The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-04
A-P|CN|C|NG They WENT.
How Two Companies Of Helena
People Spent a Very Pleas
ant Day.
Ono at the Gate OF the Mountains.
tho Other at Child's
Ranch
Friends Entertained by Mrs. Larson md
by Mrs. Wallaoe-Week Of Pleasant
Ssoial Events.

Despite multitudinous dissouracsmsnts.
Decoration day has. for several years past.
marked the advent Of the picnic season In
Helena. and on this day. no matter how
h testeninQ tho elements. the luxury loving
society girl gets up very early In the morn
Ing, puts on her most comfortable gown.
tics a veil over her becoming sailor to ward
of the occasional freckle and keep her hair
from looking wild. and ventures forth. bsnt
on having . good time. But up TO this year
old Jupiter Pluvlus has NOT only dampsned.
but generally saturated. her usually good
spirits causing her TO reflect more than
onos Why II was the old god seemed to dis
criminate against holidays or public ~sejoie-
Ing; why did IL rain on inaugura.
tion day and the glorious Fourth, and
the sun shine whom there was nothing to do
but stay ut homo? Could it be for the
same reason that il poured In New York
and took all the bewitching curl out of the
girla' bangs whom they wanted to look their
lovs!iest at the naval review; or that We, in
Helena. were blessed with one of the most
beautiful days ever experienced on last
Tuesday, Perhaps 20. II Is better to be-
lleve, anyway. than to accuse Pluvius Of
resorting to that feminine though some
times forcible argument; Because"
At 7:3O on Tuesday morning o jolly party
OF society people went out to the pictur-
ssque Gate Of the Mountains. Although
this has been the destination Of the party
for several years past whom it went on lis
annual picnic. the day was 90 beautiful
that this was voted by all to be the CROWN
ing ovent OF the series. Those who par
tieipated were: Mesdames r. @. Bach. =.
w. Knight, Jr., hervey Barbour, VIM.
Wallace. j., the Misses Swami, Cullen,
ana The Messrs. i. 9. Bach. II. W. Knight.
Jr.. VIM. Wallace, Jr., Hervey Barbour, r.
W. Bach, &. B. Child, A. M. ThornburRh,
A. b. Cook, H. o. Wilson. II. l.. Walker
and E. B. Braden.
On the same day two cha.tered oars.
Pacific depot for the Child ranch. This
place has grown very popular with a num-
Dor of tho young people for various reasons.
The scenery all about this SPOT is some. of
the prettiest In Montana; there 10 q large.
comfortable house where wraps and baa-
kets can be deposited and rooms whore the
older and serious members of she COMPANY
may enjoy a game Of cards; there is an ex-
cellent floor and u grand piano upstairs.
where music and dancing may be enjoyed
TO their fullest extent. especially II the day
be rainy.
On Tuesday the cloudy hours of morning
were spent in the dancing hall aud later.
when the sun came out 30 %Rloriously. the
party broke up into small d~etaohments
Intent on taking walks. Those interested
in stock and fl; ming found an abundance
place itself. Many walked to East Helena
and visited the great smelter. some con.
tented themselves with gathering wild
flowers, and two of the more am bilious put
the united efforts Of the others to shame by
returning for lunch and announcing that
they had walked all the way to Alhambra
springs and back and. wonderful 10 relate.
were not oven tired.
After lunch Miss Kelley and Miss Mauds
Stuart sang very pretty solos and dancing
was again resumed until six In the evening.
when the train was ready to take the tired
ticed were Mesdames W. G. Child. o. B.
Tottsn, Hickman, Larson, Psret, Baboock.
OF Billings; the Misses Turnkey. Nayronne.
Roberts. Moran. Hickman, Alta and Fam
ME Child, Dickens, Wilder Broadwater,
Gone, Ina Cove: Hebe Ashby, Ella Sanders,
Rose Bartos. Cora Spratt. Kinda. Henry,
Rsifenrath. Addie Murphy, Kuobb, Jur-
gems, Essler, NoFerran. Mcleod. Harrison.
Quirk, Kelley, Silvernan. Langhorne, Nc
Intyre. Davidson. Piatt. MoComas. kins-
ley, Bridenthal. Tom, Stuart, Rectos. kir-
kendall, Stevens, Sweeney. Chessman. Cor
WILL 0AG A1hAkW
and Lamsy; The Messrs. Thompson. F.
Sharpe, Ferguson. Mcdonald. Boom.
Zoeokler, Reifenrath. Preuitt. Mercer.
Wilmer. Fisk. Kleinsohmidt. Sullivan.
Chittenden, Brice, Fanst, Bowdin: W.
hejlDs; + :. h MsspAS McF sss'n auah M MsR.s.
Kinda. Bowdin. Bankhead, II. Jaeger. +.
Yseeer. Horsky.' Stiles, Sweeney, Billiard,
John Ming and Joss.
Mrs. Peter Larson delightfully."- enter
tanned a number of friends Of Friday in
honor of her guest. Mrs. Baboook. of Bill
ings. Dancing was the order of the even-
ing. The parlors were %canvasssd. and
Vollert Il Weber furnished the music. The
yeireshments, which were excellent, con-
sisted of pates. ICES, otto.
Mrs. Larson wore a handsome gown of
gray faille. trimmed in pearl passemsnterie
and lace.
Mrs. Babcock, a becoming costume of
Nile green csese, with trimmings of vslve,
and lace.
Mrs. J. w. Thompson, white India silk
trimmed in iriiescsnt blue p~assementerie.
minos of chiffon.
Mrs. w. G. Child. gown Of white China
silk, trimmed in ribbons.
Mrs. Sanders. gown of gray faills
trimmed IN p6~SGementeri0.
Mrs. Joseph Davis, gray crepe trimmed
in ribbons, deep bertha of lace.
Mrs. N. J. Mcconnell. black satin gswn
with lavender trimmings.
Mrs. Newman, white crepe with trim
mings of lace.
Mrs. Welsh, gown Of black silk and vel
vet.
Mrs. Lamsy. black silk gown with trim
ings of lace.
Miss Moran. pale blue china silk
trimmed iI lace, deep bertha of lace.
Miss jennings, white surah silk trimmed
In ribbons.
Miss Murray, gown of pale yellow crepe
and ribbons.
Miss Mcconnell. blue silk empire gown
with Rirdle of silver.
Miss Child. 1880 gown of pale pink and
Rrsen plaid surah.
Miss Carrie Lamoy, white china silk
trimmed with ribbons.
Miss Mabel Lamey. mnuve china silk
trimmed in velvet.
Miss Fannie Child, blue china silk
trimmed with ribbons.
The Nessrs. w. c. Child. Davis, Thomp-
son. Weirick. Sanders. Olell Mcconnell.
King. league, Stonef, Simms. II. Yaexer.
A. b. Cook, cd Jaeger. Newman and
Lewis babcook.
Ono OF the most charming entertainments
of tho season was given on Friday evening
bv Mrs. franklin II. Wallace. The boauti-
full home on Broadway 10 especially adapted
for entertainments and Mrs. Wallace makes
an ideal hostess. The table in the dining