The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-24
The Independence of Her National
ity Displayed at a Draw
ing Room.
A stubborn Policeman at the Royal En-
trance-Clique Against Lady Brooke
Foreign News.

comfortable as the heart OF woman could
desire. Over 800 loyal and devoted subjects
hastened to make their lowest obeisances
before their sovereign TO stare and be
stared at by the outside mob, to be hustled
about by the royal "beefeat.ra,' in their
scarlet dressing gowns" who emerge on
such festive occasions from out the gloomy
precincts of the tower, and who make the
most OF their little brief authority and
to be suavey but dictatorially "sat upon''
by the youthful court pages, who, in all
matters of etiquette, regard themselves as
second to none, not even the "little gre at
lady" herself! None hut those who have
'been through the mill'' can appreciate
the tyranny exercised by these beardless
swaggerers upon the fair and defenceless
sex. Your appearance when you make your
curtBey to the queen depends absolutely
upon their offices. 1t il in their power to
send you into the presence chamber with
train spread out to perfection, and grace
fully floating, and it is also in their power
to give that same train malicious twist at
the last moment, the result of which is
neither graceful nor dignifed. and the
consciousness of which is as gall and worm
wood to the feminine soul.
The drawing room was rich in presenta-
| tlons. but among them all no one attract cd
more attention, or has been the cause of more
whispering. talking. and shaking of aristo-
cratic heads than car.ain nj ISIS Amy Green,
who halls" from the far west, and who is
written down in the book of fate bythose who
are ''in the know as the coming American
beauty-with big ''B''-of the season.
Miss Green, it is true. was Il debutante at
Buckingham palace yesterday, but she is no
novice Ill the LONDON great world. She
made her entrance into that exclusive cir
Gle year ago. but failed to impress her
personality upon the exalted members
thereof. Miss Green, therefore, being wise
in her generation, disappeared from view
for a tweivemonth, returning, however. to
the charge with the swallows of April, and
thus far has succeeded sufficiently to obtain
several 'honourable mentions" at the early
! smart parties. Her chaperon is Mrs. Sid
ney Peddar. also an American, who also
made her first appearance at Buckingham
palace this week, under the auspices of the
energetic Mrs. Blair Kennedy, an English
society lady we'll known here, who, for "a
consideration" presents unsponsored
young women to the queen. A year ago
Mrs. Kennedy escorted a pretty, rich, femi-
nine nobody throughout the entire season
for the modest honorarium of ten guineas
week.
Miss Amy Green, who was, by the wav.
presented by Mrs. Lincoln, is very good
looking girl tall, and we'll set up, with q
beautiful figure and exquisite neck and
arms, perhaps trlhe too we'll developed
for an ingenue. M. Worth says OF her that
she possesses the most absolutely perfect
figure he has ever fitted. Her dress at the
days ceremony was we'll calculated to show
off to advantage her charms. 1t was a
close fitting "Noah's Ark gown, straight
up and down, and clingings of white satin,
brocaded in tiny stiff, little trees, the train
being of white silk heavily trimmed with
silver fringe.
The independence of Miss Green's ma
tionality was glaringly displayed in the ar
| rangement of her feathers. without which
no court dress is complete. instead of
wearing these conventional plumes in the
ordinary manner, Miss Amy Green elected
to sport hers in an exact imitation of the
Princess OF Wales own particular brand,
stand erect on her head, and repeated
again on the front of her gown. When re-
monstraten with by Lady Campbell, of
Blytheswood. on the impropriety of such an
innovation, she coolly remarked: II do 40
on purpose. | mean that ii. Il. II. shall
notice me! He knows mo we'll enough by
sight, and I've seen him often enough, too:
but he will always look over my head, and
not into my face; so Pm just wearing his
own feathers to force him to give I'M"
Miss Green comes from San Francisco,
Cal. as she Is Always caretui to state, add
ing, that's where the gold comes from,
but people mere say can nan from there
because am so mean with my doiiars!'
Miss Green gave drawing room tea, which
was largely attended by Amerloan- Lon
doners.
by the way among the i,st OF presehta-
tions was the name OF a debutant who Will
| surely always command attention by rea-
son of her extraordinary name. MISS
Sybil Ptne-Coilln. Ihe hypen, even, Is not
omitted.
was witness the other day of comioal
little scene at the opening of the naval OK
hibition. All the possible tnglisn royalties
We're gathered together to do honor to the
same, and entrance INTO the royal enclosure
was by white tlcket only. AS stooa secure
III my exclusive position as holder of IA
white ticket, | saw approachingt the fair.
fat and fort." Col. FltHIeorge-the FIT
in England represents the bar s'nister'-
IL. II. II. the Duke OF Gamhriage's eldest
son, accompanied by Mrs. fitzSieorge, not
fair, but fat and past forty, and with them
Mrs. Jarrett, to whom Fltz'ieorge's devo-
ton on Is an open secret.