The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-29

II Gives Way to the Bright Flowers
and Strong Tints Of Easter
Sunday.
Suggestion for Gentlemen In view
fthe Close Of the Sombre
Season.
su;cassful rurlm Party Tuesday Eventnx
-fsssenai and General Nsws-Notes
From N~cighboring Towns.

The chin layer Of nov upon the hillsidei
and roofs must have thrown q veritabls
damper upon the prospects Of spring gowns
and bonnets. But although they may senS
ii shivsr down the back they will probably
DO seen In full force, for to many Eastei
would not be Easter without new bonnett
and gowns. And Life says that eyes grown
accuntoned to sack cloth will be the more
delighted with the gay colors Of Easter mp.
psxsl.
The churches have made unusual prepa-
rAtions tor the Easter services thia year.
81. Peters church III most elHborately
decorated, the work having boon IN en-
tire charge OF Mrs. Wells, who has made
this beautiful Easter Offering in memory Of
her husbsnd. The chancsl ana altar are
draped in white for q background TO the
magnificent palms which surround them,
and AZ for flowers, there are chaste and
beautiful blossoms everywhere.
MOST Of the other churches are decorated
tor the day and will have services prepared
for tho occasion
Something must be done to keep alive
this department Of The INDEPENDENT; and
1.-THE gentlemen will not move in promot-
ing social events that may be here recorded,
the Rentlemen themselves must furnish a
theme. Then what the matter with a few
sketches OF the young men who make up
society on one side, and who have been SO
Idle OF late in doing anything whatever, in
2 social way, for the other side? Perhaps a
crude drawing Of q few of these careless
gentlemen will prompt the, others, lest q
\ IKE fAte should overtake them. 1t is a
matter Of no great difficulty to find victims.
Cne mas only TO 80 to the opera house n
observe the front row. There he will find,
with mathematical certainty, fit subjects
Tor his pencil. To be sure there are some
points common to them all-notably a GER
tain thinness OF locks, suggestive Of the
classical lines about the lyrical hero who
place where the wool ought to grow"
For example, sitting there at the end Of
the row Is q blonde, though it is becoming
harder from year to year to prove it. OF
all the f~rst-nighters and front row-sters he
is the most prompt and ind~efatigabls. and
is in the habit of asking, "Is - in his
seatI' i the reply is yes he immedi-
ately adds, then ring up the curtain.''
This more or less young gentleman has re-
peatedly served in the capacity of god
rather, but it is said that he refuses posi-
Ii it should occur to him, in the dearth Of
SOCIAL events. to give a theatre party or a
little luncheon, or any attention of that
kind to his lady friends, nobody would OBJ
ject and the affair will BE suse 10 have i'm
mortality by the aid of these columns.
Indeed his own debut Binto society
this winter should have besn immortal
ICED Ivy some fitting event. However,
the christening Of his dog shall not be over
looked She is q well-bred, refined and
handsome young creature and upon the eve
OF her denomination no more appropriate
outlay could be conceived than that she
and her master should feast upon several
dozen blue points on the half shell. She ia
entirely too fortunate to be out of the fash
ion, SO when asked what name could be
found for SO happy a creature, her owner
proudly replies--Keno Hyphen Louise.
Tuesday was the annual Purim feast of