The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-28
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season, which will DO q more absorbing
topic AZ the days advance. Whatever may
be said Of the changes at the Metropolitan
opera house from this strictly musical
standpoint, the substitution Of Italian for
German opera Was 4 popular move This
may be said, Notwithstanding the fact that
the box takers have bsen somewhat less
numerous than In previous seasons. The
swolls will some around II they are given
time.
kAmong those who have boxes for tho sea-
son Of sixty performances are the Astors,
the Vanderbilta, the Cuttings, the RoOss-
vslts and this Bradley Martins, and Mrs.
Paran Stevens 10 suspected OF designing Z
brilliant coup with her box hospitalities.
AZ things look % Italian opera has a
larity in New York. This nj n time
seemed 4 dubious prospect. Col. Mapleson
gave the game up for lost. Blu. with the
social foundation laid bv tho German opera,
and the Metropolitan opera house prestige,
Abbey and Grau are likely to succeed in q
field where there have boon many failures.
Sparks OF social hat.
Among recent receptions Of note has been
tho gathering at the house Of Judge and
Mrs, Warren Hicley, on Fortieth street.
The last time | saw the judge in the midst
of so eay q gathering was on the occasion
Of his entertainment to a company Of The
osophists. Every Theosophist in America
who knows anybody knows Judge Higloy.
And the judge is worth knowing. Ho is a
handsome man, invaluable In a social gath
ering.
Mrs. Higley is the Judges third wife and
people who know her say the judge is
lucky. Mrs. Higley is q large, distinguished
woman, who carries diamonds with the on
viRble mir of Z mnrchioness.
People always lift their eyebrows at n
third marriage. But they found a singu-
Iarly logical justification to this marriage.
for Judge Higley is Mrs. Higley's third
husband.
Miss Mabel Van Rensselaer, is to come out
at . reception to be given next Thursday,
and Miss Angela Anderson will be brought
forward on the following Saturday.
No one has made a more felicitous formal
entrance into society than the Rranddaueh-
ter of Mrs. Jacob Vanderbilt. Miss Fife
Caesar is a charming girl. and at her recep-
tion last week she made a positive sensation
in a white crepe gown.
Miss Losette Bonaparte is to be presented
next week at Washington. Miss Bona
pafte is the daughter of jerome Bonaparte.
Her mother was Miss Appleton, of Boston,
whose mother was a daughter Of Daniel
Webster.
The W. X. Vanderbilts are at Lisbon.
They will come back to their completed
Newport house in June.
New York people were sorry that they
could not induce Lady Pauncefote Inc her
daughters to linger in New York before go
ing on to Washington. The Pauncefotes
nre affable. but automatically so, and they
keep within we'll drawn lines in their social
undertakings. '
The Hon. Alan tombstone. of the British
legation by the way, is said to be engaged
to Miss Antoinette Pinchot. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Pinchot.
The Carnegie Music hall will be the scene
next week Of a ''Kuenstlesfest," after the
manner of the festivals devised by the art
lists ut Dusseldorf, Berlin. Munich and
Vienna. Tie sale of boxes indicates that
this first important social affair at the new
hall will be considerably picturesque and
spirited.
Week after next a fashionable concert is
to be given for the benefit of the working
girls vacation fund. Among the patron
esses are Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew, Mrs. James Nc
Wicker, Mrs. James Otis Hovt. Mrs. Clar-
ence Postlsy. Mrs. Christopher Moller, Mrs.
Hamilton NICK. Iwombly. Mrs. Arthur
Dodge, Mrs. Horace Winans, Mrs. Seth
Low, Mrs. Horace Green, Mrs. @. Albert
Stevens and Mrs. Margaret Post.