The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-25

MHM DAILY ENID
language ~ which, TO denote 10 grsnt =
tnaIHa. EMPLOYS no weak q word ~ u was
OplieliA,t daxsd, half. dreamy condition
WAS s~plendidly acted, while Lady Macbeth
was perhaps the most laughable. She man
aged the SCOTCH brORue With ekiil. And
whetl slne half ccntcmptnously, half -*ndly,
siiglis, sleep no morei Macbeth shall
s sS!oa ~ a1oTeI' che might have Sdded,
Nultty, baith. male and femAlet FOR when my
guidiinn did begin TO snor0 there was mao
mAiF sleep for anybody" The audience WINS
c~onvulsed. u ~ very ainuCing towards tho
end, when all Of the gentle danes are
thrown int constsrnation BY the appear
In quest Of 4 plot. Hc has
already been known TO question the ser-
wants. Lady Macbeth cries; what shall
we do with him2" TO which the apt replies
are: Juliet, ''Bribe HIM; Ophelia, Drown
HIM; Portia, "prosecnte him." The whole
thing WIS exceedingly we'll done and the
three quarters Of an hour were all too short.
Dancing followed.
plain white dress, with Greek ~draperies.
Mrs. Davis, black velvet, with court train,
representing Lady Macbeth In the banquet
scene.
Mrs. Will Jones, a long red court cos
tune and cap; very much like the one worn
by Ellen Terry As POrtiH.
Miss Cram made q charming Juliet In a
delicate pink brocade silk, On trnine.
Mrs. Hedges gave a handsome afternoon
tea Oh Friday from two to six in honor OF
Mrs. Major smith. About twenty-five
ladies were present. Mrs. Hedges was
assisted by her daughter and Mrs. Smith.
The ladies were very beconingiy dressed,
Mrs. Hedges wearing a handsome heliotrope
Henrietta cloth and velvet: Mrs. Wood
bridge, olive cloth and velvet; Miss Hedges,
terra Gotta cloth and silk; Mrs. Smith, mn
elegant black silk, trimmed with jet.
During the afternoon the guests were en-
tertained with a guessing game" just i'm
ported from the Huh. One Of the young
ladies brought out two huge punch bowls
filed with round shaped bundles of red
and white tissue paper resembling pop corn
balls. and as each WAS held up the
ladies were supposed to guess, from a slight
hint. what they contained. For instance,
the bearer said, ''Ihis ball contains some
thing found in every ones closet. Who
Gull kucbbt hItcI u lnOu0ut oOm0 bhIu u
skeleton" and 30 it WAS. Upon u%nwinding
the many wraps out jumped "McGinty.'
Another: This contains a victorious bird,'
and "a chanticleer," said one, and SO it was.
A noble rooster came forth. Some OF them
were very funny and produced much
amusement. One young lady guessed threu
times the exact thing and received three
balls; others we're not so fortunate.
Miss Shiland inc Mrs. Fo0te sang a love-
ly duet, Mrs. Will Jones presiding at the
piano: Mrs. Gov. Toole sang q sweet song;
Miss Rosecrsns and Mrs. Fisk gave some
fine instrumental music, and Mrs. Blake
sang one of her charming songs. Altogeth.
every n expressed regret at It's rapid
flight, as they bade the genial hostess and
her lovely daughters goodbye.
Among those present were Mesdamea
Toole, Smith, Blake, Hotter, Carpenter.
Yatem, Wickes, Kennett, Allen, Cullen, H.
Foote,. Olaybere, Tooker, Word, viii Word,
leaf, D. W. Fisk. Misses Shiland, Wade,
Cuthbert and Wilson.
Some one has been heard to say that they
felt very much more elevated" after hear
ing that there was a really serious literary
club among us! A wise man has said;
''There is not a city or village in America
that has not within itself-iu its own men
and women and ~money-the means of do
thing, that shall lift its life above the COM
monplace and hold it's own against all the
attractions of metropolitan life. With our
Encore club-and they say there are whis-
perings of an art club--may we not have
the beginning Of such an ideal?
Dress has been the subject Of some ami
mated talk among n number of our lady
friends lately, some of whom are interest
ed in the Jenness- Miller movement. If
conclusions have been drawn, there seems
to be little disagreement upon the one point,
that simplicity should be the soul of dress,
as of art. a feature which has been noticed
for some time both at home and abroad.
The American is seldom identified now by
his superfluous watch chain or his wife's
pea-sized diamond earrings. C~arlyle's
dandy, "A clothes-wearing man a man
whose trade, Office and existence consists
in the wearing of clothes" can hardly be
found in the busy west, but his sister is
sometimes seen, and though she is not
quite SO blase a parsonage as he, 1t is salts
factory to know that the future will fail to
see her SO over-charged. Apropos of this
subject: Is 1t exactly comme il faut to
dress for church as for a reception?
Miss Laura league entertained a number
of her east side friends Friday evening at
her handsome home on South Rodney
street. The charming young hostess was
assisted by Mrs. Judge Knowles. Mrs. d.
w. Fisk. Miss Kathleen Johnston and Net
tie league. The early hours of the even
ing we're pleasantly spent with cards and
music. At 10 o'clock tempting refresh
ments were served, after which. in response
to the delightful music. many INDUCED in
the May dance. Among those present
were: Judge aud Mrs. Knowles, Hon. and
Mrs. J. X. Clark, of Butte, Mr.. and Mira.
d. W. Fisk, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dahler,
Mr.. and Mrs, J. b. Walker. Misses. Rose
Grams. Leslie, Martin, johnson, Miss Hen
Messy. of Butte, Messrs. Stoner. Braden,
Leslie, Park, Hon Frank Higgins, of Mis-
soula, and Senator d. j.. Hennessey, of
Butte.
Personal and General.
Mrs. L. w. Beattie continues about the
same.
Mr.. Tom Manly left for his old home in
canada last Monday.