The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-02
They Infeet the Bathing House and
Strew Pumpkin Pie and Sock
les ALI About.
Interesting to Watch a GigGling Cowboy
Spark His Rustic Lassie-Protty Girls
and what They Wear.
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The pioneers descend Ike the wolf on tht
fold. They lnfest the bathing house ant
strew pumpkin pie and caraway cookies
over the benches in the park. Tit arbort
are taken possession of by rustic beauties
and gigcling cowboys, while the honest
farmer sits upon the sward and allows the
wind to remove the haysseds from his Gal
way fringe, and mothers in Israel visit all
the baby carriages and give the city nurse Z
points on cstnip tea and worms. But it is
when a coaching party sets outs ont that the
populace comes to the front. Doors n
windows fly open, heads come popping out
a small crowd of men, women and children
COLLECT and stand with staring eyes and
open mouths Watching every movement
with as much expectation as they would
manifest if a caravan made its advent. The
appearance Of each exquisitely gowned
woman causes a ripple through the throng
and the wonderful cascade of bugle notes
is greeted with enthusiasm. Finally, when
the show is over, the crowd dispersss slow
~, as if 10th to leave the orbit of pleasure
about which it ~revolves so remotely.
And speaking of coaching you should see
Lee Taller or Francis Beard set ont with a
party of ladies. 1t was msreifully vouch-
safed me by a kind Providence to witness
this sight an evening or SO ago. A very
stunning drag drove up in front Of the
Spring House. and instantly street and pi-
azzas were agog. l shall pass lightly over
the exquisite costume of Mrs. Schultz and
the virginia. toilette of piquante Mrs. Bush,
who tripped down the steps and took their
seats on the drag. I will merely mention
the handsome thorouahbreds and correct
trappings, and hasten on to the splendor
which exaled like q perfume from the gen
tleman whip and the accomplished tooter.
Messrs. Beard Eand Taller are considered
the handsomest young men at Richaeld.
Both are dark and dashing, but MI.
Beard has in addition to his other beau
ties, a most magnificent mustaohe and
d wonderful head OF jet black hair, care
fully parted in the middle. He has a figure
of which my man might be as proad as a
peacock. and 80 when he stood up for ten or
fifteen minutes and kindly gave the public
and permitted it to catch a glimpse of that
beautiful part in his raven locks. One was
thankful to have had the august privilege
Of seeing 30 perfectly beautiful a young
man. And then when Mr.. Lee Tailer's sill
yer notes burst upon the listening air. like a
one was again tempted to cry "Praise be-"
Though coaching would seem to be popu-
lar about Richfsld, the roads are not in
fist rate condition. Indeed, there are
some very miserable patohes in the heart of
this town, and the drives outside are only
the average country roads and are not to be
compared with those about Lake George or
Bar Harbor. The drive to Csnadarago lake
IN tame and uninteresting. That to Coopers-
town more picturesque. Rum Hill is also
popular, possibly because its a rum place
for flirting. There is an observation tower
surrounded by many balconies. which form
points of observation for many interesting
points.
The drive to the old time Crugsr mansion
is also a f%avorits. Parties of young people
30 over these ostensibly to lay the ghost,
xhichis said to haunt this brave cid house.
However, the ghost is never caught, 80 the
seekers for pleasure are obliged to fall back
on flesh and blood, which after all is q very
satisfactory substitute. These ghost-laying
parties are Of course deservedly popular.
Il. The best place to see the bellies is in the
park of a morning, for all pass by On route
to the great sulphur spring. Let us sit here
a few minutes and watch the procession of
fair women file by. Here comes one of the
brides. Mrs. Harding, of Brooklyn, a fair,
lovely, unassumiag blonde with waving
hair and big blue eyes. She is in heliotrope.
trimmed lavishly with lace and accompanied
by her devoted husband. Here is Mrs.
Heoksr. one of the best dressed women at
the springs. She is tall. dark, abrasive,
dressed in navy blue. Mrs. Hecker is very
particular about the minor details of her
tollet, Qloves, saoes ana 1ans always match
ing perfectly.
Yonder comes blonde little Miss Lennox,
the tiancee of the popular resident physi-
clan, DIR. Charles Ransom. She is in q
dainty costume of rose pink and wears q
wide leghorn hat trimmed with pink roses.
Miss Walters, of New York. blonde, grace
full. stylish and deliberately dressed, goes by
and Miss Helen French. petite and charm
ing, with peaoh-like complexion and brown
hair, ia noticed.
Miss Sarah Taylor, of New York, is a new
conner. She is plump with big black eyes
and rosy cheeks. She wears a pretty though
simple gown OF grey and white Bingham,
and a broad black hat trimmed with scarlet
tulle and flowers. A perfect little beauty of
the Dresden shepherdess order ia Miss
Emma FoRarty, OF New York. She has soft,
light brown hair. blue-gray eyes, straight
pretty pink cotton frook made like a shild's
with n white guimpe, and tied on the shout
doris with black velvet bows. A wide leg
horn hat trimmed with pink roses and black
velvet bows droops over her sweet babyish
face.
Over on the piazza of the darlington, a
petite brunette is fitting about in a gray
gown. This is Miss Maude Pulaifer. dauRh-
ter OF Ienny'a owner, and one of the most
accomplished little horsswomen at the
springs.
Mrs. Richard Croker drives bv in a
SNohD Vutu kJAC II u Ldils uaIUHCIU6
brunette IN n stunning costume OF gray and
steel. Mrs. Croker's children are very
precoo1ous and accomplished. Little Miss
Flossle Croker ia q famous dancer, az
graceful as a fairy. Her brother, Howard
Croker, only four years old, is also an ex-
pert at this accomplishment. Indeed Rich
field seems to be full of precocious young
sters. Master Clarence Barnes OF the firm
of A. q. Barnes, although but eight, is
voted the best billiard player at the Springs.
Miss Oracle Lyon, daughter of Mrs. Dore
Lyon OF New York, is q great belle. She
dances e1quisitely and is a happy plump
little maiden, closely resembling her pretty
mother who is decidedly one of the beauties
and whose wardrobe has no end.
Many of these bellies are learning skirt
dancing. Miss Sparks. the dancing teacher, |
says 1t is very popular and by next season
Will be a raging fad in drawing rooms. |
Think of the spectacle the fashionable func-
tlons will present when all the girls at a
moments notice will bend, wringle and
sway a Ia Lefty Lind. 1t is not Yet den-
nltely settled whether tho skirt dancing
Will be done on top a table or not, but to
encourage the brethren l will state that
there is a movement looking that way.
One OF the prettiest sights at Rich1iold il
stately, whits-haired Mrs. Earle, of the
darlington, petting her horse Danny. AL
though seventy years old, Mrs. Earle would
ride if her husband would permit her. She
has been a famous horsewoman, and it was
only q few years since that to prevent her
from continuing her ~favorite exercise.
her husband sold her saddle. But
she, "unbeknownst" to him, bought it back