.
After q pleasant hour, during which Miss
Shiland received With the following ladies':
Mesdames Wade, Cox, J.. II. Murphy, Nc
Cornell. Henry Foote, and Misses Brooke
and Wade. the musicale was opened with
an Instrumental selection by. Mr.. Hirsch-
field, executed in that gentleman's usual
mastery style. Miss Shiland next sang a
solo in her very sweetest voice. That beau
tiful thing, "Lynnovs's Song" which
seems particularly suited to the richness of
her voice, and many who had heard her be
9~s~ ArI ntn hal @-A ~yx~<. "a l-LA-- "a
next, a duet, Still as the Night" was rem
dered by Mrs. Toole ane Miss s,hiland and
heartily applauded. Mrs. D. w. Fisk then
gave q finished instrumental solo. which
happy selection WAS that strange martial
raphsody No. IL, into which List threw 80
ably interpreted by Mrs. Fisk. Miss Shi-
land next sang Haydn's "With Verdure
Clad" a very difficult thing, executed with
the greatest east n skill, after which Mr..
Hirsehfeld played a ballad from Chopin, for
which he was heartily encored, aud re-
a..ponded with . most charming little piece.
The ladies' double quartette gave the last
number on the programme, 1.-THE Last
Chord" by Sullivan. The ladies who sang
were Mesdames Babcock, Lamberton,
Foote, Adams. Langley. Moore. and Misses
Brooke and Wade. The enthusiasm with
which these ladies were encored spoke for
itself.
The musicale partook of the SUCCESS Of
the whole reception. Miss Shiland was
presented with two magnificent punches of
roses, a cluster Of the beautiful La France
and the other jacques and Marechiel Neil.
Most OF the ladies' present were in full
dress.
Miss Shiland wore = handsome dress of
cream colored MORE with Rrenadine front.
en- traine, the whole profusely embroidered
in gold passementerie. A large corsage of
red aud white carnations completed a very
elegant costume.
Mrs. Wade wore mauvre silk and duchess
lace.
Mrs. Cox, electric blue and gold passe-
menterie.
Mrs. Mcconnell, a handsome dress of
black lace.
Mrs. Babcock. a beautiful dress of French
grey henrietta CLOTH.
Mrs. John Z. Murphy, a very handsome
comblnation OF dark grey and tan.
Mrs. Henry Foote. wine colored silk
trimmed in pink, pink and white carna-
lions.
Miss Wade. white silk.
Miss Brooke, a becoming white crepe.
About $50 were present, among them:
Gov. and Mrs. Toole. Mr.. and Mrs, Phelps,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs.
4. II. kleinschmidt, MI. and Mrs. VIM.
Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Muth, Rev. and
Mrs. Moore, Rev. and Mrs. Kelsey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Haven. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. May, Mr..
and Mrs. Craven, Mr.. and Mrs. langley,
DR.. and Mrs. Foote, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewins, Mayor ana Mrs.
Bradford. Mr.. and Mrs. Chessman, Mrs.
Botkin, Mrs. 8. j. Jones and son. Mis-.
Lamberton, Mrs. Harrah, Mrs. Hedges.
Mrs. Cnthbert, Mrs. Kellogg: Misses Tay-
Tor. Thayer, Wade. Barbour, Hedges. Cuth-
bert. Langley. Cram. Harley. Kosecrans,
Aldrich; Messrs. Young. Appleton. Rus-
sell. Gibbs, II. and Il. B~randegee, Jones.
Parker, Kellogg. Palmer.
Friday evening the New England society
assembled in the A.. u u. W. hall for the
purpose of celebrating tho birthday of
George Washington. The entertainment
was a little premature owing to the fact that
Feb. 22 il the real anniversary of his birth,
but in accordance with the puritanical
law such an event must not he celebrated
on the Sabbath. Judge Knowles gave n
mastery address upon the spirit and the
progress of self government. The quar-
tette club, composed OF Messrs. Kenney,
Owen, Bartlett and Dutton, gave some fine
selections. Mrs. Judge Blake sang With her
usual sweetness and WINS heartily encored.
Mrs. Richards also contributed nne vocal
music, after which the gathering sang
my Country, It's of Thee" A sumptn-
Ous repast was provided. with
plenty of delicious cider, without which n
Yankee does not feel ito home.'' 1oasts
then followed. Chief Justice Blake and
others responding. A feature of tfa even
ing WAS the toast, Lexington, the opening
scene of the revolution" which was re-