The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-12
FOUND A sac y mARBOR.
An orlentaiIst Makes Date for Stat,
Day Enlargement.

An orientailst Makes Date for = sixty
Day EnEaKsment
Mas Carrie NesbitL the oslebfated ORR
entalisi, after many vIcissitndes and much
trouble, has secured room with bath AZ
the Hotel Curtis, Whsrt she will be pleased
TO see her friends for the next sixty days.
Mics Nesbitt despite her popularity, has
had great deal Of trouble since early In the
fall ia the way Of aeou ing permanent
home. For three yeafe or ore she occu-
pied 4 pa latisl residence, furnished In ORR
entail style. Just. of Fuller avenue. adjoin-
ing she Montana club building. but TINS
march Of Improvement 10 ine1orabls. ana
about three months dgo the Nesblh man
sion was leveled 10 she ground. Miss Mes
hitt then moved b n mansion owned by
lose Albaftos on Main street. There she
only remained ahou ime. when the open
ing Of Lawrence straet neoessitatsd the
tearing down OF that House. and Misc Mes
bttt, her Oriental curiob and extensive ward
robe. we're aRain without an abiding place.
MISS Nesbia found great difficulty In seeur-
ING a residence suoh 10 she had been 90.
eustomed 90. and surh ~ her Oriental
tastes demanded, and I'm her dilemma she
appealed 10 the Hon. W II. MoCann ana
ths Hon. John Frey. Beauty In distress
never appealed TO sithbr Of these gentle
men In Vain, aud thdy secured for Miss
Nssbitt excellent accommodations IN the
large lex structure 40 Main and ntato
streets, just of the Midway drive Miss
Neabitt took her Orieptal treasures with
her, AID both A-r. MoCann and MT. Frey
did all In thsir power tp make her tempof-
airy abiding place PLEASANT SO well con-
tent was she that often In the early morning
boura hor melodious voice would he heard
singing che songs Of her native land ana
MIR. Frey whose attent on was sometimes
attracted by the M usie would have the sat
isfaoton OF knowing his kindness had
been appreciated.
But while the residences provided bv
Messrs. Mccain and Frey was comforta-
bic. architeotuTally 10 was mot such as one
of Miss Nesbitrs tastes would long be con-
tent witt. Miss Nesbitt made several eff
foTts 10 secure accoInmo dations 10 the
Hotel Curtis, but ManaRer Hoss would not
accommodate her. The other morning Miss
NsEbitt went out for 81 omsnads. while
she was absent the houtekeepeT. going into
her room, discovered that one of the Pei
sian blankets was miss ing. These b ankets
cts are of very rare workmanship. and were
purchased by MI Mccain few months
ago from a travelling tpeTchant from the
Orient. Fearful that robbers had been in
the house Miss Nesbitt was hurriedly
brought back. She looked over the treas
utea and found that nothing had been dis-
turbed. After little talk the unfortunate
lady confessed that abe had taken the
blanket and that it was at that momsnt
wrapped about her stately person.
She explained that in her We ious moyings
sis had lost a considerable part of her
wardrobe, and as the house was poorly
heated she had used the blanket as por-
ton OF her apparel. The attention of the
Hon. I. +. Crutcher wis called 10 tho cir
cumstanoes. and that gentleman with true
southern ehivalTy arranged with Manager
Hoss. of the Hotel Cuttis, for the care OF
Miss Nesbitt for two months. The hotel 10
steam heated, wei! built and comfortable,
and until the lady hears from her friends
across the Pacific shb will be carefully
looked after and oil her wants supplied.