The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-18
N SEPTEMBER.
The Event Of the Week the Dancing
Party Given by Mrs. 0s-
tsrhaut
pne Of tho Most Enjoyable Occa-
sions In Helena During the
Season.

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Cobweb Party Given by Mrs. Carmichael
to Miss s~tevens-Othe Pleasant so-
cial Events Of the Week.
The society event Of the week VISA a
dancing party given BY Mrs. Ostsrhaut in
honor Of Misc Ryan. Thu spacious parlors
and halls were thrown open and were
oanvassed for dancing. Tho rooms were
most beautifully decorated In palms and
out flowers, while the stairways and chands-
liers were wound with 1milax. In the
center Of tho room, whore ths refreshments
we're served. was placed . square table.
drapsd in snowy dRmask on which stood
. cut glass bowl filled with roses. Ropes
Of smilax were drawn from the corners Of
the chandeliers TO the ends Of the table and
fastened there with rose buds. The music
was excellent, the refreshments delicious,
and altogether the party was one of the
most enjoyable events ever given in Hslsna.
Mrs. Osterhaut wore an exquisite aown Of
thread lace over silk, round neck. elbow
Stoves. bouquet OF lovely pink roses.
Miss Ryan, silver gray faille draped in
black thread lace and trimmed in narrow
jet psssementorie and crepe chiffon, dsmi-
train, gloves and shoes TO match costume.
bouquet Of American Beauty roses.
Miss Sharpe. pink moussslaine dc SOLE,
trimmed in chiffon and ribbons. round
neck, elbow sleeves, pink gloves and shoes.
Miss Louise Blaine, pink Crepe over satin.
trimlned in pink ribbons. v-nssk, elbow
sleeves, pink roses.
Miss Ella Blaine. chsnRsabls brown md
pink crepon. trimmed in lace and ribbons.
La France roses.
Miss Gordon, pale blue orsps over silk.
trimmed In blue ribbons, gloves and shoes
to match costume.
Miss Hoyt, delicate gray silk drapsd in
thread lace, trimming OF ~passe1nentsri and
black velvet ribbons, jacqueninot roses.
Miss Franklin, pale green Crepe over sat-
IN. square neck. elbow sleeves, white gloves
and shoes, bouquet of pink rossbuds.
Miss Cullen, light blue silk, trimmed In
ribbons and lace, dscolleta and sleeveless,
pale blue shoes and gloves.
Miss Davenport. cream crepon, trimmed
In pale yellow ribbons, v-neok, elbow
sleeves.
Miss Walthsr. cream ~grenadine with sat-
In stripes. round nook. short pulled sleeves,
cream gloves and shoes, niphetos roses.
Miss Roberts, white embroidered crepe,
v-neok. elbow ~sleeves. white gloves and
shoes.
The gentlemen present were: Nessrs.
lIhornbargh. Phelps, Wilson. Craig,
Hirschfeld. Heisig. Schumacher, Luke.
Child, Power, Hotter. Ryan, Newhall, Wei
rick and Sharpe.
Mrs. Carmichael gave an enjoyable cob
web party on Friday evening at her pretty
homo on Spruce street to Miss Stevens, of
Kansas City. The decorations we're carried
ont in yellow and green. The, hall was
in svergreens; the only touch Of
bright color being a large vase Of gorgeous
hall stood the punch bowl. In the parlors
Mareohal Neil roses covered the mantels
and tables; and the library was q mass OF
yellow nssturtiums. The d%iningroom table
was very lovely. The polished oak table
reflected the cut glass and silver dishes
almonds. In the center OF the table wal
a beautifully embroidered square OF
white boAon cloth, on which stood a fiat
dish filled with nRsturtiums. From the
ends of the chandeliers to the corners of
the tables were draped strings of smilax
tied with yellow ribbons. The carly part
OF the evening was spent in irving to I'M
tangle the mysterious cobweb and to be re-
warded for ones efforts by finding the
name of ones partner for refreshments at
the end of the thread. Miss Moran was
most successful in unravelinR the mystery |
and was given q very pretty photograph
holder for her efforts. Miss Kelley, not SO
fortunate, became the possessor of a dane
ing egg with the appropriate motto, Dam
the luck." upon it. The latter part of she |
evening was spent in progressive CONVERSE
tion and in listening to some beautifully
rendered solos by Miss Stevens. Il
Mrs. Carmichael wore a gown of old rose
crepe de chine over satin, trimmed in chit
four, v-neok. elbow sleeves, train, dia-
monds and s%apphires.
Miss Stevens. white silk crepe, round
neck, infant waist, demi-train. Mareohsl
Neil roses.
Mrs. Craven, pink mousselaine de sole
over satin, ribbon Qarnitures, pink roses.
Miss Brooke, cream arepe over sink, v
neck. elbow sleeves. white roses.
Those invited were: Miss Kelley, of st. |
Paul, Wade, Marshall, Hoyt, Leslie, John
son. Mcdonnell. Crutohheld. Moran, E. |
Moran, Woodman. Wilcox, Kerr. Brisooe.
Clarke, Norris, stoner, Tilly, Barbour,
Leslie. Head, league, Shoemaker, Branda-
gee, Wheaton, Woodman, Prescott and
Miss Gertrude HarriScn gave Y delightful
and novel entertainment in tho form of q
party, on Wednesday evening,
In honor Of Miss Kerr. On entering the
parlor each guest was requested to select
one from a mass Of roses placed loosely in
n bowl. Fastened ON the stem of each
Hover was part Of q quotation from
Mother Goose or Shakespeare, and AZ
boon as one was able TO find who held the
other part Of the quotation, all doubts con-
who ones partner was to be, were
at rest. A large table, covered with a
white cloth n surrounded by a small
fence, stood IN the dining room. At
one end OF the fence WAS a gate, through
which the players were supposed to blow
heir bubbles without breaking them. Each
player was given three trials. After a noble
between tho Mother Goose aud
Shakespeare factions tho latter came out
Miss Ashby being the only ons
among this ladies who succeeded in accom-
the feat. and b. G. Ferguson
smong the gentlemen. Miss Ashby re-
ceived q gold souvenir spoon az prize. and
Ferguson a silver hat murker. Mas
Grace Cullen aud Ed Prosser carried off
he consolation prizes. Among those pres
,nt were: Misses Grace Cullen, Hebe
Ashby, May VOID, Fannie Murphy, Ella
Addie Murphy, Belle Cory, and
Kerr; Messrs. N. Hotter, Power, s. Csrpsn-
.er. Lawson. Prosser, b. q. Ferguson, Il.
Hotter, Harrison, and Gibbs.