The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-05
THE MERRY MASQUERS.
Present in Large Numbers At the
Auditorium on Last Thurs
day Evening.
Costumes In an Inflnity of Variety
and Some Gorgeous to
Behold.
An Affair Successful in Every Respect
Winner Of tho Prizes Worry
Pleasant Small Parties.

winners OF tho pFIzoS Very
Pleasant Small Parties.
The bal masaue at the auditorium Thurs
day evening under the auspices of the Sll-
vor State club WIS one of the best attended
and best managed affairs Of the kind ever
seen in Montana. About one hundred ana
fifty couple we're present. costumed IN .
great variety of limitations in gorgeous
colors. Much ingenuity was showni in the
selections, which included the costumes OF
NIL queer people from the Russian nihilist
TO that ever popular young woman With
masqueraders. Miss Iopsy. Tho gallery
was filled with spectators who enjoyed the
fun until nearly midnight. when the masks
were removed. A we'll arranged programme
of dance music was furnished by a large
and excellent orchestra. Tbs prizes, gen
erously furnished by tho different business
firms of Helena. were numerous and at
~traotive and were distributed by the judges
with tho general satisfaction of all. The
following prizes were awarded in the order
named:
For the most costly costume, to Miss
Mary Mcdonald. Miss Nellie Cummings
second, Mrs. s.. E. Fisher third.
For the best character costume. Miss Ida
Guimont, Miss Bertha Tom. Miss Maggie
King.
For the most original costume, Mrs. N.
p. Walters, Miss Addie Schlesinger, Miss
Freda Ness.
For the most comical costume. Miss Red
ding, Mrs. Charles English.
The prize for the best lady waltzer was
given to Miss Loal Sands.
The prizes for the most costly gentle-
mans costume were given to Ale1and der
Read, O. p. Opsahl. Jacob Knudson.
: For tho best character costume. M. r.
Mcdonald, Charles Mclean.
For the most original costume, G.. Kerry,
Charles Mooudoon.
For the most comical costume, Louis
Hall and James King.
For the best group. Messrs. Hansen,
Fleming and Hill.
For the best gentleman Walter. Harry
Hinchis.
The judges we're Mrs. d. Fitohman, Mrs.
G. Duerfeldt. Mrs. B. M. SohlcssinRer. Miss
Nellie Dalv and Miss Johnson. Messrs. I. ].
Edwards and H. s. Thurber.
Mrs. Joseph X. Clarke, of Butte. delight.
Iully cuterthluou a nuHDor OF uor IIl6nO6
with drive whist on Saturday evening, Jan
90. at the Hotel Helena. The lobby and
parlor floor Of tho hotel were used for the
tables. Mrs. Mills. of Missoula, won the
lady's head prize, a Haviland cup and sau-
Ger; Maj. Marshall, the Rentleman's first
j. X. Clark and Representative Scharnikow
the BOBBY prizes. Those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames Richards. Mills,
T.. {. Marshall. Maj. Marshall. W. G. Child.
Jos. X. Clark. Logue, Schnrnikow; Fyhrie,
Norris, Paul Van Cleve; Miss G use, Mes
DANES Botkin and Bay; Measrs. Pope,
Thomas Sharp and Ash.
Francis ReiniR had a most enjoyable sur
prise party given her on Friday evening by
q number of her young school friends.
Games and general merriment were in order
for several hours. after which refreshments
were servol. Those who participated were:
Dora. Lily and Anne Lissner, Sara and
Mary Piercy, Harriet and Esther Bullard,
Roxie and Beulah Burton. Grace and
Howard Parker. Hattie and Joe Gibbs, |
Gertrude Woods, Carl Klein, Abe Lewis.
Ethel Feldman, Eddie Reinig. and others.
The Ladies' Progressive Whist club held
its weekly meeting at the home of Mrs. A.
G. johnson. A most enjoyable afternoon
"db npohss HID IuWuIu van Ill0Y CHI
ried off the head prize, IA silver bonboniere:
Mrs. D.. A. Cory the second prizs. a silver
playing card case. Those present wore:
Mesdames A. NJ. Esler. VIM. ord, Joseph |
Davis, D.. A. Cory, i. Van Riley. VIM.
Treacey, Henry Cannon. E.. c. Babcock. A.
=. Curtin, Geo. F. Cope, c.. L. Carson, j.
Perkins and Odell Mcconnell.
Mrs. Fretz gave a very pleasant party
look avapipr n Mi ~ o,toru 70 NJ. w .
Payntsr. Those who participated In the
pleasures of drive whist were: Messrs. aud
Mesdames r. E. Fisk, F. @. Crounse. j. W.
Thompson. George Piatt. A. M. Hotter, G.
Hedges. w. W. Brown, Ecklund. Burton,
w. r.. Cullen, J. G.. Sanders; Mira. Chad
wick. Misses Shober. Hopper. Lehman.
Knowles; Messrs. shober. Nolan. Norris.
Fisher, Cooper. Haskell, Lockheatt.
Miss Southmayd gave the first OF a series
of card parties to her married friends on
Thu aday evening. Drive whist was the
game enjoyed. A bronze card tray, the
head prize, was won by Mrs. Dinnen; the
list Qentleman's prize, n stamp box, by Mr.,
Gaines. q. A. Southmayd and MIR. Dlunen
carried off the BOBBY prizes. Mr.. Dinnen
receiving Pole on Whist" AZ u consolation.
Personal aud General.
c. W. Cannon loft on Thursday for st.
Paul.
Col. Lambert left on Monday for st.
Louis.
w. W. Mann and wife left on Thursday
for Chicago.
Geo. Price and family. OF Neihart. are
visitors in Helena.
Floyd Buzee. of Chicago. is in the city 10
spend several weeks.
b. Il. Langley. wife and daughter spent
Wednesday in Butte.
Oscar Hanson. of Louisville. Ky. spent
the greater part of last week in the CITY.