The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-25
HANKS to the delightful winter

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HANKS to the delightful winter
we are having, the social season
has been unusually long and equally gay,
bidding fair to run up to the very doors Of
Lent. The past week has been one Of the
eayest. opening with the first of Misses
Grssne's receptions to their gentlemen cal.
lers. from eight to II on Monday evening. The
young ladies were assisted by Mrs. Greene
and Mrs. Joe Davis. A number OF gentle
men were present. The evening was most
enjoyably spent in conversation and after
supper in an impromtu dance.
The event Of the week was the handsome
German given on Friday evening by Mrs.
Joe Davis in honor of her guests, Miss Will
Jams and Miss Beatrice Williams. Mrs.
Davis is q most cordial hostess and her ele-
giant house 10 noted for its hospitality. On
this occasion the spacious rooms were beau
tifully decorated with smilax, producing q
be%witching effect interlaced with the fine
Moorish fret-work which covers most Of
the folding doors. The d%rawing-room and
parlor wersAthrown open, the former and
the dining-room having been prepared for
the dancers. Chairs were placed around
both rooms and quite prompt
ly the first figure began, led
by Miss williams. and Mr.. Harry Davis,
assisted by Miss Beatrice Williams and Mr..
Geo. Hill. The figures were all extremely
pretty and remarkably we'll danced. The
favors were of different colored ribbons,
beautiful corsage bouquets and celluloid
trophies. A new and amusing device by
which partners were selected was introduced
by passing around cards, upon which were
written, for instance, Little Red Riding
Hood'-the lady who drew it to dance with
the wolf" It was amusing to see Little
Lord Fauntleroy' looking for dearest"
Cards were also drawn for supper, thus
separating. partners again. Supper, served
upon small tables, was q most delicious and
evening between the figures. Undoubtedly
the most effective figure was the last-the
Taper figure. All lights were extinguished
and each lady presented with a tiny taper.
When they stood at the end Of the farthest
room with only the Pickering flames light
really artistic. When the gentlemen came
in they were expected to find their way by
the light of the illumined faces to the lady
of their choice. As each one did
so, he presented a bouquet and
they whirled away into a round of
on. Seventeen couples danced. Misses
1nez Smith, Lehman, Bach, Herrick, Child,
Burke. Carpenter, Greene, Roberts, Cullen,
Atkinson, Baird, Crounse, Briscoe and Mrs.
Allen; Messrs. Hill, Davis, Kelly, Carno-
chan, Walker, Braden, Harlow, G. Smith,
Sutphen. Metten. G. Child; Ned Child. DR..
Barbour, Atkinson. Allen, Ferguson. Luke.
Among others present were Major and Mrs.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodman, Mrs. Bot
kin and Mr.. Z. Braden.
All of the ladies' were most becominRly
dressed. The hostess wore a lavender
surah, trimmed in pointe duchesse lace and
a pansy shade of velvet.
Miss Williams, a charmingly simple
white faille, duchesse lace and corsage of
natural flowers.
Miss Beatrice Williams, a turquoise blue
silk dress trimmed with the same.
The belle of the evening. however, was
the youngest of all the debusantes, who
evening-little Miss Flora Louise Davis,
who sat on her nurses arm with the great
est composure and received the marked at
tention bestowed upon her in the sweetest
good humor.
Quite the brightest and most entertaining
programme Of its kind ever heard in Helena
was that of the Shaksoerian burlesque given
Saturday evening by that exceedingly clever
little woman, Mrs. Lamberton, assisted by
her friends Mesdames Joe. Davis, Will
Jones and Miss Cram. Encore hall never
witnessed a more enthusiastic or brilliant
audience. The enthusiasm was due to the
Interest with which the performance had
been awaited (the friends of the cast
having tried in vain to elicit private E~ecitals
from them), and to the brilliancy, the
variety and beauty with which ladies always
dress for a dance. The cast was as follows:
Lady Macbeth. Mrs. Joe Davis.
portia Mrs. Will Jones.
E Jul;et Mrs iamberton.
The scene opens after some occult phe-
nomenon by which Lady Macbeth, Ophe-
liza, Portia n Juliet find themselves re-
stored to life and visiting with their re-
spective sponses at a certain water cure.
Romeo and Juliet are banished from the
bosom of their families. Lady Macbeth is
there for her husbands health, while Ophe-
liza il led hither not on her own account, for
she AYERS to have tried the ''cold water cure
once and nearly died from It," but in quest
of salubrity for the visionary Ham," who
has never been quite right since the muir
ders," while Portia and Bnssanio have
come with their old friend Antonio, whose
corpulency has become oppressive, and
Porto tells "how willingly he would part
Will an hundred pounds of his flesh now.
None of the lords and authors of these la
dies various troubles. nppear upon the
scene, 80 that the delightful manner in
which the foibles are brought to light and
discussed ia enough to prove a tempta-
tion to IQnatins Donnsily to attribute
the whole thing to Bacon. Juliet il
evidently not the adored mi LADY, ma of
yore; hates this ''poky little water cure
and prettiiy declares herself MS much dead
as il buried for the second time, and has
nearly forgotten - il she had taken
another dose of morphine. Not even a
balcony! II might have had one, only Ro-
meo was 30 unkind az to say that I am en-
The dignity of Portals character il ex-
remedy well carried ~throughout. The
majesty with which she a-nnounnaa herself