The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-16
MERRY WEEK IN SOCIETY
Informal Dancing Parties That Were
Enjoyable Beyond the Or
binary Hop.
Young Lads and Tender Misses In
Elaborate Dress at Mrs.
HirschberR's.
Exhibit by the Ceramic Gin ut tho Par
Tors of tho Hoiena-Personal and
General.

lOrs of tho Heiena-Personal and
General.
The hop given on Friday evening at En-
core hall by some of the society men was a
thorough success in every way. The In
Formally of everything and the fact that
it was not a regulation club party. lent a
charm that would otherv4e have besn lost.
Those who had the pleasure OF attending
are unanimous in the wish that this will
not DO the last of these altogether charm
ing affairs. Those who attended were:
Mrs. Avery, gown of black lace over satin.
decolette corsage. black gloves, scarlet oar
nations.
Miss franklin. handsome gown of scarlet
crepe. trimmed in velvet of tho same shade.
full velvet sleeves, low neck, scarlet gloves
and shoes, red aigrette in hair.
Miss Blaine, pretty Josephine gown OF
gray crepe with waist and sleeves of rose
shot silk. deep bertha Of cream lace falling
about the round neck, rose colored girdle,
gray gloves and shoes.
Miss Corwin. pink gloria silk with round
neck and short, pulled chiffon sleeves. bertha
of chiffon. trimmings Of ribbons. gloves
and shoes of white. bouquet OF violets.
Miss Hickman. cream crepe. v-neck. full
elbow sleeves. cream ribbon trimmings,
gloves and shoes.
Miss Ella Blaine, black dotted oauze over
satin, trimmed in pink satin ribbons, and
delicate pink blossoms, decollete.
Mrs. Child, rose broadcloth and silk, bou-
quet of handsome La France roses.
Miss Stewart. light gray and blue plaid
silk. made in Empire style with bertha Of
light gray. Gray gloves and Shoes.
Miss Kelly. of Michigan, gown Of white
crepe over satin, v-neck, pulled elbow
sleeves. trimmings Of satin ribbons, white
gloves and shoes. pink roses.
Miss Jones. of Alabama. red china silk
trimmed with a profusion of red satin rib
bons. FOUND neck, short sleeves. red shoes
and gloves.
Miss Quirk. black India silk with inser-
lions of black lace. ribbon trimmings.
Miss Murray. trained prinossss own of
black velvet, Ruimps and short pulled
sleeves Of cream eatin. embroidered in gold.
gloves and shoes Of cream. 5a
Miss Jurgens. electric blue faille with
front of cream silk. Pin roses.
Miss Lehman. figured cream challie snd
white lace.
Miss Fannie Child, navy India silk flow
cred with cherry blossoms, white lace
bertha.
Messrs. Ferguson. II. L. Walker. Thomp-
son. Carpenter, Sharpe. Prosser. McPhee,
mold. q. d. Hood, J. M. McPhee, G. Clark.
Penwell and Phelps.
On Monday evening Mrs. Jos. Hirsch-
berg gave a very lovely dancing party, the
occasion being the thirteenth birthday OF her
son Edward. The house was p%rettily deco
rated with cut flowers, the mnntles being
banked with roses and Gala lilies. The
floors were canvassed, and Vollert q We
ber's orchestra furnished the music. Mrs.
Hirschberg received her guests in a hand
some gown of rose colored crepe de chine,
gloves and shoes to match, diamond orna-
ments, cream roses. ana was assisted by her
son, who performed the duties of host in a
most courtly manner Although many Of
the guests were young in yeas. it would
never have been susi eoted that this was
possibly the debut of quito a number OF
them into the mysteries of that hitherto
unknown world which We are pleased to
term ''society." They were the misses:
Sadie Cans, gray crepe gown with cream
colored guimpo.
Essie Morris. white faille, trimmed in
point de gene lace, white ahoes and gloves.
Pearl Poznanski. lowered silver gray
silk. trimmed in lace and flowers.
Selma Israel, plaid silk frook, light
guimpe.
Beulah McMurphy. light blue and gloria
silk.
Leslie Foote, changeable pale blue and
gray silk.
Luba Hepner. cream silk with a profu-
sion of ribbons.
Lena Collins. light gray crepe and silk.
Alva kohlberg, rcd silk frock, cream
bodice.
Josie Kohlberp, red and white silk.
The Masters Alfred and Arthur Marks.
Leon Cans, Teddy Collins, SIDNEY and
Mortimer H,rschbere and Arthur Tom.
A few married young people were also
present. not alone for the snke of enjoying
the pleasure of the lads and lassies but also
for the personal enjoyment. Messrs. and
Mesdames Sands, Cans. l. Ma KS. GEM
berger, kohlberR and David Marks; Misses
Davis, Cohen. Loeb. Herner. Tom, Boyer,
Genzberger. Israel; Messrs. Loeb, Hepner,
A. Loeb. Cohen, Davis. Boser, I. Boyer
and Israel.
Delicious refreshments were served and
it was not until late when the party dis
persed.
On Monday afternoon the ladies of the
Helena Ceramic club gave q rece tion and
exhibit of some of the china that will be
sent to Chicago to occupy a place in the
woman's building at the Worlds fair. The
reception was held in the parlors of the
Hotel Helena. and proved a success in every
way. To many. the exquisite handiwork Of
the ladies was n revelation. as never before
In this city has there bsen such a general
and beautiful ceramic display. Soft iyory
silk WAS drnped back OF and about the
many pieces and brought out the handsome
colorinR in a most effective way. Possibly.
the most admired OF all the exhibit was an
exquisite punch bowl, tho work of Miss
Mary Phillips. The designs upon ID were
cories of celebrated masterpieces, the CEN
ter Of the bowl having a design of grapes in
raised gold. the work on the remainder of
the FOWL being studdedw with jewels, rubies
predomlnatipg. Another pretty piece of
Miss PhilliIs' work was n tray with the
idenl head of a child rpon il.
Mrs. A. {. Botkin exhibited the lovely
punch bowl encircled with a picturesque
group of harvesters that was so universally
admired at the Inst state fair. Unfortuu-
ately the beautiful bowl, which was to have
been exhibited on Monday. was not fin
ished at the time of tho reception. This
bowl 10 an order from Mrs. p. W. Meadow.
The gold used upon IL Ia Montana gold.
melted out of native nuggets, the designs
are Montana and mining scenes. and the
border of tho bowl is OF pansies.
Among the many lovely pieces noticed
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