The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-15
steel blue silk, Y neck, long sleeves and

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heavy trimming Of blask silk passe-
nenterie, diamond earrings With star.
Mrs. Avery WAS gowned tu silver gray
cashmere, with vest Of shot silk and gray
trimming.
Miss C,am, In wine brosdelost. trimmed
irridescsnt pssasmsnterie.
Miss Baker, In gray silk with sleeves and
Of blue velvet.
!. Miss Mary Roberts, In srsam shallis
lowered with grssn. and REsen ribbon
Miss Fannie Cram. in pearl gray broad
cioth, trimmed with silver. gray passsmsa-
tsris and pink. .G
Mrs. LamLs,tsa. in black ana white
gown.
The gentlemen present were Nsssrs,
Langley. Stolp, Smith and Kelley.
The entertainment given on Friday even
ing BY the pupils Of tho ~. Peters parish
school passed on most pleasantly and was
unusually free from the drawback ex-
pected at an amateur performance. The
French play which opened the evenings
sn~tersainmsnt Was, Of coarse. oreditsbly
given by the pupils of Mademoiselle May
The pictures and tableaax, with
accompanying singing by Aesdames Foote,
Bsbcock and Miss Bessie Blake, were novel
pleasing features of the evening. Dur
inc ths time which elapsed between tho
hrst part OF the programme and the COM
edietta which followed Mrs. Foote sang
= was enthusiastically recalled, when she
gave the beautiful solo, I'm Old Naarid.''
Miss Flint, who had the entire managens nt
OF the entertainment, with the able assist
ance of several ladies and gentlemen, may
we'll feel content with the financial sue
cess. as q large numbsr of tickets we're
sold. and Encore hall WAS filled with par
snts and friends of tho pupils. ii ali in
terestsd in entertainments of this kind
would work AZ enthusiastically and untir-
lngly az did the pupils to make their even
ing q success, the dollars would flow in.
Little kena Clarke worked so indicating
ably that she disposed of nearly seventy
five tickets.
Mrs. Wickes. of Fifth avenue, gave a
most delightful little Entertainment on
Tuesday evening for her daughter, Miss
Wickes. During tbs first part of tho even
ing the ladies we're each given . block Of
wood with hammer and nails and the gen
tlemen Il number of needles and a spool of
thread; prizes were awarded to the lady
who drove the greatest number Of nails i n
one minute, Mrs. Will Jones being the lady
to secure the prize, which was q very pretty
work bag. The gentleman who succeeded
in threading the most needles in the Same
length of time was Mr.. Russell. who re-
coived for his hard labor = handsome ash
receiver. SilhouetteB were then taken of
each Of tbs Ruests by drawing the profile on
MANILA paper, cutting it ont and FASTING
black cambria behind it. The hostess cer-
tainly presented a variety of pleasure for
her guests, as following this amusement
came a candy pull. followed by the serving
Of r~efrenhmsnts. The guests invited wers;
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Jones, Misses Brooke.
RAr hnrT WRHa fukhhArf md t1nl,>~.
Messrs. Russell, Barrows, Clarke, Harrison
Brandegee.
The Knights of Pythias spent a most
pleasant day on Saturday when they had
the pleasure of entertaining some of the
highest officers of their lodge, and the gen
the best possible. On the after
noon Great Northern train Supreme Chan
cellor George b. Shaw, Maj. Gen. Car
nahan and r. u. c. White, supreme x. of r.
and 81, arrived, at which time they we're
met by q reception com mittee consisting of
Jacob Loeb. l.. A.. Walker e. S. French. j.
a. Doughty, 2. H. Campbell and Eugene
Meyer. Al three O'Clock the members met
and took a special car which was in waiting
for them and were landed ut the door Of
the Broadwater natGtorium where they en-
joyed the pleasures of the plunge. A. seven
O'Clock a reception was given the guests at
Castle hall, and at 10 O'Clock an elegant
banquet Was served at The Helena, which
made a most enjoyable ending to a we'll
filled day of pleasure.
The F%ortniRhtly club are still most
earnestly interested in their present years
work, and are studying Julius Caesar at tho
present time, and preparing the ESSAYS
which are to be the final work of this year.
although the club will not adjourn for the
summer for some time to come. A COM
mittee has been appointed to prepare the
programme of study for the ensuing year,
which will be "Engliah Literature OF the
Nineteenth Century," Many profitable az
we'll ss enjoyable afternoons have been
spent by women of this club during the
past winter, and the study which will fill
with interest.
The beautiful B~roadwater will again be-
opened for the pleasure of the residents of
our city and guests from away, on Satur-
day next. Dinner will be served from sir
to eight o'clock, during which time the
guests will have the pleasure of hearing the
fine orchestra of ten pieces which Manager
Campbell was fortunate enough to obtain
while in the east and which will be in at
tendance at the hotel during the summer
season Of four months. At $3.50 O'Clock a
fne musical programme will be rendered
by the orchestra.
Personal and General.
William Mcdonald left for San Francisco
On Monday. &" &. mM@=