The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-28
Birds Of the Air and Flowers of the
Field %Gorgeously Arrayed
by Nature.
Why Should Man, the Head Of Al
Creation, Wear Somber
Colors.
Elegant Entertainment of Friends by Miss
Hattie Popa-At the Child RANCH
Society Notes.

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for the useful cultivates ITSELF; another
arguing much in the same line says: Gull
tiyate vanity in a child. for it is the first
cousin of self respect" Still another
avows: 1T is quite probable that nearly
one-fourth of all labor in civilized lands Is
devoted to the ornamentation of woman.
Talent and even genius strains itself with
this object in view. Such being the case
anyone who invents a new means of orna-
ment deserves q special, honorable men-
ton"
There is a certain religious society that
looks upon all adornment of the person as
a dissertation and q unholy vanity; forbids
the wearing of ribbons, flowers, rufies,
jewelry, or collars. The moro plainly one
can dress the better Christian he is and the
surer of a rest in the abode OF the blest is
their sentiment. The lilies of the field and
the birds of the air are all adorned in colors
of The brightest hue, yet some will
argue that man, the head of all
creation should wear a garb of somberest
hue. If all establishments and industries
for the production of the beautiful in mil
linery, dry goods, upholstery and art were
to be closed down, how many thousands of
human beings would be thrown out of en-
ployment and how sombre would the world
became.
The savage, a true child of nature, loves
to deck himself in bright colors and shiny
bits of jewelry. The desire is Unborn and
not cultivated. The brightest flowers at
tract us first and no one censures them for
being 80 superbly dyed; the bird of paradise
is world renowned for its elegant plumage;
the chameleon changes it's color to oorre-
spond with the foliage of the trees among
which it hides; then why should man be
more conservative in his attire than these?
BY cultivating tho beautiful we are de-
veloping all the finer characteristics of our
natures. That man who cultivates naught
bat the useful and the practical becomes
narrow in his views and drifts into skep-
ticism.
Fairy land and flora land seemed holding
high carnival at the residence of Francis
Pope, on Rodney, Thursday evening. To
the passer-by it looked like some enchanted
palace with bright lights streaming from
all the windows, strains of lively music
waiting through the open doors, and gay
figures passing I'M re-passing before the
windows. The young friends of Miss Hat
tie Pope could have told You the cause of
this unusual display of lights and music,
the young lady was entertaining her friends
at a dancing party. The parlors were
exquisitely adorned with the loveliest Of
natures gifts, flowers. Smilax twined in
GRACEFUL wreathes about mantles, chande-
liers and doors and blossoms were every
where. Those receiving the guests were,
Mrs. Pore and daughter Hattie, Mrs. Bot
kin and daughter Glare.
Mrs. Pope wore a gown of black faille
trimmed with black thread lace. with dia-
mQnd ornaments.
Miss Pope, q gown of white china silk, "
neck and short sleeves.
Mrs. Botkin, n lovely dress of silver and
cream brocade satin embroidered in silver
thistles. TIL skirt was draped with tuIle
and trimmed with duchesse lace.
Miss Botkin, a Grecian costume of cream
cashmere cut deoollete.
The g9eats present were: Misses Blaine,
Sharp, Rockmau. Rosenbaum, Wilcox,
Brown, Hauser. Alta Child, Ashby. Word,
Rector, Hickman, Young, Feldbelg, kest-
ing, Nellie Lehman. Cora Sanders, Norma
and Marie Kleinschmidt; Messls. Frank
Sharp, Charles Power, Chas. Sanders, Steve
Carpenter, Norman Hotter. Edwin and Ru-
dolph HorsSy, Heating, Arthur Klein
aehmidt. Brice, Cohen, Loeb, Word, Tom
Hill, Will Murphy, Cornelius Hedges, Jr.,
Bradford Ellis.
Refreshments were served and declared
"lovely." The music was furnished by
Prof. Peterman's orchestra.
A merry crowd left the city by way Of the
Union Pacific railway On Wednesday after
noon for the Child ranch. With baskets of
lunch stored in all the available corners of
the coaches and the picnicers three or four
in a seat the train pulled up at the plat
form and the precious cargo began unload
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house of Mr.. Child, which was thrown open
for their pleasure. Forests being left out
in the makeup of the landscapes about
Helena, picnic parties have to content
themselves sitting i'll the broad sunlight on
tufts Of buffalo grass or in the parlors of
some country house. The party of whom
we speak distributed itself about the lawn,
tho stables were inspected, and the house
received its quota. A fine supper was
served in the dancing hall at which 100 sat
down at the first table. The cream, butter,
buttermilk, and ice cream of that
ranch have become famous among the
people of Helena. and all feel thst those
articles will be Al when served from their
dairy. A great many drove out from owl
in the evening to enjoy the moonlight, the
music and tho dancing. The Helena
orchestra furnished the music for the merry
dancers.
The shout ''all aboard..'' caused a rush
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reaching. town and getting aboard the
motors the party was detained about an
hour waiting for more power from the
fountain head to propel the cars over the
line.
Miss Curtiss gave a most enjoyable party
to her friends at the residence of her mother
on Clark street on Tuesday evening. The
guests were received at her home, and all
things being i'll readiness they were escorted
to another house owned by her
mother where the musicians were
waiting to draw the bow as n
signal for the dancing to begin. The rooms
were Hastily decorated with evergreens.
Those present were: Messrs. and Mes.
danes II. Luke, j. Davis, Hare; Misses
Burke, Child, Briscoe, Hill, Cullen, Me
Kenzie, Washburn, Marshal, Baird, Cor
win, Barbour, Logan, Katherine Logan,
Smith and Roberts; Mlessrs. Hill, Chill,
Ned Child, Curnochan, Ferguson, John
Luke. r. Luke, Prosser, Alexander, Gum.
Baird, Clements, II. Walker, Vincent and
Thornburgh.
Elegant refreshments were served and q
delightful evening spent.
Personal and General.
Chns. Power is home from Washington.
Mrs. Carpenter and daughter leave for
Michigan this week.