The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06
THE SUMMER IS OVER.
Picnics, Fishing Excursions and Ice
Cream Soclals Give Place to
Indoor Festivities.
Delsarte and His System Of Devel-
oping the Mental, Moral and
Physical Nature.
FAREWELL Party In Homer Of Miss North
rup-Danciag Party This Wesk-Pso-
T. pie Who Have Come and Cons, ri

The summer season ends. The bright
curtain falls, the roseate tints that have
dyed hill. valley and sky are vanishing into
the solemn grays of autumn. With a sigh We
turn from the faded frail blossoms on the
mountain side, the gradually deoaying veg
citation that has go recently nado gay the
bleak hills, and the s~lanting rays of tho sun
a. they fall athwart the long line
of mountains, and We are filled with
the thought that life is 70 like
all We behold in nature. Ths bright
Joyous %springtids, care free and full Of
promise; the summer season of warm sun
shine, life and festivities; cray autumn
filed with solemn joys or dark forebodings,
the ~fruition of spring and summers prom.
Uses; and lastly the chill winter season,
when the frosts and northern blasts cause
all nature to hide under a covsrlet pro-
vided by the hand of an all wise creator,
and man to draw the mantle of forRetful-
ness over the dead past and to stir the en-
bers of q declining life into a fresh but fit
full blaze.
In a world whose dominant characteristic
Ia change, there is a certain sadness about
all last things. But there is NJ loss with
out some gain. Although tho season OF
picnics, boat rides, lawn ~socials, ice cream
and watermelons is past, before MS stretches
through q vista of bright days and long
evenings the anticipation of a series OF
pleasures both intellectual and social, which
will make us forget past pleasures in pres
emit enioyments. 07
The past two weeks in social circles were
gay to some extent; the entertainment
were of a character to delight the most
fastidious. The dances, the luncheons,
dinner parties, country excursions and the
social "~afternoons'' all have their attrac.
tions, and when over ono takes away with
them the remembrance of bright faces. gay
laughter, sparkling repartee and intellectual
conversation. Added to these during. the
past week was an entertainment which
combined music, slocution. Dslsarte and
dramatic art, given by Mrs. Fannie Garter.
Mrs. Carter on Delsarto.
Societythrouehout the large cities of the
United States has aroused to the fact that
to preserve beauty of feature and express
sion, contour of figure and grace ard sym
metry of melton, something beside lotions
and cosmetics. dress forms and boned bo-
dices are necessary. The richest colOring
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glossisst hair are found among tie peasan-
try Of Europe-that class of people, by their
outdoor exercise and %loossness of apparel.
unoonsciously doing what is required to
produce perfect health and consequently
acquiring beauty or face and form.
The lecture on Delsarte and his system OF
mental, moral and physical development
BY Mrs. Fannie II. Carter, ON Friday even
ing, WAS a concise, hut clear elucidation OF
che life and principles Of that great genius,
Francois Delsnrte, who devoted his life to
the study of human expression.
She raid that the aim of Delsartian gym
nastics is symmetrical physical develop
ment, hat Delsarte work finally develops
self possession, overcolnes self-consoious-
ness, and teaches the ethics of vital COON
omy.
The lecture was full of interest and was
attentively listened to by a good sized audi
ence. The advanced movements taught by
the Delsa.te system of physical culture
we're illustrated by her at the close of her
lecture, and har every movement seemed
the poetry of motion. Bv request she re-
cited "Cuddle Doom and 1.-The Goblina
Will Get You, if You Don't Watch OUT
in a manner that was greatly appreciated
by the audience. Mias Mcmillan accom-
panied her in the Dslsarte movements on
the piano, and performed an exquisite sole
at tbs opening of the lecture.
.. A Farewell Party. $751;. q
A most delightful party WAS given on
Wednesday evening bv tbs Reveille club,